The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
WILL THEY TAKE
A DOLLAR A DAY
Unemployed Debate Exs
pected Pay for Boule~
ward Work.
Ma; S-Meeting Last Night and
TAX of Forming a Cor.
poratlon.
Visionary SchemeS md Bare Larder.
WI Register To-Day for
Chance 10 Work,

The unemp pIoyed ended yesterday Win
a ialkatlve mass-meeting that dld not ao-
journ until an hour before midnight
There was no meat in the larder nor
anv bread and there had not been all
day, but that was not what Immediately
concerned the go men who sat or stood
in the big dingv hall at their headquar-
ters. Seated behind q small table with
its moor little oil lamp were the chief otfi-
GERS OF the organization, and ranged IN
front in concen tric rows were men seated
and further back in the less certain light
men standing and craning forward over
those in front eagerly attentive to each
. speakers remarks. There were many
Aald heads i'll the hatless throng.
The main discussion was what rate OF
daily wages should maintain for the pro-
posed boulevard work. Some favored an
emphatic resolution to the effect that d
dollar day would not be sufficient. But
wiser counsel prevailed, and 1t was de-
cided not 10 enter protest against some
thing that had not yet been decided upon
by the citizens relief coIImitte.
This morning at 8 o'clock those OF the
unem pIoyed that wish 10 register for
chance at the boulevard work will present
themselves at the building al the corner
OF Sacramento and Leidesdorff street.,
opposite the What Queer House, which
place has been secured by the citizens
com mittee as headquarters.
rhe men that register will also answer
the following questions: Are you mar
RED or single? How long have you been
in San Francisco? How long have you
been out of work? How many persons
are dependent upon you for support?
Unmarried men will not be ruled against,
- hnr-
others dependent upon them ais ;. The
Associated Charities, the Police Depart
ment, clergymen and the Salvation Army
viii all be asked to assist in investigating
the cases of applicants for work, SO that
the most deserving may be given employ
ment as soon as the boulevard is started,
and that may be next Monday.
The fund yesterday reached $6658, and
there are enough promising possibilities
of more in sight to make the total amount
practically $4,000
When President LeffingN ell reported at
the meeting last night that there is $235
on hand in the treasury of the unemployed
suggestions were launched from all parts
of the motley crowd as to the disposition
that should be made of it, regardless of
the onsiderstion that the food supply is
very low and that during the day it be-
came necessary 10 spend about $15 Ior
potatoes and other supplies that falled to
come in through the former free chan
nels. The anarChistic element would buy
firearms.
Another proposition was for the pur-
chase Of provisions. Another was for the
publica non and circulation OF sociallstic
literature, advocating the idea that the
Government should provide work 10 those
of Is citizens that are unable TO get 1t
otherwise Another yet would have the
money spent for dynamite bombs with
which 70 create an explosion that would
ity of the situation, and the Sisnificance
of an army OF men unable to get work.
None of these motions prevailed. The
whole matter was laid on the table.
proposition that received more uni
form and thoughtful consideration was
one for the Incorporation OF the unem-
ployed for the purpose of maintaining
permanent home and a permanent en-
ployment headquarters. a vacant ho:el
somewhere on Fifteenth street was looked
upon as a SUI table home. To the execu-
tive committee was referred the matter Of
drawing up articles of incorporation, to
be submitted at one of the early succeed
ing meetings
During the day the relief committee
acted upon and relieved fifty cases of male
applicants for old clothes and Twelve cases
Of female applicants. There was fairly
good supply of oId CT othes 10 choose from
but old shoes and underwear-the most
sadly needed articles-are very scarce
Anything of such a nature will be gladly
received at headquarters, as there are
great and constant demands for under
clothing and shoes. Three sick cases were
reported, and were furnished medical aid.