The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
To the Public UnemplOv- ed Labor States It's
 Case.
Officers and Organization to Insure Better Future
 Results.
Statement Which Shows the Local Situation Tn Its
 Detail.

There has been a great deal of ac- tivity in the ranks of the unemployed during the past week. There was an organization of the unemployed women yesterday. Their permanent head quarters now will be at 1928 Market. where Miss May Murphy will reside as secretary.
 There was an organization of the un- employed generally at the same ad- dress a week ago. The following ap peal and explanation has been promul- gated for the benefit of the order: To Organized Labor and the Business
 Community of San Francisco. January
 22 1898.
 Gentlemen: We. the undersigned, repre- senting the unemployed men and women of San Francisco, appeared before the Board of Freeholders last Friday even ing document to be incorporated in the proposed charter of and fer the city and county of San Francisco as section of the law.
 Section -. There shall be inserted in the regular annual tax levy for said city and county each year. the item of three hundred levied and collected by said annual tax levy. and for a specific emergency fund, for the purpose of employing the unemployed upon public works of said city and county in such manner and under such rules and regulations shall be prescribed by the Board of Super visors of said city and county; provided, al ways. that no person shall be employed who has not been at least six months continuously next immediately preceding his employment bona fde resident and inhabtant of said city and county; and, provided further, that two dollars per day shall be the minimum wage paid for labor to any person working upon nicipal works for eight hours labor per day.
 To organized labor this Is matter of the most vital importance, fnasmuch as al least many thousands in the ranks of organized as well as unorganized labor are idle in this city, not to say that many millions throughout the United States are to-day without employment. from various causes such as displacement by machin- cry and kindred things, and are now forced to beg from door to door and ask aims from the more fortunate
 To illustrate:
 The Mergenthaler typesetting machine has displaced 10000 printers, the various displaced fully 1000. and the various devices in the laundry, cigar, canmaking, agricultural and the hundreds of other in- dustries, as reported by the United States Labor Commissioner. Carrol D. Wright, have displaced at least 5000. 900 mechanics, thereby making dependent upon public charities of at least 25 900 900 human be- ings, at an average of five to a family. In the city and county of San Francisco we have at all times from 10000 to 30.O00 on the unemployed list, third of whom are members in good standing of your own labor unions. Now is your oppor- tunity. Twenty years may elapSe before Such an advantage may present itself. Let each individual trade unionist in this city take this home to himself in a heart felt interest for his own family and reIa- t1Ves. It is our earnest desire that you instruct your delegates to the various central bodies of this city to stop for one moment and seriously consider the nature or proposition that is paramount in the interest of men that exist in enforced idleness from no cause that can tustIy be attributed to their own neglect, and we humbly. petition the leaders of the d To TrY1fr @l,s.- lew moments in their sessions to the consideration of this, the most vital oues- tlon or the age. The insecurities of sit nations may leave you idle at any mo ment You must realize what a mower your 75,OOO membership is in this corn musnlty sty and what an influence your com lnIaIness nIar,. wiil nave with the considerate element or our citizenship. and it is due 10 us that we shall do so much as we can lo reHeVe the mass of suffering humanity mon me ne eon1a'lon tba t. or the times impresses long since expressed to man. viz. .sTbe eVlls that affiict humanity will never he eIauicateo t,,aod until mans reason has ma tured the theory of mans relation to man ana taught its significance"
 Nine hundred and fifty men can he ern- pioyeo py this amount six months in the year, thereby furnishing sustenance for not less than 5000 persons. and at the same time distributing $500 GOO amonp o,,r business men per year. The retail grocer ana the dry goods man and the various other local tradesmen of this citv can easily realize the great benefit to be da- rived from the distributing of $500 O00 IT, the community not one cent of which viii go beyond the limits of the city and conn ty. In concluding our appeal We con only add these beautiful sentiments ex- pressed by Burns: See wonder poor OCT labored wight.
 So abJect, mean and vile
 Who begs brother of the earth
 To give him leave to toll.
 And see his lordly fellow worm
 The poor petition spurn,
 Unmindful tho a weeping wife
 And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm your lordling's slave.
 By natures laws designed.
 Why was an independent wish
 Implanted in my mind?
 If not. why am I subject to
 His cruelty and scorn?
 And why has man the will and nowar
 To make his fellow mourn
 E. w. THURMAN,
 E. J. CORBETT,
 T. J. BROWNING,
 J. K. PHILLIPS.
 GEO. LAFAYETTE
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