The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-25
noss hauled shout the city. BALDWIN

There was such a float. IL was
ordered from the joint commit.
tee at n hrst meeting
was put upon the streets oy the
working force the hrst ek-Se
B. walters. Pat Kane and George More
TART. The Joint ordered IL
painted. IL was put upon the wagon
and driven through the streets. IL
was in use, ! think. something over Two
months. To the best OF my recoi.ec-
ton there was a cartoon or a Chinaman
ir,ning clothes. n explaining on each
side that they were boycotted. me
secretary OF the joint committee pat1
for the transportation through tne
streets. is l nave already stated. Inc
Joint committee authorized tn; WORK
to be done, as 1 said
Was the cartoon OF q nature U n,ia
the Chinese up TO contempt OF 20 cx'oi
their virtues
1T was such as TO hold n '-hinese
up to derision contempt.
h do you know abSut a ircuifr
that was printed n uistriouted oe-
claring a ~ on All Cninese!
There was sucn a circular orusreu
Printed from the JOINT G. mmittce nno
was distributed py the workins I'rce
during the period STATED. ! nave no
copy of IL. but II merely explained Una
the Chinese q Japanese were oelec,
tionable characters and were poycottea
by the labor unions and asked tne reau-
ers TO ce-operate py W~itnno'u'"s "e
patronage, was signed oy o,uer :.
the Trades ana LABOR asse""s VI
Butte"
MIR. BALDWIN said mat any pe.sis'sn'
patron OF Chinese VINO 10 Ia
Dor unions was reported 10 ms uIIo"
and was nned ana ordereo not 70 con.
tinues such acts. feopie VINO were ho'
members OF unions were caiieu UPON
by the committee. n IL they pers,steu
in p~atronizing the Chinese tne places
OF their or .neir places y.
business were notined nat tne union
would witnnoio patronage iroIn sue"
place until sucn action was s.opPsu
The entire OBJECT OF the poycott Vas
to prevent our wealth from se.uins In.o
the hands OF the Chinese anu 1ap1a.~.
1t was reported TO the Joint commIttec
the Hotel n hestauraht E"p.oyes
association wouio senu q sIus
tee to get donations from various ous,-
ness men in Butte 70 ASSIST tuen" !"
paying tneir three-eish,ns VI uue
pense. The committee was Vi
George sherman ana Harry Siorsan;
The money tney coiiec.eo was 'uI.
into the W organizations-tne ho.ei
men ana iaunaiy men anu nv! III.
vided IL up. 1 nearo tha. s.a,eo ~
the joint m meeths, sa'u
-
money. but IT was used 10 heip pay the
expenses; that was VIVA III was IN.
tended for. and II was coiiecteo Ior ,nat
purpose. me poyco't' aiohs 'ne nnes
indicated, was kep' up ior wv ~,
months. i am not POSITIVE aoou' .na''
1t was reported al me comihI..ee nlee.-
ing that gooo progress oe"e
made. The Chinese were pesInnIhs W
leave Butte IN groves, ano ,Io"i my
own observation peneVe ,ne WIZ"
was oringin iortn soou iIuit.
"What erect uiu TINS nave u" wv
business OF the Chihese A..
nave aireaus eAp,aIne' ~
Chinese had begun TO leave, tnereIor'
their business must nav oe.n I'M,
ished. we expected 10 coh.,nue =,
we no more 'h'hese !" 'he eo"''
OF SILVER bow. 49,.
Baldwin said ne knew notnins apou
the silver BOW rrades ana LABOR ne
sempiy, out tne JON. uJ
cided at It's meetings that the worf
was being carried OH 10 JUS oeS' sat
isfaction.
Il ave no resl knoWieose Mnet ~.
IL was done with thelr appro'ai, uu
our delegates, from our union 70 TN
Silver Bow Iraoes ana Lapor assen'
bly, were at one time memoers I'M
working committee' n tney oruere'
the biiis printea ana naa 'nen, s'sne'
py the ShNei DIV tinues -" -
assembly, ana ,herelore tooh ~ AZ
ant that the silver DOW IIaue
n Labor Assembly mao enoorseu IN
boycott. i never knew o. 'henn nc
; pudiating any sucn p~oycott.
AT n time OF the issuance OF IN
injunction turned m! minute DOC
over to FRANK +: weldon VINO pro,n
ised TO take gooo car Oh IN .ne III
terests OF our union, SO ,nat an
: trouble ever occurred wee .he ,n,e
organizations represented Al tne JON
: committee ne WouIo nave somethIne .
! show for the work that hao oeeh car
> ried on.
In answer To- nunnoer Oh cIoss Ih
: wnI,e In ~, -. u.a.s.,
& Holmes, Joe Wn0tiey, JACK hensna'