The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-09
BUTTE News.
WELDEA ON THE STAND
Another Day of the Inquiry Into
the Chinese Boycott.
HOW THEY WORKED 1T
More Evidence About the Banners,
Floats, Cartoons, Circulars and APP
peals OF the Committee in
Charge of the War.

The Chinese boycott investiga ton
was taken up again yesterday morning
before Examiner II. n. Blake, and the
first witness examined was George A..
Jackson, I young stock ratser. About
a year ago. during the line when the
boycott by the labor unions Was at its
height. he TGs attending the High
school in Butte and had opportunities
to see evidence of the boycott in ban
ners, floats and cartoons carried about
the city, The witness said some walk
ing delegate once accosted him as he
was about to enter the store of Dr.
Hull Pock. The man told him he had
better not go in as all Chinese were
boycotted.
He said that IL l were a friend of
labor / would not go in said the wit
ness. His interference made me angry
and | made some short reply and Went
on"
Did you go in?" asked Colonel San
ders.
No l walked away when the man
objected to my going in
jackson said he saw boycotters on
guard in front of three or four Chinese
stores and restaurants. The witness
was boarding at the residence of David
Meikeljohn, and one day a committee
called at the house and asked Mrs
Meikeljohn to discharge her Chinese
laundryman and she refused to do it.
One day a delegate told him that the
labor unions were united against the
Chinese and they wanted the public to
uphold them in their action.
Thomas Fletcher. receiving teller at
Clark's bank, was the next witness. and
testified that his wife told him that
three men called at his house and asked
her to discharge her Chinese employe.
The men called at the bank and TOLD
Mr. Eiato IN dtepha1.oa tho fshfnnnnr
and get a white woman, and he told
the men that he was satisfied with the
Chinese and would keep him.
Alex j. Johnston, cashier of Clark's
bank, testified that he was As years of
age and had lived In Butte u years. A
labor committee called on him at the
bank and told him that Mr.. Fletcher
employed a Chinaman and they wanted
him to speak to Mr.. Fletcher and have
him discharge the Chinaman.
II told them that it was none of my
business. and that Mr.. Fletcher could
employ whom he chose, but that /
would speak to him. said the witness.
did you speak 10 him about it?''
Il did
Did you see that committee or any
other committee after that?''
II don't remember that / did,
Mrs. James A. Talbot was a witness.
You are over so years of age?" ask
ed Colonel Sanders.
Yes, SIR
Mrs. Talbot said a committee of la
boring men called on her and asked her
IL she would not discharge her Chinese
laundryman and she told them she
would not. That was in March. 1897
The first person who called was a laun-
dryman. Another one called In Septem-
Der
What did he say"
He asked me whom / employed to
n n f1aXF Try M foil hifaa
employed a Chnaman. He asked me
IL / would not give my laundry to a
white person, and l told them / could
not afford it,
Mrs. Talbot said that about five
years ago she received two letters
signed Committee advising her TO
discharge her Chinese boy.
Frank p. Weldon. one of the defend
ants, was called to the stand and testi-
fled that he had been in Butte seven
years. and had been engaged in the res
taurant business for 20 years.
DO you belong TO any labor organi-
cation in Butte"
Il do
Did you belong TO such an organi-
cation in 1862"
Il did"
What organization?
The Cooks and Walters union"
How many members did the Cooks
and Walters union have at that time? 2"
About 150."
The witness was asked to name the
officers OF the union at that time and
he said George Morgan was president;
Frank p. Weldon. secretary; John
Reed, recording secretary: James
Reed, treasurer. He could not remem-
Der who were the delegates to the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor assembly,
but said that among those who served
during the past two years were Frank
p. Weldon, William TtZe, William Dom
nigan. and James Reed. He said the
Cooks and Walters union was TO GER
tain extent a secret organization and
that it was a branch of the knights of
labor.
Who Is now the recording secretary
of the Cooks and Walters union?"