The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-09

Some time he go out the back door.
I ask him what the matter. and he say
he belong to union. and IL found trad
In with Chinese he lose his job"
The witness told about the delegates
who stood guard In front Of his place
OF business and prevented people from
going In. He said Dan Mcdonald one
day came by the store and saw a GUS
toner in the place n called him out.
That method was kept up until the in
junction was ssued Even afterwards
when customers came into his store
they insisted on him pulling down his
blinds before they would m his
goods.
Among the delegates in front Of his
place Of business was Charles Slayton.
He was a delegate but a good friend
Of mine." said DIR. Pock. al he make
fun with me. told him some time
he make me hot n I put him in jail
quick. He said III right; you put me
In Jail and I be out in n minute
He knew how demoralized public
Justice in Butte-no, I'll take that
back" said Colonel Sanders. H
thought he knew how public justice In
Butte was denoralized."
The witness agreed with the colonel.
did you tell him that the govern
ment Of the United States had agreed
to protect you and hat o had a right
to do business in the city of Butter"
Eyes, / told him this was a free
country. and I pay my license and l
could put him on the sidewalk IL l
want. He said he would like to see me
do 1t. He say You all right but in two
months no more Chinese be In Butte"
Hum Fay. one OF the compliments,
testified that he was 80 years of g
Inc had been in Butte Is years, ar,i
was engaged in the BUSH
ness and was also a partner In a firm
dealing in japanese and Chinese fancy
goods. In regard to the boycott the
witness said the first he knew of the
boycott was when he saw a notice in
the Inter Mountain of Jan. 13. 1897.
signed by the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor assembly and by p. II. Burns as
president and George h. Walters as
secretary. The witness had a copy of
the paper and the following notice.
which it contained, was offered in evil
dence.
"Boycott-A general boycott has been
declared upon all Chinese and Japanese
restaurants. tailor shops n wash
houses by the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor assembly. All friends and SYM
pathizers of organized labor Will assist
us in this fight against the lowering
Asiatic standards of living and good
morals. America VS.. Asia, 81 VS..
retrogression are the considerations
now involved. American womanhood
must be protected from competition
with these inferior races and further
invasions of industry and further re-
duction Of the wages of native labor by
the employment of these people must
be strenuously resisted. BY order of
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor as
sembly. +. II. Burns, president; G.. b.
Walters. secretary"
Mr.. Burns is the distinguished judge
who swore here that he knew nothing
ohprrt tho hnvcnft ~ nhGarVel Colonel
Sanders. after the notice had been read.
The witness had another paper con-
tanning an account of the arrest and
fine of a man named Jones, who was
assaulted by a walking delegate for
going into Hum Fay's
Jones was arrested and fined for be-
ing assaulted" said Colonel Sanders.
THAT is where Justice in Butte fell
down on its belly"
The witness testified that Jones start
ed to go into the restaurant when ].
w. Huffman. a delegate, caught hold
Of him and pulled him out. They had
some words and Jones told Huffman to
go to h. q
you will find him there" said Colo.
mel Sanders addressing MIR. Wines.
"And he will doubtless have company
In the person of Colonel Sander of Hell.
ena." replied Mr.. Wine..
1T will be enjoyable company. and
the DtSt ne mas ever Dttn III, Sdlu TIT
colonel, and then the examination OF
the witness was proceeded with.
Hum Fay said Jones was so mad
when he came into the restaurant that
he couldn't eat. He went out and the
delegates followed him along the street
n the next morning Hum Fay saw in
the papers that Jones had been arrest.
ed n fined In police court. Hum Fay
said hat before the boycott he served
from 300 to 400 meals a day, but the
boycott cut his business down at one
time to IS and so a day. The witness
also testified as to the effect of thu
boycott on the business of other Chi
nese.
did you see any boycott by any.
body during that winter OF 1896 and
1897 of anything except restaurants?"
Yes, sir. saw delegates follow q
Chinese la~undryman and stand in from
Of Chinese business houses. They
stopped people from going IN"
What kind of a looking man wal
Fred Whatley?"
He was a slim fellow
DID see any other action as Il
~boycotting any other places besides
yours and DIR. HUE Pock's. n Fred
Whatley driving this wagon"
Il saw handbills and dodgers thrown
around and given to people who started
to go into Chinese places"
Where did that happen"
I'm front Of my place"
Anywhere else that you remember
"All owe the town"
Where did you see the banners am.
foats?"
They woul go all over and some
times stand in front of my place. Free
Whatley drove the float wagon"
Did anybody pull people out of you
restaurant"
Yes, once or twice"
Did they take hold of persons goinl
in?"
Sometimes they would stop peopl,
going in and pull them away. ! starte'
a restaurant in the Hamilton block II
1896 in West Broadway. A boycott
pretty e killed of my business AM
i gave 1t up"
Did you ask the mayor or polio
for protection"
In h first part of last year the dele
gates made trouble and noise in from
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