The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-05

You do replied Judge Blake.
By talking TO people and keeping
them from patronizing the Chinese as
| far as possible"
The witness said he had no personal
knowledge of this sort of thing being
| done since four years ago.
did M. ]. Geiger belong to the as
sembly at the time you did,"
Il think so: in fact. he was a very ac-
tive member
Was he a walking delegate?.
Not that / remember"
Describe walking delegate"
He is man whose duty it is to see
that all persons employed at his trade
are members of his union or to endeav-
or TO get them to join it,
What do you know of any other how
colt against the Chinese?"
II had to put up 5000 for boycott on
the Murray opera house"
Mr. Wines moved to strike out. over
ruled.
TO whom did you pay the $1,000"
Objected to.
ITO the Carpenters union"
What person did you pay it TOP
Il disremember.
What caused YOU to pay the
money!"
Frank Reber and ! tried to settle the
boycott and the Carpenters union would
not lift 1t till the $500 expense incurred
had been paid. Frank put up his check
for $780, but he didn't happen to have
any money in the bank and | had to dig
up. | got 800 of it back from John
Mcguire, but I've still got Frank S
check for the rest"
What was the cause of the boycott ?"
L suppose Mr.. Murray did not do
things to suit the Carpenters union"
! What other boycott in Butte are Won
cognizant Off"
Been SO many / can't remember them
ALL
Was there ever one against your"
Yes, but it didn't amount to much"
Was it because of any moral senti-
ment you expressed in your paper?"
No; ! don't think it was anything of
that kind
DO you know of any boycott on the
race track?'' The usual objection.
I knew OF 1t and disapproved it,
Did you try to raise it?"
! No, sir: | had had one experience"
DO you know anything about the
Standard Manufacturing company
which publishes the Butte Bystander?''
Il do
Has Mr.. Piatt anything to do with
Well it looks little suspicious some
times, as though he had his finger in it."
Mr.. Wines moved TO strike out Mr..
Piatt having his finger in the publica-
ton of the Bystander
A Pincus was the next witness
What. II anything, do you know
of boycott on the Chinese in the latter
part of 1896 and the early part of 1897 ?"
asked Colonel Sanders
The witness replier that he knew moth
ing, and was asked If he saw banners.
etc. displayed on the streets bearing thu
that a boycott was on
against the Chinese. He remembered
banners being borne about the streets
and believed they stated boycott was
on against the Chinese but was no.
sure, as he took no interest in the boy
colt.
Colonel Sanders tried to make the wit
ness say he remembered definitely what
was on the banner. but he steadfastlv
refused to say more than that as he
remembered, a boycott was on against /
the Chinese. Colonel Sanders became |
nsistent and Mr.. Wines interceded iii
behalf of the witness.
Colonel Sanders demanded that the /
witness answer the question, and Judge
Blake interrupted the noisy controversy
and said the witness had answered the T
question.
He has not" said Colonel Sanders.
But I'm the examiner and ought 10 t
know best replied Judge Blake.
Il don't care If you are the examiner,
he hasn't answered the question, and |
doggedly
See here, I'm the examiner in this
'ase, and If you don't show me more
aspect I'll report you to Judge
Knowles and have you fined for con
empt," said Judge Blake, getting irri-
ated.
Well, report me if you want to. I'll
.et a new examiner" replied Colonel
sanders with great warmth.
Judge Blake warned him again and
he matter dropped. Being unable to
.et what he wanted out of Pincus. Col
mel Sanders dismissed him and called
'harles Wilson. policeman under the
asst administration. He stated that he
ad seen banners paraded about the
treet indicating that a boycott was ON
gaInst the Chinese. He saw men
tandlng in front of a Chinese restau-
am pursuadlng persons not To pat
onize the place. On one occasion a
nan came to the witness and stated
nat he had been stopped while enter
1g the restaurant to collect bill and
e wanted to know If an American ciii-
en- had any right to protection. The
'ltness told him he had and went and
poke to the delegates and told them
ney would only tnjure the cause they
ere trying to serve by carrying things
} extremes.
What was the cause you refer to-"
sked Colonel Sanders.
THE purpose they were trying to ac
omplish.'s
and what was that?"
Well, they We're boycotting the Chi ,
ese" ,
And you were afraid they would in ,
Ire the cause?''
No. but ! merely told them they
ouldn't do themselves any good by
ping to extremes"
The sidewalk was for passage and [
lie act of interrupting the free pas I
Ige of people was in itself an offensp :
as 1t not ?"
Not as long as they created no dis
rbance"
DO you know any ohe who stopped {
.rsons as you describe?" {
i know that ones name was Tay- I
r"
And how often did you see him stop
ople?''
Several times a day"