The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-16

that would lead me 70 think such
statement had been made
Mr.. Weldon was asked about the IN
! junction defense committee and whethe
it. or any of its members. had been at
tending the investigation. The witnes
said they had not been present by an.
| orders.
rs Dan Mcdonald a member of tina
committee?"
rs w. II. Eddy a member Of tina
committee?''
No, sir
Are they members of any of thes,
| labor organizations?
The witness said Dan Mcdonald wa.
a member of the Silver Bow Trades anc
Labor assembly and he understood tina
| Mr. Eddy was secretary of the Western
| Federation of Miners.
The witness Weldon was temporarily
| excused, and Mrs. Jane Dawson, wife
| of Major ID. +. Dawson, was put or
the stand. and she testified that she en-
ployed Chinese cook. About yeai
| ago a committee from the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly called on
her and asked her to dispense with her
Chinese help. They told her that they
wanted to drive all the Chinese out OF
town.
What did they say they would do if
| you did not dispense with your Chinese
| cook?' asked Mr.. Brooks.
They said they'd get after the major.
They said they thought the major was
independent, but they could fix him.
What did you say when they asked
You to discharge your Chinese cook"
Il told them l would not
why do you employ Chinese?"
Because | find them better servants
than any one else | can get in this town.
| have tried other servants"
What did you say when the commit
tee told you they would fix the major IL
you did not dispense with your Chinese
cook?'
Il said l had nothing to do with the
majors office and he had nothing to do
with my cook"
Weldon was recalled and Colonel
Sanders asked him if the trade of his
restaurant. Bakers, and that at other
restaurants increased any during tho
boycott on tile Chinese restaurants. He
said il did not.
Have you had Chinese walters in the
Baker restaurant since it has been under
your management"
mo. sir.
who are your walters, as to sex and
Eationality?'
They are Of the male gender and of
different nationalities."
Why does not your Solicitude for the
welfare and employment of females lead
you to employ female help at your res
taurant?"
THAT class of restaurants seldom EN-
ploy female walters
rs it not a respectable place."
II certainly consider ii So
The witness said that his wife owned
the Baker restaurant and that he man
aged ii for her.
Mr.. Weldens examination was con-
Guided and j. W. MalOney, member of
the Butte Carpenters union, was called
as witness. He said he had no per-
sonal knowledge of any boycott on the
Chinese but had heard of one and seen
some banners carried about the city. He
could not tell what there was on the
banners.
so far as you know they might have
been white rags carried about the
streets?' asked Colonel Sanders.
Yes, sir
The witness said he had never heard
the Chinese boycott discussed or men
toned in the meetings OF the Carpen-
ters' union. Maloncy said. in answer
TO question as To what office he had &C.
cupied I'm reference to labor organiza-
tons, that for three months he had been
business agent of the Building Trades
council and his duties were to look
after the interests of the different build
ing trades. see what work was done,
how IL was done and who was employed
and report to the different unions. one
object was to find out the standing of
the different worlmen in their respect
i've societies.
Do you mean their churches?" asked
Colonel Sanders.
No, their unions"
The witness said he had also been
delegate To the Silver Bow Trades ana
Labor assembly at one time, but attend
ed only few meetings and had never
heard the Chinese question discussed
and did not know the sentiment Of the
assembly in regard to the matter.
At the conclusion of Maloney's testi-
mony the examination was adjourned
for the day.