The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-26

something i'm the papers about II, ara
did not remember that he ever stood
i'm front OF the restaurant. He said he
understood that Hum Fay was let
alone" because he did not employ
union labor and did not comply with
the rules of the union.
did you ever ask him to-"
mo, sir"
The witness said the LET alone poll
cy was always carried on by peacelble
means.
Would you call carrying boycott no.
tees around h city ridiculing the
Chinese. p~eaCeable means?'
1T was nothing Illegal. The city Of
Rutte did not Interfere
Would you say tina standing in
front of a mans place Of business ana
accosting his customers. telling them
:he place was unfair, and handing them
bills. were peaceable means?"
will ! have to answer that asEed
the witness
Yes. sir" said the examiner.
If a body of men decide 10 stand in
front OF a place of business and try TO
make friends for the cause. and there
j. nothing against it., ! would say Trey
we're peaceful means" answered the
witness.
do you call 1t a let alone policy Go
@ccost a mans customers in front cf
mis- place of business and tell him not
20 go in there?'
Yes. that is a let lion policy most
severely"
Would you not call that interfering
with a mans business"
mo. sir
DO YOU call it soliciting for ito"
mo: | would call it soliciting for our
friends"
The witness said the same mean to
secure trade were resorted to by every
business man when he distributes cir
Culars about own asking people To pat
roniZe him.
'When a customer is obtained in that
way. is that not a boycott 10 that cN-
tent on his competitor asked Mr..
Wines on redirect examination.
Yes, sir"
Dan Mcdonald. president of the Sill
yer Box Trades and Labor assembly.
one of the defendants. was the next
witness. He said he was an iron mold
or by occupation and was a member of
the Iron Molders' union. He said the
objects and purposes of the union were
20 keep up wages and regulate the
hours of labor. He said he knew about
fhe anti-Chinese movement in 1861.
What action. as an organization, did
the Iron Molders' union take i'm refer
rnce to the matter?'
1T took no action whatever during
shat period. but i'm 1S9l-'
Il don't care about that. Just con-
;ine yourself to the period ! mentioned
aid Mr.. Wines. interrupting the wit
ness.
state if you had anything to do with
il as a member of the Iron holders
union"
mo. SIR"
Did you advise with or consult with
reference to any other members Of the
union taking part i'm it?'
No. sir
The Iron Molders' union a nothing
TO do with printing or circulating the
boycott signs and notices and paid none
Of the expenses of it, and employed no
one to stand in front Of Chinese places
and no member Of the union assisted in
such work.
MIR. Mcdonald explained the purposes
and objects of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor assembly. He said that
grievances referred to the assembly are
usually adjusted with as little fuss and
timidatfon is ever used, as hat would
De directly against the principles Of the
labor organizations.
do these organizations not only
claim. the right to withhold their pat
rOnage from an unfriendly person, but
DO they not also claim h right to be-
stow their patronage where they
please2'
Yes, sir"
I'm any Of these organizations Of
which you are a member. has a resolu-
tion ever been adopted to bring about
these results by any other h peace-
able means2"
No. sir"
IF any action was taken by any one
contrary To that rule. was it done under
the authority of the labor ]organiza-
tons"
mo. sir"
Neither the Iron Molders' union or
the Trades and Labor assembly had
anything To do with printing and cir
culating the boycott banners and no
tices. and personally the witness had
nothing To do with having the work
done. To his knowledge no committee
was ever appointed to stand i'm front of
any mans place of business and no one
was ever paid for doing such work by
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor as
sembly. Personally he had nothing to
do with such work. and "a not a par
ty To II. The assembly never appointed
a committee to wait on Mrs. Noyes, n
boarding house keeper. but the witness.
rs a private individual. accompanied
another IA to call ON her. Mrs. Noyes
told them at that time hat she didn't
want any more pigtails i'm her kitchen.
She did most of the talking, and said
some Of her boarders objected To- eating
food cooked by a Chinamau, and she
had decided to let the cook go. The
witness said that neither he nor his
companion had threatened or attempt
ed to intimidate Mrs. Noyes, and when
they left she was free To do as she
pleased.
"She was free TO fiji her kitchen and
parlor with Chinese. if she so desired
said the witness.
Mcdonald laid an anti-Chinese rcso-
luton az adopted by the Iron Molders'
union in 1891, M ON cross-cNamination
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