The San Francisco call., 1898-07-08
ALL BLAME PLACED
 ON MAJOR LONG
WORKINGMEN CHARGE HIM
 WITH DOUBLE DEALING.
Hugh Craig and A. A. Watkins Are Also Criticized for Their Part
 in the Uniform Controversy.

The committee from the Building Trades Council, which, with the assist ance of Secretary Rosenberg of the Labor Council and Labor Commissioner Fitz- gerald, has been Investigating the manu- fracture of soldiers uniforms by Chinese and endeavoring to fix the responsibility, made detailed report of its work at last nights meeting of the council
 The report Is substantially the same as the matter which has been published from day to day in The Call and in- cludes all the correspondence between Major Long and the authorities at Wash ington. Major Long and Hugh Craig and A. A. Watkins are severely arraigned and charged with double dealing all through the report. The part taken by Brigadier General H. G. Otis Is referred to as fol- lows:
 adler General Harrison Gray Otis. of effete consistency. again sharpened his fangs rattled strike at labor. when he declared that further investigation unnecessary and only re- suited in unpleasant newspaper notoriety
 The .commissary department is then charged with 'incompetency and willful responsible for the present condition of affairs. The whole case Is summed up as follows:
 In conclusion your committee desires to analyze the position of the various gentlemen who have been instrumental in depriving com petent and deserving white labor of a chance to make a living, and have thrown the benefits to Chinese labor:
 First-That Major Long, as quartermaster in charge, has willfully deceived his superiors by sending dispatch misstating truth and fact claiming to have canceled contracts when the testimony of contractors utterly denies the fact-disclaiming the knowledge of Chinese labor when the same has been openly per formed throughout the Chinese quarter That he has proven incompetent by paying large sums of money for the shoddlest cloth and poorest workmanship to be had: that he has malicously permitted Noble. chief clerk and Hansen cutter in the Commissary Department to Insult and abuse applicants for work who have for years performed this work for the Government.
 Second-The representative gentlemen Hugh Craig and A A. Watkins have used their in fiuence to corrupty indorse the false stand taken by Major Long. the latter representative gcEil"meri to receive In return therefor beneh s in shape of contracts. That the attitude of chants and business men and s only supported by those who number with them as the recip- tents Of Government favors.
 Third-We desire to confer infinite praise upon the actions of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald In carrying on this fight in favor of the citi- zens of San Francsco-determned and true he has, in the face of all the power and in fluence at the command of the allied Govern ment, corporation and commercial interests proven true to his office and to the people and through his efforts corruption has been revealed and proven. and to him. in our opi1- ion. the working people of San Francisco owe eternal thanks and good wishes. Respectfully submitted, P H. MCCARTHY
 WILLIAM H. WOODD,
 JAMES w. ROSE
 CHARLES w, DOYLE,
 Committee.