The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-18
A Standard Man Tells How the
Boycott Signs Read.
CHINESE BOYCOTT CASE
Only Three Witnesses Examined-Cooks
and Waters Union Withdrew
Their Money From the
Silver Bow Bank

nesSeS were examined, AFTER winch an
adjournment was taken for the day.
The first witness called was a reporter
for the Standard. who was questioned
concerning the matter on banners and
floats in the Labor Day parade on the
9th of last September. Some of the
signs or notices, he testified, read as
follows:
We believe in an exchange of good
will. and no injunction has been issued
against it,"
rs this government for or against the
masses or plutocracy? No: this is
government by injunetions.'
Understand the restraining order.
You are not enjoined from patroniZlng
your friends; you are not enjoined from
joining labor unions: your right to pri-
yate contract to agree with friend to
patronize a mutual friend has not yet
been abridged by the courts"
Fool Mclean man. him go to I<lon-
dixie Chinaman catchee Butte
Me washee belly best citizens; me
washee Colonel Sanders; you liSee him;
plenty washee. Bmeby cook some
more; sabe? One year buildee block;
two year workee mine, samee white
man. Sabe?'
Human morals gravitate to the low
err levels. following lower living condi
tons Beware"
I Butte's evening paper, in its charac-
teristic way said last evening that the
Standard reporter testified that he had
seen anti-Chinese parades through the
city and that he believed that the la
Dor unions had maintained a boycott
against the Chinese He testified to
nothing of the sort, nor anything that
could be construed into such an express
sion except by a person actuated by
malice or prompted by a reckless disre-
gard of the truth.
James II. Lynch was called as a wit
ness, and testified that he was only "A
years of age, and had lived in Butte 10
or Is years He also said he was d.
rector of the Silver Bow National Bank,
and had heard of rumor about boy
colt on the Chinese during 1867.
Have you seen any banners on the
streets indicating anything of that
kind?" inquired Colonel Sanders.
Il have seen so many banners on the
streets of Butte that | don't remember
a particular banner referring to the
Chinese"
Did any one, or a committee, ever
call upon you in reference to the en-
ployment of Chinese by you or by the
bank?"
THE only person who called on me
was during the absence of Mr.. Harring-
ton in the East "A gentleman came to
me and said the fact OF the Beaver block
being boycotted made 1t necessary for
him, as treasurer of some organization,
TO withdraw his funds from the bank.
having it's Office in that building. He
said he regretted very much to do it, as
he had nothing against the bank itself"
Did he withdraw his money!"
He did,
And deposited it i'm the First National
bank of Helena?" asked Colonel Sand
ers.
Il don't know what he did with It,"
did any one say anything to you
about the employment of Chinese by the
bank, or by any one connected with the
bank?"
AT the time Mr. McCracken was pres
dent of the bank and / ran for mayor
some one called my attention TO the fact
that an affidavit had been made that we
employed Chinese at the bank, but we
never did. | never could locate the max
err of the affidavit, but l think it was
taken out OF an ink bottle. and some
disreputable notary attached his seal to
it"
Then il was a democratic lie?"
We'll. rather think there was some
thing populistic, and little gold bug
method about it
But 1t was aimed to defeat the may
orally aspirations of Mr.. McCracken?"
That was the intent of it,"
w
II don't know, except what was stat
ed by the man | spoke of.
.Of what organization was he treas
urer?"
! take it that he was treasurer of the
Cooks and Walters. inasmuch as he was
head cook at the McDermott hotel at
the time"
What was his name?''
Il cant recall it at this time"
DO you know what was the com
plant against this inan!mate pile of
brick and mortar, 10 make it persona
non grata to the cooks and walters of
this town."
THAT is q little deep for me. Colonel,
but ] suppose You have reference to
the Beaver block?"
Yes. sir. +"
well, | don't know Of my own knowl-
edge"
did this man. or any one else. tell
you why the block was boycotted2''
Il only remember in a general way
that there was boycott on the Beaver
block, but what led up TO it | don't re-
call"
How long did the boycott remain on
it,"
II don't know. II might be on yet as
far as ] know. The only information J
had was what this man said to me-"
You still have SOME money in your
vaults.
Yes. we are still doing business at the
old stand.
Was Mr.. Louis Shaeffer the man who
called on youe'
Il think that was the name
The witness was asked as TO his
knowledge Of labor unions in Butte, and
the purposes Of the organizations his
knowledge Of their rules. and about
strikes in Butte but the only thing he
knew was as To such matters that were
of general knowledge. The only thing
he had personal knowledge Of was d
strike Of workingmen on his own house.
The contractor owed one man So %, and
the man made everybody else on the
building quit work until he learned that
he could get his money. whereupen he
lifted the boycott
DO you know Of other instances Of in
reference with the completion Of con
tracts"
Not Of my own knowledge"
+. c. MuIiin, an East Park street pro-
duce dealer. the next witness was