The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-01
favor TIE z 0llES
UNCLE -sAM's OFFICERS PREFER
THEM TO AMERICAN LABOR.
Pigtails Are Employed to Man an
American TranspOrt-A San Fran
cisco Paper Intimates That the
Military Officers Hire Them for
Graft-Get Difference of Wages
Paid Between the Two LabOrers.

Some thirty years ago Uncle Sam
was rich enough to give us all a farm. -
His vast wealth and boundless genera
sity was heralded abroad in all chimes
and from every land came hungry
children to share his plenty. Among
these were the Chinese pigtails.
On Uncle Sans birthday, we have
been in the habit of extolling his vir-
tues and shouting our lungs sore in
singing his praises as the greatest Un-
Gle on earth. And we'll did he care for
his children once. But times have
changed, and the good, honest Uncle
has Of late been failing fast. His chill
dren in China are being ruthlessly
outraged by savage and fanatic Box.
ers, and his children at home are
starving, while the favored Monaghan
pigtails are waxing fat at his bounte-
Gus table, says Organized Labor of Sar
Francisco.
The United States transport Hancock
sailed from this port last Saturday
with a crew of Chinese firemen and
sailors. Fifty-three places in the fire
~>T~~ ~AAANAAS Gnu q AAAC Au4uOCl Ill I4le
stewards department filled with
Aslatics. who are not citizens, who car
not become citizens, and who would
not If they could! Over one hundred
exotic pigtails employed by the gov.
eminent in imrc:tan: positions on a
vessel transporting soldiers who are
to fight the nation that these very pig.
tails owe their allegiance to!
We are practically at war with
China, no matter what some willy dip.
lomats may claim to the contrary. Il
is war Of the most horrible kinda
mercfless. barbarous war with number.
less hordes of treacherous, hateful
heathens whose thirst for blood is onl,
quenched by the complete extermina.
ton of all foreign DEVILS" The fire
men and sailors employed by the gov.
eminent on the Hancock are coolies
They believe in the doctrine of the
Boxers, no matter where they are OF
what they may profess, and when the,
find it expedient and safe, when thu
opportunity arrives, they will all loyal.
ly obey the mandate of their brothers
TO kill the foreign devils" These are
the kind of people the lives of our sold.
| iers, who embarked last week on the
Hancock, have been entrusted to.
The Quartermaster's Department
and General Long are directly respon.
sible for this unparalleled outrage
| which borders on treason. But from
that source of professed friendship la
Dor may expect but small favors an6
little patriotism. What cares Colone
Long if American firemen are starving
as long as his personal treasury j:
growing fat? Not he!
The Chinese are sober, industriou.
and diligent," says another of thu
"Colonels," and he might have added
with a large degree of truth, that Their.
lis money in them" But in spite o
all the notable virtues the Quarter
J masters Department has discovered IL
| these pigtail firemen and sailors, tn,
| action of the Government officials i.
| universally condemned both by tn,
| citizens of San Francisco and tn,
press. Only one morning daily ha'
sunk so low as to defend the action O.
| Colonel Long and his associates an(
| sing the praise of Uncle Sans cooli,
mariners. This one exception has re
peatedly endeavored to heap odium OF
the united craftsmen of San Francisco
and true to it's nefarious labor policy
it cannot resist an opportunity to gloa
over crime committed against Ameri
can labor, although the dastardly out
rage may result in disaster and sham,
! to the nation.
The ''Colonels" may try to explain
and offer excuses, but the fact remain:
that sober, industrious, intelligent Am
erican citizens are idle, while aliens
have been given their places.
| The Marine Firemen's union Offered
to fill the places on the Hancock will
capable men, and the Sailors unto,
would certainly have supplied men TO
the stewards department. The offe
of the union was not accepted. Union
men may starve, as long as the Quar-
termaster's Department has Chinese
Put Boxers in the fire-rooms, and i
they like, let them smash the machin
cry, poison the soldiers and pirate tn
vessel. The people pay the war tax
and war is business-at least for tn
| Quartermaster's Department.
| IS 1T TRUEe
1t Is Reported That Mark Hanna I