| Show THE unemployed william willey la is president of an recently formed in san ban francisco Pran cisco under the title of the federation of unemployed workmen L D Z fryt fry who wa w a formerly a speculator in this thib city to Is secretary of the as socia tion lion the accounts which they gave of the distressed condition of the workmen in the golden gate city and the appeal to mayor baskin in common with the mayors of other western octlee for financial aid will be remembered by the readers of the N NEWS bews these unemployed applicants for public charity have however called forth something more than they asked in the words word a of their appeal they wanted money but the method they took of obtaining it has baa brought out a ML denunciation from mayor ellert of ban francisco who declares claree de the he outfit to be a fraud the appeal odthe unemployed ap asked that relief subscript subscriptions ine be sent to the secretary of the organization by any who were charitably inclined instead of this a letter un on the subject was addressed to mayor ellort ellert anu anti this is the reply which san ban Francis cos s chief executive returns to the tommu dear sir I 1 am in receipt of your communication muni cation of the instant and while appreciating your kindly expressed sentiments and generous oner offer I 1 feel indignant that any such appeals should emanate from any person in this community being wholly uncalled mr far untrue and and vicious in that the persons make false representations and on that basis ask for assistance without cause and without merit william willey and others of his ilk are professional agitators nothing could offend them more than work their forte 11 is to endeavor to excite sympathy from the credulous by specious pret pretenses enss and this is their business that from time to time there are more or less unemployed persons in san francisco to is true but that is true also of all other large cities the charitable people and assoni associations have been and are simply able and willing to assist all deserving persons who may require aid in any contingency of the character referred to san francisco and her citizens would be second to none in responding generously to ail meritorious demands and equally pronounced in exposing exposi disregarding and denouncing all schemers and agitators whose greatest punishment would be to compel them to work thanking you for the kindly feelings expressed I 1 remain yours truly L B R ELLERT mayor of san francisco |
