The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-13

Of San Francisco on the coast division.
In southern California the blockade 10
broken. though very few trains are run
there without military guard.
A Remarkable Demonstration.
NJ YoRE. July lathe labor demon
stration held last night In Cooper Union,
TO express sympathy with the strikers In
Chicago and the west. was vehement
one In the manner IL expressed it, con-
victions. Daniel Harris presided. and In
troduced Henry George, who was the star
speaker of the evening.
Vehemently he denounced the use Of
federal troops to put down the strikers.
Governor Altgeld and Governor Stone
were right In the stand they took, and
the action of the president Ia sending out
the troops was an arrogant assumption of
authority. Mr.. George said he would
rather see all the railroad property of the
country burned up, all the rails torn up,
than to see them preserved BY force Of
arms.
Mr.. George then entered into lengthy
condemnation of President Cleveland
and his appointment Of federal troops in
the west Every mention of the presi-
dents name was recsived with hisses, and
going to do about itf' voice shouted:
'Impeach himr' "Hang himp shouted
another.
Nearly everybody followed with sugges-
tions until the hall was in an uproar.
After Mr.. George had finished, a telegram
was read from Samuel Gompers In Chi
cago. asking that the verdict Of labor
might be heard from New York, and adj
vising calmness and assuring them Of
final success.
The resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted, commended the decisive
action of the American Railway union In
demanding arbitration, Little sympathy
was expressed with violence, but the res
olutions demanded the removal of con-
ditions provocative to violence. OF the
authorities at Washington, the resolu-
tions said:
I'VE denounce and condemn that per-
version of the function of the federal
Judiciary by which unprecedented orders,
granted manifestly on untrue allega-
tions. are made the basis for the assump-
tion OF military authority.
THAT the unwarranted and anti-Re-
publican interference of the federal gov
erment with the affairs of the states, even
in spite of the protests of the governors,
is an usurpation of power which should
be condemned by all liberty-loving
Americana
The government was declared to be in
the interest of corporations and conspir-
ing against the liberty and civil rights of
citizens. The senate was denounced for
rushing to the defense of monopolies and
corporations in the sacred name Of lib
erty. The protection of the mail service
was declared to be a mere pretext, and as
private corporations have shown their In
ability to perform this duty. a. public
carriers, consequently congress IL asked
to nationalist the railways
Favored by the Hrssidsnt.
WASHINGTON. July 1s John w. Hayes,
the general secretary-treasurer of the
Knights Of Labor. gave out the following
statement, covering the committees inter-
view with President Cleveland:
1--WE had an hours talk with President
Cleveland for the purpose of calling his
attention to the arbitration act of 1888.
introduced in the house Of representa-
tives at that time by Mr.. O'Neill of Mis-
souri,. Senator Kyle OF South Dakota ac-
companisd US and introduced US to the
PEes'.
ine president I'm mmeaiatey opened the
subject oy reierr,ns 70 tne law winch the
parties in'eres'eo oesirea 70 see enforced.
An nour was spent In o'scussing the
various PROVISIONS ., ene sct which
autnorises .ne pses'uen'. on MS own
motion, 70 sRpoln. swo aroicrators, To-
getner WIN un'.eu States LABOR Com
missioner wr'sn.' -, acs ~ = commission
OF aroi.rauon anu 'n,esuRese anu decide
wnae snou'u 20 oone W rsner party 10
settle zoe con'rovssy' Inc commission
mas all OF tne porsn necessary 70 al
minister ostns' suopooma Witnesses etc.
Ine presioens nnAly uecioed 10 APP
poinc tne CON mlsslon' sne same time
statinR tna' nc wouiu nAme the arpitra-
49,. ss sror, th,. srhitrstio, 49, 81. ar",
ssttIerhsnt Of the present. dif3cu,tv a.
Ch;cago. while in itself a great victo~r
for Iabor Organizations. A. rives ofIc;.i
TO the iustice 81 demands for
.rbitratiop. and it will lead mucb fur.
ther for in the movements of the future
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