New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-06

CHICAGo-THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT
THE GOVERNMENTS ACTION IS
IN STRICT ACCORD WITH
THE CONSTITUTION
Washington, July 5-The President. Secretary
Lamont Attorney General Olney Postmaster
General Blssell and General Schofeld remained
at the White House tonight until nearly II
o'clock. When the conference broke up 5ecre-
tary Lamont acting as spokesman for the Presi-
dent announced that there was nothing to make
public except the telegram from Governor Alt
geld OF Illinois. ard the Presidents response
thereto
Governor Altgcld protested against the presence
Of United States troops IN Chicago To this the
President responded
Federal troops were sent 20 Chicago In strict
accordance with the Constitution and laws Of the
United states. upon the demand Of the Postofice
Department that obstruction Of the mails should
be removed. and upon the representations Of the
judicial officers Of the United states tha; process
of the Federal Courts could not be executed through
the ordinary means, and upon abundant proof that
conspiracle5 existed against commerce between the
States
To meet these conditions, which are clearly with
IN the province OF Federal authority. the presence
~ Federal troops I'm the CITY of Chicago WAS
deemed not only proper but necessary and there
has been ~ intcnt'on ~ thereby Interfering with
the plain duty or the local authortes to preserve
the peace of the clty. GROVER CLEVELAND.
GOvERNoR ALTGELDs TELEGRAM
Governor Atgelds telegram to the President
was as follows:
Dear sir. am advised that you have ordered
Federal troops % 20 into service IN the state ot
Illinois Surely the facts have not been correctly
presented 20 YOU .a this case or yoA wolll not
have taken this stop. FOR It is entirely unneces-
sar,. and. as (; seems % me. unjust.hable. Walv-
inr all qucs.ons of courtesy. VIII say that the
state - Illinois is not only able 20 take care OF
r4c,r bu, II stands ready today TO furnish the
Federal Government any assistance Il may neeI
elsewhere. our military force IS ample ana con-
s!s,s %, as good soldiers as can be found IN the
country They have been ordered out promptly
whenever anI wherever they were needed. W"
h,ye stationed IN chicago alone three regiments
- infantry. one battery and one troop of cavalry
and no better soldiers can be found They have
been READY every moment 20 70 on duty AMI nave
been and are eager 70 go into service. But they
have not been ordered out because nobody IN COOK
county. whether Official or private citizen. asked
q have thci- assistance even intima'et N any
way that their assistance was desired or neces-
asry.
80 far rs have been advised. tho local officials
have been able TO handle the situation. hut IT any
assistance were needed the State stood ready 10
,, "a - .. .,...-,. o,e mar, r.auirod and
=. a., o., a., , ,ro-,cnt's notice Not
withsinnIlnE those facts. the Federal Government
h,s been applied 10 by men who had political and
selfish motives for wanting 20 ignore m" state gov
~ $50 ,.., ,or. through n long coal
''.''''' - to,, ,n,r f., at, other
. - s,,, coal mold is larger than
- .,o~ st,to. We have nov. had ten
days o., the railroad strike and "e have promptly
furnished military aid wherever the local oWritls
,...,..s ,, ,.,..e4 states Marshal for the
.', t,,..... ~, rri-,is ,po.lol for assistance
,' ,,., -. ,-~,,-c ,no r,r.,,..ssc- ~ tho United
60. ,...t and t-o.ps we're pr.n.ptly furnished
h,r, and d. ,,as assisted .n every way Do desired.
r.b. i,vr bae heen th,r1uehly executed. and every
- .,.... - ,..,f.,r, q. during the strike has been
-' , +, ,,, ,f,rsh,l f,r the Northern
brought ~ y''''' .'.,.,,, ,oop County.
Il',' ~. ,-.... .r.,. b,I h,. q. ask for
a.. #, ,r,,,, tho sat.
. .,, .,,ne NJ oi- railroads arc paralyzel.
80. D., .,s,., o, oha,~,ictl,us bat because thcy can
. .,., r,o, 20 operate their trains For some roa-
''' ,'.,, o., ,.,..,,. thi. r,,t from the pub
~, ,rd ,- thls rurrose are making an outcry about
.,.-..,o,s a., order 10 divert attention viii cite
. - .o, ,,,,,,,,as which Illustrate the situation.
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NJ ono "' our '''' - . ,.,,,,,,, ho-lor,,.,
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on anarchy th"r' ana ""H "'"'' ~ 49,, nooI o.
lection 50 as q "nbhl' the '."p"S'7 W -,
opcrat" the trains. troops "''' ''"''i''' -
,o hofb n,irts Then IL trauspifod that IN" COM
-. .,,,,, MOI, an its lin, to operate one
p"hF ""' "' '' . ..aor,,. hnt 70 fused
train. All tho Ola hnnH7 "f'' "''''' n,..
to 70. Tho company hAd ''N' H"''N
worked number OF men VINO ''" "'' o''.,'H 1,,
~ M ..,ol ., ~ r,r the train. hut natlS
In'Y "''n "'p'l'' 'A,,,a, 80 hun, M soldiers who
! refused We were ""'h'' ~ ,,
could run an engine "''' ..,,., ,..ro almost
Again TWO u'S' "k" "i'' ..,. ,o1 s,atln.
/ frantic came from ofhclals or hno'il'i i'''' '
! -. -. 81, t,,ror,ont polnt on their lines trains
@ .''' t,,,,,,. ots,,,,ctcd and that there was
! were torclbN opS''"'''' '' -, .,,.I fo
! reign Of anarchy at that place. ana t''S ISM 'V
protection SO that they could move their trains
| r.. mr., ,,. on ,he ground IN a few hours
! l''"pS "''' F' 1.,,rA ,o,oeronreI m.
time when the ofl'er IN c',n'''' 1,,'s a, ,ba
49,, 49,. .ho rad seemed 10 have no mel
/ point o"' '''' '' 80, ,o.oor,rhoA ,bo. HI