Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-13
NO MORE VIOLENCE
Order Restored on the New Orleans
River Front.
NEGROES REFRAIN FROM APPEARING
The Governor Says That U. S.
Troops Are Not Needed.
HIS VIGOROUS ADDRESS

HIS VIGOROUS ADDRESS
NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-The levee,
the scene Of yesterdays rioting, presented
peaceful aspect this morning. Where
yesterday crowds Of excited workmen.
armed with all kinds of weapons, patrolled
the river front nothing was to be seen but
squads of policemen. discussing the AFFAIR
Of yesterday and its probable outcome.
The police did not wait until actual shoot
ing began before they took action, as was
the case yesterday morning. Their expert
ence yesterday was one never to be for
gotten. Word was sent to all precinct COM
manders last night to have their forces on
the river front at daylight this morning.
Consequently the police were on hand in
large numbers to prevent repetition OF
yesterdays bloody affair.
There was heavy fog hanging over the
river and the police were under the i'm
preston that the rioters would again take
advantage of this fact and commit deeds Of
for the simple reason that not a negro put
in appearance on the levee. Every colored
man whose business calls him to the river
front took day OF today and kept at
home. The various agents who have, up to
yesterday. been working negro screwmen,
told their men to remain at home until they
were sent for. At a meeting Of the agents
last night they decided, in view of the un-
settled state of affairs, it would be bad
policy to attempt to work their colorcd la
Dor. They realize that If an attempt was
made to work them today more blood
would be spilled. The result was that all
ships that'were being loaded by agents en-
ploying colored labor were undisturbed to-
day.
ships receiving their carGoes but they are
handled by white men and were not being
bothered at all. From appearances all
trouble on the levee Is over. and unless
no repetition of yesterdays rioting.
The Governors Advice.
Gov. Foster was up bright and early this
morning. Notwithstanding the fact it was
very late when he retired. He remained at
his hotel until o'clock, first having re-
ceived information of how affairs on the
river were progressing. He received a num-
ber of ship agents, and reiterated his as
sertion of last evening that he would main
tain peace and quiet at all hazards. He,
however, advised the agents not to at
tempt to work tfeir colored labor today,
believing that II the negroes kept off the
scene for twenty-four hours that the fight
ing spirit of the rioters would die of inani-
ton. The governor also received infor-
armories and could be moved on a mo-
ment's notice. Gov. Foster said early this
morning that he did not anticipate any
more trouble.
Rum0rs of n Strike.
There was rumor going the rounds that
the street car employees would go out on
a strike today at noon. For some time
past there has been trouble between en-
rloyes and the railroad presidents over a
difference of hours and wages.
Last night the employees held a large
meeting and it was decided that one more
demand would be made upon the presi-
dents, and II It was refused that a strike
would be ordered. The employees this morn
ing denied that the strike would go into
effect at noon. but there is a well-defined
suspicion that 1t will take place. Should
this strike be ordered 1t would greatly in
tensify the feeling that now prevails
among the labor element CT the city.
One thing that caused considerable talk
was the presence Of President Shaw of the
Screwmen's Association at the car en-
ployes' meeting last night. He made
very incendiary speech and said that he
advised the carmen to strike.
Gov. Foster, when seen by an Associated
Press reporter at 10 O'Clock this morning,
stated that he mad nothing new to report.
He said that he had requested another
meeting of all exchanges, various military
commanders and other interested parties,
which will be held some time today to dis
cuss the situation. He declined to state
what would be the outcome of the meeting,
stating that there was time to talk and a
time not to talk, and this was one of the
times not to talk.
termined that the law shall be upheld, and
that life and property and the commerce
of the city shall be protected. II neces-
sary all the power Of the state government
will be used to that end.
Address to the People.
At a meeting of the council last night
the governor made a speech, in the course
of which he said the state troops had been
ordered to report at the armories at 9
o'clock in the morning in case Of emer-
gency. After further debate the following
address was adopted:
ITO the people Of New Orleans: The acts
Of lawless violence that have been wit
messed on the levee front during the past
forty-eight hours, on the heels of events
covering many months, which have se-
riously injured the fair name of this city
throughout the world, call for expression
on the part of the merchants of New Or
leans. We have patiently stood an inter
ference from organized labor which has
cost us and the city and state many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. With our
business drifting from US because of want
of confidence elsewhere born Of labor
troubles. of Interruptions, we have quietly
stood by, hoping against hope that we
could by moral suasion and fair ofers
bring out a peaceful and amicable solution.
Every effort in this direction has failed,
and we find that, mistaking our forbear-
ance for fear, an armed mob has taken
possession of our wharves and landings, de-
termined to uphold minority, who insist
that the merchants Of New Orleans shall
intrust the conduct Of their business to
them.
''It is not question of wages nor COM
pensation, but simply and solely one Of
whether the merchants of New Orleans
shall conduct their own business in their
own way, or whether they shall be die
tated to by a handful of employees. We say
handful, as the men who insist on domi-
mating our business methods are 1900 Of
about $4,000 male adults of this city-2.GOO
who have insisted and do insist, that the
means of subsistence Of $4,000 and their
families shall be stopped unless they are
allowed to dictate.
Forbearance No Longer n Virtue.
"It is useless to enter into details. The
facts are too we'll known to every man,
woman and child to need recital. The time
has come when forbearance has ceased to
be a virtue; we can no longer treat with