The times., 1899-09-27
LUDLOW GIVES WARNING.
The General Expresses n Determina- :
tion to Stop the Strike

draymen, the butchers, and the coachmen,
who are still working. After last nights
meeting of the strikers four of the leaders
were arrested. This caused great excite
ment, and several hundred work
ingmen went to see Civil Gov
ernor Riviera and demanded the
release of the men. Riviera declined
to grant the request and said furthermore.
that General Ludlow would allow no gath
ering in the streets. TIE workmel are draw
| ing up protest which they intend to sub
NIT to Governor General Brooke.
While the strike was not an entire sue
cess, the situation was SO grave that Gen.
eral Ludlow felt justified in taking the con-
/ troll of the situation in his own hands. He
issued an order to Civil Governor Riviera
! that there would be no more permits for
! public gatherings of any sort while there
was any danger of a general strike. The
/ order also practically took all control OF
! civil affairs out of the Governors hands.
! General Ludlow also assumed all respon-
sibility in a matter of police work and
ordered the officers to disperse all gather
I ings of strikers, no matter on what pretext
! they were held. AS a further evidence of
/ General Ludluw's determination to control
/
| arrest by the police of twelve
leaders of various trades organiza-
! t1ons on charge of sedition and dis
/ orderly conduct. The men were not dis
| orderly in an American sense of the word
and the city was entirely free from dis
| turbance, but General Ludlow thinks that
! the position of an agitator who fayors q
| general strike is seditious and reasonable,
and is treating the leaders of the present
1 strike accordingly He saws frankly.
Ludlow VIII FIJI the JaiIs.
| I'VE will fill all the jails in Havana and
put 1000 persons in the Cahanas fortress
| if necessary to stop this strike. Tonight
| he prepared warning notice 10 the people
| of Havana which will be printed tomorrow.
1t begins by saying that the United States
/ Is pledged to give stable government to
| Cuba and that it is going to give it. 1t
declares that the majority of men are will
4 ing to work, but that agitators are intimi-
dating them and putting the city in danger
of starvation. The proclamation goes on:
Let there be no misunderstanding as 10
the outcome OF this matter. Order will be
maintained and violence and tumult
crushed. When so much is at stake ! will
have no hesitation in applying such reme-
| dies and correctional measures as may be
necessary for the peace and safety OF the
/ city No man can be compelled to work
against his will, but IL he can work and
won't he is but a vagrant, and is burden
/ or worse on the community, and must
| take the responsibility for his own acts
i and for needless suffering which he I'M
poses on his own kindred and the city at
| large
| Referring to the leaders Of the strike,
| General Ludlow says:
| These are treacherous and seditious
persons, who are plotting both secretly and
openly against the peace Of the city and the
| lawful rights of citizens to earn a liveli-
| hood and enjoy the fruits of their labors.
| They are public enemies, flying the red flag
of anarchy, violating the laws and in
vading the rights of others. To these will
be dealt punishment adequate TO their Of
| fences"
| The warning closes by advising the work
| ingmen, if they want eight hours for a
| days work to petition the ayuntamiento
in the proper manner. 1t is believed that
| General Ludlow's methods will settle the
| strike.
No Meetings Allowed.
Business in the city was in a bad way to-
| day. but traffic was not entirely stopped
General Lndlow's refusal to allow any
| meetings and the arrest of the leaders of
the strikers viii probably have the effect
| of discouragfng would-be strikers, and those
now on strike will probably go back to
work. This Is the opinion of Governor
| Riviera and he advised all committees
which visited him today to urge the men
| to 90 back to work. Civil Governor Riviera
| said tonight:
! Il believe mistake has been made. /
| have nothing TO do with the strike, because
Ludlow sent me letter telling me to allow
no more meetings. He. as Military Gov
1 frU tha cfrflx tJo hos ho
right to do that, for he is above the law.
/. as Civil Governor, do not criticise him,
| but as Ruis Riviera, / say / believe he
| has taken a wrong view of the matter.
| know my people, and i know that while
! they will submit to force, as they must
submit to it. they will bear hatred which
will later crop out when perhaps we shall
| not have the strong arm Of the United
States to uphold the government.
when Chief of Police Cardenas came to
me last Sunday to ask for orders l told
| him l had none TO give him, for he was
not subordinate OF mine He told me
| that Ludlow said to arrest every man re-
fusing to move on when ordered by the
| police, even if they had to put a thousand
| of them in Cabanas Fortress. | told him
| if / gave him any order 1t would be not to
arrest a single person, and Il he did arrest
anybody / would hold him responsible.
l
| trouble or without the use of force If
| had the authority, bat II has gone so far
| now that it is best to let it proceed. / will
| do or say nothing TO hinder General Lud
| low He may be right, but l fear for the
| future The strike will be broken-it is
| broken-for no revolution will be tolerated
| and / so told all persons coming to see
| me today"
| Indignation Among wOrl<men.
| There is much Indignation among the
workingmen on account Of the actions of
| the police who have been very sharp in
| obeying their order as to breaking up
meetings of strikers. Two hundred laun-
| dry women, who were on their way TO pres
| ent their grievances to Governor Riviera
were charged by the rural mounted guard.
| The women were badly scared, their
| clothes were torn and they were in a
| great state of Indignation when they reach
| ed the Office of the civil governor Riviera
| tried to soothe them and told them to go
back OF work. In dispensing the crowds in
| different parts of the city the Cuban police
| used their clubs freely on a number Of peo-
| pie, but nobody was seriously hurt
| Late tonight the omnibuses and street
| cars in the outlying districts of Cerro
/ and Jesus del Monte stopped running, as
| the drivers said they were afraid of being
| attacked by the strikers Some of the
/ drivers had been struck by stones thrown
by the strikers. A large number of rural
| guards have been called into the city from
| the province and are patrolling the streets
| tonight, scattering the crowds in all direc-
| tions, under orders from General Ludlow
| This has angered the strikers who say that
his action was not necessary and that the
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