The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-27
No STRIKE IN HAEtAA
Military Power to Prevent Arising
Of the Wage Workers..
GEN. LgDLoW's PROCLAMATION.
He Warns tho workingmen Against
Following the Lead of ''self Seeking
Demagoeues." and Declares He can
Find Room Enr 900 Prjsonars.

He Warns the workingmen Against
Following the Lead OF ''self Seeking
Demagoeuss." and Declares He can
Find Room For g 900 Prisoners.
Havana, Sept. 27.-Owing to the po-
lice breaking up the meeting Mon
day night which had been called by the
general committee of the labor unions
for the purpose Of deciding whether
a general strike should be ordered, the
question has not yet been settled.
Those who had organized the meeting
had failed to give the authorities the
requisite "a hours notice, as required
by law, and the 1000 men who had
assembled were therefore dispersed
and the headquarters of the strikers
were occupied by the police and some
secretaries. A number of the leaders
have been arrested for circulating leaf.
let's containing an infammatory attack
On the police.
Work on the wharves has been par
alyzed, owing to the action OF the
stevedores and wharfmen. who refuse
to allow operations Of any kind to be
carried on. The cartmen, coachmen
and omnibus men. however, are still
working.
There will not be general strike"
said General Ludlow last evening. Il
have sufficient assurances to satisfy me
on that point"
Civil Governor Rivera says the mat
ter is out of his hands and entirely
within the Jurisdiction Of the military
authorities. To all utents and pur-
poses the city is under martial law.
The civil authorities will do their ut
most to cooperate and will do nothirg
to embarrass the military governor.
Senior Rivera declares that If 1t de-
volved upon him to settle the dispute
he would not have to use force. When
Chief of Police Cardenas asked him
for instructions his reply was that
the chief should carry out the orders
of the military authorities, although
In the same breath he strongly dis
serted from the policy of those orders.
General Ludlow says that IL 1t should
be necessary he can find room at the
preside for 1000 prisoners, and at
Cabanas for as many more. Where all
the rights Of citizens are at stake he
considers that existing military power
should supercede any legal tech
nlcality.
The military governor has issued a
long proclamation, which is in part as
follows:
1.-THE present juncture, when certain
irresponsible and seditious individuals
are seeking to destroy the peaceful in
dustries of the city and to mislead the
workingmen into a general consptr-
acy to paralyze the life and movement
OF the community, 1t behooyes me, for
the interest of all concerned and as the
immediate representative Of the United
States government, to publish word
of warning.
"Ths United States Of America is
pledged to the establishment in Cuba
Of a stable and orderly government. A
pledge made alike to CuDans and to
the world will surely be fulfilled. Every
endeavor will be made to inculeate
the principles OF self government, the
foundation of which Is true, self re-
specting liberty. Modern civilization
demands an enduring respect for law
and the rights and liberties of others.
1.-THE workingmen of Havana are be-
irg tempted toward fatal step, which
if taken will set back their exercise
of liberty and the enjoyment of the
rights of man for an indefinite period.
AT the instigation Of few self seek
ing demagogues, backed by more
numerous element that prefers idle
ness to labor, and excitement of any
kind to the calmer life of thrift and
protection Of the family, the work
ingmen of Havana, ,ag9lursed to foreIo
all labor, to extinHsh1 be lights that
protect property anu Encourage crime,
to close the bake shops that furnish
food and, If that could be accomplish
ed, to cut off the water supply. Mean
while the trades and occupations are
to be abandoned, industry is to perish
and food is to fail.
Upon whom would this punishment
fall? Who would be at once, and ia
tally, the victims of this iniquitous
conspiracy? Who but the poor, the
destitute and the sick? Who but the
ailing children and their mothers,
weak and helplessa Who but the ig-
norant and destitute, thousands of
whom exist in Havana, whose daily
IGSuuICtb dis eSScHIlul " luclI 5US-
tenance? Should there be strike
within 4s hours the cries of hunger
and walls of distress will arise from
multtudss whose sole fault it is that
they are the wives and children OF
men who have been driven into sac
riflcing them without thought or
reason. |
ut is known to the authorities that 4
but small proportion Of the work. |
ingmen are In sympathy with the
movement, and that the majority have |
been coerced into assent Let there
be no misunderstanding as to the out
come Order will be maintained Vio-
lence and tumult will be crushed. |
Where so much Is at stake there will |
be no hesitation In applying such |
remedial and correctional measures as
may be necessary to preserve the peace |
and safety of the city. No man can
be compelled to work against his will.
But If he can work. yet will not, he
is only vagrant and burden, and
he must take the responsibility for
his own acts and the needless and in
sufferings which he imposes
upon his kindred. as well as upon the
public"
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