The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
No STRIKE IN HAVANA.
Military Power to Prevent a Rising
Of the Wage Worl 9rs.
GEN. LUDLow's PROCLAMATION.

He warns the worlSingmen Against
Following the Lead Of ''Self Seeking
Demngogues,'' and Declares He can
Find Room For . 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
lets containing an infammatory attack
on the police.
Work on the wharves has been par
alyZed owing to the action of the
steVedores and whaTfmen, 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 a general strike, -
said General Ludlow last evening 81
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 intents and pur-
aff 10 fsfi in1 10
The civil authorities will do their ut
most 10 cooperate and will do nothing
to embarrass the military governor
Senior Rivera declares that if it 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
seUted from the policy of those orders.
General Ludlow says that if it should
be necessary he can find room at the
presidio for LOCO 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
long proclamation, which is in part as
follows:
"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 conspir-
acy to paralyZe the life and movement
of the community, it behooves me, for
the interest of all concerned and as the
immediate representative of the United
States government, to publish a word
of warning.
"The United States of America is
pledged to the establishment in Cuba
of a stable and orderly government. A
pledge made alike to Cubans and to
the world will surely be fulfilled. Every
endeavor will be made to inculcate
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 ard liberties of others
"The worl1ingmen of Havana are be-
ipg 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 a 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 are urged to forego
all labor, to eXtinguish the lights that
protect proper ty and discourage 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 helpless? Who but the ig-
norant and destitute, thousands of
whom exist in havana, whose daily
resources are essential to their sus-
tenance? Should there be a strike
within 4S hours the cries of hunger
and walls of distress will arise from
multitudes whose sole fault it is that
they are the wives and children of
men who have been driven into sac
rificing them without thought or
reason.
1T is known to the authorities that
but a small proportion of the work