The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-14

gering the safety or disturbing the good
order of the community. This controversy
between certain persons has produced dis
order and interferes with public peace and
retards the transaction of business, and
this condition cannot be tolerated and
normal state of affairs must be established
Immediately. AS individuals you have. and
are entitled to your opinion regarding the
merits of the controversy. Doubtless your
sympathies are with one side or the other.
But as executive officers of the law you
have but one thing TO do, and that is re-
store peace and suppress all disorder.
81 believe the law has clothed you with
complete official power to accomplish this
result If your regular force is not suffi
cient. in your judgment, the law gives you
authority to add sufficient men TO meet any
emergency. / require that you exercise the
power vested in you promptly. Each side
to the dispute which has caused the ex-
listing conditions claims that IL is not vio-
lating the law, but that others are respon-
sible for the disorder. But, as far as you
are concerned, in the performance of your
duties IL matters not who are responsible;
the acts creating public disorder must be
stopped at once.
ut is important i'm circumstances like the
present that the commission OF unlawful
acts be speedily ended. for each hour they
are allowed to continue only incftes the
lawlessly disposed to commit depredations
and creates disrespect for the law:
Therefore. to the end that the public
peace and order may be restored and main
tanned. you are directed TO use Immediately
the full power given you by law, and If
your power is inadequate (Which | am
loath TO believe) notify me and / Will exer-
else my full authority to assist you.
LON V. STEPHENS, Governor.
Governor Stephens was asked II the
statement In his communication TO the ef-
feet that he would use the full power of
the State to restore and preserve order
meant that he would call out the militia.
He declined to make any explanation or
the communication, saying 1t spoke for It
self.
Representatives of all labor organizations
at a meeting tonight adopted the follow
ing:
"Resolved. That this meeting appoint FIVE
of its members to act In conjunction with
executive committee of the Central Trades
and Labor Union, the Building Trades
Council and the, street-railway employees
and the joint committee be instructed to Sc
cure able legal advice. and, II possible, TO
proceed legally against the charter rights
of the railway company at once. and, FUR
Their be II
Resolved. That this committee be in
structed to at once proceed to organize
ward clubs. not only of union men, but
take into them every person who may be
in sympathy with our movement. these
clubs to aid and assist in every way posi-
BILE as the committee may direct"
General Manager Jenkins. of the Subur-
Ian road. agrees to arbitrate the differences
between his company and Its employees. He
has authorized President Harry b. Haws
of the Police Board. to offer arbitration
upon the following terms: The striking en-
ployes to select one arbitrator. the en-
ployes not striking to select another. and
the two to select a third man, all of whom
shall constitute the board Of arbitration
This board shall decide whether he or the
men violated the agreement entered into
April by himself and his employees IL the
to return to work. If against him then he
to return to work. of against him then he
agrees to submit all question of differences
between himself and his employees to ar
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