Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-30
cHlcAGo's RECENT ouTRAoEs

The recent action Of the Chicago
hearse and livery drivers In denying
Ito suffering humanity the right to
bury their dead caps the climax for
1awlessness and indecency. All
friends Of organized labor should de-
~nounce the mad conduct Of those who
inaugurated and countenanced such
a riot Of rufianism IS Chicago was
forced to endure. and the country
was astonished 10 contemplate
through the recent press reports.
Those labor organizations which are
characterized by responsibility and
honesty should. in their interests,
and In the interests OF common de
cency and humanity, take prompt
steps 10 r%epldiate the course Of the
drivers and Danish them from the
federation Of trades.
The voice Of the entire press Of the
country has raised a mighty protest
against the actions Of the men en-.
gagged in this srike, who have forfeited
all claims 10 the sympathy and en-
couragement Of the friends Of labor.
!, The following, taken from the
j Washington Post. Is a sample Of the
j warnings which have been uttered
against the men who have dared TO
Interfere with the rights of stricken
families and friends to administer the
i. last rites TO their dead:
Colonel Robert g ~lngersoll once
s expressed a regret that he did not
have words with fangs, words out Of
which be could form sentences that
would Writhe and hiss, III order that
he might express his condemnation
e Of a certain elias; of persons. A feel
q Ing Of similar regret comes to the
q person who wishes TO write or speal
)t his opinion Of the conduct Of the COW
ardly rufiians VINO, under the guis'
and evident protection Of a labor IN
ID ion, are committing outrages in Chi
ic cage. preventing the peaceful condnc
q. OF funeral5, defying the laws Of iii
IN city and of common deeency. and pei
forming deeds that would cause Til
he blush of shame To mantle the chez
IA, OF the most unregenerate hoodlum III
on hung The livery and hearse driver
Il Of the city ARE on a strike, and, I
as enforce their demands for shortt
,se hours and Increased wages, have r
rs sorted 10 grosscst ~hoodlnmism, a
sanlting funeral professions. stonin
lat churches and threatening with persol
Dill al violence undertakers and minister
ty. who respond to the calls to administ'
rat the last rites TO the dead. Churcht
oto have been entered. In the furtheran'
la Of this unholy strike, and funeral ser
ou ices rudcly and r~iotonsly disturbe
BILE the dead deprived Of hearses, az
mtU1UtIS ~ ntftdNtu ldluilita ti
op- PEELED TO ride In private wagons ",
lar the corpses. SO complete nj
Of thorough has been this campaign
md indecent viciousnesy that deaths ha'
Sos. been concealed ana burials per- Tm
lice by stealth In order to prevent I
In bodies OF the Inanimate from bsi
lsed as footballs for hoodlum me
the bers Of the drivers association
les. THE Post has heretofore point
can ont The LANCER that attends the anil
ton of labor unions composed
her skilled workmen with such organi
ties lions as dishwashers. drivers. b.
per carriers, helpers, and similar assoc
i'm lions Of mskilIed men with VIII
ATTY pay day Il more important than pr
10 ciples, and who look @ trades mic
nhi far help. while unable and nnwillii
pol % give anything in return Leg
iial mate and worthy LABOR organizatic
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