The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-29
TORCH OF BITTER
WARFARE LIGHTED
Teamsters Chief Arrested by
Police, Who Invade His
Office.
STRIKERS THREATEN ,.,,''..'
WIDESPREAD WALKOUT.
Parallel to Colorado Military Des-
potism Seen in Chicago
Methods. go.

Chicago, July 29-Peace prospects
at the stockyards received black eye
today in the arrest OF President
George Golden Of the Teamsters
union, who was taken from his office,
locked In q cell and refused bail for
issuing instructions from his office
window to union driver.
Not until nearly all the labor lead
ers directing the big strike had sur
rounded the stockyards. police sta
ton, demanding Golden's release on
bail and threatening habeas corpus
proceedings, preparations for .whlcn
were already under way was Golden
accorded the privilege usually granted
all prisoners.
In the brief time covered by these
developments the pacific attitude of
the strike leaders was suddenly
changed into sullen, bitter defiance.
Threats filled the air instead OF the
optimistic utterances of the past and
1t was openely limited that the strike
will be spread as far as possible. The
change In the status Of public feeling
at the yards was so apparent that the
cool-headed leaders who have been d.
recting the strike for the packers
themselves deprecated the incident In
the strongest terms. .-.-.-.e--
Added to Tension.
Added to the strained situation
when Golden was finally released by
Inspector Hunt, the police official
took occasion to issue a verbal mani
festo that the police will no longer
permit strike leaders to disseminate
orders to the members Of the union,
save in private halls.
This utterance, made in the open air
IN the presence of scores, was seized
upon by the labor leaders as an in
stance Of usurpation Of power, which
they contended is possessed only by
the courts, and In fact, is equivalent
to declaration of martial law.
Regarding the manifesto as a paral-
lei to the attitude taken by the au-s
thorities in Colorado, the strikers
We're thrown into an intensely ugly
mood On all sides it was conceded
that the incident will haze a decided
influence on the future conduct Of the
strike. -
Expressions Of indignation were
heard on every side. The leaders who
SO long have counseled pacific con-
duct Of the strike were so angry that
in some instances they had to be re-
pressed by their companions. Only a
small group remained to attend to the
details of Golden's release. Even they
muttered threats Of action that may
keep the police busy indeed.
Golden Tells Of Arrest.
After leaving the station Golden
walked to the hall across the street
in which the representatives Of the
allied trades were already in executive
session. He said:
IT had received reports from the
yards that one of the wagons Of Ter
ry & Co., independent packers, was
loading with quarters from Swift &
Co. I was at the telephone in
my office when the wagon came
past. I ran to the window and, seeing
4I..1 Il io,, f4p ,t0,,
asked him If the stuff he had on his
wagon was not what he had beer
accustomed to carrying. He said Il
was, and 1 told him that was not righ1
and for him to take it back to the
yards.
Inspector Hunt was driving along
behind the wagon with two officers
He turned to them and said: Go uI
and get him. I was putting on my
coat when the inspector and the other
policemen Jumped up the stairs and
kicking aside table that we used a.
looked to me like e. parallel to the
official lawlessness that has beer
maintained in Colorado against or
ganized labor. Hunt had no right tt
arrest me-"
Angry Throng of Strikers.
When Inspector Hunt drove to tn,
carcerated, an angry throng Of tn
leaders of the strike summoned to
meeting almost directly across tn
street, to consider possible renewal o
the walkout of the livestock handlers
surrounded the station, having aban
doned the meeting temporarily TO
/. what was considered a more impor
"a tant question. ....
Il The labor leaders had vainly de
4 manded that the prisoners be booke
4 and admitted to ball according to or
binary custom, and had also insiste
g on seeing the prisoners, but were re
4 fused.
An attempt to institute habeas cor
" pus proceedings for Golden's releas
H was imminent when the inspecto
came. Cornelius Shea, president G
n the Teamsters' International union
Il Secretary Will Brandt, Homer D. Cal
vice president Of the butchers organ
ization, and one or two others, quick
ly sought to interrogate him.
"This is a private conversation,
n said Inspector Hunt, waving all 9th
~ ers away, including reporters. In
Il moment loud and angry exchane
of threats broke UP the private char
acter of the conference and the grou
was surrounded by scores of listener
you can't drive me into anything!
shouted Inspector Hunt. I'll sc
4, about booking this man. IF you don
think L m rlgnt you can go ana get
I writ Get all you please. I'm goin
to see that there isn't any disorde
II on the streets.
@a That's just what we want you t
do" responded Shea. 1--WE are tr,
ing to prevent disorder quite as muc
as you are. Nothing would hurt |
more We don't want any troub
n with the police, either over writs
n anything else, but we want Golden r,
leased on bail or tried. I guess "
have right to tell our membe
#t what to do
Forbidden the Streets.
"Have you?" queried Hunt. I'VE
.# / guess you won't do it on tt
II streets. You fellows won't interfel
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