Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-29
BLACK EYE FOR PEACE
Arrest of President Golden
of Teamsters' Un .on.
HE WAS REFUSED BAIL
PACIFIC ATTITUDE OF STRIKERS
SUDDENLY CHANGED.
Openly Hinted Now That the Strike
Will Be Spread as Far
as Possible.
HE WAS REFUSED BAIL


the stock yards received black eye today
in the arrest of President George Golden OF
the teamsters' union, who was taken from
his office, locked In cell and refused bail
for issuing instructions from his office win
dow to a union driver.
Not until nearly all the labor leaders
directing the big strike had surrounded the
stock yards police station, demanding Col
denis release on bail and threatening habeas
corpus proceedings, preparations for which
were already under way, was Golden ac
corded the privileges usually granted al
prisoners.
In the brief time covered by these devel
opments the pacific attitude of the strike
leaders was suddenly changed into sullen
bitter defiance.
Threats filled the air instead of optimistic
utterances of the past. and 1t was openly
hinted that the strike will be spread 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 directing
the strike for the packers themselves depre-
Gated the incident in the strongest terms.
Adding to the strained situation, when
Golden was finally released by Inspector
Hunt the police official took occasion to
issue a verbal manifesto that the police
will no longer permit strike leaders to issue
or disseminate orders to the members of
unions, save in private halls. This utter
ance made in the open air in the presence
of scores was seized upon by the labor
leaders as an instance OF usurpation of
power which they contended is possessed
only by the court and, in fact, as equlva-
lent to a declaration of martial law.
Regarding the manifesto as a parallel to
tal-. hI- he mi m
Colorado. the strikers were thrown into an
Intensely ugly mood On all sides 1t was
conceded that the incident will have de-
cided influence upon the future conduct Of
the strike.
Details of the Incident.
President George +. Golden, of the Team
sters' Union, turned strike picket today, de-
fed Police Inspector Nicholas Hunt and met
a Waterloo The inspector with his club
whirling in the air, ran up flight of stairs
leading to Golden'S office near the stock
yards and sezing the labor leader by the
arm marched Golden to the street. The
teamsters' president was put in charge Of a
sergeant and sent to the stock yards police
station a prisoner Thus for the first time,
chief of the striking thousands was taken
into custody.
Golden discovered wagon owned by
Terry q Co., being driven past his office.
Putting his head out of the window he
called to the teamster: Where are you
going?'
Anywhere / please so long as I attend
to my own business" was the reply,
whereupon Golden ordered the driver to
turn back.
The inspector heard the command and
reaSSured the teamSter, telling him to go
about his business. Then came a war of
words. Golden paying his compliments to
the inspector. Hunt shaking his club at
the strike leader declaring there would be
fyy1r n Hat al
shut up" He did not shut up SO the
inspector shut him up, constructively at
least. at the station.
The arrest caused intense excitement, and
within two minutes several thousand men
had gathered to watch the proceedings.
Declared an Outrage.
This is an outrage" declared Golden.
II have been guilty of no offense against
the law, yet 1 am taken up like a common
criminal ! shall see whether high and
mighty inspector of the police is more high
and mighty than the rights of a citizen"
At the time of Golden's arrest the police
also took into custody G. T. Bussel, who
was in the teamsters' headquarters He
was charged with interfering with an Of
ficer.
A patrol wagon was called from the near
est police station, whittier the two pris-
oners were taken. Golden had two bonds
men at the station when he arrived there,
but the captain in charge, acting under or
ders from the inspector. refused to liberia te
Golden or Buser on bail. Both prisoners
were sent to cells vehemently protesting
against what they declared was an out
rage
The action of the police regarding Golden
greatly incensed the strike leaders Inter
national President Cornelius p Shea of
the Brotherhood OF Transfers was out
spoken in his denuncia ton. Colorado
methods seem to prevail" said he Other
leaders coineided with this View. and hot
talk prevailed about the strikers head
quarters
Golden in a Cell.
Golden was in a cell nearly two hours
before Inspector Hunt relented The pris-
oner was released on bonds of 500 signed
by Nicholas Gier, president of the Butch
ers' Union Golden was liberated only on
condition that he remain away from labor
headquarters until after his hearing to-
morrow morning. George T. Bussee, an
o.her @ oIIiclai or the Transfers Union, who
was arrested with Golden, was likewise
ireec on 900 bonds signed by Gier
When inspector Hunt drove up to the
police station In which Golden was incar.
cerated an angry throng of the leaders of
the strike, summoned to a meeting almost
directly across the street to consider a pos
slble renewal of the walk-out of the live
stock handlers, surrounded the station
having abandoned the meeting temporarily
for what was considered more important
question. The labor leaders had vainly de-
manded that the prisoners be booked and
admitted to bail according TO ordinary GUS
tom.
Strike Leaders Refused
The strike leaders had also insisted on
seeing the prisoner. but were refused An
attempt to institute habeas corpus proceed
irgs for Golden's release was imminent
when the Inspector came.
Cornelius Shea, president of the Team
sters International Union; Secretary Will
brandt, Homer ID. Call, vice president of
the butchers organization and one or two
others quickly sought to interrogate
This is private conversation" said In
spector Hunt waving all others away, in
GLIDING reporters.
In q moment loud and angry exchange
of threats broke up the private character
of the conference. and the group was sur
rounded by scores of listeners.
you can't drive me into anything
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