Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25

brought there: and by concentrating the
strike troubles in one court they would be
greatly simplifed
In the absence of any official intimation
that the aid of the federal government is
to be invoked at Omaha in behalf of the
packing interests the responsible officials of
the administration in Washington prefer
not to discuss what course might be fol-
lowed If such a request comes, except to
say that it would depend altogether on the
showing that might be made.
1t is pointed out very clearly by them,
however. that a request for federal assist
-ance of the character referred to must come
from the legislature of the state or from
the governor. In that event the matter
would be promptly taken up for considera-
ton.
An exception to this might be permitted
in the. event that the marshal of a court
was unable to enforce any order that might
be obtained a result of steps taken by
the packing interests. in which case that
official could call on the Department Of
Justice for whatever assistance he might
need to put the mandate of the court into
execution.
Strike May Affect 1890 Men.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: Realizing the magnitude of the
struggle which will be precpitated If the
Building Trades Alliance makes good it's
threat to order out all the trades it controls,
and knowing that in this event most of the
other trades would refuse to work with
non-union men. both sides in the present
building fight paused yesterday. There ap-
peared to be a desire to wait in the faint
hope that something might occur leading to
peace both among the members of the
Building Trades Employers Association
and the Building Trades Alliance.
Notwithstanding the warlike statement of
James ]. DAILY, chairman of the press COM
mittee of the alliance. yesterday. that there
would be an immediate calling of strikes,
only one new strike materialized. Accord
ing to the alliance, however, tonight will
witness the institution Of quite as many
strikes as were promised originally.
There are three sets of unions which will
be affected if the struggle is to be carried
out to its legitimate end, and the num-
Der of men involved will in that event be
over $1,000. These are unions which are
locked out, unions in the alliance which are
to strike this week. and unions outside of
the alliance whose representatives say will
not work with non-union men. Their eX-
pressed purpose was not tested yesterday
as the employees are still fighting shy of
employing nOn-unton men.
Letter Wins in Miners Strike.
dispatch from Chicago last night says:
Within period of four weeks Joseph Lei
ter millionaire, and a member of one of
the oldest and best known families in Chi
cago, has succeeded in opening up and
operating his mines at Zeigler, Ill, night
and day with full complement Of men
and the usual output. in defiance of an
armed body of 400 strikers. To accomplish
this result Mr.. Letter has given much Of
his time to the little mining town. In navy
blue shirt and overalls. in strange con-
trast to the conventional dress which he
wears at home, Mr. Letter personally pa
trolled the plant and directed the defenses
against possible attacks from striking
miners who were camped in tents outside
the town.
II was determined that I would not per-
NIT my employees nor the labor union to
dictate to me how should run my plant"
Mr.. Letter said this morning on his return
to Chicago. TT has been a hard fight,
but so far as we are concerned there is
no strike. The mines are running in good
shape now and 1 don't believe, with the
, precautions we have taken, that the strik-
ers would dare modest my men.
1.-THE leading strikers have found en-
ployment elsewhere, and think have given
I'D the fight now have the works in full
operation. About 900 men are in the mines
and $50 on the ground engaged in construc-
ton work. The output today Is between
200 and 300 tons a day. This is equal to
the output prior to the strike"