Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-06-02


1t isn't the fact that you're dead
that counts.
But only how did You die?
Recently a committee Of the strik.
ing teamsters of Chicago called on
President Roosevelt at his palatia1
quarters in the finest hotel in that
city.
They had voted for him at the last
election, and his repeated reiteration
of "a square DEAL led them to believe
he would listen to their petition.
He read it in silence and then told
the Chicago roilers that he knew moth
ing of the merits of the case. The
Daily Tribune reported conversation
between Mayor Dune and the presi-
dent. Says the Tribune: The presi-
dent was interested In the matter.
and showed that he had kept in
touch with the situation
Did the president lie to the work.
ingmen1
After criticising the wording of the
petition he coolly turned on his heel,
retired to his room, bnilt by these
workingmen, dressed in clothes made
by these workinemen, entered car
rage built by these workingmen, and
was driven to the banquet of employ
ers by a worKin9man, yet he had nc
word of encouragement for them-nc
intimation that they would be given q
square deal -
At the banquet were assembled thu
employing interest of Cbicago-thert
also was Judge Kohlsaat, the judge
before whom the strikers are being
tried, and who issues injunctiont
against them.
On one side was Mayor Dune and
the chief of police-on tho other was
Governor Deneen.
Roosevelt went to meet the capital
ists-the workers called on the presi
dent
There were no flowers and no music
at the first meeting-there were boil
at the banquet.
Roosevelt discussed the strike at tn
banquet. He seemed to know al
about the merits of the situation.
Says the Tribune: His first wor'
on the subject, the STRIFE. uppermos
in the thoughts of all present, brough
the great gathering to its feet wit
cheers and with napkins waving.
was tacit recognition of the unflinch
> ing Roosevelt way of tackling
hard. Then. with CROWN
sternness of manner he reminded th
state and city Officials around hi,
that If the menace of the mob''-tt
!. people il always a mob ''should b.
come more alarming there Is the r
course of state authority, which lii
behind the city, and finally the Al
thor1ty of the nation behind Il
I state.''
Z AT this intimation, continu
p C00 41AUu00 WoA1 "AV V00 pA00o0
= "that troops are ready at the call
a the authorities should the situate
d get bevond their control, the CUES
10 sprang to their feet once nor
i. mounting chairs and shouted thel
y selves hoarse.'
d Why this hilarlty? Did these ca
y tains Of industry che or the preside
a of the United States, the commando
\. in-chief Of the American army,
7. cause he proposed to give the work.
'. class a square deale Well. hardl
II He told the employers that the ri
and poor alike would have to oh
the law-and the rich laughed a
- howled in delight.
as They knew the president as til
r.. knew Cleveland.
ay They knew the poor would be co
ce PEELED to obey the law because tn
n, were troops at the beck and call
ed the employing class.
w. They remembered Chicago in 189
Of and thev remembered that Clevels
nd sent the troops-and they remembe
ne that Roceevelt wrote MAGAZINE
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