The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-11
President VIII Do Exact Justice
Under The Law 10 Every
Man.
SUPPORTS MAYOR DuNNE
Labor leaders Given 10 Understand
Tha. u Mob Violence 10 Rssorssd to
and Appeal for Troops Made Prssl'
dsnt Roosevelt VIII Send Them

Chicago. May TO- A committee OF
iahorlnK men. appointed to call upon
President Roosevelt and lodge with
him protest against the employment
OF federal troops during the present
tcamK,crR strike. were granted an
audience late this afternoon. The
committee consisted OF Cornelius p,
Shea. president of the International
brotherhood OF Transfers; Charles
Dodd, president OF the Chicago Fed
Grafton OF Labor, r. p, Quinn. member
OF the Canvasacrs Union and 7. Rick
.ert, president Of the Garment Workers
International Union.
Outside Of the members OF the COM
mittee ana President Roosevelt and
Secretary Loeb. no one was present
during the conference. The account
OF what occurred in the room was
given out by Secretary Loeb. After
presenting the protest 10 the presi.
dent. Shea acted an spokesman, and
said: "T
We have come 10 present 70 you
statement setting forth our position
In this controversy between the En-
ployers' Association and the teamsters
association. We have understood that
they have asked your aid for bring
ing the troops Into Chicago We want
20 present our petition to you. It
will take about ten minutes TO read
H. Perhaps we had better leave Il
with you.
The president read the petition and
said:
have read the petition YOU have
presented TO be. the conclusion Ia that
you request a hearing before any &C.
tion be taken by the federal authori.
ties relating TO the Chicago situation.
Az yet no suggestion OF any kind naa
come to me from any source that ]
should take any action. OF the merits
OF the case I am wholly ignorant !
have no knowledge OF what the sltua-
ton is or OF what steps would be prop,
ar 20 be taken to end II, I feel, how.
ever. in View Of one statement, or SER
les OF statements, In your letter. /
ought 10 say this regret that you
should in the letter have spoken at all
OF the ues OF federal troops, as you
have there spoken. No request has
been made me for action by the federal
government. but at the same time, Mr..
shea, az you have In this communi-
cation TO me brought up that fact, !
want to say one thing with all empha-
sis in my power: In upholding law
and order, in doing what he Is able to
do 70 suppress mob VIOLENCE In any
shape or way, Mayor Dunno OF CHI
cago, has my hearty support. am
glad TO be able to say this TO YOU,
gentlemen. before say II 70 anybody
else, Now let me repeat that 4 know
nothing Of the facts Of the situation
] know nothing OF the rights or wrongs
OF the points at issue. What have te
say is based purely upon what re-
gard as the unfortunate phraslng OF
the letter presented TO the president
of the United States, have not been
called upon to interfere In any way,
but you must not misunderstand my
attitude.
In every effort OF Mayor Dunno to
prevent violence by mob or individu-
ais, to see that laws are obeyed and
order preserved he has the hearty
support of the president Of the United
states and in my Judgment he should
have that OF every good citizen OF the
United States. Now, gentlemen, II has
been great pleasure to see you, and