The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-12

Chicago. Nav 10.-A strongly word
ed protest against the sending of fed
eral troops to Chicago was submitted
TO President Roosevelt this afternoon.
The protest is signed by G. P. Shea.
president of the international Broth
erhood of Transfers. Charles Dodd.
president of the Chicago Federation
of Labor. and by other labor leaders.
The employers have repeatedly spurn-
ed the request of the labor leaders for
arbitration. the protest declares and
boasted that federal troops would
back I'D the employers side OF the con-
troversy.
Peace" saws the protest OF the la
Dor leaders. rests not upon the militia
or the army. but upon the patience
and long suffering of the toiling mass.
Can few soldiers. scare The men who
make armies and who compose the
flower of American manhood" De-
claring that the workers will abide by
the decision Of arbitrator. even
should that decision fail TO be all that
might be hoped for the appeal to the
President closes with the request that
he consider all the facts in the case
before he permits any abuse of federal
power in complying with a request
Tor troops.
The committee presenting the pro-
test was received by the President In
person at the Auditorium Annex
The President told them that no
demand had been made upon him for
the use of troops in Chicago. He said
he regretted that the protest should
have sDoken OF the federal army as it
did. He declared that Mayor Dunno
hao his hearty support in suDpressing
mob violence and concluded:
II am a believer in unions: / ana
an honorary member Of one union.
But the union must obey the law. Just
as the corporation must obey the law.
lust as every man rich or Door. must
obey the law. AS vet no action has
been called for by me and most GER
tainly IL action Is called for by me
[ shall try to do exact justice under
the law to every man so far as have
power. But the first essential Is the
preservation Of law and order. the
| suppression of violence by mobs or in
dividuals."
| 1t was generally understood by both
sides To the strike that there would
be no disturbances. while. President
Roosevelt was in the city. Notwith-
staading this tacit agreement there
| were a Oh OUTBREAKS. one OF
| them taking place in Michigan avenue.
| short time after President Roosevelt
| has passed the spot. In this riot sew
| eral negroes were cut and shot.
The employers sent out more wag-
/ ons today. with fewer guards than
at any previous time since the strike
began. The employers association Is
steadily increasing the force of nom
union men and tonight ii was said
| fully 1000 men were ready to take
| charge of the wagons
| During the luncheon given by the
| Merchants Club this afternoon Presi-
| dent Roosevelt and Mayor Dunno talk
| ed Of the strike situation. Mayor
| Dunno told the President that the
most alarming stage Of the strike had
passed and that the police had con-
| troll of the situation
George 5. Pierce. a union teamster.
was shot and killed tonight by George
| r. WaldSrn. a deputy sheriff. who was
| guarding a Wells Fargo Express wag-
| on. Pierce was passing Clark and
| Seventeenth streets. when the express
| wagon. under guard Of several depu-
| ties among whom was Waldorf. came
| down Clark street. Waldorf was for
| merry a member of the teamsters
union and Pierce taur1ted him with
| his change in employment Angered
| nv the language Of Pierce Waldron
| drew a revolver and fired one shot.
| the bullet striking Pierce lust above
the heart Waldorf was arrested.