The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-11

President informs cenmittse That
i.xw erd Order Must Be Upheld.

tnlcH 20 may H. Inc E0sHIHttIE2 OF
labor nnn appointed 10 call upon
President Roosevelt and lodge with
him d protest against the employment
OF Federal troops during the present
Transfers strike was granted an au-
dience late Wednesday afternoon. The
committee consisted OF Cornelius r.
Shea, president of the international
Transfers: Charles Dold, president Of
the Chicago Federation Of Labor; jos
eph O'Neil. vice president Of the Chi
cago Federation OF Labor, r. r. quinn.
a member Of the Canvassers union
and r Rickert. president of the Gar
ment Workers international union
Outside OF the members of the COM
mittee. President Roosevelt and Seere-
tary Loeb no one was present during
the conference. The following state-
ment Of what passed In the room was
given out by Secretary Loeb.
After presenting the protest to the
president, Mr.. Shea, acting as spokes-
man. said I'VE are here as a COM
mittee TO present 10 you a statement
stating our position In this controversy
between the Employers association
and the Transfers association, We
have understood that they have asked
your aid for bringing troops into Chi
cago. We want to present our position
to YOU
The president at once read the petit
ton and said.
4 have read the petition you have
presented To me. the conclusion OF
which. request for a hearing before
airy action being taken by the Federal
president relating TO the Chicago strike
situation As yet no suggestion of
any kind has come TO me from any
source that I should take action. OF
the merits of the easel am wholly ig-
norant I have no knowledge of what
the situation IL or of what steps
should properly be taken TO end II /
feel, however. that In view OF one
statement or series OF statements in
you letter. / ought to say this. re
greet that you should in the letter have
spoken al all of the use OF Federal
arms as you have there spoken No
request has been made Of me for ac-
ton by the FEDERAL government but at
the same time, MIR. Shea. AS you have
In this communication to me brought
up that fact. | want TO say one thing
with all the emphasis In my power In
UNFOLDING law and order. and ia doing
what he is able to do to suppress mon
violence In any way. the mayor of
Chicago, Mayor Dunno. has my hearty
support am glad to say this TO you.
gentlemen, before say II to any other
body Now let me repeat that | know
none of the facts nf the situation.
knew none 81 the rights or wrongs of
the points at issue What I have to
says r. ba=ed purely on what | re-
gard as the unfortunate phrasing of
letter presented 10 the president OF
ths United States / have not been
called upon to interfere in any way.
bur YOU must not misunderstood my
attttude, In every effort OF Mayor
Dunno To prevent violence by rnobs or
individuals, to see that the laws are
obeyed and that ORDER is preserved. he
has the hearty support OF the pres
idenf Of the United States, and in my
todsraes1' he shonld have that of every
good citizen ~ the United States.
Nov. gentlemen. It has been a great
plesssare to see you. and / am glad TO
have had the chance to say this TO
you
Mr. Quinn. who knew the president
In his youth, said Mr.. President
what prompted US TO come 70 you with
this statement tsat for the past two
or thr~e weeks there has been a con-
| tinaal howl for the Federal army. I
! have KNOWN you hong enough 10 know
| that YOU would not respond to a one
| sided demand; that YOU viii not re-
spond until you have hopoughly IN
pestigated the case
The president replied: MI Quinn
! as yet the mayor of Chicago has not
| made any APPEAL To the governor, and
| therefore Of course the governor has
made Zone 20 me. and as yet nothing
| In the situation has demanded action
| by me"
The chief executive said he believed
| IN unions. and was an honorary MEM
her OF one but both unions and corpo-
rations must obey the law "As vet
no action has been called for by me
and most certainly II action is called
! for by RE | shall try 10 30 exact Justice
/ under the law 10 every man. - far As
! have power. But the first essential
In the preservation Of saw and order
| the suppression OF violence by mobs
or individuals" This closed The inter
view, and the committee withdrew
II WAS generally understood by both
sides ic the strike that there would
| be no disturbances while President
| Roosevelt was in the city. Notwfth-
standing this passive agreement there
WIRE several outbreaks. one OF then,
I taking place IN Michigan avenue a
short time after the president passed
along In which 4 number Of men were
| cut and shot
GUEST OF IRIOuOIs