The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11

fore, of course. the governor has made
none to me; and as yet nothing in the
situation has demanded action by me-"
President Shea, of the Transfers IN
! ion, then said:
Let me explain that. The governor
has been requested by the committee Of
/ the employers to demand federal troops,
| the statement has been made in the
/ papers. I Immediately telegraphed
| Governor Deneen that we would allow
! him to appoint q commission.
Regardless of that I want to make
our position known to you in regard to
mob violence. Eery time a mob con-
| gregates, every act Of violence perform
ed by either union man or a sympa-
thizer, it reacts to our detriment- I be-
lieve that we are skilled wOrkmen
enough in our particular craft to DEM
I OnStrate to our business men of Chi
cagO that it is to their interests to en-
ploy US. There is nothing at stake but
the unemployment of citizens of Chi
cagO who have been forced out of their
positions. Violence meets with the con-
and national, of our organization. 1t
does not meet with the sympathizers of
our organization. I simply want to say
that we want to be fair, to preserve
the business interests Of Chicago, re-
alizing that the prosperity Of our en-
plOyers is our prosperity.
Believes in Unions
The president replied to this, say
ing:
Mr.. Shea, I can only repeat what I
have said. I am a believer in unions.
am an honorary member of one
union. But the union must obey the
law just as the corporation must obey
/ the law, just as every man, rich or
poor must obey the law.
AS yet no action has been called
for by me, and most certainly if action
IS called for by me I shall try to do
exact justice under the law to every
man, so far as I have power. But the
hrst essential is the preservation of
law and order, the suppression of vio-
lence by mObs or Individuals
This closed the interview and the
committee withdrew.
1t was generally understood by both
sides to the strike that there would
be no disturbances while President
Roosevelt was in the city. Notwith-
standing this passive agreement there
[ were several outbreaks, one of them
4 taking place on Michigan avenue a
short time after President Roosevelt
had passed along. and in which a
number of men were cut and shot.
The injured were:
Joseph Stewart, colored. shot in the
right leg.
John HighIow, colored stabbed in
/ the face, hands and head cut.
]
right cheek.
The fight commenced when five
union teamsters recognized Stewart as
a nOnuniOn driver. They rushed at
him and he started on a run for the
nonunion headquarters. He tripped
and fell just as he entered the door,
and called for help. A score of his
comrades answered and a pitched
/ battle followed at once. One of the
five union men drew a revolver and
Ill
other two colored men were hurt in
the scrimmage. The teamsters were
beaten by the cOlored men and com
PEELED to fly.
There were numerous other in
I stances OF stone throwing, but, COM
! pared to what has existed in the
streets for a week past the situation
was mild indeed.
The employers sent out more wag-
ons with fewer guards than at any
previous time since the strike began
The association is steadily increasing
the force of nonuniOn men, and, it is
said, had fully 1000 men ready to
take charge of the wagons. Adver-
tisements have been inserted in the
cut of town newspapers for workmen
This call for help has met with quick
responses from the country districts.
Last night thirty-five of these farmer
boys arrived in the city from Wiscon-
sin and an additional $50 will reach
Chicago today.
The Protest to Roosevelt.
The protest submitted to the presi-
dent is signed by G. P. Shea, president
of the International Brotherhood of
Transfers; Charles bold, president of
the Chicago Federation of Labor, and
by other labor leaders. Charging
that the employers have repeatedly
spurned the request of the IL Dor lead
ers for arbitration, the protest de-
clares the employers openly boosted
that federal troops would back up the
employers side of the controversy
Peace" says the protest of the labor
leaders. rests not upon the militia or
the army, but upon the patience and
, lOng-sufering of the toiling masses
, Can n 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 an arbitrator even
should that decision fail to be all that
, might be hoped for, the appeal to the
{ president closes with the request thai
he consider all the facts in the case
before he permits any abuse of fed
; eral power in complying with a Request
- for troops.
j A speech made by General Der
Butler so years ago, during which he
spoke as follows, is quoted approx.
s ingly:
e Il know the power of these corpora.
= tons; I know many of the men wht