Arizona republican., 1905-05-11
No Time Yet to Talk of
 Federal Interference
IN TRANSFERS STRIKE
The President Received a Committee of Strikers but Confined Himself to a Declaration of His Intention to Support Law and Order.

labor men appointed to call upon Pres 1 ident Roosevelt and lodge with him a protest against the employment of fed eral troops during the present team sters' strike was granted an audience late this afternoon. The committee consisted of Cornelius P. Shea, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Teamsters; Chas Dold, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor; Jos. O'Neil, vice president of the Chicago Federation of Labor; T. P. Quinn, member of the canVassers' union, and T. Rickert, president of the garment workers un i ion. Outside of the members Of the committee, President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb, no one was present during the conference.
 The following account of what pass ed in the room was given out by Sec retary Loeb:
 MT. Shea. after presenting his pro- | test, acting as spokesman, said: We | are here as a committee to present to | you a statement stating our position 1 in this controversy between the em- ployers' association and the teamsters' association. We have understood hat | they had asked your aid for bringing 1 troops into Chicago. We want to pre- | sent our petition to you
 MT. Quinn said: It will take about | lell iAllIulES lO Iedu It, GIllctpS NN | had better leave it with you
 "The president said that he would | read it at once and after doing so he said: I have read the petition you have presented to me, the conclusion of which is a request for a hearing be- ! fore any action is to be taken by the federal authorities relating to the Chi ] cago situation. As yet no suggestion of any kind has come to me from any source that I should take any action Of the merits of the case am wholly | ignorant. I have no knowledge of | what the situation is or of what steps would properly be taken to end it.
 T feel, however, that. in view of one statement, or series of statements, | in your letter, I ought to say this ! regret that you should in your letter have. spoken at all of the use of the federal army as you have there spoken. No request has been made to me for action by the federal government, but at the same time, MT. Shea, as you- have in this communication to me brought up that fact, I want to say one thing with all the emphasis in my power.
 "'In upholding the law and order in doing what he IS able to do to sup press mob violence in any shape or way, the mayor of Chicago, Mayor Dunne has my hearty support. I am glad to be able to say this to you. gen tlemen, before I say it to any other body. Now, let me repeat that know nothing of the facts of the situation. know nothing Of rights or wrongs of the point at issue. What I have to say is based purely upon what I regard as an unfortunate phrasing of a letter presented to the president of the Unit ed States. 1 have not been called upon to interfere in any way, but you must not misunderstood my attitude.
 "Tn every effort of Mayor Dunne to prevent violence by mobs or indi- Viduals. to see that laws are obeyed and that order is preserved, he has the hearty support of the president of the United States, and in my judg- ment he should have that of every good citizen of the United States.
 Now. gentlemen, it has been a great pleasure to see you and 1 am glad to have this chance to say this to you
 ''Mr Quinn, who knew the president in his youth said: MT. President. what prompted us to come to you with this statement is that for the past two or three weeks there has been a contin- 'ual howl for the federal army. I have known you long enough to know that l you NOulu IlOL IcSB BOilu AO q Oile-SlNlCu demand; that you will not respond un- til you have thorougly investigated the case
 The president replied: ''Mr Quinn, as yet the mayor of Chicago has not yet made any appeal to the governor and therefore, 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 teamster's union then said: Let me explain that. The governor has been requested by a E committee of employers to demand federal troops; that statement has been made in the papers. I immediately telegraphed the governor that we would allow him to appoint a commits sion.
 Regardless of that, want to make our position known to you in regard to mob violence. Every time a mob con- gregates every act of violence perform ed by either a union man or a sym pathizer reacts to our detriment. I be- lieve that we are skilled wOrl1men en- ough in our particular craft to dem onstrate to the business men of Chi cago that it is to their interests to employ US. There is nothing at stake but the e-employnent of citizens of Chicago, who have been forced out of l their positions. Violence meets with the condemnation of officials, both local and national of our organization. It does not meet with the sympathies 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 em- ployers is our prosperity"
 The president replied to this, saying;
 "Mr. Shea, l can only repeat what I