Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-25
MoyeT-HaywoOd Defense Confer
enoe Delegates Declare Stigma
To be Badge of Honor"
AN ANTI-RoOSEvELT PARADE,
Labor Leaders in Chicago and New
York Are Planning to Hold
One in May

Chicago, April 25.---President Roose-
Volt's Phrase, undesirable citizens -
with which 1e branded Meyer and
Haywood in his letter to Honor J.
Joxon. was Voluntarily assumed last
night by IS delegate who attended
meeting OF The Mover Haywood de-
Tense conferences. The Stigma" was
declared TO be a badge Of honor
Incidentally plans were laid for
demonstration on the lake front ON
May 10, Chairman Barney BerIyn
announced that only undesirable citi-
EenS'' would be invited to participate.
The Chicago Federation Of Labor
is unwilling 10 shoulder the responsi-
billsy incurred by the Roosevelt reply
to JaNon, At a meeting OF the eSecu-
tive board yesterday it was determine
ed TO slide step the boomerang"
which descended on Jaxon
We haven't a word to say de-
clared secy. Nookels.
JaXon does not represent organized
labor, and therefore he will have 10
thce MS own troubles alone
Labor cannot be held to account
IN any way for JaXor's protest 10 the
The policy nj the federation. it Is
said, will be 10 await an answer from
the president to the resolutions adopt
60 by the central labor body last sun
day and which were forwarded to
Washington the following day. It is
though1 the president had not vet re-
celved 1hs resolutions when he wrote |
IN" letter to JaNon.
ANTI RoosEvELT PARADE.
New York, April o5.-Labor leaders
are discussing a plan to hold parade
here on Saturday, May 4. as a protest
against tho action of President Roose-
welt In reiterating his declaration that
Mover and Haywood, the miners
awaiting trlG IN Idaho on charge of
murder, are undesirable citizens" The
Meyer and Haywood protest committee
has taken the Initiative and has in
Vited the Central Federated union to
parade. The project together with
President RooseYelt's recent letter on
the subject, viii come up for action at
q meeting OF the union Sunday. A
number OF labor leaders I'm interviews
severely criticize the president for his
stand in the matter,
PRESIDENT STANDS PAT.
Washington, April 24.-The president
talked VITA two of his visitors about
his attitude toward labor organlza-
tons. These We're S. B. Earner, chief
conductor OF the Order of Railway
Conductors, and r, H. Graham, an at
-orney representing the West Virginia
conduct
The president conversed with them
about the Haywood and Meyer cases,
-aking the same position as in his let
-er made public yesterday. He told
hem of what he had done for the BEN
'ft of the railway organizations In his
advocacy and support of the railway
employers liability bill, and tho safety
appliance law. The two men, express
ng satisfaction with the position the I
resident had taken in the Meyer 6
Haywood controversy. (
FOR A GRAND PROTEST. !
Milwaukee. Wis. April PA move c
1ent, national In scope. 10 set aside a
1oye Haywood Pc ttlbona day early In
lay, on which day every union In the ]
ountry is TO protest against the ac-
lon of President Roosevelt In calling
foyer and Haywood uDdesira BILE ciii-
ens. has been launched In Milwaukee,.
he plan contempl0tes hat the presi- h
ent shall be taken 10 task also for his n
10 Honore Ianon of &
hicago. in which he reiterRtes his d
-iticlsm