The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
LABOR UNIONS
Are Hot After President Roose-
welt For What lie Said
Meyer, Haywood and Petit.
bone, Miners Who Are Charged
With Murder Out I'm Idaho.

The committee. consisting of dele
gates brown, Abrahams and Henry,
appointed by the New York Central
Federated Union to call upon PresI-
dent RooGeyelt in relation to the lat
ter's attitude toward Meyer, Hay
wood and %Pettibone, instead OF leay-
ing ior Washington. as expected. de-
clded to abandon their mission.
Secretary Bohm, Of the C.. F. D..
eelegraphed to the president, from
New York inquiring as to a conven
ient time at which he would receive
INC committee. Private secretary
Leob explained that the president did
lol ueslre 10 see the committee per-
S0hally, put suggested that the G. f.
~ sent TO him in writing anything
they wished to communicate on the
Moyer-Haywood matter.
In this telegram Secretary BONN
stated that some time z he had
written a letter to the president, in
wh1ch the sentiments and desires of
the O.. IF. u. had been expressed and
that no answer had been received.
NO reply has been received to this
last telegram sent by Secretary Bohm
Members of the G. f.. u, who knew
Of the kilograms that passed between
Secretaries Balm and Leob, that the
president expects his letter to the
Chicago federation. to be accepted
as a reply to the queries and criti-
cisms of the c. +. u, also.
In commenting upon the presidents
published letter, prominent New York
labor men said Thursday that he had
overlooked the main point in the pro-
test or organized labor. There would
not have been the great agitation by
organized labor on the Moyer-Hay-
wood case, If it had not been for the
lawless manner of the arrest and de-
portation Of the accused men. Labor
would have naised no protest against
lhe arrest and trial If the constituted
authorlties had shown n proper re-
spect Or the legal rights of the &C
cused at the time Of their arrest.
h belief Of the working men of
the country is that President Rose
volt and those in whom he confided
shut their eyes to the known facts
and not only sanctioned the kidnap-
Ing OF Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone, but refused them the redress to
which 6hey, IA citizens. we're entitled.
Sixty thousand members Of or
ganized labor in New York City will
paradeRon May 4, as a public rebuke
TO President Roosevelt for his sec
'9nd attack on Meyer and Haywood.
The 9Central Federated Union has
accepted the invitation Of the Meyer
'aad> HAYWOOD protest conference COM
mittee, Ito parade and 1t will take
part sinithe great demonstration.
Labor meetings were held through
out hu,Ae;ty and at all Of them the
action OF President Roosevelt was de-
nounced and the decision taken to
parade lon May 4 in honor of Meyer
and Haywood, and as a rebuke to
Roosevelt. Every organization that
met, instructed It's delegates to the
G. II. u, to present their views at the
regular meeting Of the union next
Sunday.
In nearly all the big cities of the
country similar labor meetings were
held, and the action Of President
Roosevelt denounced. Labor lead
ers In Boston. Chicago. Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee
were outspoken In their criticism Of
the president. A dispatch from Mil
waukee states that the labor leaders
there have launched a plan for set
ting aside a day in May when work
Will be suspended and a demonstra-
ton held throughout the country, as
a protest against the position OF the
president. In Chicago a call was
issued for a public meeting OF pro-
test to be held May 10 In Grant
Park.