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

The committee. consisting Of dele
gates Brown, Abrahams and Henry,
appointed by the New York Central
Federated Union to call upon Pres,-
dent Roosevelt in relation to the lat
ter's attitude toward Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone, instead OF leav-
ing Tor Washington, as expected, de-
cided to abandon their mission.
Secretary Bohm, of the C. r. D.,
telegraphed to the presltent, from
New York inquiring as to conven-
lent time at which he would receive
the committee. Private secretary
Leob explained that the president did
not desire to see the committee per-
sohally, but suggested that the G. F..
y. sent to him In writing anything
they wished to communicate on the
Moyer-Haywood matter.
In this telegram Secretary Bohm
stated that some time ago he had
written letter to the president, in
which the sentiments and desires of
the G. f. 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 .. f. u, who knew
OF the telegrams that passed between
Secretaries Balm and Leob, that the
president expects his letter to the
Chicago federation, to be accepted
as reply to the queries and Critl-
cisms of the G. r. 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 Of 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
the arrest and trial If the constituted
authorities had shown a proper re-
spect for the legal rights Of the ac-
cused at the time Of their arrest.
The belief Of the working men of
the country Is that President Rose
welt 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 they, as citizens. were entitled.
SiXtS thousand members Of or
ganized labor in New York City will
paradefon May 4, as a public rebuke
to President Roosevelt for his sec
ond attack on Meyer and Haywood
Hre9Gentral Federated Union has
accepted the invitation Of the Moyer
2aild Haywood protest conference com
mitteeflto parade and 1t will take
partEin}the great demonstration.
Labce meetings were held through
-oatSt',fS city and ut all OF them the
action OF President Roosevelt was de-
nounced and the decision taken to
parade lon May in honor Of Meyer
and Haywood, and as rebuke to
Roosevelt. Every organization that
mot. instructed It's delegates to the
G. II. w., 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. Pittsbwg,
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 day In May when work
will be suspended and demonstra-
ton held throughout the country, as
a protest against the position Of the
president. In Chicago call was
issued for public meeting Of pro-
test to be held May 10 in Grant
Park.