The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-09
The CHIEF
EXPLAINS
POSITION
Trades Council InCenSed
Because Chief Sent Men
to Oklahoma City.

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* have no interest whatever in the
quarrel between the street railway
company and IFS men at Oklahoma
City said Julius Doss, chief Of police.
this morning. "but in all such cases
my sympathies are with the working
men as long as they are just and
lair."
"As to my action in taking men to
Oklahoma City at the call Of the sher.
iff | have no apology to offer. / do
not feel that | did wrong and believe
when the workingmen and other cih.
zens Of Chickasha understand my po-
sition they will agree that / did right.
The facts are these: l received call
from Mr. Shartell. manager of the
street railway company, who said the
sheriff requested me to send over ten
men TO preserve order and guard the
comTanys property, | knew men who
wanted work aad / thought / was do.
ing them favor in getting jobs for
them. / took the men and we had a
talk with the sheriff, he assuring me
that the men were to be used as de-
putty sheriffs iii protecting the street
car company's property and prevent.
ing any possible trouble. and that was
al there was to II. certainIy hava
no fight to make against the unions
for being a member OF the farmers un-
ion, my sympathies are with organized
labor. have no desire to make d.
fight against any one. but / simply did
what | considered to be my duty in
responding to the call Of the sheriff Of
Oklahoma county Under the circum.
stances, I see no reason why should
heed the cull for my resignation and
I shall therefore pay no attention to
it"
The above reply was made this
morning by Chief Doss when inter-
viewed concerning resolutions passed
by the Trades Council last night, de.
manding his resignation. 1t is said
that 1873 men signed the resolution and
the following committee was appoint.
ed to circulate petition asking for
the resignation Of the chief James
Williamson. n A. Baird, Joe Belcher,
Logan Hanks, J. S. Tatman, r. +. Pal.
mer, " T. Cornelius. win Miller. Bert
List and w O. West.
The resolutions. adopted were as
follows:
Labor Resolutions.
Whereas, The constitution Of the
state Of Oklahoma guarantees to its
citizens the right to organize them.
selves into societies for their mutual
benefit, and
Whereas. The laws of this COM
monwealth make it criminal OF.
tense to discriminate against work
er because Of his being a member Of a
labor union,
/ Whereas. The employees Of the Ok
Ilahoma City Street Railway Co. al
llege that the above company is pre-
venting them from organizing them
selves into union for their mutual
benefit and has discharged every one
OF its employees who dared to exer-
else his legal and constitutional right
by Joining a union Of his craft. there
lfore be it
Resolved. That organized labor of
lchickasha place itself on record as
being heartily in sympathy with the
lstreet railway employees Of Oklahoma
City and freely pledge them our NOR.
al support in their efforts to maintain
their legal and constitutional rights.
and be it further
Resolved. That we condemn the al
legged action Of the Oklahoma Street
Railway Co. as un-American. uncon.
stltutional, unlawful and unfair, and
be it further
Resolved. That any person who aids
or abets the Oklahoma city street
Railway Co. in these unlawful and In.
fair measures against its employees il
equally guilty and should be branded
as a bcuayer o. the liberties Of the
people and deemed unfit 70 flll any DO.