The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-09-17
PRESIDENT. HEARS
labor GRIEVANCES
Leaders Declare Nationwide Strike
Almost Certain
PRESIDENT SAYS TO WAIT
Police Report Group Seeking Admls-
sion to Arena Crying I'VE
Want Wilson"

GRAFTON Of Labor here today laid be-
fore President Wilson labor grievances
Of the Pacific Northwest and pictured
to him existing labor. unrest whlch
they said would make difficult, II not
impossible, the prevention of nation
wide strike October 8, in sympathy for
Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to life
imprisonment for San Francisco bomb
outrages in 1916.
Specifically, the delegation asked
for. an a, ntmetn to see the Presi-
dent to p1a " the cases OF "poltlca!
prisoners, notably those Of Hulet M.
Wells, Sam Sadler and Morris and Joe
Pass, the, latter two being brothers all
serving terms Of two years for sedl-
tiops conspiracy. .v...-
The delegation was. composed OF l..
w. Buck, acting president of the
State, Federation; c. r. Collrell, sec
retary of the Triple Alliance compos-
cd of railway men, labor and farmers
and James A. Duncan, secretary Of
the Central Labor Council of Seattle.
} Mr.. Duncan, according to officials Of
the United States district attorneys
otfice, was one of the leaders in gen
eral strike here last February which
/ former Mayor Ole Hanson character
lied as a revolution"
Wait on. Conferences
=, - For more than an hour the President
discussed the labor situation with the
/, delegation and suggested to them that
organized labor should bury it's diff
Yerences with capital and do, its ut
most to prevent strikes until after the
labor conference which he has called
to, meet in Washington October 6.
Mr.. Buck, who acted as spokesman
in pleading the cases Of the political
prisoners" charged the government.
was prosecuting these while it failed
TO prosecute profiteers. The President
told the delegation it was all right for
them to have grievances but hat he
wanted to know what remedy they had
to suggest.
President Wilson would not make
statement concerning the conference,
Secretary "umulty said when the dele
cation left the Presidents hotel. The
secretary epiSomized, however, what
went on.
Members Of the delegation likewise
declined to talk. Mr.. Buck said they
wanted to'Rive the President AN OPP
portunity to disclose what took place,
but that if he did not do so the labor
men would issue statement.
.. Called for Admission.
Local police today said that group
Of men last night stood outside the
Arena while the President was speak
ing inside, pounded on the doors and
cried: 1--WE want justice" along with
the cries Of 1--WE want in" and "we
want Wilson,"
During president Wilson's visit to
Seattle local radicals walked the
streets wearing badges reading ere
lease political prisoners"
President and Mrs Wilson today at
tended services at First Presbyterian
church, OF which an old Princeton
classmate of the President, DR.. M. A.
Matthews, is pastor. The President
was cheered for full minute by the
congregation when he entered the
church.
Admiral Rodman, staff officers and
ship commanders Of the Pacific. feet
called on the President this afternoon
to pay their respects. The President
complimented them on the precision
with which the review went off YES
terday.
President Rests.
The greater part Of the day the
President spent quietly at the hotel,
where he slept last night after con-
Guiding perhaps the most strenuous
week Of his entire speaking trip. He
was somewhat fatieued by the ten.
day journey across the continent but
his physician Dr.. Cary Grayson ST id
Mr.. Wilson was in excellent hcaltb
considering the many addresses mad.
since he left Washington.
Although he has Travelled only liz
tie more thane4 1000 miles of his TO-
600 mile itinerary and had been on
the road only about one-third Of the
total time to be consumed by the trip
the President has made eighteen of
the President has made eighteen of