Sustained The President

A largely attended meeting of the Ann Arbor Business Men's association was held, Saturday morning, at which, following a preamble, setting forth the interference with and destruction of property, and the loss of vast sums in perishable freight, resolutions were adopted as follows: "Resolved: i. That we urge the railroad companies to carry out their agreements made with others, even as we should expect them to carry out contracts with ourselves. As good citizens we are willing to bear our portion of the inconvenience and loss that may arise because of following such a course. "2. We extend our hearty thanks to the president of the United States and to the governor of Michigan for the steps taken to protect property and to insure the right of every man to labor where he may see fit. We urge the continuance of the measures begun and that they be carried te any extent found necessary. "3. We appeal to the law-making power regardless of party to take up the questions involved and to formúlate such legislation regarding them as will make it impossible for any irresponsible body of men to cause hardship and suffering to thousands of people in no way concerned or connected with disputes which may arise. We believe it is time to decide if this is to remain ' the land of the free ' or to become the most absolute despotism the world has known."