A Battle For Union Labor

President Debs, wheu seeu by au Associated Press reporter, said: "The aetion of the allied trades of tliis city will, I aui coafident, be followed iu other cities. This U now a battle for the preservation of the u ikin principies, and labor will rise en inasse and help itself. We are stronger thin ever, and nothing can break our foices but usurpation and tyranny. The United States authorities are bringing tnemselves into contempt by wanton violation of the law and constitution. The eomnion people are beginning to understand this. The principie of slavery is wtiat capital is now insisting upon. We are not responsible for the lawless element and the loss of property. Not even iliscipliued armies were ever able to prevent this element frorn rising. We ask the public to be patiënt while labor stands with its back at the door that leads to serfdom and says to the oppressors, 'Thus far and no farther.'" Intense excitement was caused in the tock yards district by the mayor's announcement that no labor meetings will be permitted until mattere have quieted down. An immense meeting wasarranged for last night, and when the crowd gathered and read the mayor's proclamation oq the door oL the huil there were angry murmurs of defiance, but the crowd liually dispersed. The ouly overt act reported last night was the setting of a small fire which destroyed a couple of box cars. The Ninth infantry, U. S. A., Colonel Bartlett commauding, arrived in special train from Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., yesterday afternoon. The soldiers marched to the military camp already established on the lake front. The euriosity which caused the crowd to presg around the soldiers was the means of having thé camp put under avms and the jeers of a number of drunken men nearly caused trouble. Troop K, Seventh cavalry, was finally directert tp raake a slow charle through the crowtl and the spectators were driven acr. the strtet. Other than the dinoul -r mentioned above Chicago was quiet ytsterday and last night. The railnays were busy repairing damages and there whs but little turbulence. At Hammond the state troops had nolliing to do as the disorder had ceased. The prospect of tens of thousands of idle men preseuted by the threatened walkout oí al; the tradrs is not a reassuring one, however. Resolutions vrere adopted by tbe bodies that met yesterday urgingtheir niembers to be orderly, stay away from saloons and particularly from the railway tracks. About I o'clock this morning a mob of Poles and Italians appeared ou the Grand Truuk tracks at Ashland avenue ani tore up about a hundred feet of tracks. Assistance was sent for and a company of the Second r giment of state troops was ordered to the sceue and soou dispersed the crowd. The packers are making preparatioii8 to send out fifty cars of meau A heavy detail of troops will accompany the train to the city liniits and uo trouble is expected.