St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-04
STRIKE AT NORWOOD
Sudden and Unexpected Ae-
ton Of the Hungarian
Strikers.
The Guard Tpebled and An
other Raid Not Thought
Possible.
Operator Fpick Says That no
More Of His Plants Will Be
Started.
Adjutant General Williams
Disposed to Defend Gov
epnop Pattison.

I1IISB CRG. Il DTll 0.-LdCo dispatches
tonight indicate a sudden and uneX-
pected movement of strikers toward
Norwood. The guard at that place has
been trebled, and its hardly considered
possible the strikers would consider
another raid in view of the fact that
troops are generally centered there.
Tonight Col. Hawkins hurriedly issued
orders at Mount Pleasant. gathered up
five of his companies and hastily left
for the place. He refused to
give his destination, which was
either threatened Norwood or
ScOttdale, where the funerals of
the rioters are to take place. The re-
gion is again in ferment over reports
of an anticipated Norwood raid. Ii.
c. Prick was intervie sed in Pittsburg
tonight, but had little to say. except
that no more of his plants had been
started under supervision of guards,
and that he was awaiting Developments.
Officers of the Mcclure Coke company
lay the entire blame on Vice President
Penna and Master Workman Wise, who,
they say, worked their men up by i'll
advised speeches. Adjutant General
William McClelland passed through the
city this morning nrOute from Chicago
to the scene of yesterdays riot. In an
interview he said:
Pattison's Position.
81 notice disposition on the part of
some people to censure Gov. Pattison
for refusing to call out the militia upon
the first request of Sheriff CiaWSOn a
few days ago. Now. they are doing the
governor an injustice, as he had no au-
tEority under the constitution to call
out the militia at that time. Section -
Of article l of the constitution of the
state OF Pennsylvania says that no
standing army shall, III time of peace,
be kept up without the consent of the
legislature. and the military shall, in all
cases and at all times, be in strict
subordination to the civil power. That
is to say, the governor has no right to
call upon the militia until the civil
power has been exhausted in its efforts
civil authorities were still in power.
and their desire to call the militia was
caused by apprehension that there would
be further trouble. 1t may be generally
conceded that bloodShPd might have
been averted had the militia been
called upon, but nevertheless, the
governor took the right course
in the matter according to the
power vested in his executive
position, and should be at once freed
from further censure on that score.
While the shooting is greatly to b de-
plored, had the militia been called out
the dead might have numbered more,
and the general feeling then would have
been as strong against the military au-
th0ritieS as it is now against the gov
moreland county. | do not believe
there will be any further trouble,
though, of course, l do not know just
how the situation stands in the
coke region. The militia will preserve
order, and now that SO many of the
strikers have been laid low, | think the
majority of them, with the exception,
perhaps, of few hotheads. will quietly
diSband and abandon all further hOStili-
ties. AS to whether or not the shouting
was justifiable, L have no opinion to
give, not being familiar enough with
the facts in the case"
UnprOVOAed Murder.
EX-Secretary WatchOrn. of the miners
union, was also on his way to the coke
regions. Speaking of the trouble, he
said;
From what ! can understand, the
shooting of the strikers was an un-
provoked murder. have received a
report this morning that three of the
deputy SheriffS under Capt. Loar them
selves broke down the fence and then
shot the men. 1t certainly is not rea-
sonable to suppose that 500 men armed
with guns and 500 with other weapons
would deliberately plan an attack ard
then be driven away by thirteen
men without shooting one of the lat
ter. The people in the coke re-
giOns are not such towards as that
The HungarlanS, or SlavS, in the coke
regions have always been grossly i'm
posed upon. They were induced to set
tie in the coke regions on miSrepre-
sensations, and constantly ground down.
Then, it they strike, the operators EN-
ploy some of the brighter men at big
salaries to 20 around among the others
and try to induce them 10 return to work
In this the Frick Coke company has
always been especially forward. The
result of this course is to divide the
HungarianS among themselves an to
cause eVer.lncreaSing bitterness. The
coke workers all hate Capt. Loar, for
there has not been strike in years in
which he has not induced the Sheriff of
estmoreland county to swear in his
company of guards as deputy sheriffs,
so that they can have an opportunity of
shooting some uungarians. Capt. Loar
has frequently made that statement.
fact"