The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
,roons Called For In rhree States.

Troops Called For in Three States.
There is an unusual amount Of law essness
| Of an extraordinary character in different
| parts Of the country. Yesterday the Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania arrived at
! Homestead, where between 1000 and 900
workmen had taken possession Of the mills
of the Carnegie Steel Association and had
refused TO permit the association 20 run its
mills, except upon terms which they
distated. Only few days prior to the
arrival Of the troops they had refused to
permit 800 of Pinkerton's men, whom the
association had employed as wstohmen for
their mills. to enter the mills and discharge
the duty for which they had been engaged.
In the fight which took place number on
each side were killed and many wounded.
Near Wallace, in Idaho, between 400 and
500 union men who had been employed as
miners, but who had quit work because the
wages offered were not acceptable t. them,
are engaged In driving out of the mines
non-union men. They have already killed
one or more men, destroyed great deal Of
property and com mitted other la Sless acts.
The local and state authorities being IN
able to restore peace and protect the citi-
zens who are engaged in lawful occupations
federal troops have gone to the scene Of the
trouble.
In Paducah, KY, night before last a
large number Of armed blacks went into
the town for the alleged purpose Of pro-
tecting prisoner confined in jail. Lawless-
ness Of violent character being appre-
hendsd by the authorities, a company Of the
militia was called out At an early
hour yesterday morning the blacks
approached the jail, opened fire upon
the military company and killed one
Of its members There is great excitement
in Psducah aud only by GOODNESS and the ex-
erciss Of good judgment on the part Of the
local authorities has further bloodshed been
prevented.
1t has only been few days since troops
were called out at Jacksonville, Fla, to hold
in check a crowd Of armed blacks who
were threatening to take from jail a
black prisoner who, they thought, was in
danger Of being lynched.
These demands for troops coming so close
together indicate widespread feeling of
unrest and dissatisfaction. But it should
not be overlooked that this feeling, so far
as ~ 10 AuOACoeSu ny INC AOIoSO4bB lnsbduCeS |
Of lawlessness. does not grow out of any
condition of affairs Of which there |
is general complaint. The lawlessness |
in two Of the instances resulted |
from differences between employees |
and employers relative to wages, and in the |
other two from alleged apprehension on the |
part of blacks that mon of their color in |
custody were in danger of being lynched.
In all Of these instances there is apparent |
a lack of respect for the law. The mill men |
il Pennsylvania and the miners in Idaho |
failing to get what they demanded by |
blacks in Kentucky and Florida, thinking |
they had grievance. undertook to over
step the bounds Of the law.
1t is apparent that while absolute justice |
must be accorded to all classes of people in /
all parts of the country there must be |
prompt and vigorous enforcement of the
law. Every citizen. black or white, must |
be made to understand that he cannot dis
regard the law with IMMUNITY. II lawlsss-
ness OF any sort is countenanced there will |
soon be a condition of affairs that even |
troops will find ii difficult to deal with sue |
cessfully. 1t is to the interest Of the mill /
workers, the miners and the blacks that the |
rights Of all as the law defines them, shall |
be respected. The welfare Of society and |
the prosperity OF the country depend upon |
respect for the law, and those who do not |
respect it should be made to do so.