The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-07-21
TROOPS CALLED FOR IN THREE
STATES.

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There IS an unusual amount of
lawlessness of an extraordinary
character in different parts of the
country. Yesterday the National
Guard of Pennsylvania arrived at
Homestead, where between 5000
and 1900 workmen had taken pos
session of the mills of the Carnegie
Steel Association and had refused
to permit the association to run its
mills, except upon terms which they
dictated. Only few days prior to
the arrival of the troops they had
refused to permit 800 of Pinkerton's
men, whom the association had en-
ployed as Waterman for their mills,
to enter the mills and discharge the
duty for which they had been en-
gagged. 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 to them,
are engaged in driving out of the
mines non-union men. They have
already killed one or more men, de-
stroyed a great deal of property and
committed other iawless acts. The
local and state authorities being un-
able to restore peace and protect the
citizens 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 protecting prisoner
confined in Jail. Lawlessness of a
violent character being apprehended
by authorities, a company of the
militia was called out. Atan early
hour yesterday morning the blacks
approached the Jail, opened fire upon
the military company and killed one
OF It's members. There is great ex-
element in Paducah and only by
GOODNESS and the exercise of good
judgment on the part of the local
authorities has further oloodshed
been prevented.
1t has only been few days since
troops We're called out at Jackson
vile, Fla, to hold in check a crowd
of armed blacks who threatening to
take from Jail black prisoner who,
they thought, was in danger Of be-
ing lynched.
These demands for tor troops com
ing so close together indicate a
widespread feeling of unrest and
dissatisfa ction. But it should not
be overlooked that this feeling, so
far as tits indicated by the foregoing
instances of lawwlessness, does not
grow out of any condition of affairs
of which there is general complaint.
The lawlessness in two of the in
stances resulted from differences
between employees and employers
relative to wages, and in the other
two from alleged apprehension OH
the part of blacks that men of their
color in custody were in danger of
being lynched.
In all of these instances there is
apparent lack of respect for the
law. The mill men in Pennsylvania
and the miners in Idaho failing to
get what they demanded by peacea-
bic means resorted to force, and the
blacks in Kentucky and Florida.
thinking they had a grievance, un>
dertook to overstep 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 cans
not disregard the law with impu-
nifty. 1t lawlessness of any sort is
countenanced there will soon be
condition of affairs that even troops
will find it difficult to deal with sue
cesstully. 1t is the interest of the
mill workers, the miners and the
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