The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
UNCLE SAM STEPSIN
Will Not Permit Trains to Be
Stalled by Striking Mobs.
Reckless Violation of Law Will Be Sup
pressed by the Troops of the Nation.
Strike Situation Briefly Summed Up.

WASHINGTON, July 8. - The United
States government has reached the point
of action. 1t will see that the business of
the country is not paralyzed by violence
Snd interference with trains by mobs.
This action will be taken under au-
thority of the court order granted in Chi
cago yesterday. which order was the re-
suit of conference between the president,
Attorney General Olney, General Scho-
field and others charged with the main
tenance of the government under the con-
stitution.
T re injunction which was issued by
Il Q ederal court at Chicago yesterday
az INST the strikers was granted on a
bill prepared under the direction of At
torney General Olney. The government
alleges violations of the antitrust act of
July 2, 1890, the interstate commerce act,
and also the laws against obstructing or
attempting to obstruct the United States
m ails.
That the interstate commerce act, as
well as that against interfering with the
United States mails, is also violated, the
attorney general has no doubt. In speak
ing of the matter he said that the gov
ernment was now in a position to act,
and the whole strength of the government
would be used to prevent any interference
with railroads doing an interstate busi-
ness
1t did not matter whether the trains
carried freight or passengers the railroads
were guaranteed by the laws of the
United States from any interference by
violence Oh the part of strikers or others,
and they would be protected if the entire
army of the United States could afford
protection.
The government officials realize that a
decisive battle between law and order
and lawlessness is now on, and as to the
result there seems to " only one opinion,
and that is that the laws of the land will
be enforced at whatever cost They be-
lieve that the time for temporizing has !
passed, and that If resistance il made the
strong arm of the government must and
will crush it, and that speedily.
Prepared For Emergency.
When the news that Judge Woods had
issued his omnibus injunction at Chicago
against further interference with the
railroads by the strikers reached the W ar
department it found the department
fully prepared to meet the emergency.
Major General Schofield had been kept
fully advised of the phases of the strike
and the contemplated legal proceedings,
and has been in communication with
General Miles,
When he heard of the granting of the
injunction, and was asked what he in
tended to do. he said very quietly, but
very determ .nedly aId slowly: 1--WE
have made all necessary preparation and
will now carry out the orders of the
United States courts with decision, with
vigor and with promptitude,"
The tone of the commanding general of
the army, even more than his words, car
ried with it the conviction that misfor-
tune awaits any man or any number of
men who now attempts to stand in the
way of the enforcement of the laws of
the land, for upon them will be laid with
full force the entire weight of the mill
tary of the United States government