The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-03-21
COXEY'S ARMY OF PEACE.
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE
At Washington and Other Points For It's
Reception.

The local agent Of the army Of the un.
employed" which is gathering for march
on Washington got introduced into the
house the two bills for whose passage the
army" is to petition congress whea It
reaches Washington. The first bill was for
the issue Of $500, 900 900 OF treasury notes to
be expended in road improvement and the
second was to provide for non interest-
bearing bond treasury notes which are TO
be issued to any tate, county or munich
pality upon Application TO tue amount Of
one. hall the assessed value OF public and
private property In such state or county.
The bills were introduced by Represent
ative Willis Sweat Of Idaho, who, seeing
tnat they were ''crank' documents, marked
them by request and presented them
without any thonght Of their connection
with the gathering Of uneml yed working
men. Later hi. stientiun was called to the
fact that A. u. Redstone, at whose request
The bills were introduced, was the local
agent Of the Coxey army, which is gather
ing at Massillon, o., aud the Frye army.
which is massibg at Los Angeles, Cal. Mr..
Sweat at once had the bills Withdrawn.
'Redstone. who is practically the origina-
tor OF the idle army movement,is ,is the editor
ofa small nationalist paper ut Washington,
"fbe Tocsin." In speaking OF the move
ment Redstone said: "Ibe preparations
for receiving the army are going forward
nicely. have spoken to Senator Stewart Of
Nevada about getting the use OF his tract of
land at Chevy chase for them 10 camp on
and he says he has no objection II the peo-
pie already living there have none. There
will also be an an escort to go out from
Washington To meet the travellers. IL will
be composed OF workingmen aud others
and we count on lO,COO.
MAssiLLoN. O.-The chiefs OF the Coxey
IL cad Ian.
three miles from here. In the
city pence prevails In spite OF the alleged
sioriJ EIDE into Massillon. The Oklahoma
country is still the solitary place of recruit
for the army Of lUD,tUJ. Mayor Reed
said that he anticipated no disturbance.
HOMESTEAD, PA.-1he Coxey army has
made all the preliminary arrangements to
20 into camp ior night at Whitehall, near
this place. II Is alleged that company Of
$50 men from Homestead and Munhall have
organized and will JON the Coxey crowd
at Whitehall. Members of the company
say that another battiiOn has been formed
at Braddock and still another at Wilmer
ding. The great majority OF the Home
stead and Munhall recruits are unemployed
meD.
CANTON. O.-The approach OF the date
when the army OF peace OF j. S. Coxey, OF
Massillon, will begin its march overland 10
Washington, is causing great uneasiness in
Stark county, especially among the farmer
community, The county is being overrun
with tramps who have been committing
deprcdations Of various characters. They
claim to be unemployed arriving here with
the honorable intention of joining Coxey's
great army ofunemployed, OF II is the gen
eral impression unless the municipal auth
oities interfere with the mobilization that
serious, IL not disastrous, results will fol-
l..... .s I...t
have Mayor Cassidy prevent the proposed
march through Canton.