The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-03
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CLEVELAND ACTS
Will Not Permit Trains to Be
Stalled by Striking Mobs.
Reckless Violations OF Law Will Be
Suppressed by National Troops.

WASHINGTON, July q - The United
Btates government has reached the point
of action It will see that the business Of
the country is not paralyxed BY violence
and interferencs with trains BY mobA
: This action will be taken under au-
thorIty of the court order granted in Chi
cago yesterday. which order was the re-
suit of a conference between the president,
Attorney General 0lnsy, General Scho-
field and others charged with the main
tenance of the government under the con-
stitution.
The injunction which was issued by
the federal court az Chicago yesterday
against the strikers was granted on q
bill prepared under the direction OF At
torney General Olney. The government
alleges violations Of the ANTITRUST act Of
July 2, 1880. the interstate commerce act.
and also the laws against obstructing or
attempting to obstruct the Unf States
mails.
That the interstate commerce. act, as
we'll an that against interfering with the
United States mails, is also violated. the
attorney general has no doubt. In speak
ing % ths matter he said that the gov
ernment was aew In q position to act.
and the whole strength Of the government
would be used to prevent any interference
with railroads doing an interstate busi-
mess.
II did not matter whether the trains
carried freight or passen z srs, the railroads
were guaranteed by the laws of the
United States from any interference by
violence on the part Of strikers or Others,
and they would be protected VI the entire
army of the United States could afford
protection.
The gsvevnment officials realize that a
decisive battle between law and order
and lswlessness In now On, and rs to the
result there seems to be 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 II resistance is made the
strong arm Of the government must and
will crush it, and that speedily.
When the news that Judge Woods had
ISSUED his omnibus injunction Mt Chicago
against .furtser interference with the
railroads the strikers reached the w ar
department it found the department
fully prepared to meet the emergency.
Major General Schoheld 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. hs said very quietly, but
very determinedly and slowly: 1--WE
have made all necessary preparation and
will now carry cut the orders Of the
United States courts with decision, with
vigor and with promptitude."
The tone of the commanding general of
the .lrmy, 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
Major General Nelson A. Miles, oom-
mander of the department Of the Mis-
souri,, with headquarters at Chicago, was
in this city last night, and his arrival re-
suited in an extended conference at the