Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-11
RIOTING MUST BE SUPPRESSED
The President Prepared to Send
Thirty Thousand Soldiers
to Chicago

washington, D. c., July 6.-The entire
| aNaliaole force of the regular army and
| TIE hilIlua OF several states, some 10000
Or 4O'oOO officers and men, will be
thrown into Chicago to protect federal
properly II necessary. This is the sub
stance OF a statement made today by At
| Iorhey-Oehefal Olney in discussing the
protest OF GOV. Altgeld. Illinois. the at
! tofney-general says, is part of the Uni
| TED States, and the property of the fed
| eral government there is to be protected
at all hazards and despite the protests of:
| Gov. AltgeId
The encouragement was not disposed
| to further discuss the matter but he said,
| with certainty that the fact that the riot
Gus strikers in Chicago continue to o.
struct the traffic of the railroads and re-
slst the execution of the laws has not in
the least shaken the governments purpose.
to- enforce the laws at all hazards and at
Whatever cost. The fact that the riotous,
demonstration continues only shows that
ine conduct OF the troops in not respond
ing with ball and bayonet to the insults;
and assaults of the strikers was of a
most forbearlng character.
Inc government realizes it is unfortu
nate that troops from interior posts are
not Immediately available owing to the,
great Instances to be travelled and the
present dlthculty in getting transpOrta-
[lon. Nevertheless if found necessary a.
corce VIII be massed into Chicago suf-
u nee; 10 crush the strike at a single blow
1Here VIII pc no tempOrizing, no COM
promising with the strikers The rail-
road companies must be permitted to
conduct their business unmolested if the
entlre army has to be brought to bear.
zen. Miles will be supplied with ALI
necessary force to carry out his orders
and II reinfOrcements are necessary thev.
VIII be forthcoming. Even now, in an
tc1patlOn of such a necessity. DreDara-
tlons are making to strengthen his COM
mana immediately upon call, this time by
troops from the East, for those remaining,
IN Ine western posts are thought to be,
absolutely necessary to protect govern
ment property. Gen. Schofield has such
implicit confidence in the discipline Gad
splendid organization Of the New York
National guard that he would feel safe
IN withdrawing all of the United States
regular troops now stationed in that state
Tor service in Chicago. This will not be-
done, OF course, except in case of abso-
lutte necessity, for there is every DISPOSE
tlon on the part of the executive to per-
nit the militia of Illinois to queIl the dis
turoance, IT it is able to do so, without q
needless show of United States forces.
The troops likely to be called for to rein
force Gen. Miles upon demand are the,
garrlsons at Fort Niagara, n. Y, where.
there are three companies of the Twenty
first infantry, and at Madison barracks.
SackettS Harbor, where there are seven
companies of the Ninth infantry. These
ten companies could be placed in Chicago.
on days notice. Should this force be
insufficient in connection with the Illinois,
National guard, the next move probably
will be to call out considerable part of
the militia of New York and Pennsylva-
MIA for service in Illinois, which NAV be.
done under section 529S of the revised
statutes. 1t is estimated that 10000 of
these men, the pick of the militia of the
United States, can be thrown into Chi
cago on short notice. They would be
used purely for militia duty, guarding
property and SO on, thus freeing the reg1~
lar troops for offensive operations
The President, it is held, has full and
complete authority under the constitution
and statutes to call for such levies of
militia, and he may also, by virtue of the,
constitution, assume command of them
and also of the National guard of Illinois
without reference to any governor It
can be stated authoritatively that there
is no immediate prospect of a declaration
of martial law by the President as to,
Chicago or the state of Illinois, The prin-
cipal purpose of such declaration would
be to suspend the issue of writs of habeas
corpus should the judiciary seek to OBJ
struct the executive, but there is no
danger on that score just now, and every
other power desired, it is stated, is al
ready within the reach of the President
without recourse to extreme measures.