Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-28
SOME PLAIN TALK.
Governor Hogg indignant at
the Southern Pacific.
THE ROAD SEVERELY CRITICISED

The Governor Intimates That he May
Yet Take Hand In the Matter.
Freyss Regiment still at Finley and
the situation Is Growing serious-The
Outcome AnxiousIy Watched.
AUSTIN, March 2s.-The governors
patience Is becoming sorelY tested
about the reported row between the
Southern Pacific railroad and the Com
monweal army. now sidetracked At
Finley, and il clash comes between
the company and the men Governor
hogg proposes to take hand in no
uncertain manner. The governor is
indignant at Mr.. Van Weeks charge
that he tine governorl had refused TO
protect the property OF the Southern
Pacific against tramps.
When the governor was askel con-
corning the affair, he sail: well,
that company has been engaged 10
bringing unemployed men, derisiyely
called tramps, into Texas all winter
and object TO taking them ont. A few
days ago it brought about 700 in one
army from California. or elsewhere,
into the state at Fl Paso. Sensational
kilograms reached me from that city IN
advance Of their arrival asking that |
call on tae Federal troops to repel the
invading army. was warned that the
invaders were going to roland piunder
the people of that city. and that they
needed military pro ection.
mo doubt those good people were
alarmed by the false rumors. which |
very much regret. but instead OF COM
hitting the folly of offering cut an
armed force 10 shoot tiown and murder
or arrest ami cUnfne that so-called
army Of human bein-s. l. III effect.
wired them TINT tee railroad company
that brought q ose men into the state
couli carrv them on through the state.
ami that if iny of them violated pro.
vision of tie penal co le to report the
case go tie aseriff or myself and the
laws womb lie enforced. Results show
that was rs.yht The army came into
FL r - and vas orderly ani peacea BILE.
Reports re1rh me that not crime was
committed by any of the men. The
people fell them without very much
annoyance or expense. AMI they left on
| their joar,iey east over the railroad
tat brought them into Texas
Il am informed that the railroad
company has hauled them into bar
rem desert on it's road and switched
/ them off on "A SHE track where they can
/ get ither water nor fool Under
this man Van Weeks orders | unier-
stand these 100 men are to be starve i
and furnished until they are forced to
capture passenger taain. rob its pas
] sengers and obstruc. the United States
mail, and if the government refuses 10
protect them. the report says, the
i States will lie called upon to furnish
+ troops To enable the railroad company
to move the Units,. States mail trains
/ So we find this railroad company by
this cruel inhaman act is undertaking
TO force this large boiy of men to com
NIT crime fer the sole purpose of hav-
ins them punished This is compli-
mentary TO tie industrial army as 1t is
reprihensiele in the company. They
have 10 be forced by starvation in a
desert TO violate the law SO that the
company can get advantage of them.
Governor Hogg then went on at
length scoring the Southern Pacific
road ami especially the superintendent
for the action taken III the matter.