Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07
Mitchell's Comment When I old
the Pennsylvania Guard Had
Been Hrdered Out.
WHOLE STATE Militia Sent.
Governor Stones Order Recites a
State of LawIcssaess Exists, Which
the Guard Is to Put Down-Citizen
soIdiery Expected to Be In the An
thracite Region Today.

WilkeSbarre, Pa, Oct. 1.-PreSluenC
Mitchell last night, when told the en-
tire guard had been ordered out, said
they might bring the soldiers into the
field, but it wouldn't make the men
go to work.
President Nichols said: Nothing
has arisen to warrant the calling out
of more troops, but If they are not
used for any unlawful purpose their
presence in the coal fields cannot do
us any HARM
District President Duffy remarked:
1.-THE troops are not needed. l pro-
tested to Governor Stone when they
were first ordered into my district,
and am still Of the same mind"
President Fahy said:
II do not see the necessity for call
ing out more troops unless it be that
of bolstering up the operators side
of the struggle"
Harrisburg, Oct. 7.-Governor
Stone late last night ordered out the
entire division of The nationGl guard
of Pennsylvania Cn duty in the anthra-
cite coal regions. The companies will
be in the field today. The order
calling out the guard is as follows:
Order Calling Out the Guard.
/ HEADQUARTERS National Guard,
"Adjutant Generals Office,
Harrisburg, Oct. 6.
IaS "In certain portions of the counties
of Luzerne, Schuylkill, Carbon, Lack
awanna, Susqueharna, Northumber-
land and Columbia tumults and riots
frequently occur, and mob law reigns,
men who desire to work have been
beaten and driven away and their
families threatened. Railroad trains
have been delayed, stoned and tracks
tor n up. The civil authorities are
unable to maintain order and have
called upon the governor and COM
mander-in-chief Of the national guard
for troops. The situation grows more
serious each day. The territory in
volved is so extensive that the troops
now on duty are insufficient to prevent
all disorder. The presence Of the en-
tire division, national guard Of Penn
sylvania, is necessary in these coun-
ties to maintain order and peace
"The major general commanding
will place the entire division on duty,
distributing them in such localities
as will render them effective for pre-
serving the public peace.
"As tumults, riots, mobs and dis
order usually occur when men at
tempt to work IN and about the coal
mines. he will see that all men who
desire to work and their families have
ample military protection. He will
protect all trains and other property
from unlawful interference and will
arrest all persons engaging in acts
of violence and intimidation and hold
them under guard until their release
will not endanger the public peace;
will see that threats, intfmidatfons,
assaults and all acts Of violence
cease at once. The public peace and
good order will be preserved upon all
occasions, and throughout the sew
eral counties and no interference
whatever will be permitted with Off
GERS and men in the discharge OF their
duties under this order. The dignity
and authority OF the state must be
maintained and her power to sup
press all lawlessness within her bor-
ders be asserted
by order of William A. Stone, gov
ernor and commander-in-chief.
Thomas ]. Stewart,
'Adjutant General"
Given Out After Conference.
The formal order was given out at
| the executive mansion shortly before
II o'clock last night By Private Sec
retary Gerwig. Governor Stone called
a conference of the general officers
OF the guard, at which it was decided
to place the troops in the field. Those
present at the conference were Ma
jor General Miller, General Goblin, Of
, the Third brigaoe; General Schall, of
the First brigade; Colonel Hulings, Of
The Sixteenth regiment, who repre-
sented General Wiley, of the Second
brigade, who is in Kansas; Assistant
Adjutant General Elliott and Assist
ant Quartermaster Richardson.
The troops now in the field are the