The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-09
TIE TROOPS QUIT
Governor Stone Accedlng TO the Public De.
mand. Summons The States Whole
military Strength 10 4.
Action.

The entire national guard OF the
state is now on duty in the anthracite
coal fields. Almost 10000 soldiers
are in service protecting the men who
are working in the mines. The Gov
ernor held council of his officers and
advisors Monday night and decided
upon a call for all of the states troops
as his method of settling strike
which has developed into one of the
worst ever known in the coal regions
and struggle fraught with grave
possibilities 10 the nation.
The Governors order is as follows:
"Headquarters National Guard,
Adjutant Generals Office, Harrisburg,
Oct. On certain portions of the
counties of Luzerne, Schuylkill, Car
bon, Lackawanna, Susquehanna,
Northumberland and Columbia, tu-
mu,ts and riots frequently occur and
mob .av reigns. Men who desire to
work have been beaten and driven
away and their families threatened.
Railroad trains have been delayed,
stoned and the tracks torn up. The
civil authorities are unable to main
tain order and have called upon the
Governor and COMMANDMENT Chief of
the National Guard for troops. The
situation grows more serious each
day. The territory involved is so ex-
tensive that the troops now on duty
are insufficient to prevent all disorder.
The presence of the entire division Of
the National Guard Of Pennsylvania
is necessary in these counties to main
tain the public peace.
"The Major General commanding
will place the entire division on duty,
distributing them in such localities as
will render them most effective for
preserving the public peace. AS tu.
mults, rlots, mobs and disorder usually
occur when men attempt 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 in
references, and will arrest all persons
engaging in acts of violence and in.
tlmidation and hold them under guard
until their release will not endanger
the public peace; will see that threats,
inlimidations, assaults and all acts of
violence cease at once.
"The public peace and good order
will be preserved upon all occasions
and throughout the several counties,
and no interference whatever will be
permitted with officers 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 suppress all lawlessness
within her borders be asserted.
"By order of
CIVILIAN A. STONE.
"Governor of Commonwealth and
Conmander.in. Chief
THOMAS J. STEWART,
"Adjutant General"
This is the first time the entire di-
vision has been placed in the field tor
strike duty since the Homestead riot
in 1892.
The full strength of the division is
10000. The expense to the state
for maintenance of the troops now
on duty is estimated at S25o, 900 and
it is probable that the total cost will
exceed SI,ooo,ooo. General Goblin
is OF the opinion that the presence in
the field of the entire military strength
of the state, thus affording protection
to the men who wish to work will
have a good effect and will settle the