Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-16
ALTOONA, ALA.
Special 10 tie Nr7os.

OPsJdE 20 tHe VtIO5.
Editor News: If you will give me
space in the News I will say few
words as there are quite few of the
boys from Whitwell, Tenn, here and
they are all by the News like some
children when their father comes in
with peanuts or candy, everyone want
ing to see what the latest news is.
We are getting along nicely here.
About all the boys are staying at the
same hotel and we sure do have good
time Sundays and nights. We heard
| few days ago that there was shooting
scrape at Whitwell few nights ago,
commenced late in the night and lasted
for few hours, and that a non union
man was killed | guess the report is
that the union men were bush-whack-
ing those law abiding, working men.
That's what some of the weakminded
people of Whitwell call those fellows
who are working there Now, l learn
that they want the u S. troops there
to keep peace.
The people of Sequatchie Valley and
the readers of papers remember some
time ago on Saturday evening little
trouble arose between some negroes,
one got shot On the next morning
which was Sunday, time for people to
be going to Sunday school and church,
the difficulty came up again, and you
never heard such shooting with pistols
and Winchester rifles. 1t was in day
light and everybody could see and lots
of the union men were eye-witnesses
to the shooting and saw two negroes
fall One negro stood and pumped
nine Winchester balls in another's
body. Why didn't they cry out ''An-
=. archist' then? Why didn't they have
Gov. Cox there then2 Looks strange
how people will do and act. I'd like
for some one to tell why, when trouble
occurs, if non-union man is hurt
some one says ''Oh yes, it was some
of those union men who did it, = 1t is
rumored that the non-union men were
talking of going from house to house
: and killing the women and children.
That looks like foolishness The un-
ion people are there and from what
5 learn will stay. Seems like the ap-
pearance of the union men there keeps
the non-union men uneasy. I've been
acquainted with the Union for several
years and never have known of them
| wanting anything that does not belong
! to them They only want their rights
a The paper states that the night that
Robertson was killed a crowd of
anarchists got on tear and began
J, shooting. / don't know who those the
t term anarchists are, but one thing
| do know, / know the union men are
law-abiding people as long as you let
t them alone, but they won't be kicked
g and cuffed about and not try to defend
themselves. The general public knows
r that the union people have had to put
up with great deal since the strike
n was inaugerated, but we wanted to
n stay in the bounds of the law, and will
stay that way as long as they will lei
IT us.
Well, as / have said, there are lots Of
l. the Whitwell boys here at work. They
have not left there for good. They ars
10 only here for short time, kind of al
Z, a summer resort. Their homes are al
Whitwell, and the boys are liable to
10 be seen on the streets anytime On,
fellow was off for a while to-day ant
saw train headed for Chattanooga
He was telling the boys about it ant
1t said it looked mighty tempting. s.
B. YOU can bet about Christmas, If h
as finds train headed in that direction
10 he will be there.
is Well / may worry the readers so
- guess / will close for this time. Hop
c. the News is still progressing.
<, Union Man.