The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
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yeaf"Uiar hos pfuhrhly artfiad ~ Hefhfaste
affiHs quna'tnu ~ 'hFf thffe y NttlH fn7i"t
in The minds ~ those tamihaf FHh NC ,s,"s
ION N the hafd cost hHtia eehyentleh "
deleaafes fepfrs"Htina ths u'llpn VIZ hteet y
sufset"a on fhur"iay lof the pafpn.1 ~
dretdinf whether ~ Hfitr ~ ~ aeeetr 20
tho ofrratofa' prup'siiiton 'hht IRE ssae
Question ~ HibWlfted ~ = haHfs ~ Ffhitfs-
ton. HVen after the NoaHt ' sftnel daNeteps
ment an enuff WI w. Hlaae l1 aSve ne con
vehtiau deliberately conahtrF ire niattef ~
iasua bYt tho niiHefN afe 90 lhfstnsa over
the srtloh ~ Tho Stffe Mounted Feiipe W
trTtna ~ uphold tho nv MAJ the hehtlna
%eleHient Il estru'ed 20 caFfy evefVthhe
befofe N That pfeaehe conditions Nsgki
probably BE- pfeoipltated. In some iocallfy,
vas pointed out IN thia corfeapohdenee srv.
efal weeha as0, and wth httla fesefve, l1v "
ma happrned over and over again, ~ often,
IN fact. that any Sha can WITH reason pfedlet
future developments In tho struggle nov
commanding
The only new feature = the presence 07
tho Mounted Police, efeated Ny the sta'e
under an act whiah ~ present. = being tested
Property OWNERS bssgxed that o BODY %
rough riders might successfully cope with
rio,ous outbreaks 10 thu anthracite fields
and thus avoid tho calling out OF the Natt0nai
Ous I'd, with all tho etpenae and trouble at
taohcd 10 such q course. For q time the
union minors and their leaders were In u
~ TO whether such q n d OF troops vould
aid them or lnjure them. On tho one hand,
they argued. N would furniah the shefihs OF
tho several anthracite counties with posses
Of organized, armed, fearless men who might
be- sworn In no deputy sherihs any minute.
This was tho disadvantage. ON the other
hand, tho union could protest AGAINST the
calling out Of National Ouardsmsn. basing
their aTgumen on the fact that there already
was an armed force OF State police In the
field. Then Il dawned on the riotous element
that the law creating the State police might
be 30 loosely draVn ~ - involve the powers
and functions o' the force, Sen' n'Sss..s
feaiSeu hat inc very eutno'ny ~. N-
police could De ptactcaiD hu,aheu, = . iesS'
Tor the time being, shoulo the SherlHs refuse
10 swear In the troopers "a a0puties. such
action by the Shertfs would have q sanitary
effect In casting doubt OF all kinds In the
minds OF local Police MAGISTRATES, especially
In small towns and hamlets far removed
from county seats and the higher courts.
Tho ohyio,a thios In do WA 40 10 terrify the
cho.Hrs CO oy,.r The other that none of
-. @Id H. 90 .roar In he stata ro,ica
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~ uepu.e lIaiS y, n,our, C.rm.I
Norlhunioe'Ihnu
snU"s "nas .s,Aus
That union leaders haVe recently decioeo
that the state ponce are u menace 70 the
union Ia indicated by the puolcation at
Hazleton yesterday OF a statement slgneo
with the name of william II. Dettrey, local
president OF the Seventh Anthracite district
Of the United Mine Workers, who vehemently
denies that he had advised a member Of the
Pennsylvania Legislature to vote for the
uoaasuro craotIng m. state police. Dettrey
-" IT,. :. III o n. raoaiyad an ordar
49, Ss,ahau - nrnoaod 10 Uorris-
,ion oo- ne-nn ,,,h o,har urio, Is.dsrs
DuIk uHu ~ 'Na~
III ihuuoIhs ooNeihoi - y, o.nc
speclal measure pro'nms v .ne sppo-
meht OF addltlohal niue inspectors oettrey .
statement as published continues mus
Iarr,yed NJ Harrisburg AZ 30 o'clock on April 10
and attended the evening session OF the General
Assemhiy' The mrs, person I met in tho lobby
was President Groenewait OF the sta.e feoeIanoh
OF LABOR, ot Lancaster no pI.sen.o m' ~ ~
OH proV,alhe 10, the u, = sMs
eons.aouia,y anu as sua ,n., !. =, Wa. nnns0s..,r,
messu.o, , ,p,'t ~ m.s no menc,, ana sore,gn
s"u . DTnS,nin - roysrnment'
The ,e,t nerson 7 met wns tho Hon. Gnfnth Jones
and ,hc Hon. Edward Williams OF Wilkesbarre, I
ssked them what they were soing 10 do with the
oonst,bulary measure, but they were unable to
rive a reply other than that they had not yet
decided. nor had they been advised what to do by
the lobbyists,
on Wednesday, April IL, we arranged TO meet
Wv -,
On our way TO the Capitoi we me. .he non WIN.
ihms and others Williams voiuhtan'S seia 70 me
and DINERS Ina' tney weIo nov quo say now
'hey wouIu ,os. - ,m. G $50 sonst.nrIsr, W. ,hon
es'au,su = ,oa,r.rh snve,onc which oont.insd
,n .ou ,,o T. MESSAGE.
"" ", IN. IN for Tho state oonstabularv bill.
"porps pESRosp.s
A.. N the truth Of my protest against tho passage
ot this measure, on the evening of Monday. April 10.
In the lobby. ! refer the workingmen OF this region
TO Mr.. Grocncwalt, the State president Of the Fed
Grafton OF Labor. whose residence No Lancaster.
My record In the political neld In the interest OF
the working people has been an open page ior many
years, and | challenge 'he au,hor OF 'nis INFAMOUS
Islander " he can say az muon.
"NhAiA" n DA'"~i'
II will be seen at a glance that the union
has decided that the State police Ia q danger
TO II. When the mounted troopers hrst ar
rived in the anthracite fields they were greeted
with smiles and jeers. Strikers had success
fully terrori2ed and nullihed tho efforts OF
local police and Sherlfls for 80 many years
that they thought as n matter of course there
would be no special difficulty In intimidatlng
the newcomers: but they soon found out
their mistake, The Mounted Police waded
into small disturbances regardless OF bricks.
clubs. broken heads, They made arrests
RIGHT and left when necessary. and actually
hauled their prisoners before Magistrates,
The union men gasped In amazement. Could
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