The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-18

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 from Missouri about a month aso.
 aaaroh Of his rooms at is North Sevehtn
 etrAat revealed a lot of overalls, shoes'
 boys shirts and other articles or wear ing apparel The absence Of outoreaks
 Iaet night and today have ser nany
 citizens to discussing the poss.oiilss
 of an early evacuation or the cl,y e troops. It is practically certain now
 ever' that the military will remain here
 untii tha special grand jury summoned
 faaAv has completed its report ana re- xnrneA the indictments which states Attorney Hatch predicts.
 The mobilization of the troops mas
 been one of the most rapid evolutions fin the history. of the state militia. Ten minutes after Sheriff werner had neti-
 fled Col. R. ]. Shands of the adjutant seneraps office that soldiers were necessary, the Springfield companies had been ordered under arms. From then until daybreak this morning, when the five troops of the 1st cavalry ar rived from Chicago. Khaki-clad militia men have been pouring into the state capital from all sections of the com monwealth. Despite the haste of the movement, the commissary and quarter master departnents have withstood the strains upon 1t. Some few companies were compelled to spend their first nights in the streets without blankets or shelter and some others went sup parIess to bed after their arrival There was an absence of grumbling in the rank and file, however.
 General Jack Foster, superseded Col sanborn in command of the West division today. His headquarters are at the Arsenal. where some POO negro refugees sought shelter last night During the day, however. all except about thirty returned to their homes
 I've want all the negroes who have fled from Springfield, or who live in neighboring towns and are afraid of violence to come here" said the Cover nor. This is the best place in the state for them, for here we can shelter, feed and protect those who are unable Co care for themselves"
 A Serious Question.
 What will happen when the National Guardsmen leave7 This is the ques- rion of paramount importance in the minds of local citizens. It is generally agreed that so long as Governor Deneen yields the mailed hand trouble of a serious nature is not probable. The streets are too thoroughly patroled and danger points are too we'll guard d. But it is obvious that the militia men cannot stay here all summer and there Is a belief that the departure of the forces will see renewal of violence against negroes. The feeling against the negro citizens are of years stand ing. The riots, according to old citi- gems, are the results of racial antagon- ism. The so-called black belt has for years been an eyesore to the better ciass of people. And each year has been an augmentation of the colored population.
 It is said that in the last two years. a thousand negroes took up their abode in Springfield, giving the city a colored Topuiation of about 5000 persons. It Is alleged by the antagonists of the negroes that their number has render ed the black voters q political factor which has received attention from leaders of both parties.
 f,sThey were getting too bold and inn paAent," said a well known hotel man faaAy People outside the city cannot TEA people of the state at large will discover that the outbreak of last Fri day was not the result of fnomentary irritation. a temporary ebullition of vtolence superinduced by the heat The undefcurrent of resentment growing for years needed only pretext and the assault on a white woman fur nished that pretext The streets are quiet now. but troops are here; but that is no assurance that the question is settled. For the most part, the people would have liked to have seen the mat ire settled without the intervention of the soidiery. The fact that this trouble is costing business men thousands of dollars daily in loss of trade does not help matters. Personally I think that Governor Deneen's stand for the pro- teetion of the negroes is correct, but the average workingnaan has little sympathy with it'
 The tone of this interview Is similar to that of others had by newspaper men today. Barbers. street car men. miners. iaborers and the common run of people met on the street, talked In a similar Vein.
 General Young himself has had numerous talks with representative eifizens in all walks of life and he has amended his first opinion that few days of patrol here would be suf- ficlent to restore normal conditions. when asked today what he thought would be the probable duration of the stay of the troops. the general shook his head He could put no limit on the time.
 The Illinois Traction System and varlous railroads are not bringing negroes into the city, but outgoing ears are still crowded with the blacks De- eatur, Peoria. Bloomington and the