The San Francisco call., 1909-06-03
TROOPS HURRY
TO McCtOUD TO
QUELL STRIKERS
. Armed M0bs Seize Lighting and
Power Plants, Routing
Is Deputies
Sheriff Unable TO Handle Situa-
tiOn and Calls on Governor
For Assistance

VI f1SctSNdIt((
demonstration and capture \ OF slle
power house gie arrived in McCloud
rhis aftefnooh by the back door He
came in an automobile from DuRs-
muir. lie refuses TO be interviewed
By representatives OF the strikers.
lie said-
Il have nothing to say other than
We will run our property when and
how VIC please. If necessary l.. will
order the mills shut down for one
year or for 10 years. / win give
orders that not one foot of timber be
cut until this thing is settled. lumber
is now-at low price in the east
and We can make money by ceasing
operations - -:
Strikers Parade Streets
Al afternoon the dissatisfied labor
ers have been parading The streets;
they march up and down the princi-
3 pal thoroughfsres with banners wav-
lng and shouting imprecations on the
heads OF the company. 10 real vio-
lence has been reported yet, but ear
lier in the day an Italian who did not
fall in line as quickly as the leaders
would have liked was stripped OF his
clothes and marched through thick
brush and over rough roads. until he.
begged to be allowed to join the
main body OF strikers. There IS no
sign Of weakening on the part OF the
men who have quit work Over 100
arc now with the strikers. They are
Italian 10 man.
The deputies sworn in by Sheriff
Howard are in the main young white
employees Of the company and are
entirely inefficient~in police duty
Il must have help from the out
side ] am swearing in deputies as
fast as can get them, but there are.
not enough loyal men to cope with
the strikers If violence Is resorted- TO-
said Sheriff Howard this afternoon.
Town in Darkness
A spirit OF lear prevails in McCloud
tonight Three hundred homes are
in total darkness. The Offices of the
company. the store, the hospital and
administration buildings are in gloom
save for the faint light shed by the
old fashioned oil lamp and candle.
The eompsny's property is peliced by
armed men. Should the strikers at
tempt 10 destroy property tonight
bloodshed will follow. With the force
at hand the officers will be surely
worsted.
Colonel A. W. Bradbury OF Sacra-
nento is. in conference with Sheriff
Howard and President Queale. Colonel
Bradbury has wired TO Adjutant Gen
erzl Lsuck in Sacramento 10 send four
or I've companies OF militia at once.
Two companies have been ordered from
Sacramento to proceed at once TO the
scene of the trouble The special train
left Sacramento early Wednesday after
noon. and on the way the companies
stationed at Marysvilie. Colusa, Chico
and Woodland were added to the troop
train. The strikers are in possession OF
the powder house. power plant and ma
chine shops.s 1t is rumored that an at
tempt will be made to capture the store
buildings:
Many Employees Leave
Employees of the company are leaving
every hour, as trouble or long period
OF idleness. is not relished by the non-
Interested men. For every man that
leaves town five Italian sympathizers
come in TO swell the armed force. 1t is
believed that the telephone wires lead
ing from McCloud elave been cut. Since
early in the evening it has been impos-
sibie to get McCloud on the wire from
sisson or Yreks. The Yreka operator
was in touch with the scene of the
strike at s. o'clock. Suddenly communi-
cation was cut OF and it has been i'm
possible 10 connect since.
COuntrymen Aid Strikers
REDDING, June 2.-Hundreds of Ital-
isns in this city are gathering on the
streets tonight. The strike is the sub
jeet OF all the gatherings. The major
ity of the men are in sympathy with
the strikers and il is fumoned that
money is being raised with which to aid
their eountrymen prolong the shut
down. Several hundred Italians are
gathering around the depot waiting for
the arrival Of the soldiers train from
Sacramento Many have their blankets
and act as If they were going to join
the strikers in the lumber camp. as soon
as the first train will take them there