The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-01

anteed full! protection to employees
and property.
GAS an instance of lawlessness it
is proper to mention that the air
brake hose on several Of the cars
have been cut while they we're detain-
ed at Lithonia.
"Applieation through 9dr agent at
Thompson to the sheriff of McDuffe
county for proteetiop~to our employ
ees and trains has brought the fol-
lowing response:
':'Sherift says he is powerless to
give protection. to passenger trains.
Impossible 10, get deputies who are
mot strike Svfnpathizers. He has
made repeated efforts to get up pos
B ses and does all in his power. Can
q not get municipal authorities to take
J any action
"Here again is an example Of the
complete failure Of State, county and
municipal authorities to protect en-
ployees and property, as required by
law, which in the present condition IS
essential to the resumption of train
service.
eff State, county and municipal
authorities will exercise their power
for the protection Of employees and
- property the Georgia railroad will
have no difficulty in completely re-
storing trains Of all kinds.
(Siened) "Thomas K. Scott,
General Manager
Possibilities Of Intervention.
Today brought forth almost SIM
ultaneously the possibilities of speedy
State or Federal intervention be-
lieved by many persons of wide ac-
ouaintanee with local conditions to
be heavy with danger Of race trouble.
It is admitted that either Federal or
State authorities can run the trans
and preserve armed order, but II the
railroad insists on its rights to negro
fremen it is feared that racial enmlty
and reprisais on negroes will be STIR
ried up in regions remote from the
railroad tracks. 1t is printed out
that not until the lynching Of a ne
gro at Incolnton, Ca, shortly after
the strike began had there previous
1v-been deliberate lynching in Geor-
sia for nearly two years. Negroes
have met violent deaths during that
time, but they were killed while re-
sisting capture.
Chairman Knapp, of the Inter-
State commerce commission, Will ar
rive here tomorrow and although 1t
is understood he comes only to IN
vestigate and to offer friendly SER
vices, the fact that interruption OF
Interstate business by the strike has
not heretofore been given close atten-
ton here. leads to the surmlse that
his visit may lea, to some degree OF
Federal intervention.
State Could Operate Road.
State Intervention without the use
Of force was proposed today by par
ties heretofore neutral in the nego>
italians. Representative Hooper Al
exander, Of the State legislature, an
nounced that he made the following
proposition to the governor, namely,
that thu exclusive privilege Of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking com
pany to operate trains over its lines
expired in 1881, thirty-six years after
the completion Of the road, and that
now. therefore, the State can operate
trains over tile lines legally, the same
as the roads lessees. Another pro-
position was for receivership by the
State, on the ground Of public vel
fare and necessity.
The status of arbitration for set
Element has remained unchanged all
day owing to freight wreck, which
delayed for nearly twelve hours the
arrival Of Fourth Vice President
Evans. of the Louisville and NASH
Vile railroad. His presence was es'
sential to further arbitration nego-
tiations. He arrived tonight.
Race Issue Develops.
The race issue developed today IN
what constitutes probably its two
strongest holds on the Southern peo-
ple. The first Of these was the un'
animity shown by an entire commum
tv in resenting the forcing Of negroes
into their midst in a capacity to
which they chose to object. This
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