The San Francisco call., 1909-06-04

IN panies of the national guard
of California, under command
of Adjutant General Lauck, have es-
tablished peace and quiet in McCloud
after a week of unrest and some vio-
lence following the strike Of zoo
Italian laborers for higher wages.
The strike is not ended No settle
ment has been made, but peace, order
and security have been restored by
the mere presence of the militia
There has been no war today further
than that one Italian, who ignorantly
walked through the guard lines, was
jsbbed by bayouet and has been re-
tired to the hospital
McCloud was in darkness last night
because the strikers put the light and
power plant out of commission. Ir
was that one act of violence that
caused the militia to be sent here and
forfeited any sympathy the strikers
may have had from the general pub
lie. The power plant IS running
again tonight The McCloud lumber
company has resumed operations far
enough to give the town light, water
and fire protection once more.
Troops Reach Scene
The special train bearing four COM
panies of state militia arrived here
at 12.l5 o'clock this afternoon, having
been three hours in covering the
10 miles between Sisson and Nc
Cloud The companies and number
of men were: Company f. Captain
Cannon. 90 men, Company G. Captain
Mulligan. 81; Company B. Captain Bo-
den, 40; Company A. First Lieutenant
Downing commanding, 81; total. ira
men, There was large crowd. COM
posed mostly of women and children.
at the depot to watch the soldiers
alight from the train and begin their
military maneuvers. Not a striker was
in sight.
Less than an hour before 54s were
counted in the mass that assembled in
front of the company store. where
their leader spoke to the public as
follows:
"You say the soldiers are coming.
Well. we are going to stay here six
months if necessary. We have money
enough to live on and il your soldiers
arrest any of our leaders we will make
trouble for the soldiers"
Praise for Militia
1t was threat. but it antedated thu
arrival OF the soldiers,
The young miliamen in Adjutant Gen.
eraI Laucks command are sOldierly in
bearing and have deported themselves
lin a manner TO win praise in doing
the guard duty assigned to them Camp
was pitched west OF the new mill and
near the electric light plant that was
stormed yesterday BY the strikers Il
was the work of less than an hour to
cause little village of hundred and
more tents to spring up. The regimentaI
eolors were soon anoat and a line ot
guards placed around the McCloud
River lumber company's property.
During all the operation the strik-
ers were in their quarters in the north
ern suburb and on the southern edge
of town. apparently unaffected by ths
presence Of the militia. They sat and
talked in groups or played their na-
tionsl game.
Sheriff Shifts Responsibility
Sheriff Howard was greatly relieved
TO shift the responsibility OF keeping
the peace upon the shoulders OF the mi
Iitia For week he and his handful oe
deputies have managed affairs so that
no serious act Of violence occurred un-
Til disabling the light plant was ef-
fected last evening. Governor GilIett's
criticism was unjust in the opinion oe
people on the ground. who could best
grasp the situation. A McC1oud River
lumber company's official says:
Governor Gillett was wrong. z
would like to have seen him take Sher~
III Howard's place with so men and
note where he got on"
An erroneous report was sent out
from McC7oud last week that credited
the strikers with seizing the powder
house. Their only really serious onenza