Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-14

early trains this morning, with Captain
Daniel T. Evers and Lieutenant Hass
in charge. Eighteen men Of Company
D, Washington, with Lieutenant L r
Chilling IN charge, arrived at $50; 81
men from Company c, Muscatine, were
placed on duty during the night, and
/ Company 1 Of Iowa City arrived at 10
O'Clock Adjutant General Logan OF
/ Des Moines wired that he would arrive
on the noon train to take charge of the
situation. Each militia company is
| equipped with camping outfits for long
duty If necessary.
sHERTF7s PROCLAMATION.
Late last night Sheriff Vanatta is
sued the following proclamation:
To the Citizens of Muscatine:
t l wish TO state the situation in the
strike and my duty as sheriff.
1. wish it understood that the task
| Of settling riots, disorders and disturb
ances OF the peace in the present trou-
/ BILE now rests entirely upon my shout
ders as sheriff of Muscatine county
I 2. That I intend to do it if it is with
in my power.
3. That if putting on special Off
/ GERS will not do il, shall try the MI
litia
| l. That 1 am not working in the IN
! terests Of the manufacturers, nor
| against the union men, but that pro
/ pose to protect every person from vio-
( Ience if there are soldiers enough in
Iowa to do II.
>. That I am going TO uphold the
law and the obligation Of my office re-
CARELESS of all threats, and II lose my
place It viii be trying to do what the
law requires Of me.
| am not asking any person to go
/ back to work, but there are those who
have TO work, and / propose to protect
such in every possible manner.
That I shall put the city under mill
tary law, and I want it distinctly IN
derstood that 1 shall give orders to the
militia TO enforce military law to the
letter.
know there are those who do not
understand my position. To those 1
wish to say that am acting under the
best legal advice in the city, and if 1
do make any mistake II will not be be-
cause / haven't tried to be careful.
I wish also to notify every one TO
keep away. If they get in the crowd
and get hurt it will be their own fault
cannot be responsible for them.
Very respectfully,
DAVID VANATTA, Sheriff.
STREET DEMONSTRATION.
What is said TO be the biggest dem
onstration Of union labor ever witness
ed in the city was held last night,
when trades unionists of every class
marched through the streets of the
town.
Fully $500 men and women were in
line. The parade, headed by a brass
band and a big United States flag,
marched through the city streets,
starting shortly after o'clock, and
winding and counter-marching through
Second, Front and adjacent streets.
Following the parade an address was
made to the workers by Emmett Flood,
who spoke to the throng from the rear
OF a carriage. He denounced the Chi
cago men, declaring that they were en-
ployed as special strike breakers in
the garment workers strike in that
city.
Members of the carpenters. brick
layers, BARRIERS. clerks, typographical,
cooks, cigar makers. and practically
every union in the city turned out in
full force.
CHA SED TO HOTEL.
Following the speech OF Flood, the
strikers went to the Commercial hotel,
400 or 500 strong, and threatened the
Chicago men. who were hiding inside.
-0~d on the outside until
County Attorney
them. promising
would be sent
dispersed. This
breakers were
rain this morn
q demonstration
---heTed at the Auto
al the Chicago strike
orel.e.s attempted to dispense them.
Slugs were used right and left and