The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-12
CALLS OUT TROOPS
INDIANNA'S NATIONAL GUARD OUT
TO PRESERVE OPDFR
MARTIAL Law EXPECTED
Governor Ralston Says He is in Sym
pathy With Union Men, But Tells
Women, Who Plead for Artitra-
ton That He is Under Oath to
Maintain Law and Order.

Indiana's entire National Guard,
consisting Of more than 1900 SOL
diers, Thursday night is encamped
in different parts OF Indianapolis,
ready for duty in connection with
strike employees Of the Indianapolis
Traction and Terminal Company.
Special trains brought the troops un-
der hurried orders, and they were
detrained in the suburbs, virtually
surrounding the town. Great secre-
cy was maintained as to the move
ment and arrival Of the militia and
few citizens knew that the troops had
been called out until they were begin
ming to arrive.
The trains bringing the soldiers
were stopped outside Of indianapolis
by officers of the National Guard and
given directions. All companies were
held until they were Of such num-
bers that it was deemed safe to bring
them into the city. This was done to
prevent any clash with the strikers,
who, after learning the troops had
been. called out, were on the down.
town streets in large numbers.
Whether the street cars are to be
manned by soldiers, officers in charge
would not say. Martial law had not
been declared up to Thursday night,
but such a proclamation is expected
to be issued from the governors Of
fee at any time.
Late Thursday afternoon nearly
three hundred women. members OF
the Garment Workers Union. rushed
across the State House lawn into the
Capitol and into the governors office
where they demanded that Governor
Ralston force arbitration in the street
car strike and call special session
of the State legislature. Many Of
the women were hysterical. and Mrs.
Edna Davis, president Of the union.
declared: 1--WE are willing to take
up arms to help win this strike"
Go, ernor Ralston, answering the
women. asserted that he had no au-
thority to force arbitration. but as
governor Of Indiana he had taken an
oath to support the Constitution and
to. enforce the law. He said he was
IN sympathy with the union men. but
could not allow q condition Of law
.lessness to e1ist. and it was his sworn
duty to protect life and property.
Brig. Cen. William J. Mckee, in COM
mand Of the militia. Is said to have
stated that he officially knew nothing
of the street car strike. but had been
told there was rioting in Indianapolis
and that ne had been ordered to end
the disorders. This he said he
would do.
Governor Ralston announced that
he was Withholding the proclamation
OF martial law in the hope that
strikers and the Street Railway Com
pany would be able to come to terms.
IL was lSaTuGu lldL l"o ASLAOSlo VI
the Indiana public utilities commis-
sion had asked Traction Companv Of
ficials to submit the differences to
arbitration.
The company agreed to receive a
committee of it's own employees and
try to come to an agreement with
them providing the charter cf the To-
cal union from the Amalgamated Aa
eociation Of Street and Electrical
Railway EMPLOYEES was cancelled
and that the strike leaders and or
eanizers leave the city. The COM
many also agreed that in case 1t and
the employees committee we're nm
able to reach an agreement by Nov
ember 80 to leave the settlement with
the pnhlic utilities commission.
None Of the strike leaders would ex-
press an opinion as to what the strik-
ers would do in regard to the COM
pany's proposals.