The chronicle=news., 1913-05-17
TROOPS IN
CINCINNATI
RIOTS

Cincinnati, OHIO. Ma IL ilur-
iied appeals w.r. sent this morning
To Governor Cos and AiiutHnt Gen.
cral Wool of Ohio asking that ~"
militia h. rushed To this city To taxi"
icharsc Of the strike situation, This
| means Of protecting the operation "i
the street ears Was Oniy r"sofi"d 20
by mayor Henry r. iInIt after u
s"tics of assaults ON ears TINT wrr"
NO, personally conducted by police.
had taken place, a. III" result OF
th"s" attacks three men Ir" In ,h"
lion while more than = dos"n others
w.r" severely beaten.
Four ear, We're completely wreck
"i and left siandin. Ia the streets
and the traction company hIi been
forced to abandon III! efforts 10 OPP
.rni. ears In the western section of
tn" town. whil" only - Few ears
were to h" seen running through tn"
rc. ii.n-c districts Of Ayondai" aud
Walnut Hiiis. Two i-i-phon" re-
quests Tor troops rent by Mayor
Hunt to Governor Cox brought forth
the Information that I'll" governor
was reluctant TO take such = stand.
After tn" refusal Of uoops al this
tim" had bccn mad. by tn. governor
the governor imctiaiciy dispa,t he'd
u telegram 10 the ndintant general
demanding troops and asking that
they hc sent to tho cit. hall her. by
1" O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Probably the most spectacular dis
,urbaIrc occurred In IN" center oi
bags OF cement and other missiles
were hurled from tn" upper floors
OF tn" Jnion Central Life INSURANCE"
building. Som" OF the cement cam"
, from higher than the twenty -ninth
floor and several pedestrians wcr.
bruiscd and cut. The ear was com
pietciy wrecked and lru In the
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: In Madson,iiic where the cars
; operated for tn. first tim. TODAY.
one OF them was attacked. the crew
driven of into a nearby woods and
the men who committed the assault
took their time In dismaniiins und
wrccking III. ear.
To-day for the first time. tn" po-
lice did not ride In the ears hu,
they were stationed along all rou,"s
nj Intervals OF every fity feet.
The traction company at noon sus-
pended Its attcmp, to operate care
a al tt.s ,..,., Ia. I...
fmorning were called into their
barns.
Following the receipt Of the tclc-
gram fsom the governor the mayor
was notified that q ruling by attor-
acy general Hogan held that IL was
in his power under tho law to call
out all the militia In this county
without the sanction OF the governor
Only three companies. composed In
all OF i,a men. arc located here and
the mayor dismissed the suggestion
that he use these with the statement
This force would be entirely mad
tcIuatc.''
There was no resumption OF the
rioting during the afternoon after
the traction company ceased opera
ting ears.
Columbus. o.. MAY lin u rc-
buking telegram to Mayor Hunt OF
lCincinnati Governor Cox shortly af-
ter noon today refused to call ont
the militia to qucll disturbances in
1.-The Cincinnati street car strike. The
telegram was in answer to n request
made to the governor by the Ciucin-
matt mayor that troops be ordered
to the scene.
The governor declared that troops
would not be called until the local
authorities had exhausted their own
resources. I'm view OF your having
placed no policemen on the cars. We
don't believe the statement made
that you have exhausted your re-
sources, prcdicated on the facts.
said the governors telegram.
Mayor Hunt wired the governor
earlier in the day: There is m I'm
perativc need for troops. We have
exhausted our resources
| Governor Cox closed his telegram
TO tho Cincinnati mayor by stating
that when IL. has been demonstrated
that the Cincinnati authorities have
exhausted their strength in keeping
|order. there will he no tcmporiz.nc
on his part.
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