The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-06
Mob Violence Feared From
Striking Car Men By
Authorities.
COMPANY OBDURATE
Refuses to Receive Strikers
AS Employees and Not AS
"UniOn" Men.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6.-The en-
tire Indiana National Guard was
thrown into indianapolis to handle
the strike situation late this afternoon.
This plan, it was learned, was
adopted TO prevent any preconcerted
attack by riotou3 mobe on any par
ticular place The troops, as they
arrive at the city limits were held un-
til all forces joined and the entrance
to the city proper presented an army
of two thousand men ready for any
action that the conditions may demand.
The union station is situated in
close proximity to the Louisiana street
carbarns, and it was feared tnat the
various companies of miltiamen
might meet with resistance if they
were brought in through that gate
way at different hours of the day.
Governor Ralston's decision to call
out the militia was reached at mid
night after another attempt to induce
the officials of the Indianapolis Trac-
tion and Terminal company to arbi-
trate with it's striking employees had
failed.
The last proposition was submitted
to the governor by President Beatty
of the Central Labor Union, who pro
posed that the Street Car company
officials receive their striking men
merely as employees and not as union
men. The governor submitted the
proposition to President Todd of the
T. H., | & f. Traction company, who
repeated that the companies had moth,
ing to arbtrate, and that it could not
consider such a suggestion.
Sixty prominent business men, com
prising a committee from seven com
mercial organizations, requested the
governor yesterday afternoon to call
out troops, and declared their willing
ness to share the responsibility OF
such action.
Special Men Ineffective.
The sheriff of Marion county and
the two hundred special deputies made
up of business and professional men,
sworn in last Monday. ~ We're never
called upon to take any part in the
effort to suppress rioting when the
companies made various unsuccessful
attempts to run cars.
The entire brigrade of the Indiana
state militia includes three regiments
of infantry, the First regiment com
manded by Colonel Louden of Bloom
ington, Second infantry commanded
by Colonel Smith of Indianapolis, ant
the Third infantry under Colone
Kuhlman Of Auburn. In addition viii
come hospital corps of Indianapolis
and Bloomington, commanded by Ma
jor John J. Boas, and the signal corps
of indianapolis under the command O
Lieutenant Lynn o. Knowlteon. The
latter body has among its members
expert linemen and electricians
1t is not believed that field artillery
will be used. Battery A of Indian
apolis, Battery B of Fort Wayne ant
Battery G. of Rockville will wear side
arms and do guard duty IN the same
manner as the infantrymen. The foul
companies of the First battalion, Sec
ond Infantry, known as the Indianapo
readiness. but will await the arriva
of troops from over the state.
Mckee viii Command.
Brigadier General Mckee with head
quarters at the state house, will com
mand the troops.
The presence of 1000 militiamen il
the streets of indianapolis to Quell an!
further disorder, does not mean the es
tablishment of martial law, accordins
to Governor Ralston Martial law
however, may be necessary later, i
was said, should the situation grow
more serious.
General MCGEE would make n,
statement.
Rumors of sympathetic strikes an,
attempts to tie up all lines of industr,
in the city were current, but could no
be verified.