The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
(continued from Monaay Morning. D
Order Under a Military Reeeivershir
~ Necessary

~ Necessary.
Meanwhile the Governor of Penn
sylyania had all the Pennsylvania mi
litia In the anthracite region al
though without any effect upon the
resumption of mining. The method
OF action upon which ] had deter
mined in the last resort was TO get
the Governor OF Pennsylvania TO ask
me to keep order. Then I would put
in the army under the command OF
some first class general ] would in
struCt this general TO keep absolute
order. taking any steps whatever that
were necessary TO prevent interfer-
ence by the strikers or their sympa-
thlZers with men who wanted TO work
/ would also instruct him to dispos-
sess the operators and run the mines
as receiver until such time as the
commission might make its report
and until J. as President, might issue
/ further orders in view Of this report.
! had to find man who possessed
the necessary good sense. judgment
and nerve TO act in such event. He
was ready To hand IN the person Of
Major General SChofeld I sent for
/ him, telling him that n ! had 10 make
use OF him n would be- because the
crisis was only less serious than that
Of the Civil War. that the action tax
[ en- would be practically n war meas
l
act In purely military capacity
under me as commander in chief. pay
ing no heed 20 any authority. judicial
ut otherwise. except mine lie was 4
nae fellow most respectable look
ing old boy with side whiskers and
J a black skull-cap. without any Of the
outward aspect Of the COnvential mil
ltary dictator. but In both nerve and
judgment ne was all right. and ne
answered quietly that ~ gave the
order he would take possession Of the
mines. and would guarantee 10 open
them and 10 run them without permit
ting any interference either BY the
owners or the strikers or anybody
else, so long az ] told him TO stay
then saw Senator Quay. who. like
every other responsible man I'm high
position was greatly wrought no over
the condition % things I told him
that he need Do under no alarm as
20 the problem NOT being solved that
] was going 10 make another effort
10 rot the operators and miners I'D
come together but that I would solve
The problem I'M any event and get
coal. that. however. ] did not wish
to tell him anything Of tho details OF
my Intention. but merely 90 have him
arrange that whenever I gave the
word the Governor of Pennsylvania
should request me % intervene. that
HN''N' NNNN" N" NNNII'H. MNNIIIN |IN Joe
spOus.ble for all that followed. and
would guarantee that the coal fam-
inc would end forthwith The Sora.
tor made no inquiry or comment. and
merely told me that be- In bis turn
would guarantee that the Governor
would request my Intervention the
minute ] asked that the request be
made
Agreement - last
These NEGOTIATIONS were conducted
with the utmost secrecy. General
SchOhcld being The only man who
knew exactly what my plan was. and
senator Quay. two members of my
cabinet, and cN-prcsident Cleveland
and the other men whom ] proposed
90 put on the Commission. the only
other men who know that 7 had
plan. As 7 have above outlined. my
efforts Co brinr about an agreement
between the operators and miners