Evening star., 1916-01-09
YOUNGSTOWN RIOT
QUE[LED, BUT 1000
TROOPS ARE READY
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night. The officers who participated in
the raid ella imed that much other loot,
which was taken when business houses
along Wilson avenue were sacked and
burned. was also found.
Common Pleas Judge Barnum OF this
city tonight communicated with United
States District Attorney E. Lowrey
Humes of Pittsburgh with view of
instituting deportation proceedings
against the foreigners who participated
In last nights rioting. East 1oungs-
town has a population of 10000 per-
sons. but of this number only 400 are
voters. Five hundred militiamen under
Maj. Arthur s. Houts of Cleveland. with
machine gun. tonight patrolled Wiz
son avenue and the adjacent hills.
There was no semblance, however, of
any trouble, but the mlitiamen refused
to allow crowds to assemble.
Deplored by the Mayor.
Mayor William H. Cunningham in
statement this afternoon said he was
completely dazed over the horrible oc-
currence here and the desolation
wrought by the rioting.
Just what caused it all I have been
unable to determine, but from what 1
have been told fear it was caused by
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these guards been kept within the lin
its of the mill property I doubt II there
would have been any trouble. We did
not have any trouble with the workers
before this time and their leaders told
me that they would be amenable to our
officers.
Eye witnesses have told me it was
the guards on the bridge that fired
the first shots. That aroused the fury
of the mob, and there was no holding
rampage. 1 think the trouble is over
for the present and do not look for
any further outbreak, unless an effort
is made to operate the plants with the
strikebreakers. There will be trouble
if this is attempted. l am unable to
account for the delay in placing the
troops on the streets. The troops ar
rived here at 5 o'clock this morning,
but 1t was noon before they put in an
appearance. Some of the looting which
they been on the scene earlier"
Troops Clear the Streets.
Company c of the 5th Regiment. Ohio
National Guard, marched across the
Sheet and Tube Company bridge in
East Youngstown at noon and took
charge of the situation in that place.
Since the troops were called out at the
request of Mayor Cunningham. martial
law was not declared. The troops were
detailed to keep crowds from assem-
bling on Wilson avenue, where the most
serious rioting last night occurred.
Brig. Gen, John c. Speaks and Lieut..
Col. c. C. Weybrecht, assistant adjutant
general, related today how they were
fred upon last night by striker sympa-
thizers in East Youngstown.
1--WE were just beyond the bridge
leading into the plant where the first
shots were fred said Col Wey-
brecht "I noticed rioters aiming their
guns in our direction and suggested to
Gen. Speaks that we move over little;
oh, mo- said Speaks, let's take it all
in And we did. We came near taxing
in all the bullets in the neighborhood,
for just then the strikers were fred
upon by the guards and they returned
the fire"
Neither Weybrecht nor Speaks was
armed at the time. They had gone to
the scene in civilian clothes to make
survey of the situation
Give Causes of Present Situation.
Leaders of steel strikers and officials
of the strike ridden plants here today
issued statements on the cause of the
present situation.
President j. A. Campbell of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
said:
"A majority of the employees of our
plant who are out of work because OF
the strike wanted to go to work FRI
day, but couldn't because interfered
with by pickets. Police protection was
inadequate. The entire plant VIII now
remain closed until the authorities pro-
vide adequate protection Tor those WIZ
wish to go to work.
President r F. Bray of the Republic
Iron and Steel Company said: =.
Commencing January 1 wages OF
Lob nil
creased from 10 to 22la cents an hour:
other rates will be equitably adjusted.
Thomas II. Flynn. national organizer
for the American Federation of Labor,
who is here to try to form the strikers
into union, said:
I'VE didn't call this strike. we
couldn't. The men were not organized.
Besides we are not calling any strikes.
We are merely trying to organize men
who do walk out, but even at that the
strikers did not start the riot. Inc
guards fred first. The riot is to be
greatly deplored.
Asks for an Investigation.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January Son re-
ceiving a demand from John A. Vol,
president of the Ohio Federation of
Labor, that the state authorities make
an investigation to determine who was
responsible for starting the foungs-
town riots, Gov. Willis replied this
afternoon that he believed a thorough
investigation should be made.
First, the governor said, the local
authorities of Youngstown and Ma
honing county should make COM
piete and searching INJURY into the
subject.
Vol in his request made an emphatic
n,ea that those responsible for starting
the rioting last night be punished,
"whether they are employers, police
mon. strikers or ke-breakers.
Militia Engineers Ready.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. January s.-One
hundred and forty men, comprising
four companies of the Engineers Corps
of the National Guard of Ohio, were
mobiljzed in their armory here today
ready to go TO Youngstown t-once for
strike duty if needed. They did not ac-
company the 5th Infantry from here to-
day. as first expected. If 1t becomes
necessary to demolish buildings or do
bridge or construction work of any
kind the Engineer Battalion Will be
dispatched. Maj. f. NJ. Tanning is in
command, and the detachment consists
of companies A, B, G and d.