The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-28
GOODRICH
EXPLAINS
HIS REASON
Governor Tells Why Troops
We're Forced to Stay In
Strike Region.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct 2a.-That
as late as Sunday Mayor ". F Hodges
Of Gary wired Gov Goodrich saying
that If troops were removed the Reds
would become active again and life ana
property jeopardized.'
? Gov. Goodrich. IN formal statement
issued yesterday defending his action in
sending state troops TO the Calumet steel
strike region made public q series of
kilograms from Secretary Of War Bake
and Gen Leonard Wood. commander OF
the Central department Of the United
states army in which the state Vas
denied federal troops in Lake counts
unless the Indiana militia and the ioca
authorities were unable 20 cope WIN
the situation.
TELEGRAM IS Included.
The statement also includes tsls-
gram from u. L. Hodges. MAJOR az
Gary. dated Oct. % Ma.oI Hodges
complains in his telegram that. althou
seven warrants for deportation ha
been issued. the subjects are out -.
bail ond again active The governur
explains that he has been abused u
the Boishevlk propa garda conducted ia
Lake county for the last six months ana
points out that state troops ,v,re not
sent until the local authorities requested
them.
Whenever the right Of any citizen
{ Indiana to conduct his business or
engage in any useful employment IS
interfered with" the governor declared
n the statement. L shall exert every
means a. my command and every power
have to protect him in his Just rights
viduel or cost TO the state"
STATEMENT By GovERNoR.
The governors statement followsi
'Inasmuch as question has been made
as TO the necessity Of keeping the In
diana state militia in Lake county in
order TO preserve order and the sugges-
ton has come from certain sources
that the troops should be returned hor,
and -oplaced by federal troops. II Is
/ now thought proper TO give to the peopi
II Indiana statement concerning tht
entire matter
The propaganda being conducted bs
the Boisheviks. I. w. W.s and Reds of
Lake county has been known 70 The
executive and military departments of
the state for the past six months ana
ew have, been keeping in close touch
with the entire situation The stafe
{
the request Of the sheriff and MAYER
who stated that they were utterly unable
, 10 enforce the law and preserve order
The situation got so bad in Cary tha;
the state troops were unable 70 cove
the entire district and on my request
the war department sent over 1000 re-.
uiars TO take charge of the situation IL
. Gary. ay-
WOULD RELIEVE STATE TROOPS.
Knowing that the state troops We
largely made up Of business and profe.
sional men who are serving the state
very great sacrifice l immediate
after the federal troops moved inta
Gary began 10 take steps to ascertain III
/ they would not relieve the state troops
and take entire charge Of the situatiot
called up Gen. Wood by long distanc
on the tenth of October and again on
! The thirteenth Of October I wrote him
| a letter requesting the federal govern
ment 70 furnish troops TO take care 81
the situation in Lake county and reliers
our own men Having no answer. or
! the morning Of the fifteenth I wired
/ Gen. Wood and on the same day received
his telegram which Is a follows
/ Reference your request of oct -
tor relief Of state militia now on guard
duty in Indiana Harbor and East Chi
! cago BY United States troops under tho
law I am unable to comply with your
request unless you state that Indians
| Harbor and East chicago are in a state
! Of insurrection or that there + in1ni
mont danger OF insurrection which yca
sre unable to suppress or control with
/ The means at yoEr disposal,
/ TELEGRAM TO SECY. BAKER.
! When Gen. Wood wes in tho ci.s !
! -.
person lie s1id nothing coald 30 don,
: 's-f.hoa.t an o-6sr from Mr. Baker On
tie 21s. sent to Secretary SakaT tss
so..owinE tclcgrEm:
The Indiana isiHtie who hnvc beea
+ dong duty IN Lake county for tho pes
! two wcek5 Is made up arEcly % bus
moss and proEcssiona! men. Many OF
I them a<e men OF Important industr;es
, N cu- state It IS eScccdingly in1por
tan: to tho Industrial interests OF or
s-ato Isa- these rleli he brought hon
at tho aa-.3St -ossfols date Cannot
have &c azsarsnca tha. the Central
/ T. ra--.: rseit q. cnicA4o vii bo ra1ressca
il addition to preserving crdcr III Gns.-
70 taxc ca-e of tho -n--e si.uatiou
I Lake coIs,.y with .ic Goa, sirlisa col.
~. on &ov. Il Is axoeeding,y .supo-tas.t
that iia-se men be reIeabcc 20 gct arairs
sta! ghtcoee up n home 81 ihs. nc cat
haze their assistance Il disorder brsas~
oist 10 relation 70 tha cos! stTNe-
rs.st tiat YOU vii; ari E. cousistei.'
- g.ve th@ proper directions u the
Cea;ra, department SO as 70 fc..evc IL"
ssHn;io1
on tae esd J recefv,d fton 5ccretss
, I.a.-es Ira foiIov iagy ,slcgrat,
Tho poNrs and duty tf fne s>,.gra
/ -. c5rnlo,.t in - rlatscr 81 local pst5
/ assistance N the states ltm3tcd by .ae
constitution and federal forces will oei,
be employed IA tho states either - pro