Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
Gary Placed Under
Military Control
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no public meetings or assemblages be
held and forbidding parados and demon
strations against the authorities. Carry
Ing of weapons of any description by
persons other than the police, military
authorities, troops and members of the
city government also was forbidden.
Following the action Of several score
men wearing the uniform of the United
States army in leading the parade
against orders of the mayor and police
yesterday. General Woods proclama
tion ordered that, "all men in the uni
form of the United States. whether in
the service of the United States or
otherwise, who arc not part of the
United States armed forces on duty
within the city limits will be examined.
and those who are in the service of the
United States will be attached to an
organization on duty in the city limits
and continued on duty during the prcs
Not Under Martial Law
1t was made plain that martial law
had not been declared The federal
troops, it was stated by member of
General Woods staff will be used TO
preserve order, working in coniunc-
ton with the civilian peace authorities
Arrests made by the military forces
will be handed over to the civilian Of
ficers and tried in courts Of law. instead
of by courts martial, he said
The military rule will be patterned
after that put into effect at Omaha. the
officer stated or like that in the occu
pied portions Of Germany, where many
Of the federal soldiers here recently
saw service. The military rule will he
directed mainly through the regularly
constituted authorities
Immediately upon their arrival here
the soldiers began patroling and early
today Gary showed no indications of
disorder.
The troops wore steel helmets. but
did not walk their posts with fixed
bayonets.
Ample reserve forces were on hand, it
was stated, to check almost anv ont
break, no matter how extensive, Four
one pound guns and n machine gun
detachment were among the force. Tho
usual infantry equipment and reserve
supplies. made up the strength of tbe
command, it was said.
No Interference With Strike
Picketing by the strikers at various
plants will not be stopped. Captain
Charles Bolte, officer Of the day. said
early today. 1t was not intended to
interfere with the general course of the
strike, except insofar as disorder and
destruction of property are concerned.
The federal troops, however. are from
the Fourth and Sixth overseas divi-
sions. The meu from the Fourth Divi-
sion, 916 men and 100 officers, were
sent here late yesterday in motor
trucks from Fort Sheridan. Arrival
of the troops was greeted by cheers as
they drew up in the public square and
prepared their light guns, machine
guns, rifles, automatic rifles, hand
srenades and other items of equipment
for any emergency.
General Wood preceded the troops by
several hours, One of his first actions
here was to call conference Of city
officials and strike leaders. Oscar
Anderson, a strike leader, asserted after
the conference, he was satisfied with the
military control, adding that "the
strikers now will get protection and VIC
will win the strike
Mayor Hodges shortly after noon
yesterday realized the situation was be-
coming SO critical that the state troops
on the job were inadequate The
striking steel workers had couutercd
the effect of calling state troops by
turning out several hundred of their
own forces in the uniforms of dis
charged soldiers.
Mob of 5000 Forms
The former soldiers became the
nucleus of mob of about 5000 strikers,
who organized in parade formation and
marched through the streets. Led by
the discharged soldiers, the strikers pro-
ceeded to the Indiana steel Company's
works, where they hootrd workers.
Mayor Hodges had forbidden the
strikers TO have open air meetings In
direct defiance of this edict the union
men marched to East Side Park. There
the crowd swclled to 10000 Speeches
were made and members of the crowd
shouted demands for immediate action
against officials, who, it was charged,
had caused the illegal holding of thirty
four strike prisoners taken following
Saturdays rioting.
These prisoners, including one Gary
alderman, are held on the second floor
of the courthouse at Crown Point.
"Let's go there now and get 'em
out !" some one in the crowd shouted.
The cry was taken up by others.
Speakers from the park stand had diff
iculty in dissuading the mob from be-
ginning an immediate reign Of violence.