The sun., 1919-09-25
KEYSTONE GOVERNOR
TO REPEL INVADERS
Sproul Hears Armed Mobs Are
Massing to March Into
Pennsylvania.
UPHoLDs STATE POLICE
Answer to Fosters Protest
Says Wild Agitators Will
Be Punished.
special DespotcA to TIE sux.


PIrTsBuRd, Pa, Sept. 24.-The follow
ing telegram from GOV. william sproul
CT Pennsylvania was received here to-
night by Secretary Foster Of the A. F. Of
L. organizing committee here. It is in an
swer to a protest sent to the Chief Ex-
ecutive charging that the State con-
stabulary had dispersed a peaceful
meeting at North Clarion. The Gov
ernor says
your telegram complaining OF the &C
ton of n squad of our State police In dis
persing a crowd at North Clarion has
received my attention. Ny information
Is that the people were ordered to move
in accordance with proclamation by
the Sheriff forbidding public gatherings
that the police did not approach the
crowd until their commands had been
eefied, and that nobody was hurt until
shots had been fred and stones and
other missiles had been thrown at the
officers.
Experience has shown that II is dan
serous to permit the congregation OF
large numbers Of people during times oil
stress and excitement, and the Sheriff.
as the official charged with the mainte-
rance OF law and order, was acting Tor
the public welfare in forbidding the
gathering and enforcing his DEGREES. In
carrying out this policy the Sheriffs Of
all OF the counties will have the full as
sistance OF the State.
VIII See Law Preserved.
Permit me to take this opportunity
of saying to you that in the situation
which now exists, when lawlessness and
disorder have compelled the Intervention
OF the State to aid the local authoritiea
to maintain the peace. when every good
citizens attitude should be that OF up
holding the law and counselling and aid
ing In the maintenance of order, l shall
expect your full cooperation in helping
us TO see to It that the laws Of the Com
monwealth are observed and its peace
preserved.
reports have reached me that agitat'
ors hostile alike to our institutions OF
Government and to the organization
that you represent have taken advan'
tage. of the disturbed conditions to com,
into Pennsylvania to lpread wicked
propaganda and to endeavor to incitt
the ignorant and the vicious to riot ant
pillage. These persons are enemies o.
the State and our every endeavor II
being given to their apprehension ant
punishment under our laws.
Information has come to us that ef
forts are being made by dangerous ant
evil disposed persons at points i'll othei
States near our boundaries to collec
armed mobs to come across tho Stat
line to overpower our municipal authori
ties and to attack our citizens and de
stroy their property II any euch at
tempts are made we shall be compelled
to regard these mobs as armed Invader
of Pennsylvania, and we shall dead will
| them as such.
AssaiIs InhammatOry Talk.
81 count upon your counsel and infiu
ence to discourage such attempts and Il
aid us in every way that you car
against those who would by intempernt
speech infiame people to criminal &C
tons
"Our interest in the struggle in which
| you are engaged is in the maintenance
| of law and order, the protection o
| your rights and those of all of our peo
pie. citizens and sojourners alike, wit
! live within our laws During your owl
stay here you must have been impressed
with the fact that our people are Law
abiding. and while they have absolute
consideration for the rights of other
| they are earnest indeed In the protection
of their own rights and the good nam
of the Commonwealth of which they arr
a part.
| This is the spirit of the people o