The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-18
TRAINS BRING
SOLDIERS BACK
IN "a / HOURS
Three Companies From Ok
IahOma City Affected.
ROBERTSON QUITS FIGHT
Operators and Miners Left to
Settle Own Trouble, /,

lmmefste withdrawal OF hil national
gunfdsmen. now on strike duty In tho
pMahomn coal fields. was ordered this
morning by Governor Robertson follow-
ing conference with Adjutant General
Enrrctt, commander of the troops
General lsrrett and Col. u. u. Mark.
ham. OF Oklahoma City. viii leave for
tho coal fields thus afternoon to COM
pie,e arrangements for the dsmobl.za-
Ton. Special trains were chartered this
morning, and by II o'clock tomorrow
iISfnlng the hOmewnrd movement OF
the troops viii be well under way, ac-
cotdlng 70 pans being perfected ~ the
hdjutsHt generals department
400 On DUTY Now.
There are at present approximately
tVo troops in the mine territory. In
Guiding Company Il. supply company
ana one machine gun company from
Oklahoma CiB.
THIS action was taken By the soy-
ernor after a thorough study OF every
phase ~ the situation. and nftst Il
WAS decided that further presence OF
the troops In the fields IN useless ~
lohg hs lhr operators refuse 90 opCfats
thclr mines on an open shop basls Il
was accepted ~ the capitol ns lndleat-
ing mat ihc governor has about aban-
Gdned hope 10 operate the mines with
unskillcd non n-un.cn labor
In announcing the action Of the goy-
ernor. General Barrett sad
Reasons For Action.
After careful consideration Of tho
entire subject and IN view OF the fact
That special commission is to imne-
/ uiatcly tttc up The nVestiga tiOn OF tho
| issues In the controversy and In view,
81 nes1th,ons pending at Washington,
II hns been decided to withdraw tho
| guardsIuen.
There IN no considerable surplus OF
nee LABOR 20 work the mlnes. except
INC corvicts who are under the rcg,iisf
prison guard. and the mine operators
have shown no disposition 10 co.
operate In operating tn. mines With
| non union labor
| 1T IL also EVIDENT that In view Of
sdd lional regulations placed upon coal
| by the 'vlernl government L IN appar-
| ent that tn" strike situation IL becDm-
ng more and more federal ma tier and
IN the Interest Of economy and IN tho
hope OF an carly settlement the troops
are wthjrrwn."
No More Coal Dlsrlbu,ed.
The additional federal regulations
! referred tn by General Barrett are con-
tained In telegram received by The
hVNelHVT IllF nhlhinN from the regional
/ coal director At N. Louis. stating that
! the p1lics Of leniency adopted by the
! government In the distribution OF coal
| had been called of and the priority
| llst viii b. adhered TO hereafter
The telegram also asked the governor
to recall hts recent order to the peo-
! pie OF the state to follow the first iaw
| OF nature" and seize coal whsnever
and wherever they can get II. but tho
governor said he had no statement Il
make upon this phase Of the messa gss
Report to General Harriet this morn
Ing through the inteliEeuce branch Of
the guards stated that the mine work.
ers are sayiag that the peace treaty will
soon be signed and that another gcn-
eral strike will be called They take
the position that the law under which
the injunction was granted In . war
time measure and dies automa ticalt ,
with the ending Of the peace nego' la .
tions. BY then they say winter VIII
he on m full blast, and the cold and at
tendinx suffering will force the opera.
tors TO meet their demands.