The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
SOLDIERS
ON Job AT GARY;
WOOD COMMANDS
Total of 1,1oo Troops in Steel
Town With 500 More on
Way From Omaha After
Strikers DEFY Authorities.

GARY, Ind, Oct. Gary, site OF one
of the United States Steel corporations
greatest plants. affected for more than
two weeks by the nationwide strike i'm
the steel industry, today was under MIL
itary control OF approximately l,l00 fed
eral soldiers. commanded BY Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commandment Of the CEN
trail department OF the army, Five hun
dred more troops, fresh from riot duty
at Omaha, Neb, were on their way
here today.
The cali for federal troops was made
by James p Goodrich. governor of In
diana, after thousands of strikers
paraded and held mass meetings after
being forbidden by the mayor, the police
and the approximately 500 state militia
men stationed at Gary
The course of the strike here has
been marked by little violence. With
the reports during the past week that
strikers in increasing numbers were
| resuming their old places In the steel
| mills, the attitude OF pickets whose
numbers also increased became threat
ening and for a time 1t seemed as II
| serious clash would be unavoidable.
With the parade yesterday, however,
| according to a statement by Gov. Good.
rich, the situation became so threaten
| ing that it was deemed advisable to ask
for federal troops. The governor acted
| on the advice Of Mayor Hodges, of
Gary, and Harry b. Smith, state adju
tant- general. he said.
Both officials expressed alarm at the
attitude of the 10000 strikers in Gary.
and said they feared that the small
number OF state troops stationed there
WAS insufficient to cope with the stu
alton" read the governors statement
Military Control.
Upon the arrival Of the federal SOL
diers and the issuance Of a proclama-
ton by Gen. Wood procaiming mill
tary control, the state militiamen were
ordered TO Indiana Harbor and East
| Chicago, Ind, where Gov. Goodrich de-
clared martial law. The approximately
1000 men under Gen Wood are re-
garded as sufficient to force his direc-
tons that no public meetings or assem-
blages be held and forbiddlng parades
and demonstrations against the authori-
ties. Carrying OF weapons Of any de-
scription by persons other than tho
police military authorities troops and
members, Of the city government also
Following tho 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, Gen. Woods proclamation
ordered that all men in the uniform
Of the United States, whether in the
service of the United States armed
forces on duty within the city limits
will be examined and those who are In
the United States will be attached IL
an organization on duty In the city
limits and continued on duty during tho
present disturbance"
1t was made plain that martial Law
had not been declared The fedora
troops, it was stated by member o.
Gen Woods staff, will be used to pre-
serve order, working In conjunction will
the civilian peace authorities, Arrests
made by the military forces will b.
handed over to the civilian officers an'
tried in courts, Of law instead of b!
courts martial. he said.
The military rule will be patterned
after that put into effect at Omaha
the officer states, or like that IN tn
occupied portions Of Germany, wher
many of the federal soldiers here re
Gently saw service. The military rul
will be directed mainly through tn
regularly constituted authorities.
Immediately upon their arrival her
the soldiers began patrolling and earl
today Gary showed no indications Q
disorder. The troops wore steel hel
NETS but did not walk their posts wit
+ fixed bayonts.
Ample reserve forces were on hand
. It was stated, to check almost any out
break, no matter how extensive, Fou
\ one FOUNDER guns and machine gu
detachment were among the force. TIL
usual infantry equipment and reserv
supplies made up the strength of tn
command, it was said,
Picketing by strikers at the variou
plants will not be stopped, Capt Charlie
Bolte, officer of the day, stated toda,
1t was not intended to interfere wit
the general course Of the strike exceT
insofar as disorder and destruction {
. property were concerned.
The federal troops here are from II
Fourth and Sixth overseas divisions.