Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-11-07
GOVERNOR PREPARES
FOR DRASTIC ACTION
SAYS COAL MUST BE PRODUCED
ISSUES ORDERS TO
MILITIA.

With the statement that the fuel
supply in towns and communities of
the state is rapidly nearing eXhaus-
tion and that coal must be produced,
Governor Louis F. Hart Tuesday
night ordered every member of the
Washington National Guard to hold
himself ready for immediate mobili-
cation.
Resort to drastic action if neces-
sary to protect men who are willing
to return to work in the mines was
indicated as possible by Governor
Hart following a conference that af-
ternoon with an advisory board he
called to Olympia as representative
OF public sentiment in all parts of the
state.
In an address to the people OF the
state, summarizing the situation, the
governor said:
"The supply of coal in some cities.
towns and communities of this state
is rapidly nearing exhaustion.
"The people Of the state of Wash
ington must not and shall not suffer
for the want of fuel, at the incoming
of winter, to satisfy any grievance,
just or imaginary, Of people of other
states. The people of this state must
be protected from cold and hunger.
"The coal mines must be operated
and coal produced with full assur.
ance that property and laborers will
be protected to the fullest extent pos
sible, to which end l pledge the full
civil and military power of the state
together with such military assist
ance as can be had from the federal
government.
''As commander in chief of the
armed forces of the state of Wash
ington. hereby order all members
OF the national guard to hold them
selves in readiness to promptly mob
ilize on command of their superior
officers"
Conferees who advised with the
governor on the action include: p,
H. Carlyon. president of the state
senate; Senator Oliver Hall. Whit
man; Representative Mark E. Reed
Mason; Attorney General l.. L.
Thompson. David Whitcomb, Seattle;
A. J. Rhodes, president Of the Seat
tie Chamber of Commerce.; Fred
Tonkin, former representative from
King; John p. Powell. Seattle; E. v
Kuykendall and H. H. Cleland, pub
lie service commissioners; Captain
w. P. Brown, industrial insurance
commissioner; Captain E. X. Brown
Ellensburg: Major Thomas A. Aston
Spokane: U. e. Harmon, city attor
ney. Tacoma: Fred w. Tempes. Van
couver;. w. l.. Lemon, Yakima
Judge M. F. Gose, Pomeroy; Alexan
der Poison. Hoquiam: w. A. Rupp
Aberdeen; w. H. Paulhamus. Puy'
allup.
President William Short of the
State Federation of Labor said he
regarded the governors proclama
ton as unnecessary and unjustified
in view Of the agreement between
miners and operators to attempt
nothing more than necessary work
at the mines until the strike is ma
tionally settled. Short was in Olym
pia Wednesday attending safet,
board conference.
From nowhere in the state ha:
come complaint of prospective trou
BILE with the miners and neither |:
there any immediate probability O
suffering for fuel" said Short. 90
look for a speedy settlement of the
strike in the East, and sincerely hops
the governors military preparations
when there is no disorder will no
complicate the situation in thi
state"
Information was obtained from tn,
headquarters of the Washington Goa
Operators Association in Seattle tina
the mines, of the state will not be re
opened for the present. at least. re
gardless of the governors proclama
tion and the protection proffered
was declared that the operators ar
waiting for further word fron
Washington, d. c." What this ex
pected word was. operators woul
not divulge.