Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
PA. TROOPS TO
 ENFORCE ORDER
 SAYS. GOVERNOR
Crowds Dangerous in Time Of Unrest He Informs Foster = Will R e g ard. Armed Mobs Crossing Border as Armed Invad- CT" And Will Deal With Them as Such
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 H HARRIS B U R c, Pa., Sept. "A. Governor Will liam c. Sproul gave out a telegram which he had sent to William z. Foster, leader of the strike in the Pittsburg district, in answer to a mes sage in which MT. Foster had complained of action of the state police. The governor said that the intent of the state government is preser- vation of law and order and that it will regard any armed mobs which seek to cross the state line to overpower mu- nicipal officials "as armed invaders of Pennsylvania" and will deal with them as such. He declared that ex- perience has shown that 1t is dangerous to permit the congregation of large num- bers of people during times of "stress and excitement" In carrying out this policy, he said, the sheriffs of all the counties twill have the full assistance of the state"
 The governors telegram to Mir. Eos ter says:
 Your telegram complaining of the action of a squad of our state police in dispersing a crowd at North Clarion has received my attention. My infor- nation is that the people were ordered l to move in accordance with procla- nation by the sheriff forbidding public ! gatherings; that the police did not ap- 1 Droach the crowd until their commands l had been defied and that nobody was hurt until shots had been fired ana | stones and other missiles had been | thrown at the officers. Experience has 1 shown that it is dangerous to permit l the congregation of large numbers or | people during times of stress and ex- | citement and the sheriff, as the of- ficial charged with the maintenance or law and order was acting for the pup | lie welfare in forbidding the gatherings and in enforcing his decrees. In car rying out this policy the sheriffs of all of the counties will have the full as sistance of the state.
 Expects Aid of Unions
 Permit me to take this opportunity of saying to you that in the situation which now exists, when lawlessness and disorder have compelled the in tervention of the state to aid the local authorities to maintain the peace, when every good citizens attitude should be that of upholding the law and counseling and aiding in the main- tenance of order, I shall expect your full cooperation in helping us to see to it that the laws of the common wealth are observed and it's peace pre- served.
 Reports that reached me that many agitators hostile alike to our institu- tions of government and to the organi- Zation which you represent, have taken advantage of the disturbed conditions to come into Pennsylvania to spread wicked propaganda and to endeavor to incite the ignorant and the vicious to riot and pillage. These persons are enemies of the state and our every en- deavor is being given to their appre-
 hension and punishment under our
 laws.
 Information has come to us that
 efforts are being made by dangerous and evil disposed persons at points ir |. other states near our boundaries tc collect armed mobs to come across the
 state line to overpower our own au-
 thorities and attack our citizens and
 destroy our property. If any such at
 tempts are made we shall be com.
 pelled to regard these mobs as armed invaders of Pennsylvania and we shal deal with them as such. 1 count upor !, your counsel and influence to discour' age such attempts and to aid us iI every way that you can against those
 who would by incorporate speech in , flame people to criminal actions. Interested In All Alike
 Our interest in the struggle il
 which you are engaged is in the main
 tenance of law and order, the protec ton of your rights and these of al
 of our people, citizens and sojourner r alike, who live within our laws. Dur l ing your own stay here you must hav' : been impressed with the fact that ou ; people are law-abiding and while the. X have absolute consideration for tn 5 rights of others they are earnest indee, 1 in the protection of their own right and the good name of the common
 wealth of which they are part Thi
 is the spirit of the people of Pennsyl
 vania and as governor of the state
 shall see to it that their laws ar = faithfully executed, their rights pro a tected and their institutions upheld" e At the capitol it was explained to : night that by armed mobs'' the gov : ernor likely had in mind reports tha s steel workers from Youngstown, Ohit S were preparing to march over the stat e line into Farrell, Pa, a town in tn y Pittsburg steel industrial region, fo 1t the declared purpose of holding mas