Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-15
STATE TROOPS ARRIVE
EARLY TODAY GUARD
AGAINST RIOTS
ORDER IS RESTORED.
HENRY COUNTY CITY, IN GR'P
or STRIFE YESTERDAY, RE
PORTED QUIET AFTER DlSON.
DERS IN WHICH STRIKERS AT.
Tackled MEn AND WOME n
WORKERS.

Kenwanee. III, April IT,. Five hun.
dred Illinois reserve mlitamen look
control Of kcwanee streets al u
o'clock this morning and dispersed
groups of striking workmon lettering
near the Walwurth Manufacturing
company's plant of yesterdays riot
No trouble was encountered
Adjutant General Dickson took per,
sonal charge of the situation.
The Chicago troop train arrived al
3 a, m. and the men marched to the
state armory where headquarters
were established. The battalion in
cludes Il machine gun company who
placed their weapons at strategic
points when Sheriff sam Wilson
warned Lieut. Col. VIM swanson, in
command OF the troops that he heard
an attempt by strikers to force an en-
trance to the company plant TO
drive out workers who reported It.
day.
The riot had reached such 4 critical
stage by noon that Sam Wilson sheI1n
of Henry County appealed To acting
Governor Oglesbv for troops.
One deputy sheriff was SerioH lN
injured and several others narrowly
escaped death when mob OF 400
charged into several hundred workers
and depu les just as they had reach
ed the gates OF the plan,.
Radical agilator3 imported from
Chicago are charged by the officials
Of Kewance with having melted tue
men 10 a state bordering on anarchy.
The riot yesterday was the climax
10 "A month OF minor encounters be
tween strikers and str.He-breakals
on Marcl. Il the 1000 employees oi
the plant. which manufacturers valves
walked out, demanding recognition OF
their union, an open shop and an in
crease of wages,
The second day 500 o. them re urn,
ed to work. The plant has been oper,
ating since After u week OF violence
The sheriff sworc in 800 deputies.
1t became necessary to escort the
workers to and from work. This prac-
1ice was being followed yesterday
when huge crowd gathered in from
of the gates.
W n Lester autioneer and special
deputy sheriff attempted TO pass thru
the mob He was followed by worker
and other deputies. The mob charged
them.
Bricks, stones and clubs We're huri.
ed at the workers, Deputy Lester fell,
his skull crushed with a brick. The
deputies drew their guns,
This only served TO enrago the
strikers who charged them. Several
of the workers were ruck down and
kicked. The noise attracted otHer
strikers and deputies. a pitched bat
tie followed
Prisoners are Rescued
The sheritfs attempted 30 ARE 't
several o. The leaders Of tho mob b It
were forced to give up their prisoners
The whole town turned out to take
sides in the battle at 8 o'clock. sud
denly the rioters di 'persed. It was
then that the officials OF the town tclc-
graphed the governor for the troops.
The message read.
THE strike situation at keeWanco,
H., has reached the point where Nc
Henry county officials cannot control
it. The sheriff and 80 deputies were
.acked by a mob of 10 foreigners al
1:30 O'Clock this morning Brrk
were thrown. clubs were used and one
deputy and several WOrkmen We're So
riouslv injured. The mob took num
ber of prisoners from the sheritl3
I'VE have 3S5 deputies at work, but
fear much worse trouble with heavy
loss of life among OuT citizens. Otti
cials of the WalwOrth Manutacturine
Company and citizens Of KcWamcc e.. j.
mate 200 radical red are in the city
We appeal for immediate help and ash
that YOU send not less than 500 troop-
sufficiently equipped with machine
guns to put down the trouble"
-. ... Troops Ordered out" -. -.
The appeal was signed by Sam VIII
son, sheriff: Carl Ameln, states at
torney, and ID. c. Baker president oJ
the Chamber of Commerce
AS soon as he got it, Acting Gov
ernor Oglesby Instructed Adj. Gen
Dtakson to order two battalions %
the Eleventh reserve regiment, with /;