Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-08
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By Associated rrss.
AUSTIN. June State troops
which began mobilizing IN their
home towns Thursday. tonight
were arriving at Galveston. which
city was placed under martial law
today by Governor W. T. Hobby.
The governors action was brought
about 10y the congestion Of freight
shipments at the principal sea port
uf Texas as the result of two
months strike of longshoremcn.
At the state house II was said
approximately five hundred Texas
sOO additional troops would arrive In
duty in Galveston tonigh aud that
GOO additional roops would arrive In
the city by tomorrow morning.
Notice Served On Wolters.
GALVESTON. June Following
n stormy session uf the buard uf city
commissioners. this evening. notice
was SERVED upon fsrigadier General
J. y. wolters commanding state
troops here that the city tomorrow
will ask for an Injunction restrain
ing national guardsmcn from using
Menard park. one ~ the ciiy's play
grounds as a camping site.
City Attorney Frank = Anderson
tonight declared hr would scck the r.
araining order under section - IL tn
Texas Blu ~ Rights. which. hc said
provides that state militia authoritie'
are subordinate to civil authorities. ~
cept In time of war
Go Inio Camp.
Four skeleton troops uf the seventh
cavalry under command uf Major u r
Riouni arrived this morning and wen
into camp at Menard Park.
Conditions on the wharvcs were grea
tly improved today. both the Mallor,
and Morgan lines reporting that an ir
creased number ~ men were NJ work
A considerable hole In the pile of ac
cumulated freight has been made Il wa
officially stated.
Adjutant General W u Cope tonigh
issued a statement explaining the con
li,lons which led up to the declaration
IL martial law hv Governor Hobby.
nays tfOtefttOu MOI tNeti,
"My investigation convinced me.
General Cope said. that sufficient pro
lection was not being afforded Ia con
vince employers and workers alike tina
they could perform their duties an,
come and go a; will without danger o
personal injury.
II made known my conclusions to tn
city authorities and gave them until Il
o'clock this morning to remedy affairs
No extra policomcnt had been employc'
as agreed upon previously nor had cN
listing forces been detailed tn assure IRE,
and uninterrupted movement of work
ers. A, ~ o'clock Mayor Sapping,on In
formed me that he was unable to comply
with my request that more adequate
protection hc afforded on the docks.
II immediately notified Govcrno
Hobby of the situation and received ~
tcrs IN AXE charge"
Hobby issues Statement.
AUSTIN, June 7--Governor Hnhh'
gave Out the following statement. -"
regret the necessity II sending troop
to Galveston. The question is whchc
the b-st interest of the state shall h
served or whether that interest shall h
suburdinitrd to locll controversy
Any issic with rcSpcct to labor organ
cations ~ open shop organizations NO
involved and stand ready to prot"C
public within the law and NJ long y
that protection ~ not incompatible Wit
the pul,lic welfare. The channels q
trade affecting the living conditions an
the occupations of all the people mus
hc kept opcn and 7 shall exert the fu
limit of the states puwcr to accomplis
that purpose The supreme sovercignt
80 the state will hc maintained NJ .m
cost. n commerce is not resumed NOT
and " freight ~ not moved without "
tsrrtinilon the resp visibility will r..
with the carriers II viii not hc IN
the fault ~ the state"