Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-09-02
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Chases Agltators

A.e.oDre. ana one l4bLtC ASA Al
anS oiDs in Sumrall, Miss, near
n 1 s,rvg. these days. The heroic
.s -ls one that laid the egg that
~, nTriindly on the handsome
g .ss If one, William L. Don
"a tbus caused the said Dom
y .,Fe a more or less hurried
. labor agitator of New
l'i !. the man, it will be remem-
H,bo caused trouble in
- fall. With the idea of
4. ssme thing in Sumrall, he,
~ with C. H. Franck, dis
.'-a5izer of d timber workers
9....tiop. visited the town and
.5.5 10 make the air buzz with
..ispsted to cause great agita-
suniraI.
y. wv way. Mr.. Donnels and Mr..
!. ~ we're successful, for they did
= ,eitstion. However, the agi-
q, o,isealculated ana was ulIeCISo
~ themselves instead.
w. listening for a few minutes
" iu-i5 cries of the agitators, la
4. mem mem Of Sumran quietly gatha-
4 J 1 NM Of eggs, that were not
..4sed TO be fresh, and began
r. ! barrage that would have
,,sit to the fighting A. E. F.
30 did the work.
,snerting the affair, the Hat
Srg American says:
n. NO men arrived in Hatties-
e.tgrdav night. Rumors of the
.lisir At Sumrall had already
..ss5 here and a large crowd of
..s., men, as well as union labor
~ we're at the depot when the
arrived. For a few moments
..nssred IS though the crowd
IA i've material evidence Of its
i5sndly attitude towards Franck,
4 said to have been widely her
si,sa labor agiyator and trouble
Cooler heads prevailed, how
ma several union men and bus
Nm went to Franck's room in
EoteI Hattiesburg a few minutes
bis arrival and politely but
tOld him his presence in this
an was not welcome. He was
Nj that Il would be better for
n men, business men and the
unitv ii general if he left this
N never to return. He left a
hours later.
Affair at Sumrall
Ppm reliable sources it is learned
nne Reeks ago Franck told To-
bor leaders that he intended to
ITS this territory and organize
ssr workers. He was asked
oao, Despite this, it is said
meeting at Sumrall
notices to that effect dis
among the men employed
Ihe large lumber mill of
/ Newman Lumber Company.
Official OF the company, hearing
al Intended visit of Franck, went
be miIl and addressed the men,
Hg that bis company had not
hs union labor, that there were
Il unlun men in the mill belong
b tie Federal Union, but that
nnpany did not intend to have a
Il Franek's reputation as an
ial come into the community
Not yoieing 8 protest.
. said that Franck met Donnels
aiiteSburg and asked him to ac-
ny him to Sumrall. 1t is also
ihas after arriving at Sumrall,
q consulted with several friends
ha held a short conference with
HlsEintendent Of the mill. The
ldEised him to call off the pro-
meeting and this advice was
ed BY Ffanck. Later when the
aboE men boarded the train a
crowd collected and a shower
so followed.
Not Wanted Here
e Of tie leaders in union labor
IN Hattiesburg today stated
M demonstration against
Z could not be construed as q
STATION against union labor,
Nlhe to the fact that some of the
hbor leaders told Franck to
ut Of this section.
Of the union men, in talking
reporter, said.
are living in peace and har-
2 hathesburg, and we are
tating to make Hattiesburg
slsy and for the progress and
eng Of Forrest county. We,
e. viii resent outside inter-
ana we know it is not best
. come here from a distance
stiere IN our local affairs
a. invitation. We did not
ti9nek to come here and did
I. nm here, and have told him
aly, he went to Sumrall
any invitation from unions
lafladietiOn in this section"
eaels man, in discussing the
aid:
% men Of Hsttiesburg are
Q fight union labor, but
oppose the coming here Of
ga men Of unsavOry repu-
uouble-makers. Our local
ls can take care of all the
mat is necessary. They
eople, they are good folks,
os welcome outside interfeF-
more than we appreciate it.
working together in q
~ cooperation and good will
men as Franck should be
20 e men Of the reputation
ne cause of all kinds of
w own labor men know
.aey have grievances they
80 Us and have them set
Sslstaetory way, and they,
van We, want labor agita-
Instance coming into our