The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
TEXT OF GOVERNORS REPLY

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 TEXT OF GOVERNORS REPLY
 Governor Kilby's reply to the memo rial follows;
 October IA, 192o.
 ''Messrs. Frank g. White. Birmlng ham; John R. T. Rives Birmingham; T. W. Barker, Jr.. Birmingham; w. w. Lane, Birmingham; J. l., Busby, bir- mingham; L. Bowen, Birmingham; J. H. Kennener, Birmingham; Robert k. Moore Birmingham; c. N. Dinsmoref Falkville; w. R. McCluskey, Albany; Sam c. Hunt, Florence; J. M Wiihy, Gadsden; R. c. Gladden.. Birmingham; F. w sherman, Mobile; William L.. Harri- son, Birmingham, George HIuddleston, Birmingham; N B. Barganier. Montgom~ cry.
 "Gentlemen In answer to the memo rial handed me at my office on yester- day I have to say as follows
 During the progress of this strike have had several conferences with Gem erai Steiner In one of them he told me, referring to the orders issued by him, that he had gone over them with Messrs. Bittner and Kennamer in ms room at the Tutwiler hotel before they were published, in the presence of Ma jors Locke and Brown. That at that conference, after the orders were dis cussed and considered, MT. Bittner re- quested that the orders be amended SC as to allow business meetings at the usual place of meeting, with the under standing that the military should De present at these meetings General Steiner agreed to this. and upon con cluding the interview he said to Messrs Bittner and kennamer, This is not secret understanding between us. 1 have had conference with the operators, 1 have shown them the orders and they ! have asured me of their cooperation I I want to tell the newspapers that | have the cooperation of operators ana miners They both assured General I Steiner Of their cooperation 1 Tn the meeting in my office on yes 1 terday Mr. Bittner admitted that the statement of General Steiner was true and Mir Kennamer did not deny it. Il therefore appears that theN orders t. which you now object were agreed tt by both the operators anI the miners be- fore they were issued and became effec' l tive
 TWO ORDERS OMITTED Tn this connection you undertake te l set forth seriatirn the orders issued D, General Steiner but you failed to in clude orders numbered and 8, which 1 taken in connection with the orders l tt 1 (, inclusive. put q very different dSpeC' ] upon the situation. Your failure to sci | out orders and seems to be a delib' crate intention to deceive me. Paragraph ! No. s, which was written on the samt sheet and published and posted over tho military district with Paragraphs 1 to $ ] which you quoted. was in much largel 1 type so as to more readily attract thS attention of everyone, and is as fol !; lows:
 ss. Protection will be afforded to al l law abiding persons and no sides will os taken except against the lawbreaker. | "Paragraph No. : reads as follows; "7. Intimidation, threats and all act l tending to provo oke U breach of tho peace 1 will be prevented
 1 The troops were ordered out only afte overt acts had been committed resultin' in eight or nine murders and after tn sheriff of Walker county had informe ! me that he had exhausted every mean at his command and could not maintail law and order without assistance of th'
 military. It should oe understood. how l ever, that il is not necessary for tn 1 governor to await . request from tn I sheriff before sending troops. as he ha I tfB right to do 90 even though the sheriff does not deem it necessary. (Section ! and others of the Act approved Septerl her 1s. lSlsl
 1 Since the troops ave been oa duty l the mff1iig district there has been T breach of tiie peace where they have beel stationed. This ill itself is the best -ey : idence that the purpose for which tn
 troops were ealled out is being accom-
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