Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-16
KANSAS TROOPS
READY FOR DUTY
All National Guard Called to
Halt Women Fighters.
MINERS WIVES STOP WORK
'uose Crawford of State Industrial
court Promises Protection to Nom
striking Workers Who Want
to Enter Shafts.

topeka, kans., Dec. 15.-Notices
were sent to all national guard organ
aadn IN the state, comprising about
-'ooo men, TO put themselves in readi-
ness To entrain for the Pittsburg coal
leiu' Col Milton K. McLain, in charge,
Oh the adjutant generals office during
me absence of Adj. Gen. Charles /.
Martin, said orders will 90 out for a
movement of five or six companies
to the coal field.
Three Companies on Way.
Pittsburg. Kan, Dec. 15.-Soldiers
are coming again into the Kansas coal
helds. Sheriff Milt Gould called upon
Governor Allen for aid in handling the
situation, brought about by the riot
ing women marchers. The modifying
Oh three companies of the Kansas Ma
uonal Guard for Immediate entrain-
ment TO Pittsburg was ordered by
the adjutant general. The first of the
companies is expected to reach Pitts
burg tonight.
Judge promises protection.
Judge ]. II. Crawford of the state
industrial cogyt was visited by a dele
cation of nohstriking miners, who told
him that they wished to work, but
that they were afraid to do so. Judge
Crawford told the men that the state
expected to give them the necessary
protection and that, If state troops
were needed, they would be sent here
at the request of Sheriff Gould.
According to reports here, the wom-
en- demonstrators a majority of whom
are wives ana relatives of striking
miners, are prepared to continue their
activities. On Monday the women
succeeded in preventing a force at one
mine from going to work. Tuesday, in
a demonstration marked by rough tao
tics, they kept the nonstrikers from
going to work in five mines.
Plant Blown Up.
Two terrific blasts heard all over the
north part of Crawford county
wrecked a steam shovel of the Meng-
hini Coal company on the Drywood
creek, in the extreme north part of
the county. The plant was under
lease by the company to number of
miners, and had not been operated for
two or three weeks.
Women Sweep Down on Mines.
Women rioters in 149 motor cars
swept down the east border of Craw-
ford county storming every mine and
steam shovel plant in their path and
requesting men to cease work, a re-
port to Pittsburg said.
Sheriff Gould besieged by miners
who want to work and demanded pro-
lection of any sort and convinced that
he was unable to control the situation
with any force of deputies he would
be able to muster in this county, final
~ sent a call to Topeka for troops.
For two mornings the sheriff and
his force had been overwhelmed by
the vast mobs of angry women, rela-
tives of the striking followers a AL
exander Howat. Tuesday morning
several miners employed at Central
No. 81 mine were beaten by women.
Women Overpower Sheriff.
Women watchers, 1000 strong.
marched upon mine No. 40 Of the
Central, northwest of Frontenac, A
procession of motor cars bearing the
militant women was more than mile
in length. Except for the injuring
of one man slightly, there was little
violence. Sheriff Gould and deputies
with him were overpowered by the
women.