Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-07-18
THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS VOTE FOR LOCAL TAX
FAIL TO AGREE
ON DISARMAMENT
Union Counter Proposition to
Citizen Pact Refused
CITY REMAINS QUIET
Unions Asked Discharge of Railroad
Employees Who Were Found
Carrying Guns


committee of citizens with railroad
and union officials failed to reach an
agreement by. which both sides would
agree not to carry arms. The STU
alton is quiet and peaceful, however.
No trouble of any kind is anticipated
and both railroad and union. camps
rest content in the belief that the cit
izen-police force that has been on
duty since July 9Th will prove cap
able of handling Disturbances that
might arise.
For the past several days efforts
have been on foot to secure mutual
cooperation from the former employ
es of the AB&A. and the officials of
road, by committee of citizens APP
pointed at a mass meeting held at the
courthouse "Wednesday night. Tense
feeling created through continued
armed guards at the Shops and along
the tracks and the armed pickets OF
the Union men, prompted citizens
w. Hardwick last Tuesday and pre-
sent the case before his excellency.
1t appears that the committee was
advised to return home and attempt
through moral persuasion to secure
the cooperation of the belligerant par
ties to truce and a cessation of car
r,,i,70 arms boUaver thew 1rere as
sured that nothing would be LETT TN
done to uphold the majesty OF the law
i'll a lawful way After several con-
ferences the following resolution was
presented to the consideration OF the
Union officials, for, their approval, the
same already having the approval OF
railway officials, as alleged
RESOLUTION-.We the below
signed committee from mass meet
ing of citizens assembled for the sole
purpose of uphoding law and order in
our county, have carefully discussed
conditions with both the former EN-
ployees and the officials of the A. B. &
A. Railroad and have come to the
following conclusions:
That the only way we can possibly
uphold the law in our county is to
discontinue carrying of pistols and
guns, and request that both the form
er employees and the present employ
ees of the A. B. & A. Railway dis
continue carrying of arms beginning
at 6 O'Clock p. m, July 18th and from
which time the Sheriff guarantees to
protect all citizens OF Our county.
A committee will be appointed and
authorized to visit the A. B. & A.
shops and all picket lines 10 satisfy
all concerned that this agreement is
being carried out, and the same com.
nittee is to report back their findings
to the committee as a whole
Officials Sign Resolution
We the undersigned officials of the
A. B. & A and the Labor Unions
hereby respectfully affix our sigma
lures and agree to do all in our pow
err to carry out the intentions of this
resolution.
After careful consideration by the
. committee of the Unions and their at
torney, it was thought best to draft
more effective resolutions and secure
a mutual agreement which each party
could enforce and attach penalties for
violation of its intended purposes.
The result was that the attached res
olution and agreement was submitted
to the citizens committee, which with
some minor changes, seemed to meet
their approval, but upon submission
of the same, by a subcommittee, to
Mr.. R. H. Mckay and Mr.. A. w.
Kirkland of the A. B. & A., they
were informed that the, company
could not agree to the terms of the
resolution This closed the conference
and for the present no agreement in
re to disarmament seems to be in
sight The community however is
very peaceful.
Unions Outline Terms
The agreement proposed by the
Union officials and prepared by their
Attorney A. J. Mcdonald read
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County:
1t is agreed by the undersigned rep
resenting the various crafts of the
striking employees of the A. B. & A.
Railway Company, and the under
signed officials of the A. B. & A.
Railway Company, as follows:
That the following committee towit:
2 (Here it was intention to insert a
committee of six; 2 citizens from Ben
Hill county, from the citizens COM
mittee and of the Railway officials)
shall go through the shops at ZOO
O'Clock A. NJ, July 18th, 1921 and
other properties of said railway COM
pany and ascertain that there are no
arms or weapons of any kind upon
any person now working for said
company, or stacked Upon said prop