The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-14
II. S. Troops
to Protect
ays
Secretary Of War lnstructs 8,t
Army Corps Commander to
Prepare Enough Men to
Protect Texas Line.
Nonunion Men Attacked

Washington. July l3.-(By A. P.)
Secretary Weeks today instructed
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, command
ing the Eighth army corps area at
San Antonio, Tex, to prepare sui.
ficient force Of troops to protect
properties Of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas lines, which are in the hands
Of receivers appointed by the Unit
ed States court.
The secretary acted after receiving
an appeal from {. L. Schati. the re-
ceiver of the line for protection. Mr..
Schaff declared that the state protcc-
ton was only partial and that many
of the employees OF the road had been
beaten up and commerce was being
ntcrferred with by the strikers. Unit
ed States marshals were unable to
cope with the situation, the receiver
said.
In reply to Mr.. Schaf, Secretary
Weeks suggested that he should de-
mand protection from the governor
OF Texas and promised il that was
not Forthcoming the federal gov
ernment would take action as neccs-
sary to afford protection.
Instructions of Weeks.
Secretary Weeks instructed:
Receiver of Missouri. Kansas <
Texas lines operating in Texas re-
ports that his operations are being
impeded by lawessness and violence,
He will appeal, to governor OF Texas
for protection. If protection is not
furnished by state authorities, fedcr-
al government will take action and
will prepare a sufficient force tor
th-t purpose. The receiver OF the
lines ferred to is acting under ap-
pointment by United States court
General Hines has approximately
$4,000 troops under his command IN
the Eighth corpe area.
1t was indicated that orders TO
send troops to Denison would go
forward from Washington immedi-
ately should the governor fail to take
what is regarded as adequate steps.
Two Men Beaten.
Denison, Tex, July 1.-two men
were beaten, loaded into an automo-
bile and driven into the country by
band of about 20 men, which at
tackled the Frisco shops in Sherman
this afternoon, according to report
to the Denison Herald.
go Sherman is 10 miles south OF here.
The secretary Of war received a
telegram from Mr.. Schaff, receiver OF
the line, in which he said the shops
at Denison were having difficulty in
operating.
I'VE have not been able to get
protection and serious situation has
arisen" the message said. "A K. Q.
G. roundhouse foreman was shot and
killed last night while at work; 80
guards brought into Denison on our
passenger train No. 4 about midnight
last night were taken in charge by
mob of strikers while being escorted
to shops by deputy United States
marshal and sent out of town; a
number of our guards have been TAX
Ell off and beaten up. Sixty-four cars
of live stock and meat lin interstate
commerce are being detained on ac-
count of interference by strikers.
United States marshals SO far have
been unable to cope with the sltua-
Electrician Beaten.
Denison, Tex, July BE. L. Cox
of Wichita Falls, an electrician. was
taken from a Katy train at Waco.
Tex. escorted IL miles from that
place and beaten by band of un-
known men, according to report
received by Missouri, Kansas & Tex
as officials here late last night. Cox
was employed ir the Missouri. Kan
sas 4 Texas shops here as strike
breaker, it was stated, but was asked
by union mcn to leave town few
days ago.
Several hundred union men con-
gregated at the Katy" station last
night with the expressed purpose of
turning back strikebreakers who
might arrive on night trains. accord
ing to remarks generally made.
Union leaders say they will not per-
NIT any outsiders to be brought in
here.
Crowd at Machine Shops.
Saginaw, Mich, July ia crowd
OF railway strikers and strike SYM
pathizers estimated at 1000 men ad-
vanced to the doors of the machine
shop at the Pere Marquette railway
round house here last night and sue
ceeded in getting more than score
of strike breakers employed by the
road to leave their jobs.
There was no violence, no shots
were fired, and as far as could be
learned, no one was hurt in the
crowds rush.