The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-18

Waycross, Ca, July 1s.-Fresh dis
orders broke in the rsil strike here
today. Several fights occurred in Va
rious part Of the city Troops are ex-
pected to arrive this afternoon.
Brunswick, July 17.-+Three compa-
nies of the One Hundred and Twenty
second Infantry boarded a special
train here this morning. for Waycross,
where they were sent under orders
from Governor Hardwiek to take con-
troll of the strike situation, following
disorders late yesterday. The men
were in command ON Major Pope of
Dublin.
Waycross, Ga, July 17.-Serious
disorders occurred here this afternoon
near the Atlantic Coast Line shops
between strike sympathizers and
strike breakers and railroad officials
1t is understood that the railroad and
county officers have called on Gov
ernor Hardwick for troops.
The trouble IS said 70 have started
at an early hour this afternoon when
two shop foremen attempted to bring
into the railroad shops two strike
+ breakers. The four men were set
upon and badly beaten. Free for all
fighting followed. The police report
ed no one slain, but several men are
said to have been injured seriously
There are more than 100 men al
work for the Atlantic Coast Line al
this point and serious trouble is ex'
pected by officials.
| Sheriff H. j. Sweat officially wireC
Governor Hardwick tonight that HI
believed the strike situation beyont
1 his control and that troops were need
ed at once. The sheriff stated tina
so far as he could ascertain nearly 81
! men said to be present employees o
the railroad had been either beatel
| severely or driven from the city.
Atlanta, July 17.-Governor Hard
wick tonight authorized Adjt. Gen. j
Van Holt Nash to send Georgia Ma
4 tional Guardsmen to Waycross, Ga
where disorders were reported lat
day in connection with strike o
,isome 1000 union employees of tn
Atlantic Coast Line failway. Gen
r,eral Mash latAr, ssid ito neMspaps,
a men over the telephone from Bruins
wick, Ga, that he had telephoned
4 Waycross and did not believe tn
sending of troops was yet necessar,
If it become necessary he addet
they would be sent.
The governor acted on the reque:
, of Sheriff H. J. Sweat, at Waycros
who advised him that clashes betwee
present employees and strike syn
pathizers were beyond his contro
Dispatches from Waycross said tn;
Sheriff Sweat announced that mo-
than SO of the approximately II
men at work in the shops had BET
> beaten or driven from town. III
chief trouble was said to have o
5 Cured this afternoon. No one w
killed as far as could be learned.
The Georgia National Guard is
it's annual summer encampment
st. Simon's island near Brunswie
, Ga, and Governor Hardwick tel
' phoned Adjt. Gen. j. Van Holt Mas
: in command, to send as many men
he thought would be necessary
handle the situation. He was Sc
to have left the personnel and 9th
= details to General Nash.
General Nash said tonight over
=, telephone that he would take to Sh
- iff Sweat tomorrow morning and
the situation warranted would sc
:, troops.
II The railroad shops at Waycro
h were under guard today and the
ltacks alleged to have been made WI
y. carried out by small parties of men
:, automobiles who seized their victi
-. in the streets mad beat them up,
- cording to statement made tonit
M by Sheriff Sweat.
:. He reported six or seven men pa
:. fully hurt but no fatalities.
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