Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-09
GOVERNOR SMALL
INSISTS HERRN, ILL.,,
MOB Be PUNISHED.
THREATENS TO DECLARE MAR.
TlAL LAW IN WILLIAM SON
COUNTY UNLESS AUTHORITIES
ACT TO PROSECUTE RIOTERS.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Governor Len
Small may send troops to Williamson
county and place the county under
martial law, II no ection follows upon
a demand he proposes to make Of the
county officials fer arrest and punish
ment of the men responsible for the
Herrin massacre, In which more than
score OF nonunion workers were
murdered.
Governor Small outlined this posi-
bility yesterday when he met with
Representatives CT the Illinois Mani
facturcrs' Association at the Congress
hotel.
The association had met with the
purpose OF requesting that the gov
ernor not only declare martial law in
Williamson county but that he call a
special session of the legislature to oh
tain the immediate repeal of the state
niue law which requires issuance OF
certificates to miners and places au'
thority for awarding certificates in the
hands OF the miners unions
1t was pointed out that his law ma
result in severe injury to Illinois in
duStries and homes. since the federal
government has implied that states
must supply most OF their own coal
In the crisis that impendss
Governor Small admitted the failure
OF any prosecution against the Herrin
ASSESSING had developed a critical sit.
nation in Willie mson county. He
agreed that martial law might neces-
sarily he applied there but said he be-
Heyed he first should issue formal
ultimahrm 10 the Williamson county
authorities, giving them final oppor-
tunity to Indicate that their purpose
was 10 punish the murderers.
Attention Of the governor was calle'l
to the fact that Chicago now has but
q two weeks supply Of fuel and is
facing real emergency unless the
state takes over control OF distribution.
The Association of Commerce has
called a general meeting for noon to-
day at which its members will discuss
the situation and possibly adopt fur
Their recommendation to be given the
governor and the state fuel admins
trator.
TMhile the governor was holding his
members of the Illinois Coal
Operators association We're in session
in series of conferences regarding
The general coal conference called for
Cleveland.
3 The coal operators, after their con-
ference, issued statement express
Ing hostility to the plans of John L.
lewis, head OF the miners, and his
cleveland conference.
4 The miners, the statement said
must agree to an unbiased arbitration
committee before any acceptance OF
the old wage scale can be considered.
The statement charged that both the
miners and the coal industry in Illi-
npis were nnder the control Of a mine
labor monopoly which was out of the
hands of the coal operators.
& w. K. Kavanaugh, st. Louis, presi-
nent of the Fifth and Ninth District
Goal Operators association, acting as
spokesman for the operators, said the
conference sought by Mr.. Lewis ut
Cleveland was only an opportunity
provided by Mr. Lewis for the formal
surrender of all these operators from
sny and every part of the country VINO
desire to sign any kind of CONTRACT
fhat may be offered by Mr. Lewis TO
get their mines working"