New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-14

ceiver. under appointment by United
States court. The largest and most
important terminals on these lines are
at Parsons, KAN, and Denison. Tex,
At Parsons we now have for protection
state troops and are having no difficult
sy in operations. At Denison we have
not been able to get protection, and q
serious situation has arisen.
"Rouadhouse foreman was shot and
killed last night while at work; thirty
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 mar
shall and sent out of town; number
of our guards have been taken OF
and beaten up. Sixty-four carr of
livestock and meat in interstate COM
meree are being detained on account
OF interference by strikers United
States nfarshais so far have been TN
able TO cope with situation. We have
just now reported situation by teie-
phone to commanding general Of
Eighth Corps Area az San Antonio.
of Texas. I respectfully request and
urge that you send to Denison to-day
q detachment OF United States troops
to prevent riot and bloodsbed or loss
Of lives and property and to assure
movement of interstate commerce on
Missouri, Kansas & Texas lines, which
have heretofore been designated by
War Department as G aes A military
lines, TO be maintained and operated
in event Of major emergency. Please
telegraph your decision and greatly
obiige."
The governments policy for handling
the strike situation, Mr.. Weeks said,
was reflected in his messages. He
added that the Developments at Deni-
son were particularly aggravating, as
the NJ, \. & T. lines, being managed
By a receiver appointed by a United
States court, are in effect being OPP
Grated by the government He said
nc further requests for troops had
been received, but that wherever it
wss found that the state authorities
declined to act or were unable to cope
with the situation the army would
not hesitate in taking the situation in
hand.
"Some Governors have already or
dered out troops and ale meeting the
emergency" he said, "but in the case
of Texas the Governor has apparently
not acted"
It was disclosed here to-day that
Governor Nehf OF Texas during his
for support from labor interests.
No difsculty is expected by the gov
ernment in furnishing troops to pre-
serve order in any state. The plan is
to station troops around railroad shops
and in terminals where needed, and
martial law will apply to the territory
occupied by the Federal garrisons.
The system employed last year when
Federal troops were dispatched into
IL al dc &c 70 ho
followed, and complete military control
will be established and take precedence
over state authority in the areas af-
fettsd.
Army officials said there was an ade-
quate folce Of National Guardsmen in
Texas to preserve order in the Denison
district. War Department records
shows that the organized militia of
Texas includes 326 officers and 1851
men
Major General Hines has upward of
ing the I'd Division, the only complete
4ivision in the army at the present
time, which is stationed at Camp
Travis, near San Antonio. In addition
t. the I'd Division numerous troops
from the Mexican border patrol could
be utilized in any emergency.
Coincident with the action of the
War Department to meet the strike
situation, Postmaster General Work
completed q survey Of all available
government transportation facilities
which could be used to keep the mails
moving in the event the rail tie-up
makes this necessary. He notified the
President that fleet of $4,000 motor
vehicles could be modified within
twenty hours, and the Navy De-
partment announced that its bureau Of
aeronaItics stands ready to place at
the disposal of the postal service hum
dreds of land and sea planes for the
dispatch of the mails.
Rear Admiral William Moffett chief
Of the bureau of aeronautics, said that
hundreds of planes scattered in squad
ron units from Newport to San Diego
could be set in motion at word from
the proper authority. The naval air
fleet Is able, Admiral Moffett said, to
operate mail routes on the Mississippi
River and it's tributaries and coast
lines routes linking all the principal
centers Of population on the Atlantic
and Pacific could be quickly estab-
lished