Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-29
500 Troor~
ill., Es
Strike Zone
Governor Orders Five Nation.
al Guard Units and One
Hospital Company to
Nebraska City.
sMarhal Law Declared


Nebraska City, Jan. 2s.-(Special
Telegram Five companies of state
troops arrived here this afternoon to
take charge in the strike zone with
Col. Amos Thomas OF Omaha In
charge.
/ The Auburn and Falls City conn.,
panics reached here at 2:20, and three
hours later the Hastings, Seward
and Lincoln companies arrived.
The men are quartered at the
armory.
The commanding officers head
quarters will be at the courthouse.
Large crowds of curiosity seekers
thronged the streets to see the ar
rival OF the troops. There was no
demonstration and everything is
quiet. Sentrics are pacing before
the entrances of both armories and
general headquarters. No orders
have been issued by the commanding
officer as yet. These are expected
to be made Sunday.
500 Men Called.
Lincoln, Jan. 28.-(Special.) Ma
tional Guard units, including five in
fantry companies and one hospital
company, totaling 500 men, ordered
to Nebraska City by Governor Nc
Kelvie to quell disturbances growing
out of the packing house strike there
had either arrived or were en- route,
it was announced from the office of
Adj. Gen. II. ]. Paul tonight
Company A, Auburn, commanded
by Capt.. Oscar A. Falu, and COM
pany B, Falls City, commanded by
Capt. Edwin D. Fisher, were to ar
rive there at | o'clock this afternoon
and were ordered to instantly put
the city and four-mile zone under
martial law. Company G, Hastings,
commanded by Capt. L. E. Jones;
Company M, Seward, commanded by
Capt. Earl B. Smiley; Company /,
Lincoln, commanded by Capt. w.
Fawell, jr., and Hospital Company
No. 80, commanded by Maj. Walter
F. Fry, Lincoln, entrained at various
hours this afternoon, according to
word received at headquarters.
To Hold Omaha Units.
General Paul declined to send any
Omaha companies. He said: 1T
would not be wise to take them
away from Omaha at this time"
Lieut.. Col. r. G. Douglas of Os-
ceola, a member of the legislature,
was ordered to take command of the
troops and hurried ly left the legisla-
tive hall this morning and sped to Ne
braska City by automobile. Gen
eral Paul left this evening and
planned to meet Col Amos Thomas
of Omaha there.
Action of the governor was based
upon request made yesterday by
the Otoe county sheriff, the county
attorney and the mayor of Nebraska
City, and upon report submitted by
General Paul after a conference with
Nebraska City business men who
joined local officials in predicting de-
struction of life and property unless
state troops took charge.
Recalls Omaha Riot.
"The sheriff either can't or won't
control the situation there" Cover
nor McKelvie said, and I am not
going to see a repetition of Omaha
riot scenes if can avoid it.
1T has been reported to me that
mobs, numbering 200, have gathered
in the streets and issued threats and
defiance to everyone. I have been
informed by officials and business
men that a packing house employc is
near death as result of an attack
made on him by strikers or SYM
pathizers while he was at a motion
picture show. There are numerous
other instances of personal violence
and defiance of the law,
General Paul remained at his Of
flee all night Friday and kept in
hourly touch with Nebraska City Of
ficials.
Wanted State Police.
Official events in the Nebraska
City packing house strike leading
up to the calling of troops fellow:
Two weeks after strike was
called Otoe county officials asked for
state police and Gus Hyers and men
were ready to leave. Then Sheriff
Fischer called the governors office
asking for cancellation of the request
saying he had addressed strikers and
they promised to offer no more vio-
lence.
Packing house officials succeeded
in getting Federal Judge Munger to
issue a restraining order against
picketing.
A week later packing house off
cials filed contempt of court pro-
ceedings against lo men and women
charging they were doing mass pick
eting, intimidating workers and
throwing bricks.
Federal Judge Munger sentenced
three of the l9 to jail. They put
up bonds and appealed the cases.
Since that time workers claimed
they had been beaten and that fire.
arms were being carried and fired
by strikers.