Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Troops Not Police,
Governor Asserts

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panied by Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey.
aide to Governor Sproul, and Brigadier
General +. G. Shannon, commanding
the Twenty eighth Division in the alb i.
sence of General W. G. Price.
Their tour of inspection is to deter.
mine whether any additional troops will
be needed here. General Beary declines
to say what his report on that ques
tion to Governor Sproul will be, but II
is believed the adjutant general is con
fident that no more troops will be called
for in Southwestern PENNSYLVANIA, but
that IL troops are demanded in othe,
sections of the State. then more Ma
tional Guardsmen would be called fol
from Mount Gretna.
No Feeling Against Troops
General Beary and his party were
up at D O'Clock this morning after con
ferring with Colonel Il. J. Stackpole
commanding the 1O4th Cavalry at Coke.
burg last night. by . o'clock the party
had made a swift survey Of condition,
between here and Clarkesville and
Brownsville and started to Burgetts.
town and Morganza where troops of the
1O4th Cavalry were dispatches yester.
day.
Discussing the results of his trip sc
far, General Beary said.
"The disposition of the troops is ad'
mirable. The men are right down t,
business as well as the officers
How do you find feeling towart
the National Guard" the general wa
asked.
"Both operators and men," he said
$50 far as l have had opportunity tt
meet them. are pleased to have th'
troops here: they feel sense Of secu
rity. On our ride through the country
not cuss word was shot at US. there
the men did not look at us. WOmei
and children waved at us. The menta
attitude is entirely different from tina
such as we had the Homestead stua
tion for example,
"Do you think there will be an!
trOuble.!'
"No, don't think So was hi
reply.
During the trip through the coal re-
gion, the general discovered that Oper
ators were getting men to work th
mines and learned, generally speaking
that the operators expect to resume
! larger operations next week.
Guards Surround Mines
Colonel Stackpole's enveloping move
ment around the soft coal mines II
Washington County reached n point to
day where several of the collierics ant
mining villages were virtually surround
ed by armed forces.
The ring made by the Nationa
Guardsmen. members of the lO4th Cav
airy. the State police. the coal and iror
police and the deputy sherifs is SO com
plete that entrance to the mining vii
| lages is impossible to any except thos'
who can satisfy the various guards.
Colonel Stackpole's troops are nov
| stationed at BurgettstOwn and Nor
Qanza, having marched over yesterda!
from the main camp. named C"lOEc
Thomas Crooks Camp in memory o
the Revolutionary soldier whose Rrav'
is nearby.
Each troop has muster roll o
about 100 men, and each has ma
chine gun mounted on a truck. 1'rool
d. under Captain Ross f. Stickels, \
canned at Burgettstown Troop r
under Captain L. o. Dunkle. is naa
| Moryanza, close to the Pennsylvani,
! State Reform School.
Contempt Proceedings Begun
Contempt proceedings against mem
bcrs Of the United Mine Workers
Union were started today. Certain
members Of the union are charged IL
proceedings before the Washington
County Court with having violated al
order enjoiring them from interfering
with the operation of the Lincoln Hi
mine. three miles from here.
The charges are based on the fac
| that the miners on July II marched OF
the mine. Before anything happened
however. the crowd was dispersed b.
State police.
At Morganza the militiamen ar'
within quick reach Of mines az Hen
dersonville and Hills Station. The biz
Montour mine is at Hills. 1t is at tn,
! Montour mine that trouble. II any
should develop at all, is expected nex'
Monday, when evictiOns are scheduled
to take place and strike breakers
brought in to replace the cvicted min
ers.
But 20 complete is the ring arount
the mines and villages that 1t is diff
cult to see where any serious trouble
could develop. although of course ther,
is much talk and rumor Of serious de.
velopments.
Mine Guards at HendcrsonvllIe
The Hendersonville mine and village
for example. is absolutely closed to al
, except the coal and iron police and thu
miners. Friends of the miners woult
have hard time getting by the guards
| The guards are stationed at all en-.
| frances to the village and mine. They
are heavily armed.
There is no such thing as n public
street in Hendarsonville. The roads
are marked by the company as private
The streets, the houses. the stores, thu
schools, everything is owned by tn,
coal company.
Some of the miners in Henderson
vile, say the coal and iron police. have
automobiles. These are thoroughly
searched for bombs and other contra
band before they can proceed to thu
miners homes.
Therefore. when eviction takes place
, next week. the work of dspossessior
can be carried on inside the ring ol
iron. Miners are making plans to live
in tent colonies. Their job is TO find
ground not owned by the companies
and therefore. not subject TO the SOW
ereignty OF the ccal companies,
Troops Feed Strikers Children
There is much evidence that many
of the miners would like to 20 back tc
work. 1t is believed they are held
back by fear of union leaders and oi
the radical element
This desire to return to work Il
sharpened by the fact that many strik