The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-18
ALL QUIET AT
SPENCER SHOPS

Salisbury, N. c., Aug. I.-Goverh-
or Morrison win not order troops to
Spencer now, IN connection with the
strike in the Southern railway shops,
ne announced late today after confer
ences lasting nearly four hours with
Sheriff Krider and special guards
railway attarneys, President J. M.
Ellis of the North Carolina Fedora
ton of Labor, and the strike COM
mittee.
Future actian will depend upon lat
er developments, he said. The labor
leaders promised to make every effort
to maintain order. President Ellis
announced he would address meet
ing of the striking craftsmen tomor-
row, putting before them the gov
ernor's decision. The governor had
been urged yesterday by Sheriff Kri-
der to send troops to Spencer.
Governor Morrison, who arrived
here from Blowing Rock early this
afternoon, expressed the hope that
the use of troops would not be neces-
sary.
Rough handling of negro woman
said to have been trying to enter the
shops and firing of gun to fright
en-" her brother, who came to her res
cue, constituted the only disturbance
reported for last night, which was
marked by downpour of more than
seven inches of rainfall. Officials re-
ported, however, that the powder
house was broken open and all dyna-
mite caps stored there stolen during
the night.
Quiet reigned around the shops to-
day with from two to IL strikers do
ing picket duty at each of the gates,
armed with sticks Of large walking
cane size.
"If they respect the law, do not
intend to send troops, but I do pro-
pose to have the law of the state up
held" said Governor Morrison, fol-
lowing his conferences, adding that
he had put it up to the union officials
to maintain order among their mem
bers and that they had promised to
do everything in their power to pre-
serve prder and obedience to law.
Tie governor said he had request
| ed those who asked him to send
troops to- Spencer 20 reduce theiy re
fsgss4se sIfssis ~ q -b61i q
said, from reports made to him, that
recent actions Of the picketing strik-
ers justified him in sending troops to
the scene, but that he was not dis
posed to "go backward" and would
hold orders for the movement of mil
itary forces in allegiance pending flu.
ture developments.
Explaining why he had made no
arrests in connection with assaults
and other disorders which he charged
had occurred in connection with pick
, eting of the Spencer shops, Sheriff
Krider, of Rowan county, said late
today that he had been requested by
Southern railway officials not to make
! any arrests as long as he could avoid
it, because they feared that an arrest
would result Immediately in an out
break of strikers or their sympa-
thizers beyond the control of the au-
thorities.
The strike committee issued sign
ed statement this afternoon positive
ly denying reports published in morn
ing newspapers that men had been
beaten. The statement declared that
no disorders have occurred. A de-
nial that disorders have occurred also
was telegraphed to Attorney General
Daugherty by Rev. Thos P. Jimison
pastor of Spencer church and for
mer chaplain of the North Carolina
federation of labor. 1t was signed by
Mayor Protein Stoudenmier, members
Of the city council and other Spencer
citizens, and pointed out as an evil
dence of the absence of disorders that
the local authorities have not had to
make an arrest from the ranks of the
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