The Washington times., 1922-06-24
SENT
TROOPS IN
AREA
NOT NEEDED
Blame for Deaths Of Nom
union Men Is Put on
Owner.
BY JAMES Z. KILGALLEN.
I.ser..sl...l Nov. s.rv,es.


HERRIN, III, June 24,-"Send-
Ing Of troops into the troubled
Hsfsip district Il Unnecessary and
inadyisable,s = the local authoritiss
today informed the military In
vestigating committee ordered
here " Governor Small.
Assurances were given by
Mayor A. T. Pace and Hugh
Willis, leader Of the 10000
miners in the district, that no out
break Of violence was contem-
plated or likely. Sending Of the
declared, would only complicats
troops, Willis and Mayor Pace
the situation and might result In
provoking hostility.
Guarsntees Peace.
"I win guarantee you that there
will be no further trouble" Wuiis.
who is q member Of the board Of
the district organization OF the
miners declared to Maj. Gen. Milton
J. Foreman, head Of the military
commission Of eight.
The military commission. which
arrived here today from Chicago,
and was headed by Maj. Cen. Milton
j. Foreman, went Immediately to the
scene of the. wholesale slaughter
of non-union miners. six miles east
of here.
: The commission includes Col W.
B. Swanson, 132nd infantry: Col.
Francis M. Allen, 131st infantry;
Major Edward w. Rand, 132nd In.
fantry; Major John M. Richmond.
1s1st infantry, and Major Curtis J.
Delan, 1s2nd infantry. all of chi
cago.
mediately upon their arrival here
were mat by Col. 8. N. Hunter. the
adjutant general's representative In
this territory, and the first quee-
ton they asked him was why
States Attorney Delos d. Duty
had not sworn out warrants for the
rioters.
Colonel Hunter informed thsm
that the States attorney had been
awaiting tho, holding of the coro-
ner's inquest.
Miners Head Expected.
Frank Harrington. president OF
the Illinois mine workers, was ex-
pected to arrive here this forenoon
from st. Louis and to accompany
the military commission In Its in
vestigation.
Trouble is feared over. attempts
of relatives Of the slain men to
claim their dead.
Mrs. Jennie o'Rourke. mother Of
James O'Rourke. one of the survivors
- 49, A.t
this morning from Chicago, Her son
IL in the hospital at Herrin, seriously
wounded. When Mrs. O'Rourke ar
rived here on her way to his bed
side, Ashe waved aside those who at
tempted to dissusde her from going
to Herrin. and before leaving for the
hospital declared that she Intended
telling the strikers the sorrow they
had caused. s
Mr.. and Mrs. H.~H. Mcdowell.
parents Of the slain superintendent
Of the mine, who came here from
Temar, COL. were warned by a
former mine worker that part OF the
same mob which shot Mcdowell was
waiting to sget" them II they ven-
tured into Herrin or Marion. They
are waiting here pending develop
inente but Mcdowell says no mob
nor power on earth win PREVENT him
claiming his sons body.
!, Willis told Major General Fore.
man that he 'courted a full invss-
tigation." He insisted that the non
union miners started the hostilities
that resuited IN death of at least
twenty-three men and INJURIES
TO more than Z score He ssid the
Southern uIinois Coai Company was
respons1ble Tor the troubB' because
they rspudlated their agreement en-.
tsrsd Into yith M hy sftenpkhg