The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-18
CRUSH MILK STRIKERS QUICKLY,
IS ORDER TO WISCONSIN TROOPS
Virtual Martial Law Is
Enforced in Rich
Dairy Region.
FEELING GROWS
Machine Guns Mounted on
Prison to Prevent MobS t
Freeing 200.
BY WILLARD r. SMITH
United Press STAFF Correspondent


SHAWANO, Wis, May Is.
-Bayonets glistened as mi
litiamen of Wisconsin mar
shaded armed forces today
for final blow against the
milk strike that has spilled
blood over the spring-green
fields of the rich dairy land.
Machine gunners. their snub-nose
weapons protruding from the ton
neaus of automobiles. swept the
highways of small concentrations
of pickets
Virtual martial law was in force.
Fifteen hundred men palrolled
this county alone with orders that
milk shipments of farmers antago-
niStic to the strike must go through.
No Quarter for Strikers
mo quarter for the strikers" was
the order issued by Governor Al
bert G. Schmedeman, as disruption
of milk shipments threatened Wis
conSin'S valuable market in the Chi
CagO area.
Three new national guard units
were ordered into the field today.
They were ordered to report in full
military equipment, including side
arms, bayonets and gas masks.
All other troops serving as special
deputies donned their uniforms to-
day.
Previously a bit of plaid cloth
pinned to the shoulder had been the
only insignia to designate deputies
from strikers.
Newspaper Is Threatened
Bitter feeling that has divided
farmer against farmer on adjoining
land grew deeper. AM anonymous
threat to destroy the publishing
plant of the Beloit Daily News was
received by the newspaper.
Change your attitude on the
milk strike. or you will be looking
for different plant. II you can't
help an oppressed people, you
should not stay in business. We
are watching your paper. so be-
ware, said the letter, signed "Ad-
vance Committee"
Two hundred prisoners, damned
in the county highway machine
shops, were to be charged today
with unlawful assembly.
Machine guns were mounted on
the building to repulse any at
tempts by mobs to liberate the
group.
The 200 comprised pickets ar
rested in Forays with deputies in
which score of men were beaten.
Hunt Milk Pool Head
State authorities continued to
hunt Walter M. Singler, president
OF the Wisconsin Milk Pool which
declared the strike. They have an
nounced Singler will be held re-
sponsible personally for all violence.
He apparently had gone into hid
ing. Scouts were unable to find
trace of him. He failed to appear
at meetings where he had been
scheduled to speak.
Governor Schmedeman was espe-
ciaDy anxious to end the strike
quickly. The cost of the huge num-
Der of guardsmen and deputies is
proving a serious drain on the
states treasury.
A reserve force of $50 national
guardsmen Was held ready for serv-
ice if new danger spots develop.
Troops Held In Reserve
A battalion of 400 militiamen was
ordered to duty in Outagamie coun-
ty where a large demonstration was
feared. The rlilk pool headquarters
are at Appleton in this county.
Thirty-four national guard units
are now in the field Thirteen are
being held in reserve and thirty
three Companies have not yet been
called upon.
There was direct challenge to
the strikers in the action of the
who removed all restric-
tons on the operations of diaries
on the theory that the majority Of
producers in all counties was op-
posed to the strike.