Evening star., 1934-09-17
$50 Arrested PiCkets to Be
Interned in Barbed
sss Wire Camp. II
GOVERNOR SAYS ALL
WILL BE PROTECTED
Flying Squadron of Soldiers Pa
trolls State to Put Down
Strike Disorders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, September 17.-Gov. Tai
madge today invoked martial law in
textile strike areas where National
Guardsmen were in control.
At the same time preparations were
going on, under orders from Adjt. Gen.
Lindley Camp, for the construction Of
a barbed-wire internment camp on
property of the State in Atlanta.
The Governors proclamation ordered
the military to preserve order in
Georgia and to protect the lives of
all citizens as well as their property"
Adjt. Gen. Camp gave orders for
the erection of the camp from New
man, where he personally led fly
ing squadron" of Guardsmen against
pickets.
The general ordered that the camp
be ready within two hours to receive
some $50 pickets at Newman who COM
posed a flying squadron" from nearby
towns.
After the quick action at Newman,
the general ordered his prisoners
loaded into two huge trucks of the
State Highway Department and hur-
ried them off to Atlanta, where they
are to be interned.
The general permitted all Newman
strikers he picked up in his roundup
of those from outside the town to go
free with the admonition:
"All those who want to work are
going to work and all those who want
to strike can strike, but I want it
understood that there will be no
trouble, here"
Among Gen. Camps prisoners were
approximately 20 women and IA COL
ored men.
Soldiers Flying Squadron.
The generals flying squadron" is
composed of eight automobiles with
four Guardsmen, heavily armed in
each car.
1t is Gen. Camps plan to keep the
squadron at military headquarters in
Atlanta for emergency purposes, to
act Immediately in reaching trouble
zone.
Gov. Talmadge, in his first an
nouncement that he had ordered the
Guard to be ready. said the flying
squadron must CO." Gen. Camp to-
day adopted the methods of the
strikers in defeating them.
Mills at Columbus, Porterdale,
Barnesville. Griffin and Social Circle
were operating under military protec-
tion. Others at Rome, Macon and
other localities have their own armed
guards.
Only minor disorders in a few spots
were reported.
In Effect Three Days.
The Governor said martial law had
been in effect since Friday, but was
not disclosed until today.
He said martial law was necessary
before he could send any National
Guard troops to the textile strike area
and that the martial law proclama-
tion was drawn last Friday.
The chief executive said the Guard
was called out to protect the lives
and property of all citizens "in all
sections of the State where rebellion
or violence or insurrection is going on
that the local authorities are unable
to handle"
Gov. Talmadge said also that he
had notified mill operators who have
imported trike-breakers to get them
out of Georgia as soon as possible
and that he has notified labor officials
that he does not want any imported
pickets in Georgia
When the National Guards are
ordered out they are to protect the
lives and property of all the citizens
of this State" the Governor said.
This means strikers, union members.
non-union members, laborers, eXecu-
tives and all"
Must Preserve Order"
II hope that there will not be
skin scratched in the whole State of
Georgia. hope that the citizens of
the State will realize the necessity
of preserving order.
Il do not want any interference
from parties outside of the State of
Georgia. I do not want any imported
officers or imported strikers.
Peaceful picketing, that does not
interfere with the rights of any citi-
zen or business, will also be protected"
The Governor today talked to a
delegation of strikers from Rockmart,
two of them with their heads ban
daged from attacks they said had been
made upon them. He told the dele
CATION that National Guardsmen are
out to protect peaceful strikers from
attacks just as they are out to pro-
tect any other citizens of the State.
REOPENINGS ARE Guarded.