THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
TROOPS RESTORE
ORDER AT OMAHA
Genera' Wood Places City Un
der tai iiary Rule Following
Negro Lynching
FALL FESTIVAL CALLED OFF
Tell6 People of Nebraska Metropolis
Time At Hand to Suppress Law
lessness Perpetrators of Out
rage to Be Punished.
Omnhn, Nob. With Major General
Leonard Wood In command of 1,500
fad era 1 troops, sent here by ttie gov
ormnetit to suppress any further dis
turbances growing out of the lynching
of n n wo, the attack on Mayor Ed I.
Smith and the burning of the Douglas
county court house, the city hns again
become normal.
One of the first nets of the general
upon his arrival was the Issuance of a
proclamation to the people of Omaha
urging their co-opcratlon In maintain
ing ordor throughout the city. The
edict forbid the assemblage of large
groups of people In any portion of the
city, which resulted In the cancella
tion of the electrical and llornl pa
rades und other events connected with
the Ak-Sar-Bcn annual fall festival.
This was a sovere blow to the city,
as months of labor and thousands of
dollars had been expended In prepara
tion for these spectacles.
Unrest Behind Riot.
General Wood In a statement nt the
Chamber of Commerce declared that
there Is an explosive condition in many
largo cities today. The forces of an
archy arc small in number, but well
organized, and seem to be well
financed, he asserted.
"Firmness and decision now arc the
elements of safety," said the general
after lie had gone over the local situa
tion with military and chit authori
ties. Then he showed n telegram re
ceived from General March, chlef-of-staff,
Washington, D. 0.:
'"You are authorized to take what
ever measures may be needed to han
dle the emergency, the governor of the
stato having requested the United
States government to furnish assist
ance." "Now is the time for the American
Legion, whlto and black, to show that
they stand for law and order," said
General Wood.
"Military orders have been Issued
asking that no large public meetings
be held. Only the police und military
f6rces will Mo allowed to carry arms,
cither concealed or unconcealed.
"Wo want the co-operation f all
good citizens. And order will be main
tained, wo trust, without resort to
force. But at all events, disorder will
bo put down promptly.
"Those guilty of the outrages at the
court house will be dealt with by the
forces of law and brought to answer
for their crimes.
"I understand that 450 American
Legion men have been deputized to
pollco tho city. Nearly all of these
men have seen service overseas. They
will act as officers of the law and will
bo equipped by the government
More Police Needod.
"A larger pollco force Is also need
cd, I believe. For tho present, how
ever, Omaha Is under military auto
cracy.
"It Is our Intention to Interfere with
tho busluoss of tho city as little as
possible. In organizing the American
Legion men I have asked that one
platoon bo composed of colored men
who havo seen service overseas. I be
Hove that It Is no more than right to
allow them to show their right to elt-
Izcnshlp."
The general referred to tho unrest in
all parts of tho country and said that
It was time that everyone get together
and prohibit open talk of treason.
Business Men Express Themsolves.
Omaha buslhcss men In statements
condemned the riot and tho burning
of tho court house as a disgrace to tho
city of Omaha, and stated the belief
that all leadera and members of the
mob should bo punished to the full
extent of tho law.
Proprietors and managers of snort
Ing goods stores, pawn shops and oth
or establishments which wero looted
of llrcarms and ammunition by mem
hers of tho mob, declared they In
tended to illc damages against tho city
for tholr losses.
Make Wholesalo Arrests.
Under orders of military authorl
tics, pollco havo mado wholosalo ar
rests of those Implicated In tho lynch
ing. A special .grand jury has been
summoned to Investigate and Indict
persons Implicated In tho riot.
Tho charges to bo placed against
thoso Indicted will he of the most
serious nature. Arson will ho the
crime charged against tho men who
set fires In tho court house. Assault
Protests Innocence to Last.
Lincoln. Will Brown, tho negro
lynched at Omnha for his alleged at'
tack on Amnios Loobeck, died with the
words, "1'ni not guilty," on his lips, ac
cording to "Coal Oil Johnny," a negro
booked us Frank Wallace, who has
been brought with the other Douglas
county negro prisoners to tho peni
tentiary for snfo keeping. Wallaco
was Instrumental in preventing six
white prisoners from hurling tho ne
gro off the. court house roof to appease
with Intent to do great bodily Injury
will he the felony charged against
those who bent up Mayor Smith and 1
attempted to lynch him. Manslaughter
will be clmrgwl against the men who
strung up the negro.
Official sny they expect to arrest at
east 250 person who are In one or
more ways responsible for the disor
ders. It Is said that mere than 100
members of tho mob have left Omaha.
Warrants havo been Issued for their
arrest.
This city for tho past week has had
something of the apjiearance of tho ,
war front. I
Death Toll Totals Three.
Bosldes tho negro who was lynched,
one white man was killed outright,
and another died In a hospital ; scores
of men were shot or beaten, Including
twenty-one police officers. !
.Mayor Smith, who was dragged from "
the ioHce emergency automobile, si- ,
erely beaten and nearly lynched for
not handing the negro oer to the mob, I
Is said to be nearly recovered from
his Injuries.
The spectacular foatures attending
the burning of the court house, with
damage estimnted from $500,000 to
$1,000,000, were entirely subordinated
to various aspects of tho crowd's ac
tion, which were without precedent in
any aiTalr of the kind that has taken
place In the country In the last quar
ter of century.
For three hours the fire burned,
room nfter room being set nflre by
members of the mob, without hin
drance from pollco or firemen, the lat
ter being utterly unable during that
time to get n stream played on any of
the rooms.
Outrage Deplored by Governor.
Governor McKelvIe, while here, Is
sued tho following statement, In part:
"Tho events Incident to the riot In
Omaha are tho most shocking and de
plorable I have over known In a com
munity like this. I could have hardly
believed that anywhere In Nebraska
mob violence would hnve been exerted
o the extent of perpetrating a public
lynching, but even worse than this Is
the common dlsrcgnrd for the law and
the assault that wns committed upou
Mayor Smith.
"It Is not necessary now to moral
ize upon whnt might have been. It
is far more important that the people
of this community should view tho
situation without prejudice and deter
mine upon processes of action that
will prevent such u thing ever occur
ring again.
People Must Respect Law.
In this connection, the thing of
first Importance Is respect for the
law. No amount of police protection
will prevent such occurrences unless
tho people themsolves are determined
that thoso who are placed In positions
of authority shall be respected and
given the support Hint comes from an
Intelligent and unprejudiced public
sentiment.
"One who Is acquainted with condi
tions In Omahn during the last few
months could not bo very much sur
prised nt what has happened.
"It has been a matter of every day
occurrence that those who havo most
to do with the moulding of public
opinion havo constantly engaged In
petty blckerhigs nnd a criticism of tho
local officials which could not result
In anything but an utter disrespect
for those who are charged with tho
responsibility of enforcing tho law.
"I deem It of utmost lmportnnco
that the good people of Omaha should
at once organize their minds to dis
courage tho activities of those who
aro constantly attempting to bring
reproach upon public officials and
join in a common support of thoso
who havo boon duly elected to respon
sible public positions."
State Ready to Help.
The governor said, the stato will
stand ready to assist thu city In every
way possible. lie declared he re
gretted that Nebraska hns no natlonnl
guard, because tho national guard act
did not pass congress until recently.
Since then, lie said, Adjutaift-Gcnorul
II. J. Paul has been ondeavoiing to get
mllltla companies organized.
Extra Session Unnecessary.
According to a ruling of the stato
attorney general, a special session of
tho legislature cannot be called to
pass u law permitting the county to
vote money to repair the court house.
He says no such action Is necessary
because an act of the-session of tho
legislature of 1018 amended by tho
10111 legislature gives the county board
authority to call a special election for
the purpose of voting bonds.
Germany Must Withdraw Troops.
Paris. Tho recall of Gene Von Dor
Goltz from tio Baltic region will not
satisfy the supremo council, It Is as
serted, tho council being determined
to place economic pressure on Ger
many until all tho German soldiers aro
withdrawn. Tho Gorman soldiers In
this reghm are estimated nt from BO',
000 to 100,000. They apparently aro
determined to restore the old Russian
regime there. Food now on tho way to
Gormnny will not bo stopped but fu
ture supplies will be held up unions
tho German govornmeut mukos good
Us promises to ovacuate the troops
now In the Baltic region.
the mob five stories below, Luther
Harris, anothor of tho negroes, is re
ported to havo said.
Harris said that Brown was point
ed out to tho wliltes by Joo Green and
Eugeno Allen, both negroes, who, ho
says, escaped from lull aftor tho fire.
"Ono of tho Jnllors, a big, husky
fellow I'd know him If I saw him
confirmed the Identity of Brown," Hur
rla says. "Not more than a half a
dozen mob leaders then took the vic
tim away after wo had returned to
tho third Hoor a few moments later."
1 Airplane view of AVaterloo station, ue of the great rail centers of London that was tied up by the strike of
rail workers. 2 Representative Fiorello La Guardln of New York presenting Admiral Ugo Conz of the Itnllan navy
with the gold medal awarded him by the king of Italy. 3 Sirs. Edward McVlckar, chairman of the American
League for Woman's Service, and Breek Trowbridge, chalrmnn of tho Roumanian relief committee, receiving from
Senator Gogu Negulescu of Roumanla dcoratlons conferred by his government-
HEWS REVIEW OF
CORRECT EVENTS
Steel Mills Resuming Production
and Strikers Losing Ground
Every Day.
GARY SAYS NO COMPROMISE
Tells Senate Committee Corporation
Will Never Deal With Unions
Lockout and Strike of Printers
In New York War Over
Flume Is Imminent
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
President Wilson Is a "very sick
man," according to his physician, Rear
Admiral Grayson. After a consultation
with Drs. Dercum of Philadelphia and
Rullln and Stltt of Washington, It was
announced thnt absolute rest was es
sential for some time. It was reported
that an operation of some sort would
bo performed.
Despite the confident assertions of
Fltzpatrlck, Foster and other union
leaders, tho developments of the week
i . i . . .. . i .....n . . . .
in niu aiuei airiKu weiii 10 sirenguien
the heilef that the battle will be won
by the employers. The mills nt Gnry
kept Increasing their production until
it wns said to have reached 50 per cent
of the normal, and many other plnnts
in that district, Including South Chi
cago, reported that their workers were
returning. The Indiana Steel com
pany at Gary, for instance, was oper
ating on Thursday with about 5,000
men, or half the usual force, and the
Mark Manufacturing company, employ
ing between 5,000 and 0,000 men, wns
preparing to reopen Its plant with a
large force. The strikers still out In
that area were growing restless as they
saw their fellow workers returning by
the thousands, and feared they would
lose their places permanently.
In the Pittsburgh region there was
rot much change In the situation. At
the opening of tho week tho strike
against the Bethlehem company, the
largest Independent steel concern In
tile country, begun, but It wns far from
successful. A few of tho company's
departments In Its various plants were
closed, but most of them were oper
ating ns usunl, though with somewhnt
reduced forces. The Pennsylvania
state police had the situation well In
hand and violence was quickly sup
pressed. Judge Gary, appearing bofore the
senate committee on labor, made It
clear that there Is no hope of arbitra
tion or other amicable settlement of
the strike, for the United States Steel
corporation Intends to fight the unions
to a finish. He said the Issue Is the
open shop against the closed shop. In
volving tho right of employers to hire
whom they please; that the closed
shop Is immoral, meaning decreased
production, higher prices and national
decay; that the Steel corporation will
never recognize tho unions or contract
with them, and thnt It will never deal
with union leaders as sue!.. He de
clared tho corporation does not object
to Its employoos orgnnlzlng, nnd Is will
ing at all times to grant them hearings
concerning grievances. He told of the
Tvngos paid the employees and what
tho corporation has done In the way
of housing them. Tho average wages,
excluding administration and selling
forces,, have advanced from 52.88 on
July 1, 1014, to $0.27 on July 1, 1019.
Judge Gary was followed on the
stand by William Z. Foslor, who Is
considered by many as tho real lender
of tho strike.
Another labor dispute thnt will be
felt by tho entire country Is centered
In New York. A simultaneous lockout
and strike took place In come 250 print
ing and publishing plnnts which put
out virtually all the trade publications
and magazines Issued In that city and
a large percentage of tho books. Ten
thousand members of lpcul printing
trades unions were thrown out of work.
The action followed the refusal of tho
employers to grant a 41-hour week ef
fective at once and a weekly wage In
crease of $14. A large number of week
ly and monthly magazines suspended
publication to Join the lockout. Tho
international unions havo denounced
the strike nnd outlawed the strikers,
and the employers announced their
plants would remained closed until
they could be operated with forces
composed entirely of members of tho
international unions.
Great Britain, almost tied up by tho
grent railway strike, saw a chance for
peaceful settlement toward the end
of the week when representatives of
the transport workers and other trades
went Into conference with Premier
Lloyd George. None of the railroad
men were In the deputation. The allied
unions were seeking a compromise as
nn nlternntlve to going on a sympa
thetic strike. So far the government
hnd been Ann in its refusal to yield
fmy thing to the strikers, and many
tmlns were being operated under
armed guard. The use of soldiers In
this wny aroused the bitter protests
of organized labor generally. As a con
sequence of the strike the United
States shipping board stopped the
clearance of vessels for England.
Labor In England has thought up
something that It seems to hnve over
looked In this country. Union com
positors on some papers asserted the
light to censor the news they set up
s-o It would not be unfavorable to the
strikers, mnd In at least one instance
they compelled the withdrawal of an
advertisement for men to take the
places of those who had quit.
Before this appears In type D'An
nunzio's Italians and the Jugo-Slavs
may be openly nt war. The rebel
leader hns said he considers such a
state exists, and he and his followers
apparently will welcome tho outbreak
of hostilities. At Spalato there already
hns been fighting, in which It was re
ported some 200 men were killed. Two
American cruisers hurried there to re
store order. D'Annunzlo's army in
creases dally with the arrival of de
serters from the regulars and he dls
rlnyed Ills defiant spirit by refusing
to treat with the government ns long
ns Nltti renin ins nt its head. He was
planning a juncture of Italian troops
at ani and Sobenlco and there were
persistent rumors that unless the gov
ernment yielded and supported him
he would proclaim a new republic. The
situation of the Italian government
would be ridiculous If It were not so
t.carly trr.gic. Except for the Soclnl
1st, the people certainly are In sym
pathy with D'Annunzlo's assertion
that Flume must belong to Italy, and
the demand Is general that the su
prenie council of the allies Ignore Pros
Ident Wilson and carry out that clausn
of the trenty of London. France and
Great Brltuln have been only luke-
wnnn In their support of Mr. Wilson
and probably would comply with the
domnnd of the Italians If they could
do so gracefully. However, the su
preme council holds the position thnt.
all else aside. It cannot iifford to have
Its authority flouted by Italy, as thnt
would open the wny for Greece, Ron
mania, nnd even Germany und Bui
gnrln to take similar action In regions
tc which they lay claim.
It wis stated unofficially In Wash
Ington that unless tho Adriatic ques
tlon was settled very soon the United
States government might consider the
advisability of withdrawing for tin:
present any further material, assist
anco to tho other powers. Presum
ably this hint wns designed to keep
them in line witn tne president's poi
ley.
The landing of Americans at Trnu
end the expulsion of the Italians from
that town was seized upon by the op
ponents of the administration with
avidity. After a heated debnte the son
ate adopted a resolution calling upon
the president for nn exphmatlon. It np
rcars the action was '.uken by Admir
al Andrews at the request of an Itnl
lan ndmlral, and Admiral Knnpp, com
manding our nnval forces In Europenn
wators, has reported that this Inter
vention prevented bloodshed "which
perhaps would hnve resulted In n state
of actunl wnr between Italy und Jugo
slavia." That part of the Dulmntlnn
const wns Intrusted to thu care of the
Amerlcaus by the supreme council.
Gcnoral von dor Goltz still refuses
to withdraw the German army from
the Baltic region, and the government
at Berlin, persisting In Its contention
thnt those troops nre not under Its con
trol, has shut off their supplies so It
says. The supreme council's patience
was exhausted and It authorized Mar
shal Foch to send an ultimatum to
Berlin with the threat of a renewal of
the blockade. Near the close of the
week It was reported In Paris thnt the
blocknde hnd been put Into effect. Von
Ur Goltz hns been grossly Insulting
to General Burt, representntlve of tho
nllles In Rign, and has announced lie
would allow no Englishmen to remain
In the Bnltlc territory occupied by Ger
man troops.
Riga correspondent cables that
the Letvinn government has called to
the colors all men between the ages
of nineteen and twenty-seven. The In
tention presumably Is to move ngnlnst
the Germnns, nnd possibly an advance
ngalnst Petrogrnd Is contemplated, In
conjunction with the Esthonlan army.
Omaha is hanging Its head In shame
bocause of the wild outbreak In which
a negro prisoner was lynched, Mayor
Ed Smith nearly murdered by the mob,
nnd the lmndsome new county build
ing set on fire. The locnl nuthorltlcs
being helpless, federal troops were hur
ried to the scene nnd quickly restored
order. Smith Is In a way a "reform"
mayor, and decent Omnha people lny
the blnine for the rioting to a bitter
newspaper campnlgn that has been
carried on ngalnst him and his pollw?
force.
Still another race war broke out In
Elaine, Ark., In which five whites and
eleven negroes were killed. Troops
were sent there, too. In Helena, near
by, tho situation was tense.
Because of Mr. Wilson's Illness tho
plans for tho tour of the king and
queen of the Belgians wns chnnged.
They innded nt New York Thursday,
were officially received Friday, went
sightseeing that day and Saturday,
and then were to start on their trip
through tho country, stopping at Wash
ington on the return to the East. For
reasons not stated but not difficult to
surmise, Chicago and Milwaukee were
left out of the list of places where
Albert and Elizabeth are to stop. . Mil
waukee's mnyor says "to hell with nil
kings." Chicago's city council sent a
rather belated Invitation. Its mnyor
needs no comment.
The president wns comforted by the
nssurnnce of his supporters In the sen
ate thnt thnt body would not nccept
i.ny amendments or reservations to
the peace treaty nnd covenant. Also
lie mus't hnve smiled when he heard
of the doings at Ardmore. Okln.. though
of course lie could not approve of them.
The people of thnt untamed town
warned Senator Reed to cancel his en
gagement to speak there against the
treaty. He Ignored tho warning and
when he appeared on the platform the
lights were put out and lie wns show
ered with eggs and hissed and hooted
Into sllencp.
The Foil amendments to the treaty,
designed to eliminate the United
States from participation in all the
various interniitlonnl commissions cre
ated by It except that on reparations,
came to a vote In tho sennto Frldny
nnd were bonten, ns wns expected. The
opposition refused to regard the vote
ns an nccurnte test of tho strength of
the opposing factions, ns a number of
mild reservatlonlsts voted against the
amendments. The sennto is now to
take up in order the Moses nmendmeut
providing that whenever questions In
volving any part of the British empire
nunc bofore the league, none of the
British dominions or colonies shall
vote; the Shantung emendment. nnd
last the Johnson amendment. It Is
hoped a final vote on the treaty may
he renched nbout November 1. How
ever, there Is danger of a long dead
lock, ns some administration senators
have threatened that If the Lodge res
ervations aro adopted 40 Democrats
will stand together to defeat the rat
ifying resolution. The Democrats
would then try to get a vote on the
question of unreserved ratification, and
It Is claimed that from !iS to 40 Repub
licans enn bo counted on to vote
cgainst ratlflcntlon without reservations.
HI
GOVERNMENT OF BRITAIN AND
WORKERS AGREE.
M WAGE IS GRANTED
Great Industrial War Which Nearly
Brought On Revolution Suddenly
Terminated.
London Tho strike of rallrond men,
which hns been In progress upon tho
British railroads since midnight Sep
tember 20, bus been settled. The set
tlement followed a meeting botwoen
Premier Lloyd George and mombers of
the executive board of tho National
Union of Rallwuynien.
The official terms of settlement nre
as follow:
"First: Work shnll bo resumed Im
mediately. "Second: Negotiations will be re
sumed on the understanding- that they
shall be completed before the end of
the year.
"Third : Wages will he stabilized nt
the present level until September 80,
1920, nnd at any time after August 1,
they may be reviewed In the light of
circumstances then existing.
"Fourth: No adult railwaymcn In
GroatRritnln shall receive loss than 51
shillings per week, while tho cost of
living Is 110 per cent above the pre
war level.
"Fifth: The Railway union agree
that tholr men will work harmonious
ly with the men who returned to work
or who remained nt work during the
strike; nor shall there bo any victim
ization of strikers.
"Sixth: Arrears of wages will be
paid on resumption of work."
Witli dramatic suddenness tho great
railway strike, which appeared to
have brought the country almost to
tho brink of revolution, wns brought
to a close.
The terms of the settlement are In
the nature of n cnmnromlsc. The Na
tional Union of Railwayman agrees Tio
call off the strike, and the government
consents to a renewal of the negotia
tions, tho continuance of the existing
wage scale for another year, instead
of six months, as previously offered,
and the establishment of a minimum
wage of 51 shillings while tho cost of
living Is 110 per cent above the pre
war level.
Steel Strikers In Riot.
Gary, Ind. erlous rioting broke
out here when 5,000 steel strikers and
sympathizers attacked negroes enroute
to work In the Gary plants of the Illi
nois Steel Company. During thu dis
turbance the mob hurled bricks nnd
stones, fought the police, deputy
sheriffs nnd city firemen, Injuring
probably scores. The local company
of militia was notified by city ollicinls
to be In readiness for duty.
No shots were fired. The lighting
spread virtually all over tho south
part of the city. The local hospitals
were soon filled with the Injured and
the city jail, too, was filled with men
arrested. The fighting was of a fierce
nature, between squads as well as bc
twaen Individuals, and spread rapidly.
Eleven companies of militia wero
rushed to the scene to quell the dis
turbance. Warn I. W. W.'s to Leave.
Mitchell, Neb. Industrial workers
of the world organizers and agitators,
who have been arriving in the Scotts
bluffs valley since tho potato and
sugar beet harvest began, are charged
with attempting to create strife and
dissatisfaction nmong the workers.
They come In small bands nnd usually
enmp In tho fields until ordered to
move on.
Just tho other dny a crowd of thirty
was rounded up near the town of
Scottsbluff and sent to Jail. They have
been warned by authorities that they
nre not wanted in the valley.
Find Graves of Aviators.
Nogulos, Ariz. A report has readied
hero from n reliable source in Mexico
city saying a party of foreign survey
ors found the graves of Lieutenants
Wnterhouse and Connelly, lost since
August 20, at Barlo do Los Angeles
on September 12.
They didn't know tho nvlators had
been lost nnd did not Investigate. The
story confirms In every detail that of
Joseph Allen Richards of Chicago, who.
reported the finding of tho bodies.
Flume Is Starving.
Rome. The National council of
Flume has sent a message to Foreign
Minister Tlttonl protesting ngalnst the
blockade of Flume, declaring it I
bringing about starvation in tho city.
France Ratifies Treaty.)
Pnris. The Chamber of Deputies
ratified the German pence treaty by a
vote of :VT1! to 5. Tills nction wns
followed by the ratification of the
treaties between Franco and tho Unit
ed States and Franco nnd Great
Britain by unanimous vote.
Bandits Loot Bank of $15,000.
Wichita, Kan. Robbers looted the
vault of the Stale bank of Cambridge,
Kan., 50 miles southensl of Wichita,
nnd escaped with Liberty bonds nnd
War Savlngu slnnips valued at $15,000.
Nebraska Furnishes Sugar.
Chicago, 111. District Attorney
Clypo announced that enough beet su
gnr should urrlvo la n few days to
provldo Chicago and Illinois with 12
cent sugar during tho present critical
period. The supplies will comu from
Colorado, Utnh nnd Nebraska.
STRIKE