Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-14
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| Every fact here proves that this
struggle of folded arms is as peaceful
as any Waged anywhere in the land
The laWfessness has all been on the
part of the oppressors.
/! First Of all the state militia was
brought here. The inhabitants con-
tinued to live as peaceably as before
in spite of the presence of the troops.
That did not suit the mine barons
nor their chief satrap, Adjutant Gen
eral Abbey, commander-in-chief of the
yellow legs of Michigan, all of whom,
infantry cavalry and members OF the
different batteries, are here.
Now this Ward Lord Abbey, like all
war lords, want spower, and he has
been seeking and hunting martial law
ever since he arrived here with his
cohorts.
| Last Thursday evening for instance,
he sent his cavalry troopers, mounted
on strong horses sharply shod, carry
ing big loaded pistols in their holsters
and with blood up in their brains rid
ing pell nell through the streets of
the peaceful city.
Beaten OFF Streets.
| Everyone was ordered off the streets
and if they did not get off they were
beaten off. Then they were ordered
] off their own porches and out of their
yards into their homes out of sight.
This tyranny was kept up for hours.
Protests were of no avail for the time
being.
/ Isaac Rauhala, a Finnish jeweler,
with his place of business at 4O8 Pine
Street, still thought that Calumet was
IN the United States instead of in its
latest Little Russia, and tried to
offer objections to being bullied about.
He was promptly beaten until he was
glad to seek shelter.
It just happened that representa-
tive of Governor w. N. Ferris was in
the city and that he considered this
outrage altogether too raw. So things
have quieted down little. But the
soldiers are still here, camped on the
ground of the Calumet and Hecla Min
ing Company receiving light, water
and other necessities from the same
copper corporations, in fact, being the
guests as well as the tools Of the mine
owners.
cit is always declared that the state
militia takes a neutral stand in situa-
ton like this one," declares Mahoney
But they never do. They have not
done so here"
| It is not only the hope of War Lord
Abbey to protect property while here
but one of his big aims in seeking to
lsecure martial law is evidently to get
an opportunity to bullpen the miners
or send them back to the mines. Alb.
hey has the true spirit of the capitalist
hirelings. He not only believes that
the miner is the serf of the mine own.
er, but he is going to use every effort
at his disposal to see that this condi
ton Is brought to pass,
Just to make an imressiOn and furn
ish material for the capitalist press
the militia Is rolled out of its cots al
all hours of the night and sent pei
nell to some powder house or dyna
mite magazine that it is claimed the
miners are attacking. Up to the pres
emit time not one arrest has been made
as the result of all these night soirees
The officials of the miners and ths
4strikers look upon them as ridiculous
attempt to start something" and pay
no attention to them.
Disturbs Worshippers.
On Sunday while the church services
were being conducted in the various
places of worship, the battery with it
heavy guns left the military and will
much bugling and unnecessary nois,
galloped past several of the churche
crowded with worshippers.
The nation has already become &C
Quainted with the Baldwin, ltz thug
and gunner Of West Virginia. Til
"copper" country Is having It's Ill Of tn