The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-09
SLNNONSE..S TO Be ISSUED
yndir,sd N~a VIII appear IN Court
Jhis Week

Cp.tIysr0N ~ Va Jun" sum.
'nonse. viii be issued beginning to.fnof b
row fot President John +. White and
eighteen other officials of the inited
Mine Workers of America. indicted her"
las' night for Violating IN" Sherman
anii.trus' law All are expected to an
sv.er before Judge benjamin r kellar
~ me nlted States Court for m"
Southern District of West Virginia hy
,-1e end nf tho present week
Tho ihird count charges the defend
an'q with corspirinR with Goa oper-
a'ors ~ pennsslvanIa. phi". Indiana
and Illinois 20 unioniz" the West NIr-
ginia miners especially on the Paint
and Cabin crooks. where ~" union was
not recognized. and so to hN prices OF
mining coal in West virginia as 10 give
the operators of the four States q mon
opov.
Gov a y Hatfield of Wes' virginia.
on M eve of the senatorial invesli-
cation INTO tho nine and labor troubles
IN that State made - statement to-day,
IN witch he said
The indictments agalnW the Nine
Workers officials in the Fedora Court
came as complete surprise TO me. AZ
20 conditions in the Paint and Cabin
Creek coat fields the eva authorities
have absolute contro and have had for
some time am giving them assistance
wish detail uf fve soldiers. TT IL
merely = precaution to assist the c.Nil
authorities IN guaranteeing thai viola
fors Of the Jaw viii be properly dealt
with and N order that a continuation
of IA" satisfactory conditions that now
exist IN the coal fields will be more
eurely guaranteed
Il snail relieve these five mllitiamen
wnen IN" civil authorities feel that they
ran cope with tn" situation, and when
can y" satisfied that each and every
workman mas ample protection against
any injustice or mistreatment. and when
'he cont.nding factions by their acts in
dicate 20 me that they can settle their
differences in a peac.able way without
rosortirg "a violence and violations OF
N" law
The tonnage of the coel mines Ia
yap.di> returning TO the normal ca
rsci,v
Gov Hatfield sad he mad wired SEN
ator GoN several weeks ago that he
would be very glad 10 assist the Sens-
torial committee in any way he could
and offered 1t n suitable room in the
Capitol from which 10 conduct the in
vestigation. but the members Of the
committee had not communicated with
him IN any way.
Confidential reports to Gov. Hatfield
are that only one thousand miners, in
stead of two thousand as reported. are
on s'rike in the New River coal field
II is further believed that ~ careful
handling Of the situation will prevent a
threatened general strike. The officials
If the tinted Mine Workers and the
State authorities are cooperating to this
end
While the names Of the witnesses.
who appeared before the Federal Grand
Jury hav" not been made public, 1t IS
known that coal operators Of Paint
and cabin Creeks. where labor troubles
have been abundant. and former Of
fic'sls of tho miners Organization as.
sisted in gathering informatio ion for the
Indictments
Non" Of The union men Indicted mas
hecn served with papers hut court Of
hcers expect to require bonds Of those
indicted to-morr W.
An Indictment charging pconaee has
neen found against tn" W II Thomas
coal and coke company Of Mercer
county. william Thomas and Samuel
Tabor. mine guards and " i pritch.
ard. min" superintendent. are Included
IN m. indictment
Th" min" workers announced to-day
'ha' they will ask the senate commit
tee 10 subprna Gov. Henry -. Hat
field, members Of IN. West Virginia
Suprem" Court bench .x-Gov ". T.
''iasscock. Adj Ten Elliott and other
stat" Officers. 40 suhppnas have been
served here set BY S.uat. employees
Al - quiet ia the 'Oa fields The
promised visit of IA. Senat. commit
tee has had sob-ring effect on ~x-
ci'"d miners. y" iroubl" is appre-
n"nd"d when Senator swanson and his
associates arriv" this week