Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-05-30
SWEEPING PROBE
subcommittee Win be Named
to Visit Paint Creek Reion
SECOND INVESTIGATION
IN HISTORY OF COUNTRY
Governor Stands mot Upon Pedes-
tall but IN the piiIory," Says sena-
tor Reed--Minority Objection to In.
reference With states Rights -
Root Outlines New LeytsIatlon.

Root Outlines New legislation.
4 by viva yoee vote the senate last
( night passed the resolution auihoriz-
Ing sweeping Investigation OF condi-
tons preceding and accompanying the
strike OF miners ~ the Paint Greek
region IN West Virginia The resolu.
tion. FIRST introduced IN somewhat diff
fereut form by Senator Kern, has been
before the senate for month. the
subject OF many bitter attacks and
scores OF speeches Of eommendation
senate's Wide Authority.
Under the resolutions authority the
senate, through the education and la.
/ Dor committee, win look into charges
or peouage Ia West Virginia; OF VIC.
/ lation II the immigration laws Of IN.
reference with the mails and postof-
fees, and OF violation Of the constitu.
ton and laws Of the United States in
the trial OF citizens ny military trt
bunai. II win examine reported com.
binations among operators IN violation
i OF the sherman antitrust act, and al
legged discrimination by immigration
/ authorities at ports OF entry, and de.
termlne whether arms and explosives
were imported into Paint Creek for
improper use
/ Second In country's History.
The terms Of the authorization are
80 broad that the committee viii be
able 70 inquire into anything aud ev'
erythina which fga4 IN the trouble
between the miners and the operators.
rhe investigation will be the second
In the history Of the nation, so far as
senators have shown in debate. TO be
made OF the acts OF state by d leg.
| islative branch OF the Federal goyedn-
msnt. The strike IN the Court h'Alene
mining region in Idaho was inyesti-
gated by, a House committee In 1900.
Visit to Strike Region.
The education and labor committee
! will meet probably today TO begin the
work OF investigation. Its first action
will be the naming Of subcommittee
| 10 make personal trip to the coal
/ region to examine witnesses senator
Berah will be chairman and Senators
Shields, Swanson MARITIME and Ken
yon win be the other members The
subcommittee report Ii looked Tor
next month.
Senators Borah, Root, Sutherland,
and Reed spoke IN behalf OF the reso'
luton yesterday, and Senator Bacon
opposed il on the ground that lnyesti-
CATION OF the actions or state conri
was an nnwarranted invasion Of d
states rights
Lead TO Better Laws.
Senators Borah and Root maintain.
ed that aside from any other good
that might result, the senate might OBJ
tain information which would lead to
legislation more certainly to protect
the rights and liberty Of individuals.
1.-THE governor Of West Virginia
struck at the foundation of human
liberty" declared Senator Reed dis
GUESSING the establishment OF martha.
law and the trial OF citizens in a mil
itary tribunal Instead OF standing
upen pedestal. as have heard II
aa}d on this floor. he stands In the pill
Tory and in my opinion he Will stand
there as long as men revere liberty
In West Virginia.
criticise Courts Decision
Senator Reed severely criticised the
supreme court Of appeals Of West Vir-
ginia. which upheld the governor and
the military tribunal. Il say he con-
tinued. "there never fell from George
I'LL or any OF the ministers; there new
err was written In the infamous reign
Of Charles II a doctrine more destruct-
i've OF human liberty and of all law
and order than the doctrine we are
now confronted with. II Is a doctrine
SO monstrous that IL shocks the CON
science and appalls the Judgment Of
every man who loves his country"
Senator Root, admitted that he did
not know what might result from the
inquiry. declared that il should be
made SO that legislation might be per
fected If necessary TO insure the pro-
lection Of the weak citizens in the
rights guaranteed by the Constitution
I and the Fourteenth amendment.
outlines New Legislation.
IL. ania 4 might rarnva aduisa hlA In