Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-11
}ofab Reads Into Record Ex-
cerpts From State Coosli-
teton as Basis for Making
Exhaustive Inquiry,
COAL OPERATORS FILE
ANSWER TO CHARGES
Denial Made as to AL
legged Peonage and Inter
ference With United States
Mails Governor Defended,

Iss soasiao iounsAt srtofst ltssrn uiarf
Charleston. w. VA. Juit Ih.
Owrr and authority uf lhe govern
ucrt of the United States came To-
West vlrenh, today Go determine whr
/. responsible for thr conditions which
have Kept the state in virtual war for
more than wear QpcnIng ihe in-
A,eueauun uf the cool mine strikes.
hitch have ,-alt death and drsuur-
tlOn m Paint Creek aud Cabin trrrN
mining sections the enato mlno strike
lrsesueaunl committee called tonight
upon the military authorities tof the
records of the proceedings prior o.
and under the declaration al martial
Aw ln the strike territory
Judee Advocate General George 3
Wallace Adlutnnt Gener'i Charles u.
elliott Maior james ! Pratt Captain
Charles x Nuisan ana Captain sam
url L. Walker Wer0 summoned before
the committee % produce the state
records regarding thr declaration ot
martial mv. and the proceedings ut
The military comm ttee plucDd ln Hn-
thority n the strike district seunlos
Dorah Of idaho desired thpir tes,i-
monN and their records as the basis
fof the branch at ihe inquiry Whlan
ho is cou0uctine as to the charge thW
ciu2ers have been arrested tried
ami convicted n violation OF tine ,on-
sulHtiou or lhe law uf the rnitce
States
senator HefDh al href session uf
ne committee ihH Afternoon reno
h.to the record several excerpis from
tho constitution of West virginia The
first was the provision declaring thar
the constitution uf the state aud VI
the United states shall always De- n
effect The second provision declares
that under ua circumstances shnll the
right of haheas corpus ho denied. lhs
third Wus the usual provision thW NO
citizen shall bc deprived of Me. lihs
crN or property without due process
of law. The fourth set forth that tir-
military authority shall not suppressed,
the lNll powers even under the plea
ot necessity and othefs provided for
trial hN jury 10 open court for ALI
criminal ofienses
The activities of the state authori-
ties in connection with the strike VIII
be probed b4 the committee n view
of the constitutional gunrantecs. ana
the chufec that the mine worker
ha1c not been accorded their full
rights will be nVesilsncd with these
provisions 10 mind
Two lenethy preliminary statements
were flled With the committee by The
attorneys of tho operators The first
was filed for the operators generally.
aud The second for the Paint Greek
Collicrics company Both were pleas
OF mot guilty. and both denied IN de-
tail The eharges nude ia the resolu-
tion adopted by the senate authorlzne
the inquiry
The operators n their hrici nude
the countcr-charae that tho iuitpd
Mine Workers of America ~ its nt-
tempts Ito organize the coal miners
in the West Virginia field, was re-
sponsibla for the violence which has
characterized the strike
we know of ne system Of pcouage
and believe none exists or has been
n,.acticed I'm tbn deld" said the brief
Al investigation hy the department Of
uslt,e fonnd mo- sach system. It hold
suerinc denial. were mada that thu
postal service had been interfercd
vim mat the immieration laws had
l,en ytaIntad nnd maj rights Of riis
1ens bad heen violated
on the question of the trials of citf-
ycae pndcr martial law. the hrlef de-
rended former Governor Glaascocl
f,f lDeb,rinp murtiaI lHw ana Gov
,rno, uatncm for continuing it.
IN. nrnDeadinps tndet. marital laW.
the brief hold, hud bccn declared legal
M. M 4upremo court of appeals Of
the state Tha operators declared theY
.xonct a. .nrore uthat a conspiracy ~
ias In which tho Cnitcd Nine Work