Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-13
SENATE COMMITTEES REQUEST
FOR TRIAL RECORDS RE
FUSED Bl GOVERNOR.
COMMITTEE saw The mines
Never Saw a Gun on Trip Through
District Recently n Scene of
Strife aud Turmoil.

CHARLESTON w, Va, June IL
Governor Hatfield OF West Virginia
tonight declined TO submit to the SEN
ate strike committee, the records OF
tue trials before the military COM
mittce which took charge of the strike
ridden district Of tho state during the
trouble this spring. In n letter to the
committee. the governor said that the
nudings Of the committee In these
cases had never been approved, the
men had been released and he de-
sired Go keep the records FOR use In
seeking indictments in the civil
courts. 10 make them public at this
lime. he sad. would be 'prejudiciol
t. the public peace"
Governor Hatfield's letter was pre-
gented to the committee at tonights
session
MY attention has been called by
the ndjutant general said the letter
'to subpoena demanding military
records and commission reports"
with reference to the strike, l
vas inducted into office March 4, and
~ TO conditions prior to that time
have knowledge only through the
newspapers Under my predecessor
military law was In existence when !
anne into office and about eighty
prisoners were in Jail. wanted
pcace and harmony as the situation
seemed threatening"
Wanted Law and Order.
with reference TO the papers now
m his hands, he said he had never
approved and had ordered all OF the
prisoners released despite the fact
that | had Independent evidence in
the nature Of voluntary confessions
in the case of some. But for reasons
of prudence, | ordered the discharge
oP all Ny object was to restore law
and order and have been successful,
rs both sides have made mutual con-
cessions,"
The committee probably will make
no further efforts to secure the re-
cords of these trials.
Governor Hatfield tonight issued a
the strike district, the committee was
Informed The last few soldiers left
in the field were recalled. At a con-
ference between the governor and Of
ficials of Kunawha county, II was de-
cided that the district was dulei
enough to warrant lifting the milf
tary rule. which had been instituted
10y former governor Glasscock on
February 10.
Visited Miners Homes.
Among the little miners cabins in
the nook and crannies OF the West
Virginia mountains. the committee to-
dav sought the truth about the strike
which has disrupted the state for
more than a year All day long. n
special train carrying the senators
visited the mining camps In Paint
Creek and Cabin Creek
Groups Of mountain men and wom-
en- with their children about them.
were startled and little awed by the
sudden appearance of the senator's
lawyers, mine operators. stenograph-
crs and newspaper men at the doors
oe their little homes The business
Ike stores gave up to the senators
lists of "hlgh prices" which was CIV
en- as one Of the causes OF the strike
and the dust -begrimed miners bound
&. or from the drifts that cash the
sides OF the mountains, were hailed
and questioned in the road.
AS a method Of securing definite
testimony the all day trip proved un-
productive, but the committee was
enabled to secure a first hand view
Of the conditions in the field. y bu-
cciic quiet relgned throughout the en-
tire district go lately the scene OF con-
stant violence. The last OF the state
troops struck their tents and left the
strike zone today Just as the COM
mi,tees train pulled into Paint Creek
Junction. where military headquart-
ers had been maintained,
Everything Quiet.
"Today's trip was valuable said
senator swanson chairman OF the
subcommittee. when he reached
Charleston at Q o'clock tonight. "be-
cause It gave us a birds eye view OF
the situation. and enabled us to flS
the geographical outline OF the coun.
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