The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-16
Says Robert L. CressEx:
Of Parkersburg IN
an Interview :. =.
PRAISES ". VA. GOVERNOR
And Suggests Senator Should c.
Better Acquainted With Tie :
Conditions.

''''e - '''tGpfyt OF hau8s
ingt"n, Who ha- l"sn in Charleston an
the winter ami is familiar with the ser;h.
situation in tlic Paint and Cabin Cr..k
o""l heids, ma discussed charges made b.
senator Acfn. oi lnliana. concernins ~,
wet Nirtiui' coAi i..i~ SAYS the Park.
rrsburg Di-lat.l News.
IL have n'.d n,a -raIrr extracts os
>rnator kcrH s -ls.cch ma,l, i'm the 4. g
>ca'e a lew day ago. anG ann surr rid
that n man oi his reputation should "a
tangle up the facts" saidhc
lit l. "a reflection on the great stase -
West Virginia AMI thu intelligence. Of ~
people - vr'' "a lu- struck mo ,hst
Is passing "a .ui-o that newspaper nm
magazine "fit'r-, a- we'll A. inter, tesM
I'"litician-, nave mot taken the OBJ o,tuy
nity to 20 upon tin ground AMI g,t tls
iact- instead oi frying upon disto,t,xa
reports gwen ont w Irresponsible rei, ons.
la "oui@'ny With the governp.
hnN" l'n thfnu-h all the camrs in the
strike ~pnc. h1.r met ami talked with
th" miner. i-'th employed and un, IN.
I'"y~'. Tie etrihr war brought on bv-
peculiar c"id'ii"n.- the coal oTeratof..
IN part, ~.re arung. the miners were
also in the Wong ou some arestioua.
However, HAT D. matter of the past:
through the eps-i niiice-- Of ,;oyernor
Hatfield, al questions between IN, opcr-
atorr and tils miners have been setrled
and the outside ~orid should LIT we'll
c'''.agh alone. Suice tine day he was in
augusatcd, the governor has sprrt NJ.
most ms cnffr" time and energy in "a tch-
ing up :sc differences. lie was ON ths
groud any humber of times, mixed IN
with uhe strikers. administered to ,h..ir
wants ami to"k personal charge Of .!.e
matters as he would the illness of q m.
tent. In going through the CAMPS v,.h
the governor came in contact with I.
great many miners, both whge. and
black, he had known for years i'm the ".
n W. coal fields. They soon spread the
glad tding that the new official was /, oe
a vacillatine subject but a man who VIZ ld
10 What hr cctulcd Vas right with. ue
lear or favor. solcrnnr Hatfield A. a
the confidence o. the olarators; he son
had ti' i'ii isppTt oi the miners sId
practically ail'oi ,.a. oiiicial- of the x,ne
Workcrs' Union.
GOVkENOR'~ WORK.
~ short white ago the governor put .
proposition mp {, both sides and that has
been arccI'ied IN good faith by all except
limited ic~ ~no are either professional
agitatprs or arc oi indOlcnt habits. Peace
reign- on Paint AMI Cabin Creek now:
instead % having two regiments of sol
diers ia that section - our former gov-
ernOr employed at an cn"rrEOus expense
O. the taxpaycfs, there are now only
about twenty inen doing police duty over
more than twenty live rIOusand inhab-
liant. Tho r,st 81 maintaining order
now j. rrfctss j-nDthing in comparison
with thc iarts- eim of money expended
~ tlie io-u.e- governor. I am copfIdent
should q. d.. l't interfere, within q
mont. il..re 1'i - even bc the services
of p'i'c r.ar r .rnrl The credit for
thi- great srt.fy BE- ai. dine t. Governor
Hat .,ld .f,'i n .nc ti-c, aud the think
INK ffoi. .. ... t.t.. irrespective OF
part. ri d n 1T. % him for his
untif.-. .J,.'. .n hall Of law and or
Ter.
'~.ntl = n cntresy wrong when
he SIT. 'hat ti..r .iDther Joncsis mig