The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-05
INTERESTING FIGHT
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an investigation which will bring out
all the facts is most desirable"
A. =. Of l.. Gets in Line.

an Investigation which will bring GU
all the facts is most desirable"
A. r. of L. Gets in Line.
The American Federation OF Labor
has swung in behind the Kern reso.
luton and Is pushing 1t with every
mite OF influence which this great
labor organization can command. lis
various affiliated bodies are being
urged TO bring pressure TO bear Oh
the Senate in favor of the investiga.
tion.
From Indianapolis today came a
letter n telegram from the hea..
quarters of the United Mine Workers
Oh America to Senator Kern. The tel
egram says:
International board Of United Mine
Mighty appreciates sincere effort you are
putting forth to secure federal inVest,-
cation of conditions In West Virginia
coal fields. Hope YOU continue to urge
this investigation. as several of our rep
resentatiNes are imprisoned by court
natal ami denied ;all rights accorde:
The letter. which L. from John r.
White. president OF the United Mine
workers. says In part;
W hope nothing will prevent con.
gross from approving your resolution
and trust there Will be no abatement OF
interest until this Investigation has been
authorized and full power given to PROBE
Watson wants it stopped.
80 ~ Ia - NfAAE very
vigorously urged from other sources not
10 press the resolution. lie il receiving
letters. kilograms and lonc distance tel
epHone appeals To let the whole matter
drop. To one long distance telephone
message Of this kind from New York
inc senator gave an answer that was not
calculated To- turn away wrath. Large
business interests profess to fear that
an Investigation Of this kind. coming on
top 81 tariff revision. would go far to-
ward unsettltng business conditions.
L"-I"E the senator received a telegram
from former senator Watson. Of West
virginia. b said that Il re-openinS of
u" matter now by the federal autnori-
ties would not only he a repudiatton or
ment"
Frank Morrison. secretary Of the
American Federation of Labor. said to-
night that the Federation will put forth
IT. best efforts toward aiding In the
adoption Of the Kern resolution.
conditions In the Paint creek coal
region stagger the imagination said h..
and "A senatorial investigation will re-
veal the facts. which intimidation and
strict censorship Of news have covered
Up Irat Is tie reason wbN such efforts
are being made 10 prevent an fuNeStfEa-
ton. They took one Of our organizers.
broke his iegs AMI laid him on = railroad
tra'h Tne situation Their. - the worst
~ ne country. mot even excepting tire
steel Trust Reporters sent there To
learn the facts run the risk OF being
slugged ana killed
Investigation Of conflicting forces
r"N"rful New York ana West Virginia
coal operators on one sid. and Iti,pr m
the otuer-tle night fsr tu. uaxSar- =
7 i" resolution is developing late to-uigh'
luf" or" " tUe bis issues hef0r. ,un-
sr'~S some Of the senators ar. init
mating That TIE question 81 this inNszfI-
cation and IT, many new ISSUES That are
~~rtiuging up. IL ON" 50 .urge that II can
hot h- passed upon huTricily.