The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
THERE WAS A "REicN or TER
RoR" AND a "sTATE or WAR"
WAS EXISTING.
MARTIAL LAW NECESSARY
Former Executive Says Severe Sem
tences Were Never Meant to 30
Carried Out in FulI-They wers
Only for "MorsI Effect"-committee
Makes Good Progress in Inquiry.

Charleston w. Va, June 13.--Aftar
hearing from former Governor Glass
cock his explanation of the conditions
under which the Paint creek and the
Cabin creek mining districts were
placed under the domination of MILF
Larry rule, the senate mine strike iii
vestigattng committee hurried its
hearings along tonight with Bit a
single branch or its inquiry to be con
cluded here. The testimony ~ Gov
ernor Glasscock and the civil Of
ffcials OF Kanawha county In power
during the strike, concluded the re,-
orl under the head Of ARREST ana con-
viction OF citizens contrary to the laws
and constitutions"
Senator Kenyon's branch Of the in
aniry as TO general conditions and
causes leading UP to the strike, was
all that was left tonight to be taken
up In Charleston.
The committee decided to leave the
matter of violations of Immigration
laws to be taken UP in washington.
fhe Dig question as to agreements
and combinations contrary to tho
laws of the United States. for the
purpose of controlling the production
of West Virginia coal" will not be
investigated by the committee at this
time, 1t was decided, owing to the fact
that officials of the United Mine
| Workers have been indicted on this
charge, under the Sherman anti-trust
law In the federal courts.
Giasscook in Defense.
In no uncertain terms Governor
Glasscock and the civil authorities
OF KanaWha county defended the dec
lafatlon OF martial law In the strike
zone. Governor Gasscock told tho
committee that the sheriff and county
prosecutor of kanawha county In
formed him they were unable, through
the civil courts, to control the strike
district. and that they urged the dec
laration of martial law
Reign Of Terror.
There was a reign of terror In the
strike district said the former gov
ernor. twenty-five or thirty murders
had been committed and no prosecu-
tions had been held. + considered that
martial law was absolutely necessary
The former governor said he had
been reluctant to take charge of the
situation with the military, but that
both parties to tho controversy had
urged him to do so.
Senator Borah ascertained that the
governor believed that the mine
guards" In the strike district, most OF
them employees of the Baldwin -F'eltz
Detective agency, were the main
cause Of the trouble and that one Of
the principal reasons for his declara-
tlon of martial law In the first In
stance WAS his desire to rid the dis
trict Of the mine guards.
After tho guards had been driven
out, ho said, the question of union-
izing the field became acute and tho
trouble again broke out.
State OF War;
The governor WAS uneauivocal In his
defense of the actions of the military
commission which tried prisoners in
the strike zone.
II considered that a state of war
existed on Paint and Cabin creeks"
he said, and l considered that under
the martial law regime the viii OF
the commander n-chief-myself--wa
supreme In the affected territory.
regarded the proceedings by the mil
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