The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-09
RINGING REPLY
.OE GOV. HATFIELD
To Charges Of Senator
Kern about the
Strike
LlMlEssHEsS MUST CEASE

HMLESshESS MUST CEASE
Chsrieston, w Va, May ., fSplJ- Co
yernor Hataeid IN his staRtnent bsrR,I
l.si night In reply 70 The changes Of u.
s senator John w. Kern thai peonsEe
b prscticed IN the r1ines OF this ssste5
that ssAfothsr y ~ WA tried By dreu,-
besd court-nartisl. tilat a nsEspaper
man was deportee from the stat. during
The Military Court sessions At Pratt,
chsrys that Kern 4 not telling the
truth.
The statement by Governor Hatssld
foiloEs:
Il am Informed that Senator Kern has
made statetnent thai peensge exits N
West Virginia and thai Mrs. Mary Jolies
hss ben on tiai before adrumhead MI
itary Court for the pas. 80 days.
DENIES PEoNAGE CHARGE
SIN Iepiy 70 ibe Senator's Ststemer.
relative 70 peonssr, aish TO say that
his allegation h f.bricskion. Mrs.
Jones is not nov, nor has she at any
time since ihers arrest, been in prison.
She l. being detained land is not In any
way conhne5f a & plea-ant boarding
house With . private family On tbe hank
Of fbe KansNha River at Pratt, w. Va.
II do no, intrnd % permit Mrs. Jones
or any other persoh n come into West
Virgins and make Infammatory specrhs
e that have tendency TO prodrce riot
bloodshed such a. was experienced under
the aduainlstr.tlon Of Governor Giass-
cock; - d.
CLAIMS EVIDENCE rsEg
I'VE have eyidenes in abundinee to
prove that the Hud Of speeches made by
Mrs, Jones and her co-workers did brine
about riotous state which resuIted IN
murder sad the destruction oi property.
We have st least dozen Of the sanse
ciaa-oi people consned in diiferest jails
.oi tie state, soDs ot them guilty. oGmnr.
sklssfs s,,a,F cf ata ahetisr
~ trt1iT hi11s ihs nste.s.ry lifsarrss
skition With WITCH 70 commit
murder.
The honcrable body Of which ssnstor
Kern is . member has perfect rfxht to
inyutigste Wet Ylrgiaia or any part OF
t., I shsiI be delishted 70 have such en-
inyestiZsfior and win nse iny best effort
"a lid the committee inEny way I cant
but senator Kern must remember that 1
am respouEible 70 the PenpIe Of West Viz
Enia for IA. nsintainspce of law and
ordef, and Il win be maintained during
,fny term Of otses Al any hazard; and
yhen u becomes necessary 70 detahi or
jan peopie % accomplish thja purpose Il
WI be done unhesisannxiJs
STRIKE DECLARED ENDED ..
'Ths long dr1wnoss ltrits On Paint
.Gnd CABIN Cresks b at an end. Fewer
th1n 20 pecple sfe todaY without zOrkSsn
thst soctiol and bss9rs TIE middle OF the
week rysryene viii have besn cared for.
sSoeh taissers Of TIE truth ss senator
Kern seems 70 be are Irxsly responEble
tor thsss fstsehoOds and nEsrspresents.
.tionl which work un.old hardShlps npun
thoss IA ofBce sho have due rSspect for
IEx and order and Who axe tryinrto car.
~ cut tnd maintain The pttneiPiss u
God sp4ernmeut, :.
81 Sots shst one q the statements. II
senst5r Ksra Il 20 tte eject thst Be
knows poiitisef thaE one neEsbsberbo.-
'rsrpohdsntEsS 3ectsd during tbs trid o.
tfotbsr Jones add astsrted hom the
state. fiesn u-s no 6ettsr tsfr 70 e4.
ffpes mJsT tnetp Eofribiy dian % say
Ithst this pnss vital ard. Deliberate IL
90 tbe paft Of TIE one Who informed
senator Ksrr and it pcbid not Err1ris,
me 70 iezEn fhsf he Echs.or knew tbi.
70 - tbs eass Nhsn hs mad he seatc
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