Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-15
Trades As sen1bH Calls On
All Citizens To Join Hands
Green /, Moore And
Haye;s'Wil Speak


Sunday afternoon at the Auditorium
beginning at 2 O'Clock, public mass
meeting will be held oprotest against
the institution of martial law in West
Virginia and to demand federal in
vestigation of the coal Mining condi-
lions in this state. The meeting will
be held under the auspices of the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, and will be addresses by Frank J.
Hayes, vice president OF the United
Mine Workers; William Green, state
senator of Ohio, and author of the
famous Screen Bill" and national
statistician of the United Mine Work
~ers, and John Moore. president of the
Ohio District of Mine Workers.
The meeting was decided upon at
the last meeting OF the Trades Assem-
bly,, when the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved: Whereas the constitution
Of the state has been suspended by H.
d. Hatfield, governor of West Vir-
ginia, under the claim that state of
war exists and men and women have
been arrested and jailed, being held
for months with no charges against
them; and
" ereas, Judge Ira D. Robinson. of
the state supreme court, in minority
decision has vigorously protested
against this wipiHg out of all constitu-
tional guarantees of life and liberty to
our citizens; and
Whereas, Senator John w. Kern has
considered the situation in the state so
serious as to demand an investigation
by the United States go vernment; and
Whereas we see In he arbitrary es-
Establishment of martial law fearful pos
sfbf1ities Of autoeratic tyranny and the
wiping out at any time OF the organ
ization which the workers have built
up for their protection, after many
years of awful sacrifices, therefore be.
it
Resolved. That we call a mass meet
ing for two O'Clock on the afternoon
of Sunday, May Is. 1913, at the audi
torium. to which we invite all citizens
to join with US in protesting against
this state of affairs and urge federal
Investigation of the coal mining condi-
>tohs in West Virginia.
\j Great Success.
That the meeting will be largely at
tended seems assured. The great in
terest manifested in the subject, to-
Ngether with the fame of he three elo~
quent speakers who are to address
the gathering is sufficient to fill the
auditorium. Thus it will be we'll for
all those who attend to come early
and be certain of securing seats. The
meeting will be entirely free, so there
will be NO chairs reserved, except one
section for ladies. The ladies are
especially invited, and a section of
seats will be reserved for them.
AS stated in the call, the meeting is
called for the purpose of protesting
against the martial law which Cover
nor Hatfield has instituted in this
state throwing men and women into
jail with no charge against them, and
holding them there without warrant or
even trial. He has also confiscated
the Labor Argus of Charleston, and
the Star of Huntingdon Wo working
class new spapers, and DESTROYED the
plant of the latter, the mliitiamen
having aiken hammers and broken up
the machinery, according to the state
ment of the imprisoned editor w. H..
Thompson. and the miners attorney.
H. w. Houston. The meeting will also
insist upon a. federal Investigation OF
the coal mining conditions in the state,
tie miners having INSISTED for years
that they have absolute proof of peon-
age to lay before any honest inNeSti-
eating committee
Telegram to Kern.
The Assembl yauthorized the follow
ing telegram to Senator ]. w, Kern:
Wheeling, May IL, 1918.
To the honorable Vice president Mar
shall and Members of 8. s. Senate
VI Washington, D. G.
Gentlemen IGreeting:
We, t. J. v. T. & l.. A. Of Wheel
ing W. Va, comprising 38 Local Un-
ions with a membership Of over 5000,
petition your honorable body to take
favorable action on the Investigation
OF the strike condition in the Paint
and Cabin Creek District in the State
of West Virginia, so strenuously urged
by the Hon. j. w. Kern, of Indiana,
that the foreign stockholders may
know Of the deplorable conditions that
exist and that they may take action
10 have better conditions prevail fol-
the upbuilding of brotherhood of man
that in the end kan batee .oETAI0NN
that in the end make better citizeu
and a better community Of interest
Trusting that this petition viii re-
ceive faborable consideration In the
interest of the common people OF oul
beloved state, we beg to remain,
Very truly yours.
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