The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-04-03

Hay the supreme court of West Virginia drove another
e lid Of the coffin in which is Inferred the last remains
ect the citizens Of this state had tor their courts
zed the growing contempt in which every honest man
bunch OF ex-corporation lawyers who have made the
~,.ce mockegy, and constitutional rights tragic
5 his date this prop OF the present administration
.n another of its infamous martial law decisions in
the Socialist Printing Co.. VS.. Hatfield, ct al, which
The slime and hypocrisy that characterized their
I0 to the time when United States
conduct lengthy Investigation IN order 10 determine
not Vest Virginia Was part Of the United States OF
..Nir of Darkest Russia.
The reign Of military ;JnaTchT in the Kanawha Valley
ISting with egotiSn and the suddenly acquired sense
cratic power conferred by having band OF armed guards
command sent detail Of his immitaton soldiers to
" and had them sack the plant Of the Socialist Printing
" r}Olati0n chartered under the laws OF the state Of
-lia and at that time doing legitimate and lawful
The raiders broke into the plant under cover OF dark
demolished the material within, stealing and carrying
siderable property which has never been recovered by
After the threat # United States intervention IN
...2tnia had to some extent cowed the would-be
ctutor and those who held up the hands of his admin
the printing company entered suit in the civil courts of
in order to determine whether or not the elected ser
citizens Of the had supreme power over the lives
"gv Of the people'r whether they were citizens or
~ LAWYERS for Hatfield had exhausted every technicai
- law in an attempt to delay and out the case, it
tor hearing on the 9th day OF FEBRUARY over the
c appeals Of the defense for further delay.
cle1 as last resort. that the administration decided
...i once more have expose its faithful 'uphoder =
~ colt-t0 the further contempt Of the people OF the
according to information now on tle IN our ONCE george
nedateIy got into communication by telephone with
n. Generals office al Charleston. and lad before the
neru or his assistant the plan for having the supreme
writ Of prohibition directed against the Circuit court
county, fo}iddiNg il proceed with the against
The at the Char eston emf OF the WIRE 1eeDi pro.
-n>t the proposition in effort TO save the faithtu
from further exposing themselves to the contempt q
bat wallace in>iStent. declaring II was tSt re-
he (harIeston acconnIice agreed to see the Judges.
@rv - according To this information. between three
ocl wallace again called up the Attorney General
stno Assistant Attorney General FRANK Livery on the
1T asked if the arrangements had been made. Lively m
he did like the ldea or 4 WITH Ot IOHIPt
ere was no precedent aW for It, and that MS eN-
Aufd much rather moi make such strong play since
r, his future prospects, He stated that he PERSONAL
..:I>e against it tine writ OF prOhlbtionD IL however,
Diinci il absolutely last resort 70 apply
, he vely) had spoken to several OF the Judges ana
possible exception Of two members ne felt sure h he
would give the administration the benefit OF eTeisthlns
..~>ihI, rould more rs i matter of "UPHOLDlNG The
j~ OF THOSE N AtTHORlTl rather than because there
~ precedent for it. Also HIS EA(ELLENt HAD n;1D @
ERSATION WITH SOME OF THE JUDGES ~ HE
EFFECT"
text Of the above referred to conversation IN Our pos
l can imagine about what hopes we had OF getting an!
treatment at the hands OF the supreme court nov
ney Houston prepared answer to the Wit u prol1
" presented to the court together with short verbal
~ on the 9th OLA February. few days later lnofhlI-
lar 10 that contained above. and coming fro nttlo'hei
uH trustworthy caused us 10 aolol an uoe |"
IN. writ Of prohibition dissolved, and we immediately Ied
,e answer to the writ in which Federal questions were
order to be in position to appeal the case 10 the supreme
The United States when the uph0l0elS or hl4CiH <,''i
West Virginia should hand down the decision "c" "e
perfectly sure would be against us
md begun to fear that the faithful uph0derS were never
act in the matter and that would never nave ehe o
y to get the case out of Hateldand when TO- ana oeho
:jver up the old military law joke with 1e" ao'l