The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
PROTEST
PRESENTED To
STATE ,SOLONS
OPPOSED TO MILITARY
OR PATROL MEASURES
Satisfied Only With Present
Deputy Sheriff Law, Passed
as a War Measure.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. March T.
Failure 10 Introduce any kind Of mill
tary or state police bin or striking -"
anacting clause from the bill that has
mittee of the house and senate after
it has been introduced will BE- tn" only
way of satisfying organized labor in
West Virginia on the subject according
10 repeated statements made b. lao"r
representatives before the committee
and most of the other members OF the
legislature here tonight.
No attempt waa made to discuss rhA
merits or demcrits Of the bill. except
ir the broad terms or di$provinE ana
aenouncins it altogether The speakers:
claiming to appear as representatives, OF
The entire labor movement in West Nlr-
ginia, included ". N. Rogers. ot Fair
mont. president of the State Federation
- Labor: Walter 3. Hilton. OF the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly: 10"
\. Craddock. mayor Of ClarksburE:
John W. Brown. organizer for the United
Mine Workers of America; Fred Mooney.
secretary Of District II. United Mine
Workers Of America. and c. /. kee-
new president of the same orgaaiza-
tton.
Near the close Of the hearing. kee-
aey presented petitious TO the commit
tee which he said bore the signatures
Of $4,000 to 1Do. .o00ivotcrs OF Wesr E'r-
ginia opposing the passage OF any KIND
of state police or constabularE meas
0rcs.
lust two propositions were discussed
as satisfactory TO labor on the subject.
rhe present deputy sheriff law. en-
acted us a war measure TWO YrarS ago.
IL re-enacted would be all the police
force needed BY tn" state. according 10
,hc first contention. The second was
that if the employers Of labor ~ouI"
remove all restrictions upon the organ
;Zation OF their workers. organized Ia
Dor would see TO IL that no polio" torce
would be needed ut all
Only two concrete objections were 81 =
fered TO the bilL One OF thcS" was the
Tear expressed at the creation Of !. stat"
police force was for the purpose nj
strike breaking, to~be used IN the Sannn
manner as the dwin-tclts. guards
were used two Years ago. The oth"r
money and greatly increase taxes n
'"e would Aid Bolshevism.
ObiectinG TO the Hill generally. II
vas maintained that thr creation "t 4
state police force would bring about tnc
very things which il Is sought Ivy the
measure to overcnmc--ih" drTflopin"nt
# Rolshevstn and the l. W. W. thoNt.
rient: that tho bill is I'M American tt!3I
jr is not necessary now and never w:tI
he necessary: thai local puiic" ott'r:ers
ore able to cope with amy situation that
might arise: :tha; there is II" room N
lcmoc rac,. for such 4 roltc'. system ana
that there must be It ''ntSS"r III inc
xoo5 nile. somewhere or aa"h efforts
as are behind tho h'it w"uld not h
pressing so for its passage.
Speaking for the United Min" Works.
ors q r. kerncy dcnouncei ia" Bamag>
resolution. introduced nS petition in
the senate Tuesda: Afternoon. as rot rep
rcsentinc the sentiments Of that "rSan'- :
cation. The Rama &c resolution d"cIarHd
Its siEners ready I" take up arms
bin and tho police patrol bill It passed
He declared that his organization dla
not stand for anything with blood and
thunder in it. or for any declaratlons Of
war on tho govcrnuent- and that h" had
written letters to unions saying that IN
connection with that resolution.
Hilton's Argument.
Walter Il. Hilton. offered a definition
Cor tho movement known AS BolShcvism.
declaring that it is a state OF mind COM
ing as ono of tho first stages in IN"
}apor movement. Uniformed and chaotic.
, stage which has beer. passed by the
labor movement in America years ago.
He declared that where labor has been
organized longest there is the least
trouble and that it is impossihle 10 meet
Bolshevism successfully with the iron
nand: further that 4 sympathetic inter-
est on the part of the government. to-
gether with proper guidance would dis
pose Of Tnlsherism quickly III q perfect
~ natural way.
in the present deputy sheriff law to
ropc with any situation which might
arise He declared that Ohio county has
= strong organization under the present
law, and cited the fact that Wheeling.
which two years ago was called Ger
many" had passed through the two
years OF the war without a tar and
feather party or lynching h"''.
He earnestly inplorcd the legislators
to view the point To get the pr"SI"c-
1--WE of the measure 10 prevent lis pass
age and make the next generation Il
much hapnier one than the Present
Leonard's Argument.
Louis L.nnard. who is president or
,he Ohio Valley Trades and Labor rs
eemply denounced tn" H'aSur'' AS IAN
un- American piece of l"ElS!tt'"n. ftr
declared that the lah"rinE p""pl" w"r:
SQUARE deal the granting by capital ~
their employees the right tn organiza-
,ion. he guaranteed that thcr" would
never b. any necessity for a, state po-
lies force.
Wheeling ard vicinity was r"p-cs"H'
cd witt, d"lrEation Of about rnrtE
labor and union men at 'hc hearing.
among them being: :. =. 'inuld. "t th'
electrical workers. Nm. ktis"n and
CIvde bartl.baugt; "f tn" $ir""t ra!i-
VA men: rhoS. e.. prySork of H.. ''Hr-
penters: s r. Manr"r and '. j. t.SS" I
nr the marhlui>ts: l.. NJ. Greer. John
Large VIM. Hopkins and William Her
cules of the iron and steel workers: NJ
r. RilZ Of thc flint glass workers: =.
Cook OF the Bottle blowers: W. H. Ilh-
huc Of tho :oha"c" workers. Andre"
Ealrnv Of the tail"rS: and l.. +. Shr"us'.
ing. F.. Wilson and John S!"kzni
Moundsvillr: W. s. WoodS"n. Frlad:t-
mia: Andrew Evans. Elm Grove. r"prr-
senrinp Tho United Mine Workers 81