The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
u. S. Attorney-General
Urges Necessity for
Troops in Mining Re-
gion.
SMITH TRANSMITS
REPLYTO
u. 5. District Attorney
Thinks Public Should
BE Kept Fully Advised
of Rurnored Disturb
anCe.

Apparently alarmed az o~ninous
reports made ny Fuel Aiminlstra-
tor Garheid NJ conditions In TIE
mining regions of Southwestern Fir-
GINA. United states Attorne y-Gen-
.ral A Mitchell Palmer. yesterday
wir=t Jis trict Attorney HI am NJ.
Smith TO urge upon Governor West
r1oreland Davis the necessity for
rushing federal troops 10 the APP
yalachIa field.
District Attorney Smith couInun-
icataa The contents OF the Official
telegram to Governor DAVIS yeSter-
day afternoon ard received his re-
My before S O'Clock last night Mr..
Smith thar transmitted The message
to the attorney general
What action the governor took
remained deep and dark mystery
AZ an .1lly hour this morning He
was in conference" all night and
could mt be seen by newspaper men
T. wpul9 nave taxed the ingenuity
# a. Conan Doyle himself to locate
Virginia chief executive last night.
Calls a the guoerratorial mansion
by telephone elected tie ip!oFr1a-
uon after the identity OF the caller
had been esta blished by the voice
st the other end Of the wire. that
thu governor was out The nnai re-
ply was that Governor Davis could
Lot he seen or talked ~ at any Tine
esurlnsg The night as ne was in co.,
ference
Runors of conference between
the. governor and unknown advisers
multiplied In mum her 49, the weary
might wore on Brilliant Nights IN
ali the gubernatorLal ottioes carry
In the morning led several shiver-
ting reporters 10 the ballet thai they
had finally "treeo'' the governor
After an hours wait they became
impatient ard pleaded with Capitol
police 10 let them ia to the Capitol.
Reckless assaults ON the massive
aopTs leading laso tAe several offices
dre" To response and the "clue"
supplied ~ the unumely uluu1tns
ton vsS abandoned as false TIE
zosea ssay bad up2oahtss9ls tarseitt.f.-
the Impending r5,'sl Shortage ara
left his mar waited lamps IL ron
sumo current PEE lfs4>ly al the cx-
rense Of the state 9nd sundry re-
porters
SMITH is WILLING
District Attorney Smith WAS an
+.saytsta ssea 81 q ESprasc reta~a..e FL. TIE
P4chmo1d Virelnlan 81 he wac die
tacias his reply 70 A'torr.cy-fie rera
ps}rners Once He sad he had 70
oblet ION 70 giving ont ,he reply al
the governor, except thar il ;lflEht
nor be- according him tire tous ,esy
31e ais official position
I have nothing Ia say Don't the
matter ne said. '9xcept that /
have no interest 10 serve. personal,
poijtica! Or otherwise. / think this
lie matter Of deep interest 70 tina
public and that they should be sent
fully advised OF developments
while no intiusa.ion OF the COVER
nars reply to the virtual plea Of
the attorney general could De cleaned
from any official the geuar a impress
sion among those working on ths
ease was that hA nsh seen ft TO
rstuss the request.
Another report widely circulated
was thar the trouble limited ST by Or
Garfield was based on threats of man
ers Who refuse TO return to work
aimed at those strikers who wish TO
re-enter the mines Those who de-
sire 70 SO back 70 work are said 20
have asked for adequate protection
The wire which brought District
Attorney Smith back from Norfolk
70 see the governor is as follows
Am advised By Or, GARFIELD. who
has personally been on the ground.
that there have been disturbances In
Appalachia neld. Suggest necessity
of having federal troops sent there
plesse zee Governor Davis at once
and urge upon him the necessity OF
having this done.
-fsigned) A. MITCHELL PALMER,
Attorney General"
inquiry at Warrington brought the
news CT Attorre y-General Paime<.s
absence from the city No one In any
Of the departments admitted to any
knowledge Of the matter. the general
Impression being that minors are re-
turning to work and that everything
n quiet
KEEPS IT DARK
IS she matter stands three things
which resemble facts survived tho
rtaat Of proba nilities. Attorney-Gen-
Aral Palmer urged upon Governor
Davis the necessity for federal troops
in a stated section OF this state. Gov
ernor Davis replied to Attorney-Gen-
sraI Inimer's message. through Dis
ict-Attorney Smith; Governor Davis
exhibited strong ana overwhelming
distnclination to advise the people,
through the press. of his action
What possible motive actuated by
the governor in virtually refusing re
be seen by newspaper mon Is
mystery second in importance only to
the contents of mis- reply 10 the a..
.orney- general
Whether or not the ban on news
viii be extended to every publication
in Richmond will not devsloo until
later today.
Reflects were posted In the dank
and dark Capitol square untfl nress
time this morning. whAn nows ceases
to be news as far As morning papern
Are concerned
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