The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-20
SHAME, SAYS K|LBy ANSWERING ATTACK
 ON GEN. STEINER
When Were Bittner and Ken namer Stripped of Authority as Miners Representa-
 lives, White Is Asked
By FRED RI. GORMLEY Nentssmsry Bursau The Ass-Hsratd
 21,.2 First Natieuat Bank Building

22,-2 First National Bank suI'diss
 Montgomery, October 19.-(Special) Using webster's Dictionary in support of his charge that Capt. Frank s. White acting as representative of the United Mine Workers, had used "op- \ probious epithets'' in reference to Ala fama soldiers, and declaring that no man need ever think that he desires the cloak of office as governor of Ala bama to shield him from criticism in the most direct language that may be used Governor Kilby late Tuesday di- rected a warm reply to the latest let ter of Captain White regarding the or ders of Gen. R. F. Steiner, commander Of the military forces now stationed Tn the coal strike district.
 Governor Kilby quoted sections or the memorial signed by Captain White and other representatives or the union miners which declared that "a military satrap' General Steiner) had sent his "aryned emissaries" into the private haIls and lodges of the miners for the purpose of exercising unwarrantsd surveillance over them and then turned to webster's Dictionary to prove that emissary means spy. DEPENDS SOLDIERS RECORD The governor defended the record of General Steiner and other soldiers
 
 give their blood for the nation in the world war, and insisted that circum- stances only prevented their arrival in tbfhe to enter the battle before the armistice was signed.
 Quoting Captain Whites statement that General Steiner did not shed blood dn the big war. Governor Kilby com mented:
 ssFor shame, that this brave soi- dse.w end his officers and men should he denied that credit that is theirs because they reached the other side too late to die for their country. However willing they may have been, if need be. to pay the supreme sacrifice. No. General Steiner did not die in France, nor did thcusands of other brave soi- s diers of Alabama. but. thank God, that AIabamfans. with few excep- tions do now and wfII ever appre- cfate the, noble sacrifices they made and the hardships they en- dured, we'll believing that they we're eating out their very hearts in disappointment because they could not reach the front line un- til after fke nrristi~~ w~s -i~~ed."
 ANSWERS QUESTIONS Referring to the statement that # Van Bittner and J. R Kennamel agreed to the military orders which brought on the controversy they acted as in- djviduals, Governor Kilby asked Cap ! tain White when they ceased to be . the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America. and whether or not they came to the capitol to sit IS | private individuals with officers Of the state considering questions of grave public concern. one as an individual Alaban1ian and the other as an indi- vidual Pennsylvanian."
 The governor also asked Capta 'n White if he came to Montgomery with Mir. Bittner and MT. Kennamer as pri- vate individuals or as high officials of labor union, "of which you are paid 8 ttorney."
 He referred to the repetition of ths charge that constitutional rights were being ignored and dismissed it with the statement that this matter was disposed of in his nrevious letter.
 GOV. KILBY'S REPLY
 Governor Kilby's reply to Captain White follows:
 Montgomery. Ala October 1s. 1soD tFIcn. Frank S White. Birmingham. Ala
 Dear Sir: Your letter of October | is received.
 'T reply very briefly:
 First: You say that Nessrs. Bittnei and Kennan nfer deny agreeing with Gen eral Steiner for cooperation in carryine
 
 the dozen or more gentlemen with you ir my office heard Mir. Bittner state tha' he and Mir Kennamer had promised sucI cooperation and you and they saw Mir Kennanner sit silently by and utter not a word of denial.
 Second: You say but if it (the agree. menD was made it could only palliatt General Steiner's offense in so far a. it affected these two mem
 "1n answer would ask you wher were Messrs BittDer and Rename stripped of their authority as repreen tatives of the United Mine Workers O America and left to sit as private in d;viduals in council with officers of thu State of Alabama considering questions of grave public concern--one as an indi vidual Alaharnian and the other as al individual Pennsylvanian?
 Did you come to Montgomery wtl Messrs. Bittner and Kennamer as pri vate individuals or as high officials O a labor union of which you are paid at torney?
 Third: YoA say that the fact that am Governor of Alabama forbids that m language concerning your omission Q orders Nos I and be characterized as i deserves. I am sorry you were 30 con siderate. for should have preferred per feet cardor. No man need ever conside my cloak of office as shield agains
 
 the expression of that criticism in ac curate language. As matter of fac every intelligent person who has req this correspondence knows that order Nc s has a distinct bearing on the othe orders in that it brings out clearly an distinctly that the purpose of the othe orders Is to protect property and life an liberty and that they are aimed at tn lawless, and in my judgment. it was de liberately and purposely left out becaus of that fact.
 "Fourth--You repeat the charges s often made by you as to the violatio of constitutional rights. My asnwer that that question was disposed of i my letter of the 18th inst. and it is set tied so far As am concerned.
 "Fifth-You deny that abuse va heaped upon and opprobrsous epithet were applied to any soldier even Gen cral Steiner. I quote from the memo riaf or remonstrance as follows:
 "Unless notice thereof has bee given to a military satrap who send his armed ernissaries into these privat halls and lodges with the unlawful ot jert of exercising unwarranted suryei ance over them and with avowed pu, pose to restrain liberty of speech an with inevitable effect of intimidatin the speakers and cowing the audience
 "You acknowledge that you referre to General Steiner as the militar ga trap, so. of couse. you intended th