Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03

suit of the crime which was a.,
mitted in Sharples and resul,.S
complete rehabilitation of -
only The forces which had re,u,s w
to their homes under the terms J.
the original agreement made w
Gen. Bardholtz and Pres,s.a
keeney, but in addition to that fo."
there came up the valleys of ~.
Creek, Little and Big Coal CO
hundreds of citizens from pract;o.rs
every county in the state to Join ri,s
the citizens of Sharples, Blair ~ ~"
all of the other mining towns in .a
neighborhood in a fight for .1
abolition of this most terrible ~
tenn which is permitted 80 be n.s
ticed by the state authorities
The general impression that
been created by the governor :
that the movement of this arn.s
band of men is confined to naS
hers of United Mine Worlars
America. Nothing could be fnr.,
from the truth. As a matter ~ =.
trom my own personal observat,os
OF the situation, / discoveries w w
the men who are on the firing rnas
fghtinS for the abolition ~ -
guard and Baldwin -Felts srs..
/ consist of miners, railroad men -
chants and doctors. ministers 80 ~
Gospel. Almost every clement of ~.
citizenship of those commur;,.-'
and throughout the state is rnn.
sented in the forces that are 6yht;..
tpr the establishment true 10 I.s
and order in the state. "a"
THE slogan of the mo,
hghting line. is ,as they give u :.
me We fought for Americ.
france. We returned TO find .,v
we IN West Virginia, are NOT RAN"
and truly in America We have r,a.'
/ UP our minds to do battle IN w
Virginia for the purpose of retnrn ~
ing the state to our country. Evor,.
"here you so along the fighting H..
an that one will hear is ct ne NJ
west Virginia back to Americ. -
| Additional charges have ha..
made by agencies throuSbor, -" "a
country that the marchers have Ia,
ed stores for food and supplies .r.
1 tnat In addition they have con,mi,.
I ted various other depredations A..
matter Of fact I talked to praetoc.n,
all OF the merchants hetveer a..
towns of Marmet and Sharples ana
, each and everyone of them is vi,prs
TO testify that they have not he's,
molested in the slightest degree h,
any or the marchers who vs,,
through their towns. but that n ~,
contrary. business men state that,
the marchers come into their stors,
10 get their food, clothing and shos,
ana pay for them as they get them
The responsibility for the pressr,
state of affairs in West Virginia
must OF necessity, rest upon the gov.
ernor OF this state. He has been
calling for recruits for the mast
number of weeks to assist him in
suppresslng this alleged lawlessness
but up to date, despite all OF his.
pleas. he has not been able TO muster
a suhicient number Of citizens of
this great state TO make up a cor.
porafs guard TO go out and defend
his policies.
Federal troops are now on their
way into the state. The citizens of
the great state of West Virginia, who
are on the fighting front today dc.
tending their liberties against the
/ onslaughts of men who are seeking
to take them away from them will
undoubtedly respect the fedora
troops and the mandate of our fed
eral government. Their coming will
bring about a peace in the disturbed
area and that peace will contoinue
TO be here so long as a federal jur-
lSdiction over the affected sections
remains in effect
But what is going to he done about
the source of all this evil? Who is
there in authority within the confines
of this great commonwealth willing to
stand up like a great big broad mind
ed American citizen and seek to Grad
icate for all time the sources of these
great industrial conflicts?
Let us hope when this situation
passes over and federal jurisdiction
has been removed from West Vir-
ginia that Governor Morgan will meet
this situation by saving to the Felts
agency and the non-union coal opera
tors of the state; You must keep
your Baldwin Felts spies. gunmen
and notorious guards out OF the state,
such an ultimatum. served by him
upon these people. will have a far
reaching effect in insurinG that meas
ure Of industrial tranquility which the
United Mine Workers or America be
lieves the citizens of West Virginia
are entitled to receive"