The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-09
Mingo County, the
Silesia of America
Keeney United Mine Workers. States Case for the
Striking Miners

taking the aggressive. i; ma, invoked
governmental AID when the situation
r'arcj INTO war. Even when few
.,.h: az the operators ARMIES re-
,:'.d =, The cx;reme OF rowdrdice and
.'alitv ard turned machine guns upon
unprotected l"nt.' IF ;hc miner
I.il...aS. ihe Union dcriinr-i 10 I've drawn
ln;u :, genera. battle and appealed 1"
IT," Cong. Of IN" United states Ter
the !r.,"ri,."n "f evil governments
For more ;I.,r q, "a: the miners have
n, kcJ Ger r,,i-l.' Invest CATION sc the
situation :, ~. ll.,n'" might property
H. assigned. AID now INA II - coming
the country VIII ht,t an opportunity 10
earn n" 'ruth
To-, MINER, Of MINI" rcnn'y were no;
vailed oU' on strike Until lay i''. "h'n
practically all Of them alr'' ".} ".''i f"'n
dis. harE,d tn: Ip.n!ng 'ur "u.''' ne
Strik" order W.T. 4 mr." i'"inh !. 10
cover an already cA!>''nt Sta" - -
fairs. IL" union has maze ci'"r' - go
effort 20 r,t ;hr operators int" '""-
rcrcnr" Tor Il diScuS%.on ana S"ti.'t'' =.
ri grievances Even IN" Federal &C.,
eminent; ~ nc sole! la:toN "f tn" una
underworld 20 bring ." IArii"s in''
conference Bu. the operators persist
entity have rrFusrl
Bring IN Aliens
During the Il~t s'rr ia. operators
ha,r son; Their agent. :" ''":.'gh' Eur"p"
and Mr\.rn oud "H,' hT' G%E; ah"u;
tw'!v" hundr"l ,'.r.... .n;" Ming" com
y Nearly c'"r% n ".+'harEcS =:
IN, ,..w "c ~. ".!,'G u9; :.aiivrs, scv-
era. or mrrc ron-Nuci. 10 speaking for
".En.ys al the. Goa. GOWNS wn" are ~
tfl r,.l =,
jui,, =, ul.!on Me-; "i lhr>" men HAY"
hr,,t hrou:h; - under represent ati"a
Ia; thsr, va no Industrial trmub," n
:hn field. The United slim" Workers
nav" pad the re- arm cxpe"SrS Of hun
dreds OF thcS. men who reused 10 work
when they realized ina; tN~ region was
locked in an Iniu~tril. war \ FORUM
ate few II ;hcm have been sent home by
The com panic$. as a result 90 tho pros
sure brought "a '"%- =! thor counS"is
In order 20 Keep ne others al work. the
companies have t'""u IGtyiHg 'hcm from
twenty-five 20 thirty per cent higher
than the scUlr asked by the UNION. Tn"
companies have brought undcSirableS Of
Il more sinister sort 10 MnGn. From
The undcrwor,ds % ;hC cites and from
pcnitcn:!ary doors. :hry have recruited
bands of professional, EurmrH. WI" nov
infeSt the dlstric; aNd make II unsafe
for women and children - 20 about.
MoonSh!ning has Increased lr"m"adu"ns-
IL under their patronage. "a has dis
order OF all sorts. t'nA"r MARTA, Law.
many Of these thugs n" beng "w"rn
IN as State Police. pledged 20 p""""cvc
order" n II" country.
want Federal Probe
Is IL any wonder that 'lrrc j. tr"u-
he along III" tux river. with In" na'ir"
reputation Under the rul" Of Il d"nravCd
ard licensed band OF outlaws Even
business mon OF q country whose - NJ
IsIlhieS in many cases are not with nc
miners in th";- struggle. hav" h""m
moved 10 protest against the character
OF the So-cal!ed guardians Of the peace.
Is II any wonder ;ha, tn" Mountainous
have pledged Themselves 20 Il" "nd
themselves % the death r. need IL. :"
avoid subjugatloH.
Tho miners want a f"dcr;l NJ" -tir..-
. ton to disclose the Couu'"'" break
down Of civil government ~ Mingo. and
they want the aSSiStItnrr ri NHi .nNa!
Government to bring "nn&t u rcs:"ra :
,ion Of civil law. The. wH0l 10 meet
tho operators acroS+ y conference table
and 20 back TO work uudcr ;"CmS nutu-
ally agreed upon. Bu: the" will not b"
he slaves Of the operators armed slaves
the Tslldw!a-Tc orH-.i.:" The"
Go no; want the Ebert, rr"t" :. 'n'"s
won 20 70 evtimEuisncI N IN. rush -!
easy profits
If need he they Will de- >" rr"$"-V"
their freedom. and N" :n'"r" E"A"r.-
t.cnS will honor their %s'r,I.Cr.
Z. T.. KIENh;Y
President District No. u. I. ". " ("