Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-03

klhld. MY personal judgment IS Ihae the presence of federal troops in the dis turbed sectioA of the state will result in immediate quiet being restored. The men engaged in the present conflict againts the governors misuse of pow CT welcome with open arms the com ing of federal troops. They believe that their presence in this field will at least assure them. their wives and families protection from assassination at the | hands of this armed bands of despera- does.
 Tt is not generally un 1ers pod, but | it is nevertheless true, that on August 1 26, these citizens engaged in the rrpS- ent uprising against the Baldwin-Feltz | and min5 guards entered into an agree | ment with General Bandholtz and Pres ident Keeney to disperse peaceably and return to their homes, with the distinct understanding that their lives would be protected whilst following out of the terms of the agreement.
 WllfuI Killing by Deputies
 The miners in good faith did dis perse and did return to their homes, but not quite A hours after they had 1e- turned totheir homes. an armed band | of men, consisting of members of ne | state constabulary and deputies from lC- | gan county, crept into the town of ! Sharples in the dead of the night wh n i the men. women and children of the com munity were in their beds. and when | those armed thugs had completed their
 nights work, they had killed TWO 'nerl-
 bers of the United Mine. Workers If
 America, and injured another two. They l stealithy crept back to where they came l from. and despite the fact that the re- l sponsibility for the commissions of th,s ] most reSprehensible crime was charged | directly to the state, yet up until today, l F.-
 state of West Virginia has not even in-
 terested himself in this most deliberate
 killing, which it is alleged members of
 his own state conStAbulary, committed
 August 27.
 The feelings of tne citizcnry Of +',e
 entire state of West Virginia wtre com
 pletely outraged result of the crime
 which was committed in Sharples and. re-
 suited in a complete remobi ization of
 not only the forces which had returned
 to their homes under the terms of the
 original agreement made with General
 Bandholtz and President Keeney, but
 it was this force that came up fine
 valleys of Lens 'reek, Little and l5.g , Coal Creek, hundreds of citizens from practically every county in the state .d
 join with the citizens of Sha-7las. Rla.,
 and all of the other mining towns in the fight for the abolition of this most ter
 rible system which is pernt:e1 to Dc
 practiced by the state authorities Fighting For Abolition of Guards. ] The general impression that has beer
 created by the governor is that tht - movement of this armed band os men is Q confined to members of tn. United Mine 1 Workers of America Notl'rg conc 1 be further from the truth As a matter s of fact, from my own personal observa 6 tion Of the situation I discovered that the l. men who are on the firirg lines, fight - ing for the abolition of the guard ant
 Baldwin-Felt system, consist of miners | railroad men, merchants doctors min if isters of the gospel, and almost ever, {. element of the citizenship of those com - munities and throughout the state is raD 7 resented in the forces that are fightin,
 for the establishment of true law and or : der in the state.
 e The slogan of the men on the fight
 ing line is, as they give it to me, w n fought for America in France We re T. turned home to find that we, in Wes a Virginia, are not really and truly i l. America. We have made up our mind IT to do battle in West Virginia for tn - purpose of returning the state to ou
 country Everywhere you go along tn n fighting line. all that one will hear is la Let us win West Virginia back t ,f America
 No Looting by Miners.
 Additional charges have been mad ,t by certain agencies throughout the cour no try that the marcners have footed store " for food and supplies, and that in add .r ton they have committed various otf .5 CT depredations. As a matter of fact
 talked to practically all of the merchant |. between the towns of Marmet an u Sharples, and each and every one (
 them are willing to testify that they ha, ' not been molested in the slightest d lS gree by any of the marchers who weI IT. through their town, but that to the coI
 trary business men state that the marcl 4y CTS come into their stores to get the n- food, clothing and shoes, and pay fc D. them as they get them.
 on '"rhe responsibility for the prese, he sad state of affairs in West Virgin he must of necessity rest upon the gover
 or of this state. He has been callir IT. for recruits for the past number D. weeks to assist him in expressing tn
 alleged lawlessness, but up to date d he spite all of his pleas, he has not be- is able to muster a sufficient number ,le citizens of this great state to make on a corporaIs guard to go out and d Int fend his policies.
 .n~ Troops Bring Temporary Peace. lte Federal troops are now on their ", ne into the state. The citizens of the gre
 state of West Virginia, who are on f u- fighting fronr today defending their i ful critics against the onslaughts of men " Ter are seeking to take them away, " ." undoubtedly respect the federal troo
 and the mandate of our federal gover
 ment. Their coming will bring about Rs piece in the disturbed area and ,tt
 peace will continue to be here So To The as federal jurisdiction ovr the affect ics sections remains in effect
 o' But what is going to be done abe Ing the source of allthis evil Who is thf n in authority within the chimes of Il If great commonwealth willing to stand
 like a great big, broad minded Anne fra can citizen and seek to eradicate for If time the sources of these great indl ,n tria conflicts.
 ;o Let us hope when this situation pa -aa es over and federal jurisdiction has be nla removed from West Virginia that G. inc ernor Morgan will meet this situation o,s saying to the Felts Agency and the nc on union coal operators of this state: Y
 must keep your Baldwin-Fets spi
 gunmen and notorious guards out of be state
 of Such an ultimatum, served by h ces upon these people, will have a far req, A t-~ ~a9@sA ia ,ss~tAzsiaS JtAst naaaAaza