The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-05
CBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press)
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Sept. g.
Labor Day found the federal troops.
sent into West Virginias troubled
area On Spruce Fork Ridge near the
Boone-Logan county line, patrolling
the district and clearing out such
armed men as they encountered.
large number of men surrendered
yesterday and all who carried arms
were forced to give them up. They
then were sent out of the region and
to their homes. In this the federal au-
thorities had the assistance of United
Mine Workers leaders.
The volunteer forces sworn in as
deputy sheriffs and deputy state po-
lice last week have been relieved of
further service and have returned to
their homes in Charleston, Hunting
ton, Welch, Bluefield and other places
Latest reports from the area now
policed by federal troops were that ev-
erything was quiet The soldiers oc-
cupied the Spruce Fork Ridge district
without resistance and moved eau
tiously in whatever they did, army Of
ficers said, in order TO maintain peace
with as little friction as possible
bdnonOlIZ SdtiSrIeO.
Brigadier General H. H. Bandholtz.
it was learned, was so well satisfied
with the situation that he had under
consideration recommendation that
! the Camp Dix troops be returned if
| the situation did not change today.
| Patrols today were instructed to
search every inch of ground for possi-
| BILE buried weapons. 1t was stated at
! q hnadnnartorC that oil
not surrendered by the armed bands,
but what became of them was not of
| ficially known
| Governor Morgan has issued a state
ment that there would be no official
| slackerism," in the prosecution of
| those who were responsible for last
weeks disturbance, which he termed
| instructions against the state" All
the force of the state, he said, would
be employed in assisting the county
authorities to punish the guilty.
| Troops DiIieent.
| The governor also said: The fed
eral officers and troops are prosecut-
ing the disarmament of the inquired
tionists with diligence and, while the
leaders of the armed insurgents have
sought to have the members of the
mob conceal their rifles and weapons
before their surrender to the troops
now in control of the trouble zone, be
tween Boone and Logan counties, the
authorities have succeeded in accumu
lating large quantities of arms, taken
from the men who were engaged III
defying the authorities
Some of the leaders of the insurg
ents have sought to escape as the evi
! dence has accumulated showing theil
responsibility for melting the miner
to insurrection and trea son again
the state, but | am assured by TIL
county authorities that every effcr
will be made to apprehend the respon
sibility for this disgraceful uprisin 2
"All the force of the state will bt
employed in assisting the county gu
thorities in their righteous endeavo
to punish the guilty.
l Guilty of Insurrection
Those who engaged in this insur
Y rection after the noon hour on Ser
i tember l are not only guilty of insuT
g rection against the state of West Vii
S ginia, but they are also guilty of in
surrection against the government o
4 the United States. for they had beel
s commanded by proclamation of tn
Z president to disperse and return t
: their homes before that hour. This
:, however, is a matter for the fedora
authorities to prosecute. They wi
s have the aid and support of the stat
X in this endeavor.
e GAS governor of West Virginia
l. am not only desirous that justice sha
5 be done and the proper punishmen
/ meted out to the guilty leaders of tn
t insurrection, but | expect the count
: authorities in the several counties il
O volved to prosecute those who pro
tied by the insurrection and who wer
, responsible for providing the insu
rectionists with arms and ammunitio
to make the assault against the stat
Presents Opportunity
The opportunity for every goo
citizen who believes in the supremac
= of the government and who is OF
posed to riot and insurrection and :
J the intolerable wrongs that accon
pany this form of anarchy is now pr
sented. The authorities need the
ii assistance and every available bit I
d information that tends to place r
n sponsibility should be freely tendere'
" THE governor regrets the nece
s. sity that existed for the calling {
federal troops. He would have pr
r ferred to have used state troops
n they were available, but the greats
part of the state police force We
id utilized in the enforcement of nlarti
re law in Mingo county and the nation
ly guard was still unorganized under
statute that had been in eject le.
* than 80 days and the emergency Il
ID great to risk calling upon untraine
K civilians to defend the beseiged cou
,e ties or suppress the insurrection tn
g. had been organized with remarkab
O. rapidity."
lie
le WILLIAMSON, w Va, Sept g.
ne There was some shooting along Tt
I'd river, east of Williamson. last nigf