The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
MINCO FEARS
END OF TRUCE
IN Mine FIGHT.
Threats of Renewed Vio-
lence Cause Alarm to
Officials.
NEW APPEAL SENT
FOR U. S. SOLDIERS
Gov. Morgan Says Zone
Is Like Smoldering
Volcano.

Charleston, w. Va, May IL
Urgent requests that Federal troops
be rushed to the battle district In
the Mingo County. W. Va, coal fields
were sent TO President Harding and
Secretary of War Weeks tonight
by Gov. Morgan.
Gov. Morgan quoted reports from
the Mingo County authorities de-
scribing the situation as a "smolder-
ing volcano" which might break into
renewed eruption at any moment.
Decision Held Up.
News of the latest appeal TO the
Federal government was received
here from Senator Sutherland, Of
West Virginia. who was in telephone
conversation last night with Gov.
Morgan. As the messages to the
President and Secretary Weeks were
not expected to reach here until late.
no decision by the Federal govern
ment was expected until this morn
ing
Secretary Weeks said yesterday
that troops would be sent to the
battle area only as a last resort.
Government reports, It was stated.
indicated that State forces had the
situation in hand and that there was
no need of issuing the martial law
proclamation signed by President
Harding Saturday.
Fears Deadly Warfare.
Advices received by Senator Suth-
erland last night from Gov, Morgan
denied that the Kentucky State
troops had controlled the situation.
The armistice II was stated, was
only temporary and affected but
small section of the ten-mile battle
front
Deadly warfare" according to
Gov. Morgan's reports, was immi-
nent. Fire already had been renew
ed in some places, IL was reported.
and men from otter coal fields were
being imported to augment the
miners forces. Morgan's advices de-
clared the fighting was expected to
break out in renewed fury Thursday,
the anniversary of the battle of
Matewan. when ten miners were
killed in one of the early wars"
Fear End OF Armistiee.
WILLIAMSON. W. Va, May 10
The first day of peace since the
mine war in Mingo County oSened
last Thursday was marked with
threats of renewed violence.
Soal Company a Matewan, where
Coal Company at Matewan. where
only nonunion men were working
today. plan to leave Immediately.
p. J. Smith. company superintend-
ent, reported on arrival here
Threats against the lives of the men
were made. Smith said.
An exodus Of company employees
from the city Is impending, Smith
said. The mine camp will be clear
ed during the night.
Shippers Are Trapped.
Five snipers were trapped by Ken
lucky Guardsmen today in connec-
tion with the Industrial warfare
They are implicated by an alleged
confession of Richard Beverly, ar
rested Friday when Pike County
sheriffs made a surprise rear attack
on the hidden forces in the Ken
lucky hills. Beverly was armed
when arrested.
Authorities at Devon, east Of here,
reported the finding of an uniden-
tined body there today. The sher-
IFS office here believed the man
was wounded in the ighting and
made his way to Devon before fall
ing.
The body of another unidentified
man was found at Chattaroy today.
The death had no connection with
the guerrilla fighting. however
Six Men Are Killed.
The casualty list of six dead and
an indefinite number wounded was
not changed by reports here today,
although unconfirmed rumors of ad-
ditionai victims were circulated.