Evening star., 1921-09-05
SOLDIERS SECURING
MINING ZONES FOR
BODIES OF KILLED

Patrols today were instructed to
search every inch of ground for pos
sible buried weapons It was stated
at army headquarters that all arms
were not surrendered by the armed
bands. but what became of them was
not officially known.
Prosecution Is Promised.
Gov. Morgan has issued a
statement that there would be no
"official slackerism" in the prosecu-
tion of those who were responsible
for last weeks disturbance, which
state" All the force Of the state. he
said would be employed in assisting
the county authorities to punish the
guilty.
The governor also said:
"The federal officers and troops are
prosecuting the disarmament of the
insurrertionists with diligence and.
while the leaders of the armed in
surgents have sought to have the
members of the mob conceal their RI
fies and weapons before their surren-
der to the troops now in control of the
trouble zone, between Boone and Lo-
can counties. the arthorities have sue
ceeded in accumulating large quanti-
ties of arms. taken from the men who
were engaged in defying the au-
tho-ities.
Some of the leaders of the insur-
gents have sought to escape as the
evidence has accumulated showing
their responsibility for melting the
miners to insurrection and treason
against the state. but l am assured
NV the county authorities that every
effort will be made to apDrehend the
responsible parties and bring them to
trial for their responsibility for this
disgraceful uprising.
Face L. s. Penalties.
"All the force of the state will be
employed in assisting the county au-
thorities in their righteous endeavor
to punish the guilty.
Those who engaged in this insur-
rection after the noon hour on Sep
tember l are not only guilty of insur-
rection against the state of West Vir-
ginia. but they are also guilty OF in
surrection against the government of
the United States. for they had been
commanded by the proclamation of
the President to disperse and return
to their homes before that hour. This.
however. is a matter for the federal
authorities to prosecute. They will
have the aid and support of the state
in this endeavor.
"As Governor of West Virginia, I
am not only desirous that justice shall
be done and the proper punishment
meted out to the guilty leaders OF the
insurrection. but l expect the county
authorities in the several counties in
tied by the insurrectiOn and who were
responsible for providing the insur-
rectionists with arms and ammuni-
ton to make the assault against the
state.
Regrets Need for Troops.
1.-The opportunity for every good
citizen who believes in the supremacy
of government and who is opposed to
riot and insurrection- and to the in
tolerable wrongs that accompany this
form of anarchy is now presented.
The authorities need their assistance
and every available bit of information
that tends to place responsibility
should be freely rendered.
"The governor regrets the necessity
that existed for the calling of federal
troops. He would have preferred to
have used state troops If they were
available. but the greater part of the
state police force was utilized in the
enforcement of martial law in Mingo
county, and the National Guard was
still unorganfzed under a statute that
had been in effect less than thirty
days, and the emergency too great to
risk calling upon unframed civilians
to defend the besieged counties. or
suppress the insurrection that had
been organized with remarkable
rapidity."