Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-05
PACE HOLDS sway
I IN WEST: VIRGINIA
immediate Return OF 'wen'y'
sixth infantry to Camp Dix
! Indicated
WILL PUNISH DIsTURBERs

Ry tI1c NsSOCI'ttSu - sooS
Charleston. w. Va, Sept. 8. =, The
-,,Uation in the mining regions OF west
Tr1;nia. where fighting occurred iast
wsek, has apparently settled ltsslt INTO
ons % of police duty by the tenerat feS,e az
troops, who are patroi.ins 'ne h''i' Vi
Logan and Boone Counties' ,,o .roons
,.snr ,ushed into the fastnesses OF
t9ury aur,,cs Fork Ridge, searching the
opnnJ for missing arms and for any
sroIum" sInnco of buried bodies. During the
ssh,;ns last week there were reports
nsn'"h nhnn,bers of miners killed were
purieu purruoro, II, ii. Bandholtz, command
,n bis latest report to Washington,
e., e,,nd i be would recommend q prompt
,rn s.a ~ the Twenty sixth Infantry TO
2 T., Is.u,n Div if conditions do not change.
LAM ~. p,so was of the opinion that IL
would NO not be necessary to invoke mar
tial law.
Fast Returning to Normal
,i,tle Coal River Valley was fast re-
...;no to normal today. That prac-
!innir .u,i Mi the men who lately were In
ticun' /, tbe mountains had left the re-
nin' nian and returned to their homes was
.SIoated by reports made to Colonel
lnu'I"M ~ Martin, United States Army,
Commanding the headquarters. at Madd =
n II ia estimated that fully 10oo
sood,tsd with having been in the dis
t,,rbed area had passed through Madl-
an during the last thirty six hours on
their way home. ,, 49,,
=, Tho mining villages nearest the late
Mint of disturbance, carried only a
" "m 70 Saint Adams, the junction point
nth the main line of the Chesapeake
ond Ohio Railroad. They were searched
bv the military at Madison and a rev
nistols and cartridges were found.
large number of men surrendered
Yesterday and gave up their arms. they
were sent to their homes. In this the
. Eederol authorities had the assistance
of the United Mine Workers leaders.
Bandholtz Visits Front
Taking advantage OF the quiet situa-
.pon General Bandholtz left today for
an ,nspection of the affected territory.
The general and staff left by motorcar
for St Adams, where he boarded a
train bound up the Coal River Valley.
His program called for visits to Cloth
Ter. Sharpes, Jeffery, Blair and Logan.
To Punish Disturbers
Governor Morgan has issued a state
ment that there would be no "official
slockcrism" in the prosecution Of those
Who were responsible for last weeks 6
disturbances, which he termed "insur.
rections against the State" All the
force of the State, he said. would be
EMPLOYED in assisting the county au-
tboritics to punish tbe guilty.
The Governor also said:
'The Federal officers and troops are
prosecuting the disarmament OF the in
surrectionists 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, between
Boone and Logan Counties, the au-
thorities have succeeded in accumulating
large quantities of arms, taken from
the men who were engaged in defying
the authorities.
"Some Of the leaders Of the insur-
gents have sought to escape as the evil
dehce has accumulated showing their
responsibility for melting the miners
to insurrection and treason against the
State, but l am assured by the county
authorities that every effort will be
made to apprehsnd the responsible
PARTIES and bring them to trial for their
responsibility for this disgraceful up
rising.
Governor Charges Insurrecti0n
"All the force of the State will be
employed in assisting the county au-
thOrites in their righteous endeavor to
punish the guilty.
Those who engaged in this insur-
recton after the noon hour on Sep
tember l are not only guilty Of in
surrection against the State Of West
Virginia, but they are also guilty of
insurrection against the Government of
the United States, for they had been
commanded by proclamation of the
President to disperse and return to
their homes before that hour. This,
however, is 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 deslrous that justice shall
be done and the proper punishment
meted out to the guilty leaders Of the
lnsurrection, but I expect the county
authorities in the several counties In :
vowed to prosecute those who profited
W the lhsurrection and who were re-
sponslbIe for providing the insurrec-
uonists with arms and ammunition to
make the assault against the State.
Asks Aid Of Citizens
The opportunity for every good cit
lEen who believes in the supremacy of
government and who is opposed to riot
and insurrection and to the intolerable
wrongs that accompany this form Of an
archy is now presented. The authori-
ues need their assistance and every
available bit Of information that tends
70 place responsibility should be freely
rendered.
The Governor regrets the necessity
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