Evening star., 1921-09-03
Declares ATTACK on Miners
Caused Resumption of Uprising
Union Leader Says Men Dispersed After Agreement
With Bandholtz, But State Constabuluy Crept
Into Town and Fired on Workers.

fighting line is as they give. 1t to
me: We fought for America in
France. We returned home to find
that we. in West Virginia. are not
made up our minds to do battle in
West Virginia for the purpose of re-
turning the state to our country
additional charges have been made
by certain agencies throughout the
country that the marcherS have loot
that in addition they have committed
various other depredations. AS a
matter Of fact. talked to practically
all OF the merchants between the
towns of Marmet and Sharples. and
each and every one of them is will
moiested in the slightest degree by
any of the marchers who went
through their town, but that to the
contrary business men state that the
marchers come into their stores to
get their food. clothing and shoes,
The responsibility for the sad
state OF affairs in West Virginia must
OF necessity rest upon the governor
OF this state. He has been calling
Tor recruits for the past number Of
weeks 10 assist him in suppressing
gate, despite all his pleas. he has not
peen abie to muster a sufficient num-
ber of citizens of this great state to
make up a corporal's guard to go out
and defend his policies.
What Is Going to Be Doaew
But what is going to be done about
the source of all this evil? Who is
mere In authority within the confines
OF this great commonwealth willing
to stand up like a great. big. broad
minded American citizen and seek tn
eradicate for all time the sources of
these great industrial conflictsp
Let US hope when this situation
! passes over and federal Jurisdiction
mas peen removed from West Vir-
ehi s,a. tnat Gov Morgan will meet
this SITUATION by saying to the FeIts
agency and the non-union coal oper-
aeors OF this state: You must keen
your spies. gunner and notorious :
guards out of the state"
GOV. morgan issued the following
sent to the War Department las
night by Gen. Bandholtz to the efl
iect tnat 1t was believed the with
9rawal or invaders last week would
nave been achieved. but for the i'll
ADVISED and ill-timed advance move
ment OF state constabulary on tho
hiea5 iens OF August "a. resulting in
The squad Of state police that went
20 beech Creek on the night of An.
gust "a, led by Capt. Brockus Of The
puonc safety department., did NOT
enter that section to attack the in.
surrectionists, but to serve warrants
! on approximately forty fndivjdnal ls
VINO were charged with attacking two
state policemen and robbinR them of
that date. p'ior 10
Refused to Disperse.
TOT ten days these armed men had
patrolled the roads and committed nf-
Ienses against the peace and dignity
OF the state. They had refused to dis,
perSe even when requested by the fed,
erai omcers, and when Capt. Brockns
MADE his entry down Beech Creek his
iorce was attacked by these arm, sd
insurgents. When fired upon. his force
| returned the fire. s io'e &c
AS governor of the state. have in
sisted that these warrants must he
served and have SO advised the lead.
ers OF the United Mine workers II
/; enorts to serve processes in a iepal
and orderly manner result in riot and
lnsurecrtion it should not prevent The
constituted authorities from makine
an honest effort to perform thei7
uuties. Ihere must be enforcement OF
the law and armed resistance must
pe overcome. even If the presence of
Ieuefai troops is required to overcome
thoSe VINO are defiant"