Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-08-21
DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST M|NGO
FIELD PLANNED
Large Body of Men Going to
Invade Coal Field As a
Protest Against Martial
Law, Is Report.
(By INC AssocIatcd Press.l

Charleston, w. Va, Aug, 90
Men from the Paint creek and
Cabin creek coal fields along the
Kanawha river assembled at Mar
met, near here, today with the
avowed intention, 1t was reported |
to the state authorities, of making |
a demonstration against Mingo
county, where martial law has |
as the outcome of an Industrial
controversy of long standing. |
Some 600 or 500 men were in the
party and it was said they would
begin to march tomorrow morning,
rea ching Mlngo through Boone and
Logan counties.
1t has been reported on several
occasions that the men. many of
whom are not steadily employed,
would march on Mingo, but sur
prise was expressed this afternoon
when the news reached state Of
ficials that the movement was well
under way. Col. Jackson Arnold,
commander of the state police, de-
clined to discuss the situation nor
from any other official source was
any information given out.
1t was known, however, that
later in the afternoon crowd or
men, estimated at fully 500, had
collected in hollow about one
mile from the railroad station at
Marmet. Armed guards patrolled
the road leading to the rendezvous
and strangers were excluded. A
correspondent who succeeded In
passing the guard and mingled
with the crowd said upon his re-
turn here that he was quickly SIN
gled out and made to state his
business. A few minutes later ne
was approached by number OF
men who told him they were
| committee to inform him that ms
nresence was not desired, and ne
was advised, in courteous terms, TO
leave, AS he made his way to the
railway station, he said. two men,
armed with rifles, following a
short distance behind him.
According to reports widely cir
culated in this city and through
ont the state, the movement Is IN
nrotest against the maintenance OIL
martial law in Mingo county. Ike
heated efforts by miners organ
izations to have the courts Tree
nrieoners taken under the pro-
visions of Gov. Morgan's martlai
law proclamation have been Will
out avail. Only a few days ago
the supreme court OF Appeals re-
fused to release large nunlpel
of men held in custody at VII
hanson, the county seat OF Mlngo'
and upheld the governors right
IN enforce martial law IN tha'
community for the second tlme.
g. f. Keeney, president OF DIS
+ricf No. II, United Mine workers
of America, said tonight that the
mon could march to Mingo, as 1al
as he was concerned, and that ne
would not interfere, He SAID ina
he had been informed the miners
were to have a meeting at Marine
hut that he had not been invited
~ wash my hands of the who'll
,, affair" he declared. i've inter
fered time and again to stop sucf
enterprises. 1 seem to have halt
ed them only temporarily. I'M
time they can march 10 Mihso' .
far as / am concerned:
+ The miners president adde'
that he had little faith in tn
ability of the men to Wlthstah'
the hardships Of march ou Illlle
across mountainous roads, an
discounted reports here ina
y1iners in Boone county were dig
, sing trenches and patrollins
seventeen mile front. He sald III
. nresident of the union loca. = =
: Blair. Logan county. reported ,s ! !
him him that the Boone-Logan forde
was quiet.