The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-30
tBy Associated press)

tby Associated PFeSS)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Federal
action may be taken in the West Vir-
ginia situation before night it was in
dicated today at the White House
The nature of the possible action
was not revealed, though it was said
President Harding and responsible
officials of the war department were
awaiting reports from an investiga-
ton already under way.
The president was in communication
with President Lewis of the Mine
Workers, in an effort to obtain aid OF
the miners union in settlement of the
West Virginia trouble. 1t was expect
ed reports from officers in West Vir-
ginia, would be received in the after
noon and the White House let it be
known that any definite action for
troops would be announced as soon as
decision was reached.
The sending of federal troops into
West Virginia's coal regions to re-
| store order entered the realm of prob
ability when military officers of the
army were called into conference by
| President Harding to consider that
| question.
Decision as to whether federal
| troops would be sent to West Virginia.
| however. was to await a conference
| to be held at the White House at
o'clock this afternoon
Declines Lewis Request.
! President Harding has declined to
accede the request of President Lewis
FL far q
conference between miners and opera
tors to thresh out the West Virginia
! coal trouble.
While the text TO the presidents re-
ply TO Mr.. Lewis was not made pub
lie, 1t was said the president had in
formed Mr.. Lewis that he saw no
necessity for a conference in as much
as a special senate committee would
meet at Williamson Sept. 19 to hear
further testimony. The White House
said the text of the presidents letter
might be given out by Mr.. Lewis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 80 - Philip
Murray, vice president of the United
Mine Workers, departed for Charles
ton today to urge miners in that dis
trict to return to work. Mr. Lewis is
sued statement in which he held that
all the trouble in the West Virginia
coal field was traceable "to the con-
tinual assault and outrages perpe-
trated upon individual mine workers
by the armed guards employed in such
great numbers by the coal operators
in Logan, Mingo, Mcdowell and Mer-
Ger counties
CHARLESTON, W Va, Aug. 30
5 Between 1000 and 5000 armed men
have assembled at Jeffrey in Boone
county, close to the Logan county line,
according to official advices received
here today They are within easy
striking distance of the disturbed sec.
, tion of Logan county, where four men
. were killed in a fight with state troop
ers and deputy sheriffs Sunday morn
ing. The authorities have also been
Y informed that some rs automobiles
. carrying armed men dashed out OF
the Cabin Creek valley near here to
day and passed through Marmet, con
1 tinued up the Lens Greek valley alone
= the line taken by the men who set out
to march to Mingo county last week
MADISON. W. Va. Aug. 3o-sherift
: John H. Hill, of Boone county. left
y here today for point on the Boone
Logan line near Sharples where il
was said Magistrate Mitchell and three
l. Logan county deputy sheriffs were
il being held captives by the armed men
l. WEIGH, w. Va, Aug. 80. Five
l. hundred members of Mcdowell count,
y post No. s, American Legion, under
L. command of Major W. E Eubank, an
s swering call from Governor Morgan
e left Welch today at noon in automo
= biles for Logan county. A message
r received here from Sheriff Hatfield
who is in Logan county, stated tha
tension was high and trouble was
\ expected momentarily.