The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-03

night. when the mon. women and chill
drcn of the community were in their
beds. and when those armed thugs hah
completed their nights work they had
killed two members Of the United Mine
Workers uf America and Injured an
other two They stcaithily rr"pt back
t. whero they came fr"m. and d"apltr
, tho fact that tho responsibility for the
commission OF this most reprehensibIe
crime was charged directly TO tho state.
Yet up until today. ST. far as l know. tho
governor Of the state Of West virginia
has not even interested himself In thlh
most deliberate killing. which II n al
legged members OF his own state con-
stabulary committed on August ~.
Feelings Outraged
The feelings OF the citizenry of the
entire state OF West Virginia were com
pletcly outraged as result or the
crime which was committed in Sharpies
and resulted IN II complete" remobii'za
ton Of not only tho forces VINO hAu re-
turned ~ their homes under III" terms
Of the original agreement made win
General BRndholtz and President hee'
nov. but IN addition ~ that force there
came up the valleys OF Lens creek
Little and Big Coal creek, hundreds OF
citizens from practically every county
IN the state 10 join with the citizens ~
Sharples. blair and all OF the other MIN
Ing towns In the neigh borhooh IN u
fkht for the abolition Of this most ter
rlhle system which 10 permitted TO Do
pructiced by tho state authorities
Not AL 0nnsrh
Tho general impression that hai
boon created by the governor Ii thht
tho movement Of this armed Dand o.
mon is confined TO members OF the
United Mine Workers Of America. Moth
INK could be further from the truth
AS a matter OF fact. from my own per
sonal observation Of tho situation,
discovered that the men who are on the
firing lInc. fighting for the abolition oil
the guards and Baldwin-Felts system
consist Of miners. railroad men. mer-
chants doctors. ministers Of tho gospel
and almost every element OF the citizen
ship Of those communities and through
out tho state - represented In the force
that ARE nEht!ng FOR the establishment
Of true law and order IN the state.
1.-THE slogan Of the men On the light
ing limo Is. as they give II To me: We
fought for America IN France. We re-
turned home TO find that VIC in West
Virginia arc not really and truly in
TO do battle in West Virginia for the
purpose Of returning the state 10 our
country.
''Evcrywhrre you so along tho night
Ing line. all that ono will! hear is Let
us win West Virginia back to America.
Loot.nG Denied.
additional charges have been made
by certain agencies throughout tho
country that the marchers have looted
stores for food and supplies and that
in addition they have committed vari-
Gus other dcpredntions. AS matter OF
fact. l talked TO practically all OF the
merchants between the towns or Mar
met and. Shsrples. and each and every
one OF them are willing to testify that
they have not been molrsted In the
slightest degree by any Of The march
ers who went through the town. but
that TO the contrary, business men sta 20
that the marchers como into their stores
10 get their food. clothing and shoes.
and pay for them as they get them.
Tho responsibility for the present
sad state Of affairs In West Virginia
must OF necessity rest upon the COVER
nor Of this state. He has been calling