Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-28
PROTEST MARCH
IN COAL FIELDS
DEEMED At END
Zig is Up Says Brigadier
General 8andhoItz, Rep
reSenting War Depart
ment; Miners Blamed.
tBy The Associated Press)

Charleston, W. Va. Aug. az
State and federal authorities were
a unit tonight in declaring that
the march of miners from Marmet
to Mingo county as a protest
against Governor Morgan's mar
tial law had ended and hundreds
of the men already were back
home.
Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz, who
came here from Washington to in
vestigate conditions for the war
department in answer to Governor
Morgan's request for federal troops,
drove from Charleston to Racine
over the line of march taken by
the miners earlier in the week and
expressed himself as being con-
WINGED that ''the Jig is up" He
addressed a party of miners at RAJ
cine who were waiting for a train
to take them home. and after fur
Their investigation along the line
returned to Charleston to prepare
his report for Washington. Much
confusion was occasioned during
the afternoon by reports from Will
Hanson, Mingo county, and Welch,
MCDOWELL county. that Sheriff Don
Chafin of Logan county had sent
out hurry call for assistance, and
that forces Of the state police and
deputies had been hurried to Logan
by automobile.
AS all information reaching gov
eminent sources from Logan coun-
ty was to the effect that the sltua-
ton there was quiet this movement
of reinforcements was not explain
ed until 1t became known In Welch
after Sheriff Hatfield and his men
had departed for Logan. that the
march had been broken up and
that the men were on their way
| home. :,
The movement Of the state police
| from Williamson was explained py
the fact that fears were felt In
some quarters that stragglers from
the now disbanded "army' might
remain in Boone county. and the
presence of the force would pc
needed there to help Sheriff Hill
and his three or four deputies TO
clear UP the situation. There was
no official statement on this point
but the assumption was borne out
by people in Logan when capt. J.
r. Brockus and his troopers rooe
| through the town on their way 10
the Boone county border. -,
A statement with reference TO tne
march and its consequences was
issued by General Bandholtz TO-
night, in which he stated that ne
placed the responsibility directly
IN to the United Mine Workers Of
ficials for this district. 1t said III
part:
"In the present instance, l have
not made an effort to obtain eVl-
dence with which to definitely
place responsibility with any per-
son or persons. A defiance of the
law has been committed by a BODY
of men mainly composed of mem
bers of the United Mine Workers
of America. have, therefore,
acted upon the assumption that
the leaders Of that organization,
regardless of the question of their
personal attitude, must be held re-
sponsible for the act OF the mem
| bers of the society, whlcn tne'
created and represent.
at is a fixed administrative prin-
ciple that leadership not only Las
its prerogative but carries with 1t
responsibility for the action of sub
ordinates. 1t was entirely in view
of this that Messrs. Keeney ana
Mooney were summoned to conf
ference and plainly but courteously
informed that in case martial law
was declared, they and others
would be held responsible for the
acts committed by the law-breaking
members of their organization. NO
inducements or promises of any
kind were offered nor were any
threats made. They were told
that it was believed the movement
had grown out of all proportion to
any probable original intention
and might soon get entirely be-
You'd control. They appreciated
the situation and promised to take
immediate remedial action, with
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