New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
-, c,v Of "TreOsoni Treo'on'
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will be necessary in this article
.i.s /. confined to discussion OF 'ne ques''On ,
E"'" - ,he miners uprising constituted
o. VIZ, .r,e,ber the march was directed
u'ass.' -. sovereignty Of the State OF west
iealh~ ~ :. rocan and Mingo counties and
-. levying Of war against their pe0pie
-, "a the actualities Of the marcn i'sei
~, IS they are cited by the prosecution a.
o-' '.hls little more will be said OF 'ne
"'s.s.', - ,bs coal operators in West Virginia
- For Il this is supreme in the as
nON'''.. ..,osrned. II the sovereignty OF the
-. '..,ursrs has been superimposed acoVe 'hs'
o. -, ,,ste in those districts, whereof s'anos
- s;,r;,v the cry Of Treason. Treason
M With their heads? ....,
=, briefly as possible, then, the INITIAL
=. ;ndictnent charges that the MIN
80 N union men, members Of the On''eo
Wv. Workers Of America. on or about Angus.
~ |.,,.r,bles with arms at the town OF Marme'
.,d along Lens Greek, few miles iro'"
cs..,.,,on This is the capital of the state
"a ,bould not be confused with Charles Town
v,.re he trials are being held wnicn 10
......r.fopr hours distant according to west
v;,n;,;, transportation. The assembly was
-. about as the result OF wicked
Malicious and traitorous conspiracy the IN
5i.,mert rsrrates. and goes on TO apply tnose
term, 70 each step taken by the miners
thereafter. &c.
These were that the miners marcned III
s,ttle or military array" from Marmet through
Boone County, that they commandeereo VAR
IN. suppljes and a railroad train and COM
Fitted several murders while en- route 'Na'
rev subsequently, killed J. c. Gore, deputy
s,riF Of Logan County, and that after ar
living At Blair and several other points alons
- Logan. Boone County line they did lneH
nd there wickedly, malciously and traitor
,,ly engage in series Of battles WIN 'ne
-grsrv forces Of the State Of West virginia,
M with other forces who were tnen ana
here acting under the control and oirecVioh
,be chief executive, the Governor OF 'he
s,,s n West Virginia. who were then ana
.,rs defending the said state
aTbsv most wickedly. maliciously and
,,toror,lv did ordain, prepare and levy war
.,,ir., the State Of West Virginia. the
'.rr,sr, recjtes. in summing up the case
against the miners.
Each Of these steps, according TO the prose-
.s,.or's version. constituted separate overt
{ Of treason" each and all directed against
the sovereignty Of the state
The defense and a good many otner per-
sons in Wes. Virginia hold different view
OF course. the defense counsel have COM
bs,ed every step Of the prosecution IN ies
Introduction Of evidence as 10 the actuallties
o. the march as showing that plans OF any
description, regardless Of the motive unoer-
lying them, we're made for 1t. In this con-
recion. the defense attorneys, as showing tnat
the march was not the result Of any deiio-
crate conspiracy, have laid stress on the con-
tntion that the murders Of Sid Hatfield and
ID Chambers, friends Of the miners VINO were
$40, down By three alleged Baldwin-Felts oe-
'eetives on the steps of the Mcdowell county
Court House, inhamed the union mine WORK
ers TO the point Of armed uprising. Emphasis
also is given the hands off, policy OF Gov
snor Morgan in connection with the events
preceding the march, the fact that many OF
ne miners started 20 turn back after reacning
the LOgan-Boone County line, but abandoned
taslr retreat on learning that two Of tneir
humber had been killed by the forces OF the
'ptFstors at Sharples, and the willingness
VIII which the miners surrendered TO the
FEDERAL troops when the latter were LED into
ss region by General Bandholtz-whom faany
The marchers hailed as "buddie."