New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
WEST VIRGINIA
IN-THE-BRONX
(Ccnt;nped from page three

ton. and preach It Sunday after Sunday.
would you longer contribute 70 their support?
Al am very sure that we would not con-
tribute any money for that kind Of minister
who 50 misused the cloak Of religion.
Mr. Thurmond. the Official representative
Of the Logan County Coal Operators Assoeia-
ton. is now under examination, as follows:
Q.-How much has your association cor
tributed these different years 20 the payment
OF deputy sherifs? A-Lsst year 1920 II
was S4s $50, and was 4.e mills on each ton Of
coal mined.
Q.-What was IL this year? At is $751;
5l7 I'D 70 and including September. Now.
there are three reasons why there is an In
crease there this year: First, the population
o. tho county is growing and new operations
opening up. and We have more men; and
second reason is We are paying them little
more salary than last year. and the third and
principal reason is this trouble which came on
and vhich ne anticipated.
Q-What salaries we're paid 10 these depu-
ties? A.-Some sl75 and some $3.50 month.
AZ this point Jet US make room for the tes-
timony Of Sheriff Don Chain. TO wit
Q-How are those deputy sherifs ap-
pointed? A-By the county court, at my
request.
Q-How many deputy sheriTs have you in
TIC county paid in that way by donations
from the operators? A.-Forty-two, be-
leve.
As 70 the power ex6rted by the coal opera
tors in the courts-even the Federal courts in
the s;ate-one need only recall the myriad in
functions issued on their behaI against the
union restraining the latter and It's members
from almost any organization activity in
West Virginia. One issued by Judge Edmund
Wnddn jr.. of the United States District
Court Tor tho Eastern District Of Virginia. in
,orard 20 q strike in 1920 in the Pond CreeE
licld. appears q win the plum-duf for the
oy;ent 20 which such Documents can 70 when
n.rustcd 70 friendly hands. This decree re-
strains the unions agents even from adver-
tsins. rcprcsen,ing. stating by word by
posted notices or by plaosrds displayed at any
uo:n, in the State Of West Virginia or else
whore that a strike exists in the Pond Greek
Field" In other words, according to a literal
obedience Of these prohibitions. John 1. Lewis
president q the Uni;nd Mine Workers, would
rot hc permitted 10 mention 10 William Green,
secretary of the union even in his private
cffce an indianapolis. that a strike affecting
ere urion members existed in the Pond Creek
district
To what extent does the influence Of the
o1orators affect the state Legislature and the
cubernatorial chair
Late in the afternoon of August last year
shortly after the Hatfield and Chambers mur-
ders and about three weeks before the march.
several hundred Of the union miners held
mass meeting on the Capitol grounds al
Charleston They adopted resolutions as the
basis Of an appeal 20 Governor Morgan re-
mnding him tha. he and his fellow legislators
had pledged themselves If elected, to abolish
;he mine guard system and asking him TO call
special session Of the Legislature for thai
purpose. The resolutions concluded as follows.
Men cannot rule the mountain common
wealth ty brute force There never can be
industrial peace in West Virginia so long as
great corporations and land-holding companies
who are not interested in West Nirginis's TO-
morrow attempt to rule with the iron rod
through rrvste detective agencies and pri-
vately paid deputy sheriffs. who subvert the
power that is Justly lodged in the hands Of
the officers elected by a government Of the
reople. By the people for the people.
4 great to-do has been raised by the prose
eu-iou over the fact that proclamation Of
martial law. issued by Governor Morgan. was
in effect IN Minco County when the march on
f, was made and that therefore even though
there was no regular state militia enforcing
martial law. the march was directed against
more or less theoretical state force upholding
70 and so was reasonable
There is considerable more 70 be said on the
subjects Of West Virginia and treason but all
that could he attempted in this article. because
81 spsce limitations. was a quick-sketeh psno-
rams. Therefore tie writer is going 70 make
the unusual suggestion Of asking the reader
II he be sufficiently interested 70 Ill in four
of the five concluding chapters for himself
The next is 70 be found IN almost any good
medieval history by following up the index
references on "feudalism." After this little
rerusing Of Blackstone on treason-showing'
among other things. that It once was treason
q the highest altitude for chap 70 kiss the
Queen without the knowledge Of the King
should prove interesting. Next. the Constitu-
,ion Of the United States: it can't do you any
harm 10 renew your childhood acquaintance
With II. and il won't be waste Of time unless
YOU are ore Of the few who know II by heart.
Fourth. you are referred to the pages in alice
in Wonderland" narratng the trial Of the
N-aya Of Hearts