Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-24
LEWIS IS EXCORIATED
FOR WORD TO STRIKERS
Head Of United Mine Work.
crs Will Be Included i'm
Hcrrin Action.
>EEk nODrEs OF FRIENDS
Fresidcnt of Southern Illinois (;on
pnny on wny to Scene of
H~rrin Tragedy.
tBy AssocIntedpres

BY Associated Press.l
CHICAGO. June 23.-LcYaI action
f"r tho recovery OF damages su.
taincd by tho Southern Illinois Coal
Company as the result Of the mine
riots AZ iicrrin an1 the destruction
"' the company's strip mine there.
VIII be started Immediately against
'hc United Mine Workers OF America
ana The County OF Williamson IN be-
hhlf OF tn" company ana the famil-
les OF is dead Employ. Toilet, W.
BAN attorney Tor the company. an
uonnccn tonight.
The suit against tho United Min,
workers The attorney pointed out.
viii Do tn" first tcs; sui, under the
Coronado decision by tho Supreme
Court, holding labor organizations
liable for damages The suit against
me United Min. Workers viii prob
ably be fled in the Federal court at
Indianapolis, and TIM, against VIII
Hanson County. a. Marion. Ill. the
county seat,
ASSERTS County In Liable.
Attorney Bull declared Williamson
County liable under the statutes for
the full amount OF damages suffered
by tie company. damages. which he
saih. were yet unsst.mated because
every effort 10 reach the mine had
failed
iie added that the action against
the miners union may also include
suit against John l. Lewis, president
OF tho miners. whose telegram
stated the company's imported en-
Dloyes were common strike break
crs.' copies ot this telegram, Mr..
Bul! said. had been posted through
The mon 70 action.
tonpnn!'s Agent Leaves.
Unable TO make any Investigation
~ The company's property. Arthur
:. hytton. Mr.. Bulls partner. planned
to leave tho scene OF the trouble to-
night for Chicago. according to word
from Mr.. Lytton at Ierrin. lie Will
bring what hrst-hand reports are
available direct TO william j. Les
ter, OF Cleveland, president OF the
company. who Is in Chicago with his
wife. and Mrs. c. X. Mcdowell. wife
of the mines murdered superintend-
cnt. Mrs. Lester is a sister of John
r.. Shoemaker. assistant superintend-
cnt OF the mine. whose body has not
been recovered II was believed TO
be in Hcrrin. while McDowcll's body
was reported to he In morgue at
Marion. Both Mrs. Lester and Mrs.
Mcdowell are under the care of a
physician.
Seek Bodies OF Friends.
My greatest concern now is TO get
the bodies OF my friends and those OF
he workers.. Mr.. Lester said tonight
This Is the most appalling thing
that one can imagine-men shot down
in cold blood under flag of sur
render Not a man was injured I
understand. until after the flag went
up
We'll get the evidence on that
mob il i, takes ten years to do it,
and il should all he made public.
There is way TO get those men,
When they drink mOonshine-and
shooi--f there's moonshine there,
they'll drink it again"
ihe strip mine was being opera cd
without any official agreement with
me miners union. according TO Mr..
Bull. Mr.. Lester sought an agree
dent OF the Illinois miners. in April
MT. bull sale he was rold that under
the national organizations policy. no
coal could be mined in the State, fol-
lowing the strike. April 1.
Again Communicated with Te,aer.
After more than a month. Lester
again communicated with Earring
ton. Mr.. Bull said. asserting that he
could not afford to pay the high cost
Of uncovering unless he was able
70 ship the coal and sell 1t Mt pres-
cnt market prices. Attorney RuI,
said harrington apparently apreed
and that the company then made mr.
rangements to bring in common Ia
borers to load the coal.
only this common labor wa. non
union explained Mr.. Bull "All tho
shovel runners were unionized and
they were the only skilled abor on
the ground. Previously even the
common labor had been union and
This undoubtedly was the seat OF the
trouble"
Accusing President John l.. Lewis
ot the United Mine Workers. Of max
ing idle and indefinite allegations ;"
DR.. f. G.. Honnold, secretary-treus-
mrer OF the Illinois Coal Operators
association. called upon Lewis to
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