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VIOLENCE IN“*.5 -Assassination Of Erzberger | Acts Like Match To Powder Keg.Thirteen Men And One Woman Are WoundednextAug. 2.—“Whn : the question being aske-d br of Ger* j many following the assassination of]Mathias Erzberger. Xervousaess ore-] rails tsronghont the country ami fear;15 expressed that other leaders may fail\Tiecitns to assassins* bullets. ? JComment in the radical. Democratic i Socialist and Clerical press is extreme- ] ly bitter, certain. papers holding the1 reactionary Xationalisc press as direct- * ly responsible for the crime. \The Germania, the leading organ of the Catholic party, of jvhifh Herr Era- * berger was the n5osc prominent mem- ‘ber, iu an editorial commentic®: on the* -**assa^inaclon. the dead leader was ? Seven deputies are captives of the the victim or Nationalist agiranon. ‘.miners in Logan county today- whileCharleston, W. Ta„ Aug. 29. Renewed hostilities between, minersanti state forces today threatened in Logan and Boone counties, while state officials and officers of the tailed Allneworkers made every effort to avert uhni It was feared might develop into a very serious situation. Feeling was miming high following Sunday morning’sbattle, in which five miners andseven deputies are thought to have been, killed. Large numbers of miners were congregated In Sharpies. while state troopers, reinforced by deputies, were readj to take the field.report;has regularly planned a long Ilsr ofi Citizens of Logan, organized under ussiiSSiGUiioixs of its prominent —* * ^ orilscsT T- --antag- ] Sheris Hon Chfifin. w with difficulty from. atnwere restrained . . leurpung to lib-Hemoeratic Press Gives Examples- era re three of Chaiins deputies, re-The Democratic press writes In the same strain and cites numerous examples from die reactionary press of thelast few months, la which It alleges the articles tended to Incite murder and goes over a long list of leading political figures, begmning with Herr X.ieb~porte-1 held by the miners at: Clothier, oa the northern, border of the county.Umott officials. accompanied by Adjutant General Ckarnock, went into the Coal river district in a soecial train from St. Albans during the night. They carried a letter, from President. C. F.kneeht. who were assassinated within I Keeney and other unioc. officers re-In the last two years.Freiheit, the organ of the Independent Socialists, openly charges that Dr. Helffericii and President, too Kahr, of Bavaria, the leaders of the XB.fiQna.listOther radical papers come out openly and threaten revolution, and the CommaaisE paper. Bed Flag, announces that their party is ready ac any moment to join the other Socialist parties of Germany, which would make theminvincible if unity were secured.Conservatives Scout Polities.The more moderate exuressions ofQuesting the men to retrain from violence and assuring them their territory would not be invaded by Logan county forces. The outcome of this effort at pacification was awaited with anxiety at the Stare House.Governor Morgan and his aides remained ,oa duty most of the night, recexvmg reports from state forces m the southwestem eoimtles.Wotnan Shot. *Hen returning from Ethel last night reported that a woman had been, shotnear there yesterday. Whether shehad been killed could not be determined- According to the mens statement.atenc. but It refuses to acknowledge the political Character of the murder. Tlie Freihelr ehanres that manv ofAH Phone lines Down.All telephone lines Into EtheL Sharpies and Blair, raining communities lathe conservative papers show open ap- the eastern, part of Logan eotwty.oroval of the deed^bolding the German revolution, responsible for the mtrodue-aoa of violence into political life.The Deutsche Tagablatt. a pan-Ger-nian organ, referring-to the failure of the attempt to convict Herr Erzberger. -ays:•When justice fails. lynch law steps in: and this has always been true and always will be. This mart was guiltyof high treason hi accepting the armistice. and his assassins.non was onlywhere stare policemen and armed men came together early yesterday, were reported out of order ail this morning. Xelther was it possible to reach Logan.Governor Morgan’s office declared it was without Information and. that no report had been received from Adjutant General John H. Chamoek. who was sent there yesterday with, a committee of United Mine Workers officials to make a thorough investigation.
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The Frederick News Post
Frederick, Maryland, US
Tue, Aug 30, 1921
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