Casefile 16-130. Subfile 83. Section 4. West Virginia, 1921-1924

October 22, 1921-December 5, 1924. 124pp. Subjects: Dismissal of charges against members of UMWA Districts 17 and 29 in Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia; U.S. Marshal deployment of special deputies and explanation of expenses; use of injunctions in labor disputes; corruption and fraudulent elections by sheriffs of Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia; civil law suits brought against UMWA District 17 by coal operators; open shop versus closed shop issues; prosecution of violators of martial law degree; War Department report on authority for use of federal troops; violence and intimidation; Logan County Coal Operators Association and Coal Operators Association of the Williamson Field refusal to recognize UMWA or abide by terms of strike settlement; union requests for DOJ investigation of conditions and dismissal of charges against UMWA members; America Civil Liberties Union interest in case. Begins at 0754.