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Show GOVERNOR WILL NOT ASK INQUIRY IN WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Nov. 7 Governor Gov-ernor J. J. Cornwall's refusal today to ask for a congressional Investigation of conditions In the Logan county nonunion coal fields brought a statement tonight from C F Keenev. president of district 17 United Mine Workers, to the effect that he had "broken off diplomatic relations" re-lations" with the governor and would take the question of an inquiry up witli federal authorities. Mr Keeney declared he had been assured as-sured that a federal Investigation of conditions con-ditions In Logan, as well as other coal fields of West Virginia, would be made He added that the state Investigation had "done nothing for the miners." "Nothing would he gained by a red-erai red-erai Inquiry." said Governor Corn '.Tell today in reply to Mr. Keenev's request that such an Investigation which, he rte-c'ared rte-c'ared would protect the miners who Wished to testify to "the horrible brutality bru-tality which is rampant In this unhappy section of the state" be mr.de. Mines In the nonunion field! of est Virginia were reported to be working 110 per cent todav and a number of union mines In the Fairmont district were declared de-clared by operators to be producing coal. The Went Virginia Coal association reported re-ported thirty-two mines In operation In the northern West Virginia union field". Union leaders denied this and said only a "few mines which had been operated on an open-shop basis were producing." The report that operators would order miners to vacate company houses if they did not return to work on or before Saturday Sat-urday was denied tonight by the Kanawha Ka-nawha Coal Operators' association and the New P.iver Coal association. 'The report is absurd," said T. L. Lewis, secretary of the New P.iver association. We have no Intention of adopting such a policy. We want the men tn remain In the hOpaM until the controversy Is over. They will be needed m the mines." |