Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-23 | Page 2 | Blame for Deaths Rests upon Union Officials, Charge

Blame for Deaths Rests Upon Union Officials, Charge MUSKOGEE, Okla., June 23. Blame for the Herrln coal field killing kill-ing rests largely upon miners' union officials of Illinois, John Wilkinson, president of District 21. United Mine Workers of America, dclar ;d here. Deploring the lawlessness and slaying. slay-ing. Wilkinson said: "Things like this don't happen overnight. They are the result of days and weoks of fermentation "Had the officers and board members mem-bers of the Illinois district been In proper touch with their men throughout through-out the district, they could have pro-Vented pro-Vented this The blamo will rest largely upon the offlciils arid hoard members of the Illinois miners. In our district even though we tire scattered over three slateo, s e man age to keep in constant touch with every field and riots of this kind will I never occur "