On September 19, 1907, a meeting called by Governor William Dawson to discuss immigration to West Virginia was quickly adjourned amidst speculation that its termination was due to the presence of UMWA president John Mitchell.
Learn more:
"Much Interest in Immigration"
"Did Presence of Mitchell Cause Frost?"
(Immigration Meeting)
"The West Virginia Miners Situation"
(Immigration Meeting)
Destination of Immigrants, 1899-1910
"History of Immigration to the Coal Fields of
West Virginia"
"A Temptation to Lawlessness" (West Virginia
History)
Message of Governor Dawson Concerning Cases of
Peonage
Joseph H. Diss Debar
"Helvetia: Little Switzerland" (West Virginia Historical Society
Quarterly)
"The Story of Helvetia Community"
Document-Based Questions