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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, OREGON THURSDA Y MORNING,, JULY 27, 1922
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
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PROHIBITIOW
BY DISTILLERS
Commissioner Haines
' Charged with Exceeding
Rights in Oppressing Dis
tribution of Medicinal
; Whiskey;
LIQUdR TRAFFIC IS r '
UNCHECKED; CHARGE
Resolutiom Asks": that Com
missioner, .and Subordi
nates Be Hailed to Court ;
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1 L0UIS7ILLB,' Ky.. July. 26.
Charges that ' prohibition - Com
missioner Haynes and bis offices
were exceeding legal administra
tion measures under cover, of the
Volstead act and were oppressing
the proper dlatrfbotion of medi
cinal whiskey; and alcohol -were
contained ,ln resolutions adopted
ttf distillers of the country at the
jcIoss of their meeting here today
with . an appeal to President
Harding, the secretary of the
- treasury, and the commissioner of
Internal revenue "to see that, the
federal, prohibition, commissioner
conducts his office In conformity
with the accepted, stands of well
regulated and responsible public
lamlaistratloa. . The appeal also
4ked that the commissioner and
. ibis subordinates " compelled to
desist from the exercise of purely
'discretionary administration not
consonant with the law." , , (
Ektt Traffic , Uncfatocked. ;
The resolution said it was com
nod - knowledge that the illicit
traffld In liquor was unchecked
while the5 official oppression and
.legal distribution of pure medi
cinal whiskey and train alcohol
was resulting In a substantial de
nial to the public in Its right to
secure liquor legally. . . '
- The distillers clalmedJt was to
their knowledge that personal pol
icies and "unwarranted verbal in-
. etrucUotts issued , by field offi
cers and the federal prohibition
commissioner were in conflict
wits the statutes. ;
' Th principles of the Volstead
act. the distillers claim, are being
. violated by the prohibition com
missioner In the conduct of his
I W ammMirauon ana in nis reiusai
, A -tdjmeet the 'public requirements
for whiskey and alcohol. '
. A" Violations coaragted. Charge.
Violation of prohibition restric
tion is; "actually encouraged" on
. account of the uncontrolled India
tretlbns exercised by Irresponsible
state directors and other field of-
fleers, according to the'resolutlon.
"It Is the sense of the distill
v efs, the resointion says, "that eT
1 ,. hnyl araflcble remedy in law
should be nromntlr " Invoked to
rtng the federal commissioner
and Various field subordinates In
to court and compel their obedi-
I . ence to the nrtnclniei of the law.1
Copies of : the : resolutions 4 were
sent to, the president, the secre-
" xary or the treasury and the com
missione of Internal revenue.
: 'By h.
Stage Line0perat6r '-Seeks
7 to Prevent Enforcement
; of Ordinance
11 " , 4 " ' V1'
J; W. Parker,owner and gen
eral manager of the Parker stage
"n8. yesterday Hied euit In'the
Marion countyclrcuit; court ask
ing for a temporary restraining
order against the city of Silverton
to prevent it from enforcing an
ordinance passed by the common
council of that place on July 1$.
la which Parker was granted a
franchise to operate! his stages
larough that city upon the pay
ment of the $200 license fee set
hy the council. ;
In his petition for the restrain
Ing order Parker sets Worth that
; the tee Imposed upon teim by the
city is discrlmnatory, confiscatory
and prohibitive in that other bus
and stages lines, operating in that
city are assessed a fee of only
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HARDING APPOINTS
FEDERAL COMMISSION
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FOR FUE
: Coal Strike DrvelopiiHfnt
Presidont Harding set in
motion the federal fuel con
trol organization; with the
selection of at central coal
distribution committee.
Governor W. T. McCray
announced that the state of
Indiana was j arranging to -
take over and operate "suf
ficient mines to supply In
diana's necessities."
Missouri operators after
conference with Governor
Hyde announced cooperation
in opening the mines has
been; assured.
Frank Partington, presi
dent of the Illinois miners,
calls . state convention for
August 3 to , act' on peace
plans, leaders on 'both sides
predicting a settlement with
in two Veeks. -
WASHINOTOM, uJly 26 (By
the Associated Press.) President
Harding tonight set in motion the
federal emergency fuel control or
ganization wrtn the selection or a
central coal distribution commit
tee of government officials under
the chairmanship of Secretary
Hoover. I
The commerce secretary, at the
request of the president. Immedi
ately . wired ;the governors . of the
rations states asking them to set
up emergency state; organizations
as the first step toward decentral
izing the . organization for equit
able distribution and maintenance
of fair prices for coal under. the
administration's piah; .,, , '
;. States to e' BResponslble
; "Under this plan." Mr. Hoover
said, . "the distribution for rail
way use .will be directed from
Washington, but with the possi
ble exception of a few state pub
lic i tttilltles, the responsibility for
all other distribution will rest
upon organizations set up under
sttato control.
Cooperation of state organisa
tions was also asked by. Inter
state 'Commerce Commission , Ait-
chison who telegraphed the sev
eral transportation regulatory bo
dies of the states east of the Mis
sissippi requesting them to ' act
as representatives of the commis
sion in--f actuating operation of
the emergency service orders giv
ing priority to the shipments of
coal and necessities.
- r W Five on Committee '
The : federal coal distribution
committee selected by the presi
dent consists of Attorney General
Daugherty Secretaries Fall and
Hoover and Commissioner Aitchi
son, or their representatives, un
der the temporary chairmanship
of the commeree secretary. ;
. A fifth member is to be added
to, the committee later, Mr. Hoov
er said, , who will undertake the
administrative direction while the
ultimate, character of the organi
zation "must depend upon the sit
uatI6n."Thls .was. taken t the
commerce department to lindicate
the committee would be an elastic
body with administrative aids rep
resenting the railroads or geogra
phical sections, such as New Eng
land or the Great Lakes region.
pressed into service as expert ad
vice on the needs 4 of those sec
dons may be required.
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INDIANAPOLIS, July 26.-
Governor Warren T. McCray an-1
nounced tonight that the state of
Indiana was arranging , . to 'take
over and operate "sufficient
mines to supply Indiana's .necessi
ties." ; . 1 " j ...
The announcement was made
In a telegram to John Hester.
president of the Indiana miners,
who is In Philadelphia In an en
deavor to arrange a, settlement
of the mine strike, .a : ; . :
-President! Hester had : wired
Governor ; McCray that the union
officials were contemplating a
call forj an, interstate, conference
and urged htm to use .his Influ
ence with the Indiana operators.
The itovernor promised his un
qualified support to the move
ment" and added: tha "in, the
meantime my preparaiions s , for
coal production ; will proceed as
rapidly as possible.' ... ;vi .
The governor! - In ; taking i the
Step advised . Mr. Hester that he
had received "official word from
Washington this aftternoon that
In the present situation? Indiana
utilities cannot be supplied even
with priorities "front outside- the
state and coal for Indiana. puopte
is. squarely up to the governor.
L CONTROL
POLICE WON'T
ARREST MAN ;
HE IS KILLED
Woman Fires Fatal Shot
When Officers Refuse to Ar
rest Iceman for Assault
COUNCIL, BLUFFS, la., July
26. When county officials refus.
ed to take any action after she
had reported that S. C. Frieden.
president of the Citizen's Ice and
Coal company "of this, city, had
assaulted her in her home, Mrs.
Linda Taylor shot him to death
today, according to the story she
fold police. Frieden is said by
police to have gone to the Taylor
home to collect an ice bill.
According to Mrs. Tayfor.
Freidcn asaulted her one week
ago after she had become so ex
haosted from resisting hia ad
vances that she could no longer
prevent it. She said also that
her husband visited the police
station the following day and
made complaint and was told
that in the absence of witnesses
they could do nothing.
After examining the 'woman
and ; her : husband at the police
station, Chief of Police J. C, NI
appeared that the man might
coll decided to hold both as it
have fired' the fatal shot.
flew Schedule Calls for 33
Cents per Pound of C16an
Content Fight Warm"
-, WASHINGTON, July 26. A
raw wool tariff rate of 33 cents
a pound of clean content, eight
cents more than proposed by the
house, was approved today by the
senate, 38 to 16. Four .Republi
cans voted against the rate and
six Democrats supported it. . The
roll call follows:
. For 33 cents Republicans:
Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Came
ron, Capper, Colt,' Dupont, France,
Frelingauysen, Gooding, Hale.
Harreld, Jones (Washington),
Reyes, Ladd, Lodge, McCnmber,
McKInley, McNary, : Moses, New,
Newberry, Nicholson, Pepper,
Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Spen
cer, Stanfield, Warren- Watson,
(Indiana) and Willis 32.
' Democrats Ashurst,' Brous
sard, Jones (New Mexico), Ken-
drlck, Rasdell and Sheppard 6
Total for, 38.
Iiorah Against Rate
' Against 33' cents Republicans:
Borah, Kellogg, Lenroot and
Wadswbrth 4.
Democrats against -Caraway,
Dial, Hefflln, Hitchcock, Over
man, Pomerene, Robinson, Sim
mons, Stanley, Trammell, Walsh
(Massachusetts), and Walsh
(Montana) 12. Total against.
16. - . ' .
The committee amendment to
the bill as finally approved is in
the same . form as the provision
was written into the 'bill by the
house except that the house pro
viso fpr a limitation ,'of 35' per
cent ad valorem was stricken out.
The finance committee : majority
withdrew at the last minute , its
original amendment providing for
graduated - bracket rates depend
ent upon Xhe percentage of the
shrinkage of the Republican ag
ricultural bloc, and this was' the
second time it had been before
the senate. Action finally on
the substitute committee amend
ment, the senate rejected 38 to
19, an ., amendment by Senator
Wadsworth, Republican, . New
York, to make the rate 28 cents
a pound. Six Republicans sup
ported this ' amendment and , six
Democrats opposed it. The Re
publicans were; v Borah.- Idaho;
Jones,; Washington; Kellogg, Min
nesota; Lenroot, Wisconsin,.- Mo
Cormlck, Illinois and Wadsworth.
The Democrats were . Ashurst ; of
Arizona; Broussard and Ransdell,
Louisiana; Jones, New Mexico;
- (Continued on page. 3.)
WOOL TARIFF
RATE PASSED
DISASTER IS
IF
STRIKE L
Western Farmer Faces
Grave Situation if Crops
Cannot Be Moved with
Certainty Soon -
ROADS INSIST FREIGHT
IS BEING MOVED
Maintenance Head Scouts
Rumor of Walkout of
Additional Workers
RAIL STRIp SUMMARIZED.
B. M. Jewell, head of the
striking rail shopmen, Inter
national president of the
shopscraft3, Timothy Healy,
president of the firemen and
oilers' union and A. O.
Wharton, labor member of
the railroad labor board,
went to Washington to see
President Harding,
Western 1 railway execu
tives issued a statement as
serting that freight was be
ing moved as offered with
out congestion and that pas
senger traffic was normal.
- President Harding con
ferred with W. W. Atterbury
rice' president of the Penn
sylvania system, and Secre
tary. Hoover, regarding the
shopmen's strike.
The7 Baltimore & Ohio
railroad made a written pro
posal to its shopmen to end
the strike on its lines and
sent a copy to President
Harding.
CHICAGO, July 26. (By the
A. P.) Western railway execu
tives in a statement tonight as
serted freight is being moved as
offered, without congestion, and
passenger traffic is being operat
ed normally, white leaders in the
railway shopmen's strike still
maintained the walkout was prac
tically 100 per cent.
According to the statement is
sued tonight by the western presi
dents' committee on public rela
tions of the Association of Rail
way Executives, car loadings ex
ceed those oi a year ago, except
on roads especially affected by
the coal strike. . All western roads
With headquarters in Chicago re
port increases in the number of
men at work in the Shops, the
statement said.
Fruit Growers Face Loss
The United States railroad la
bor board maintained its hands
off nolicy. Chairman Ben W.
Hooper was called to Newport,
Tenn., by the death of a rela
tive. and other board members
gave the strike no official atten
tion. Telegrams were received
from the Idaho Producers' union
and the Idaho farm bureau feder
ation asserting that fruit and
vegetable growers face disaster
unless the strike can be settled
at once. Six thousand cars ot
early potatoes should be moved
east before September 1, the mes
sage said, and added that 14,000
cars of late potatoes and 4000
cars of head lettuce must be
moved soon after that date.
(Continued on page 3.)
"Grandpa, what did you
during the great radio fad?"
said Jimmie.
Don't Quivver wlth shame
when the day comes when
those, dear little ones , will
ask, questions, don't blush
beneath your whiskers.
No! A thousand times
No! Even as many as sev
en thousand times No! If
a proper wholesale rate on
"noes" can ne obtained.
. Prepare now for that com
ing time by getting one of
the - clever radio receiving
sets the Statesman is giv
ing away. - It's so simple, so
easy, so entirely effortless
to obtain one. Just use a
' slight .motion .of the arms
an A wrist tn tarn tn an' in-
cMn iian and von II thB
whole thing explained in an
iadv. : . ' . .
Ready! Setl Go!
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G. 0. P. DEFEAT
OF 1312
T
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Failure to Put Newsprint on
Free List Brought Wrath
of Press on Party, -Mc-Cumber
Charges
STARTLING CHARGES
MADE BEFORE SENATE
Smoot Cites Case m Which
Demands Were Declared
to Have Been Made
WASHINGTON, July 26. De
feat of the Republican party in
1912 was attributed today in the
senate by Chairman McCumber of
the finance committee to the re
fusal of that committee three
years previously to heed the de
mands of newspaper publisher?
that newsprint paper be placed on
the free list in the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act. His declaration brought
demands from the Democratic side
lor full details and was followed
by recitals bjr Senators Watson of
Indiana, Smoot of Utah and Mc
Cumber, of incidents, which they
said, had taken place behind the
scenes In congress a decade ago.
Further Proof Demanded
Senator Robinson, Democrat,
Arkansas declared that .if Senator
McCumbers v statements that the
newspapers of the country because
they could .not "intimidate" the
finance committee into giving free
newsprint, turned against Repub
lican partr and cereated it, were
true, it was "a terrible indictment
against the press of the United
States, the men who own it, and
the men who control, its policy."
Asserting that he could not ac
cept it without first having "def
inite and. complete information,
the Arkansas senator and later
Senator Stanley of Kentucky, de
manded that Senator' McCumber
give the names of representatives
ot the publishers -who. had made
threats to -o committee.
Tells of Threat
Stating that he wanted to give
the senate the "facts," Senator
Smoot said the late John I Norris,
representing the Newspaper Pub
lishers' association had appeared
before a finance sub-committee of
which Mr. Smoot was a member;
had refused to compromise on the
matter of a duty on newsprint and
stated that if a duty were imposed
"the Republican party would be
driven from power." TThe Utah
Senator said he supposed this was
the statement from which Senator
McCumber had drawn' "his con
clusions" and added that he did
not think Mr. Norris had been au
thorized by the publishers to
make such a statement.
Publishers Refused Compromise
- Later reiterating his original
statement that spokesmen for the
publishers had told the! committee
"give us free print paper and we
will support the Republican par
ty and the administration, refuse
to give it and we will destroy you
if we can." Senator McCumber
said he had been present at con
ferences between the publishers
representatives and-members of
the committee and remembered
details of them. He added that
on one occasion when there was
a discussion ot a compromise as
between the duty of 1 6 a ton and
$2.40 a ton on the paper, a pub
lishers representative had stated
.that he would not yield .one damn
cent," and that If the committee
failed to make the desired recom
mendation for newsprint the pub
lishers would drive the party from
m power if they could.
1008 Conference Mentioned
Senator Watson of Indiana told
the senate of what he said had
been his personal experience with
these same gentlemen ; in 1908
when . he was a member of the
house. He related that" Mr. Nor
ris and the late Herman Ridder
another representative of the pub
lishers had sought to "force
through a bill by the then ' Repre
sentative John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi placing newsprint and
wood-pulp on the tariff ! free list.
He declared Mr. Norris pad visit
ed the then Speaker Cannon in
the speaker's office' and told him
in the presence of Mr. Watson" and
others that if Mr. Cannon would
rW1111''
the 1 Williams bill to go
through the publishers would
start a campaign that would make
him . president , and that Jf he re-
(Continued on page Z.
LI
D NEWSPAPER
FULL BLAME FOR INTERFERE
IN RAIL OPERATION
PRODUCTION POT ON
NO FUN BEING
SAVED NOW;
DRINK DENIED
Booze Stricken from Life Sav
ing Equipment of Coast
Guard-Ammonia Instead
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.
The work of rescuing persons
from watery graves as performed
by tho life saving department of
Undo Sam's coast guard service
on the Pacific coast, will proceed
as usual except
Lieutenant Peter Jensen, divis
ion commander ot the lifesaving
department. United States coast
guard service stated today that
the anthoriles at Washington had
stricken out the last requisition
made for whiskey as part of the
stores ot a life saving station, to
be used in emergencies.
Spirits of ammonia were sent
Instead.
ruit Growers of Marion
and Polk Counties Suf
fer Losses from Pest
If anybody sees - an Oregon
Jackrabbit reading this story, he
should pull tho rabbit's tail, or
tickle him in the ribs, or kick
him in the seat of the trousers,
or tell him about the Ku Klux
Klan and d'vert his attention for
this is the story of what they're
going to do to Brer 'Rabbit for
what he is doing to the Oregon
fruit trees.
Reports are coming in of the
rapid and destructive spread of
the big jackrabbit from the sage
brush plains.
. Pest Is Growing
This pest hasn't been very nu
merous in western Oregon, but
he seems to be finding excellent
picking since the coyotes and
owls were killed off and the
hunting license went up. and the
new Oregon orchards look to him
like strawberry shortcake or cus
tard pie. During the hard win
ter, twe years ago, a good many
trees were entirely girdled and
killed by the rabbits that found
the fruit trees the best fare the
country afforded.
Bark Peeled Off
Just now the rabbits are not
girdling the trees quite so raven
ousl7, but they do reach up into
the little trees and peei the
branches far their tender bark
One Polk county orchardist re
ports that the rabbits have ruin
ed l-r0 prune' trees this season I
for an aggregate loss of several
hundred dollars. Another grow
er, on the Mission Bottom reports
an almost equal loss.
Formula Devised
The Mission Bottom grower Is
going to paint his trees with an
extra strong solution of lime-sulphur
spray, with arsenate of lead
added, and all made up thick en
ough to arply to the trees with
a brush. The rabbits' may nip in
to this unsavoury coating, once
or twice, but hardly more t!an
that;' it's not good for rabbits.
The Polk county crower expects
to follow the same formula.
Both also plan to put out poison;
Paris green In bran, or on bright
alfalfa hay in the w:nter time,
when the ground is frozen or
there is snow
The country I3 not well adapted
to rabbit drives, such as are stag
ed in pastelm Oregon and Idaho,
but tha way the rabbits are mul
tiplying, tb fruit growers say
that some vigorous extermination
methods must be adopted. 2
BARON BYXG TO ALASKA
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 26.
Concluding! a week's visit to Van
couver and! district. Baron Byng,
governor general, with Lady Byng
and party, boarded the Canadian
Pacific steamer Princess Louise
tonight fori Skagway, enroate to
Dawson for. a trip through Yukon
territory, -J 't;d
i
DECLARED
UPON
WASHINGTON, July 26. (By The Associated Press)
Responsibility for further interference with transportation
and with production of vitally
outmiiK lamuau cmpiuyes aim auners luuay oy JrlTSiacnb
Harding in again suggesting that they return to work under
conditions already suggested
ness or their demands was being threshed out by the airen-
cies set up for that purpose.
Keplying to a telegram sent him by J, Cleve Dean, chair
man of the raifway employes publicity association, Chat
tanooga, Tenn,, charging that the administration was at
tempting to put American labor under the mm hv lf nnliW
towards the industrial disturbances, Mr. Harding said:.
MITO MEET
SETTLE STRIKE
ST, LOUIS, July 26. (By the
Associated Press )-Frank F.r
ringtcn, president of the Illinois
miners today called a contention
of delegates of every union local
in the state to meet August 3 at
Peoria to take action on strike
peace plans presented by the min
operators. His action was ' con
sidered so significant that lead
ers on both sides of the contro
versy tonijrht predicted that the
strike in Illinois would end wlth'
in two weeks. w
Mr. Farrington's action , was
taken after an all-day conference
witn ms executive ; board of ap
proximately 30 members from all
over the state,
x Miners To lectde Issue
A inion leader tonight . said
that the meeting had brought
the following results:
1 Mr. Farrington isconvinced
that he is still supreme in power
among the miners of Illinois, de
plte inroads in his prestige made
in certain sections by followers
of John-L. Lewis, national min
ers' president and generally op
pose! by Farrington In matters
of policy.
2 Always in favor of a separ
ate etiike agreement, but here
tofore insisting- that he would
not puM Illinois away from the
national union policies in mak
fmg ?t, Mr. Farrington has deter
mined to place the issue before
the miners of the state themselves
and tet them decide whether to
remain on strike or go back to
work under terms satisfactory to
both fides.
3 Mr. Farrington is convinc
ed that he can defeat any oppo
sition rrou3ht by the Lewis fac
tion in Illinois. 1
fcpeedy Fence Possfble
In his call for the convention,
he openly declared that he would
submit a proposition from the
operators which might lead to
speedy peace.
This proposition has not been
made public officially but it was
frankly admitted privately that it
was virtually the same made re
cently at the White House that
the men return immediately to
work on the wage scale which e-lsted-when
they quit work, this
agreefn5nt to be effective until
next spring and that it .in the
meantime a permanent agreement
be effected. '
John Lewis has been invited to
attend the convention and it is
believed tha - effort will be
made to settle the Illinois strike
in a manner which will not ag
gravate tho national leader.
Some members bf the executive
board reid tonight, however, that
they believed Mr. Lewis would
make an open fight on the floor
against any state settlement Mit
that if he did, Mr. Farrington
would be able to retain control.
A! Demaree, Former Giant
Moundsman, to Lead Cellar-digging
Portlanders
. PORTLAND, July 26. AI De
maree, -former, major league
pitcher; was tonight , appointed
manager of the Portland baseball
club - by President William H.
'(Continued on page 3.)
AUGUST 3 MAY
PITCHER
IB
EE
AND
STRIKERS
needed coal was placed upon
by him while the reasonable
- .;
Striking railroad workers ex
ercise their rights of freedom In
seeking to hinder necessary trans
portation of the country notwith
standing provisions made by law
for consideration of any just grie
vance and the 'striking miners
seek to . prevent the production
of coal necessary to common, wel
fare, notwithstanding the offer of
an : agency to make an impartial
settlement; while the men who
choose to work In response to the
call ot the country are exercising
their Hike right and at the . same '
time are making, their contribu
tion to oar common American wet-
fare."; r '
Denying the charge made by Mr.
Dean, the president declared that
fit you . mean to challenge the
righteousness of free men to be
protected in their lawful pursuits
against interference and violence.
I will be glad to Join you In sub
mitting that question to the deci
sion , of the American people." .'
Treats Reference Vtlth Contempt
J The president's reply to Mr.
Dean made a full exposition of the
action of the government In both
the railroad and mining strikes.
It was at follows: -.
The president's telegram, dated
July 25, was as follows: .
"Mr. J.' Cleve Dean,
"Chairman, Railway Employes
Publicity Association.
"Chattanooga, Tenn. .' . v
"Since you speak as chairman
of the railwar employes publicity
association and. since it Is exceed
ingly Important that the Ameri
can people know precisely the
questions at issue' in the present
railway , and coal strikes, I am
more than glad to answer your
telegram, though I can only treat
your politically partisan referenc
es with that contempt which Is
felt by every good citizen in the
hour of neep public concern. Hap
pily for the American public ev
erything done and everything said
br government authority relating
to the two strikes is a matter ot
record and cannot In any way be
distorted. There is no dispute
about the loyal American citizen
ship of the men on strike, nor will
any one Question" that many of
them gave everything that men
can give for the service of their
country in the world war. Nor
it disputed that the men on strike
are exercising their constitutional
and lawful rights, under existing
statutes, in declining to work -under
the terms decided by the rail
road labor board or tendered to
the workmen by the mine opera
tors "of the country. No one has
attempted or - proposed to draft
free men Into either the railway
or mining service or suggested
coercion wider military force. The
military forces of free America are
never used for such . a purpose.
Their service is only that of pre
venting lawlessness and violence.
That same unchallenged freedom
which permits you and your as
sociates to decline to work is no
less the heritage of the free Amer
ican . who chooses to accept em
ployment under the terms pro
posed. The difference betweea
the two positions Is that the strik
ing railroad workers exercise
their rights of freedom in seeking
to hinder the necessary transpor
tation of the country; notwith
standing the provision by law for
the -consideration of any just grie
vance; and the striking miners
seek to prevent the production of
coal necessary to common wel
fare, notwithstanding the offer of
an agency to make any Impartial
settlement while " the men who
choose to work in response to the
call of the country are exercising
their like rights, and at the same
time are making contribution to
our common American welfare. :
. MAQdate Must De Accepted
"The decisions bf the railroad
labor board are In compliance
with a mandate of the law-making
body of the United States.
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COAL
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