The sun., 1919-10-28
ASKS FOREIGN BORN
MINERS TO BE LOYAL
Judge Burlington, Who Nat
uralized Thousands, Pleads
Against Violating Contract
WORK RIGHT ON, HE URGES
Appeal to Be Published i'll
Pennsylvania Newspapers Of
All Tongues.

PrrrssuRa. Oct. 27.-Judge Joseph
Burlington. senior Judge Of the United
states Circuit Court, through which
thousands OF foreign born coal miners
have been naturalized In Pennsylvania.
appealed tonight to such men to stand
by President Wilson and not to strike
on November !.
The appeal is to be mailed to every
foreign language newspaper in the State
and to be distributed in communities
where foreign born miners reside.
when this court granted your nat
uralization papers," said Judge Buffing-
ton in his statement, "the judges gave
you advice about your citizenship. Now
a new question has come to you about
your duty as American citizens. Be-
cause you are in doubt about your duty.
and l am a friend OF the foreign born,
and my duty as the highest United
States officer in Pennsylvania makes it
my duty to support the Government, 1
am going to advise with you about your
duty as American citizens.
you face real trouble. Many of
you Pennsylvania miners have orders
from Mr. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, at indianapolis. to stop
work November /. On the other hand.
Mr. Wilson, President of the United
States. says the officers Of the mine
workers have made for you a contract
with the Government, and that this
strike breaks that contract and is I'M
lawful.
IT know you want to do what is
right. and you ask yourselves what shall
we do? Shall we follow the order that
comes from Mr.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, at Indianapolis,
or the order that comes from MIR. Will
son, President of the United States. at
Washington? Shall We follow the order
from Indianapolis, break the contract
our officers made with Uncle Sam and
make our contract a scrap OF paper, or
shall ave follow the advice of Mr.. Will
son, and stay at work.
MY friends, when this war began
and the foreign born men Of Pennsyl-
vania needed helpful advice. i then used
these words, and you know that no for
eign born man who followed that advice
got into trouble. l said: My advice to
you now is to stop. look and listen, be-
fore YOU go further, for in times like
this bad advice can but lead you to a
sorry end. :.
II know you value your citizenship
papers more than anything you have.
/ want you to think about Washington
and Lincoln. George Washington served
his country in the revolution for six
years without a cent of pay so that
there might be such a thing as American
citizenship. Abraham Lincoln gave his
life without money and without price
that American citizenship should not
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those Just men, made perfect, Washing
ton and Lincoln, were counselling with
you to-day they would tell you as l do,
set your face sternly toward Washington
and follow the advice of Woodrow Will
son. your President?
Has Faith I'm the Miners.
Whatever other States or other min
ers may do, remember you are Penn
sylvania men. and Pennsylvania has
never yet failed when the nation
called. She gave more men 70 this war
than any other State In the Union. That
is a great gift, and l have faith in the
I miners OF Pennsylvania that they will
keep the home fires of our country
burning.
ION the eve of the winter OF 1902 the
anthracite miners of eastern Pennsyl-
the Government, followed the call of
President Roosevelt and refused to
strike. and l believe the bituminous min
ers OF western Pennsylvania who
! have a contract with the Government,
will. at the call Of President Wilson, re-
fuse to strike on the eve of the winter OF
1919.
That is my advice, and in closing my
| friends l will say what you already
know. that II the miners in any mine In
western Pennsylvania call my atten-
ton to any neglect or violation of our
wise Pennsylvania mining laws. TO any
living or working conditions that can be
bettered 1 will do all in my power with
Government, with State or employer tC
remedy any just complaint.
JOSEPH BURLINGTON,
Senior United States Circuit
Judge Third Circuit"