The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-31
HOUSE DEFERS ACTION
Opposition Expressed; Vote
Is Not Taken; Must Up
hold Government.
DEBATE LASTS FOUR HOURS
Varying Views Expressed /;
Peace Treaty Forced to
Take Back Seat.

WASHINGTON oct 3O-The coal
strike took precedence over the
peace treaty In the senate TODAY.
which FOR four hours debated and
then adopted 4 resolution pledgiHs
It's support 20 the government 'u
maintaining order during the present
industrial emergency Efforts TO
haze the house take similar action
failed, because ~ the opposition 10y
republican leaders
In and out ~ congrgss however.
sentiment seemed TO turn through
one groove, and thero were cNprpE-
sIOre ~ general approval of the gov
ernmcnts determination to keep tho
mines In full operation.
As finally approved, the senate
strike resolution. which requires the
concurrence OF the house but not
the approval OF President Wilson.
provides:
The Resolution.
That we hereby give the ma
tlonal administration aud alt
others In authority the assurance
". NhI A'IlF HsAlll. CONTINUOUS anu
unqualified support ia the use OF
such constitutional and Lawful
means as may he necessary 10 meet
the present industrial emergency
and In viudicrting the majesty and
power OF the government TN on
forcing obedience 20 ana resper'
for the constitution and the laws
and in fully protecting every Cit
zen I'm the maintenance and eNer-
else of his lawful rigbJs and the
Observance OF his lawful ohliga-
tiuns"
one OF the proamhles retained ~
the many IN the original Thomas
drnft recites that protection OF NE
ana property is the government.
paramount duty
Adoption of tho resolution va.
preceded hy debate which took MO
virtually tho entire session OF ,h"
senate
la Toilette Protests.
Senator IA Toilette entered nm
emphatic protest against tho rcso.a
ton on The ground that % carried
an intimidation and presumed tht'
the miners were about tO engage 100
something unlawful
Up 20 this hour 10 was lawful fnr
labor 10 strike he sold. adding that
the strike was the only weapon labor
had 20 deal with capilalis'ic orgaul-
zaii0us
The government moves very
slowly Rnu cautiously against tNa
coal operators and the United states
Steel trust" e1II Senator Ia Fu.
l"i'c. 'nuf suwmpr.N against this
body ~ wac. workers
Senator owen democrat okla
hoWa. approved the Ia Toilette
amendment but Senator TnWrreuH
republican Michigan. sBit % singled
QUA 'ho miners for special cousid
Grafton hv name
Declaring nr was "'ired ~ seeing
mo 600 600 people got down ON their
hands and knees and crawl FOR haIf
million Senator N5 crs. democ~lt
Montana declared De was .u heart,
accord with the evident intention ~
'hr admins, E,raiIur fu use force u
necessary to yuIinafo the law
't1ye hundred thousand h.rgrrf-
ous miners have ln4.au0. 600 oth,-
people ON their knees and "a major.
lN or Tho 100000 miners are irrn
RAM iNNiergfe foreigners. led hy DO.
signing arfaturS who appear tn
want 'n plunge us into Industrial
2.''NF hHM.n some sinister move 4r. .
pears behind them
Senator Nuu lrrne. democrat Ohio .
declared 'Hr issue 'o ha shall fi.
government control Lewis. ur ah4"
H"U .s control ihe government
Every yH'r against tho resolution D..
ro1r' would encourage strikes
|hH '"E.. Pho SENATE can fH Son. .
a'Hr Townsend said ".v tr expires. .
our approval mo 'Nr presidents state. .