Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-11

Washington, Nov. 1o.-Solenn warn ing was given <he United Mine Work CTS Of America tonight by Attorney General Palmer that resolutions of conventions and orders of officers of organizations are not above the law.
 crmal and final declaration of the governments policy on dealing with the coal strike was announced by the attorney general while officers of the miners organization at Indianapolis were struggling with the question how { oanswer the courts blunt and per emptory command to rescind the strike order.
 Calling the strike plain violation of a federal statute. MT. Palmer an7 nounced that all the power of the United States would be exerted to en- force the mandate of the court.
 Although no reference was made in the attorney generals statement to the announcement of organized labor, supporting the miners and demanding withdrawal of injunction proceedings. it was evident that MT. Palmer had that document in mind, and official Washington accepted his declaration 10 mean that refusal of the miners to cancel their strike order would mean a fight 10 the bitter end.
 
 ernl. which was construed as a reply Co the position of organized labor as get forth last night by the American Federation of Labor executive council follows;
 --The coal strike is a plain violation of a federal statute This has been the governments position from the start The president declared it to be unlaw- fui and the court, after full hearing has now declared it to be unlawful.
 "All I can say Is that the law will b. enforced. This same law has been enforced many times and the depart ment of justice has other cases now pending which were brought under it The merits Of the controversy between the operators and the miners are no involved in the court proceedings al Indianapolis, neither is the right tC strike Nothing that the government has done is intended to designed {, have any effect upon the recognize, right of labor to organize, to bargain collectively through its unions. and under ordinary industrial conditions, t walk out by concerted action.
 The proposal by the president Of ; peaceful settlement Of the matters a issue between the operators and tn, miners. through negotiations or arbi Arattols was Te1ecleu anu the govern ment, therefore. faced the alternativ' of submitting to the demands of single group. to the irreparable injur. of the whole people. or of challenginI the assumption by that group of powe greater than that of the governmen Itself.
 confronted with such a choice. tn Eovernments duty was perfectly clear II refused to surrender to the dictatioi of a group and it proposes to asser it's power to protect itself and the peo pie whom 1t Is designed to serve. Tn government Is no respecter of person in The enforcement of the law. Thos who conceive that the resolutions of convention or the orders Of the officer of any organization in the country whether labor organizations or an. other. are superior in authority to tn law Of the land, will find themselve mistaken.
 T assume that the order of tn court will bc observed The president offer for a peaceful settlement is stil open, and l hope that the miners am operators will now get together an, settle their controversy