Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-28
Patriotic Appeal to
 Foreign Born Miners
Wholesome Advice Fro m Judge Burlington of U. s. Circuit Court of Penn.

P1ItSDur&Q, Fd-, OcL. It-Ju uOSc coo =
 eph Burlington, senior judge Of the
 United States circuit court through
 which thousands of foreign born coal miners have been naturalized in Penn
 sylvania, tonight appealed to such men
 to stand by President Wilson and not
 to strike on November 1.
 The appeal is to be mailed to every foreign language newspaper in the state, and to be distributed in com munities where foreign born miners reside.
 When this court granted your nat uraIization papers said Judge Bu1- fington in his statement, the judges gave you advice abut your citizenship Now a new question has come to you about your duty as American citizens. Because you are in doubt about your duty, and I am friend of the foreign born, and my duty IS the highest mt ed States officer in Pennsylvania makes it my duty to support the government, I am going to advise with you about your duty as American citizens
 You face a real trouble Many or you Pennsylvania miners have orders from MT. Lewis. president Of the init ed Mine Workers, at Indianapolis, to stop work November l. On the other hand Mr. Wilson, president of the United States, says the officers or the United Mine Workers have made TOT you a contract with the government and that this strike breaks that con tract and is unlawful.
 '.I know you want to do what is right and you ask yourselves what shall we do? Shall we follow the order that comes from MT. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers at Indian apolis, or the rrder that comes from Mir Wilson, president of the United States at Washington? Shall we fol- low the order from Indianapolis, break the cntract our officers made with Uncle Sam and make our contract a scrap of paper, or shall we follow the advice of MT. Wilson 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 word 5, and you know that no foreign born man who followed that advice st into trouble. I said My advice to you now is to stop. look and listen, before you go further, for i'll times like this bad advice can lead you to a sorry end.
 "I know you value your citizenship papers more than anything you have. I want you to think about Washing ton and Lincoln. George Washington served his country in the revolution for six years without cent of pay, so that there might be such a thing as American citizenship Abraham Lin coin gave his life without money and price, that American citizen ship should not end. Can you doubt if the spirits of those just men, made perfect. Washington and Lincoln, were counselling with you today they would tell you as do, set your face sternly toward Washington and follow the ad- vice of Woodrow Wilson. your presi- dent
 Whatever other states or other miners may do, remember you are Pennsylvania men and Pennsylvania has never yet failed when the nation called. She gave more men to this war than any other state in the union God has given Pennsylvania the coal for the nation. That is great gift, and nave faith in the miners of Pennsyl- vania that they will keep the home fires of our country burning.
 "On the eve of the winter of 1902 he anthracite miners of eastern Penn who had no contract at all with the government, followed the call 'f President Roosevelt and refused to strike, and 1 believe the bituminous miners of western Pennsylvania. who l nave a contract with the government, | gill. at the call of President Wilson | 'efuse to strike on the eve of the win CT of 1919.
 That is my advice. And in closing l ny friends. I will say what you already | ,now, that if the miners in any mine l II western Pennsylvania call my at ention to any neglect or violation of | 'ur wise Pennsylvania mining laws to | my living or working conditions that | an be bettered. will do all in my 'ower with government, with state or | mployer to remedy any just com 1 ,laint.
 (Signed) JOSEPH HUNTINGTON
 Senior United States Court Judge, Third Circuit