The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

Washington, oct. 2j.-President VII.
son issued formal statement tonight
with the approval OF the fun member
e..ass Of his cabinet, declaring the pro.
yrcSed strike of bitumiuous coal miners,
under present circumstances, not only
unjustifable, 1t is unlawful
The statement called upon officers
of local unions to recall orders for The
strike and added:
! can do nothing less than to say
that the law viii be enforced and
means will be found 10 protect the in
terests of the nation in any emergency
that may arise out Of this unhappy
business"
The presidents statement follows:
"On Sept %. 1918 the convention
Of the United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
ca, at Cleveland Ohio adopted a pro
posal declaring that all contracts in
the bituminious field shall be declared
as having automatically expired nov
/. 1919, and making various demands,
including 60 per cent increase in
wages and the adoption of siN-hour
work day and a fiVe.day week and pro
viding that. in the central competitive
field, before Nov /, 1919, the national
Officials should De authorized anu III,
structed 10 can g'hera' S'rlNe o' an
btuminous miners ana mihe workers
throughout the United states, effective
Nov. l, 1919.
Affects Health of People
pursuit Of these Instructions, the
officers of the organization have issued
a call 70 make the strike effective
l<oy
"This is one of the gravest steps ever
nronosed in thi, country. affecting the
cconou1ir welfare and the domestic
comfort and health of the people.
II j. nroposed to ahrogate an agree
mont as to wages which was made with
tho sanction of the United States fuel
administration and which was TO run
dur,pp the continuance of the war, but
not bevond April /, 1920.
This strike is proposed at a time
whom the government is making most
earnest efforts to reduce the cost Of
living and has appealed with success
~ other classes of workers to postpone
similar disputes until a reasonable OPP
por-unity has been afforded for read.
i,stnent win the cost of living.
aft il recognized that the strike
would practically shut off the country $
supply Of its principal fuel at a tne
when Interference with that supply ls
calculated to create disastrous iueI
famine. All interests would be aItecl'
ed alike by strike Of this character
and its victims would be not the rch
only, but the poor and the needy as
well-thosc least able to provide IN au-
vance a fuel supply for domestic use
1T would involve the shutting down
OF countless industries and the throw
ing out of employment OF a laTse mum.
Der Of the workers of the country IL
would involve stopping the operation
Of railroads electric light and gas
plants, street railway lines ana other
public utilities, and the shipping to ana
from this country, thus preventing our
giving aid to the allied countries WIN
supplies which they so seriously need
The country is confronted with TINS
prospect at a time when the war IL
\ self is still a fact, when the world Is
i still in suspense as to efforts for peace
when our troous are sull being trans
ported and when their means OF trans
port Is in urgent need OF fuei.
T-uiustifiabie and Unlawful'
"t>ror, vhateyer angle the subject
r,,, I've viewed il is apparent that such