The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-27
PRESIDENT WARNS
COAL MINERS
Declares the Interests of the
Nation Will Be Protect
ed During Strike
CABINET is IN
FULL AGREEMENT
Governors Can Call Federal Troops
Without Applying to Washington
House Against the Miners.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-From his
sick bed President Wilson has issued
statement declaring the impending strike
of 100000 soft coal miners "uniustitiable
and unlawful The President appealed
to national and local officers of the min
ers' unions and to individual members to
use every influence to prevent any stop
page of work.
The President said he expressed no
opinion on the merits of the controversy
between the miners and the oparators.
but declared that the law woula be en-
forced and means will be found to pro-
tect the interests of the nation in any
emergency that may arise out of this un-
happy business"
The statement by the President was
made public by Secretary of the Treasury
Glass, who had presided over a meeting
Of the cabinet which lasted during the
greater part of the day Saturday. Secre-
tary Glass said the cabinet has given care
tul consideration to the presidents state
ment and concurred in it unanimously
Members declined to reveal the nature oil
the discussion or to give any idea what
the plans of the government were in cas-.
Of the continuance OF the announced Dur
| pose of the mine workers to strike Nov.
| A significant incident in connection with
| the conference is seen in the fact that
IN extract from the address of Secretary
II War Baker to the Ohio Federation o
| Women's Clubs at Cleveland last weel
was handed out at the White House while
the conference was in session It was ex
planned that request had been receiveC
to make public the secretary's statement
It follows:
In our own country we nave been hear
ing a very great deal of post-armistie,
troubles. Sometimes it manifests itsel
as race riots and mob violence. Some
times it takes some form of industria
dispute, and we find. so the paper. tel
us, socaled Bolshevists and heady radi
"als of one kind and another who are ad
dressing great crowds Of more or less dis
tracted people and urging them to ris
and take part in the social revolution.
Il know a good many people in Amer
ca, or at least there are some people i
america, who are alarmed at these man
estations. Personally, | have no alarm
m the subject America will never g,
| Hhange the solid foundations of civilizatio
md social order which our ancestors CAV
| us for any such fantastic theories as thes.
| "And if there be any doubt as 10 wl,n
| .he intention Of the government on t.
i subject is, can assure you that the timi
can take heart When the Omaha rIc
broke out not very long ago I sent a tel
gram to every governor in America tel
ING him that If civil disorder broke out
his state which, by reason of the demob;
7ation of the national guard he did NJ
) have the power to suppress, be shout
communicate at once with the n.are:
department. commander and not
|. through the formality OF tclesraphing I
Washington, and sent telegram |
every department commander telling hil
'vhcn the governor Of state called G
him for assistance he should send trooT
, ut once to assist him
eve have an srmv Of tried soldie
and true Americans They have seen ii