The New York herald., 1922-07-12
MAILS MUST MOVE
President Calls Upon
All to Refrain From
Interference With
Rail Traffic.
APPEALS TO PUBLIC
Asks Good Citizens to Fa-
cilitate Operations Es-
sential to Life.
WILL PROTECT WORKERS
Men Willing to Toll Have
Same Rights as Those Who
Decline to Work.
WILL PROTECT WORKERS

WASHINGTON, July IL. - President
Harding, in a proclamation issued at
the White House late tonight, di-
rected "all persons to refrain from
all interference with the lawful efforts
to maintain interstate transportation
and the carrying of the United States
mails"
In the proclamation. which was is
sued after a day in which continued
reports had reached the Post Office
Department Of interference by railroad
strikers with mail trains. the President
invited the cooperation of all public
authorities, State and municipal. and
the laid Of all good citizens" to up
hold the laws and to facilitate thoss
operations In safety which ere es-
sential to life and liberty and the Sc
curity Of property and our common
public welfare" .s
The peaceful settlement of contro-
versies between shop craft employees
and carriers. it was stated, ''in accord
ance with law and due respect for the
established agencies for such settle
ment are essential to the security and
| well being of our people,"
The President took the position that
men willing to maintain the operation
of railroad trains In order to transport
mail have the same indisputable right
to work that others have to decline
to work"
President Harding was occupied
throughout the evening with the prep
aration of the proclamation, delaying his
dinner one hour IN order to go over the
first transcript. He returned to the
Executive offices after dinner and re-
manned there until the proclamation was
made public about 10 40 p. NJ.
The PrOcla ton.
lows:
| "A proclamation:
Whereas. the United States Railroad
| Labor Board is an agency of the Gov
| ernment created by law and charged
with the duty of adjusting disputes be-
tween railroad operators and employees
engaged in interstate commerce and
Whereas. the United States Railroad
Labor Board has recently handed down
decisions one affecting the wage Of the
shopcraft employees, the other declar-
ing the contract system OF shopcraft
work with outside agencies to be con-
trary to the intent OF the transportation
act and, therefore, that such practice
must be discontinued; and
Whereas the shop craft employees
have elected to discontinue their work
rather than abide by the decision rem
dered. and certain operators have
ignored the decision ordering the aban-
donment OF the contract shop practice
and
Whereas the maintained operation
OF the railways in interstate commerce.
and the transportation OF United States
mails have necessitated the employ
ment OF men who choose to accept en-
ployment under the terms of the decision
and who have the same indisputable
right to work that others have to de-
cline TO work; and
Whereas the peaceful settlement of
controversies in accordance with Law
and due respect for the established
agencies of such settlement are essen
tial to the security and well being OF
our people:
Now. therefore, I. Warren G.. Hard
ing. President OF the United States. do
hereby make proclamation. directing all
persons to refrain from all interference
with the lawful efforts to maintain In
terstate transportation and the carry
ing of the United States mails.
These activities and the maintained
supremacy of the law are the first obli-
cation of the Government and all the
citizenship of our country. Therefore I
invite the cooperation OF all public au-
thorities. state and municipal. and the
aid Of all good citizens 10 uphold the
laws and to preserve the public peace
and to facilitate those ASPIRATIONS In
safety which are essential 20 life and
liberty, and the security OF property and
our common public welfare.
'Tn witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
1lth day OF July in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
two and of the independence OF the
United States the one hundred and
| forty seventh.
WARREN @. HARDING.
BY the President
CHARLES e. HUGHES, Secretary OF
state"