New Britain herald., 1922-08-18
Recognizes Rights of Both.

The president in an address to con- gress in which he recommended spe- ci1ic legislation designed to cure the nations industrial ills, declared with emphasis that the right of employers and employees alike to establish their methods of conducting business, to choose their employment and to de- tcrmine their relations with each oth- CT must be recognized.
 Will Enforce Law.
 Government by law must and will be sustained the president said, mo matter what clouds may gather, no matter what storms may ensue; no matter what hardships may attend O. what sacrifice may be necessary"
 Scores Train Deserters.
 Stating that sympathetic railroad strikes had developed and impaired Interstate comm cree seriously, ths president said that trains deserted in the western desert had revealed the cruelty and contempt for law on the part of some railway employes who have conspired to paralyze transpor- tation"
 Iawlessness Shocking.
 Asserting that the striking unions in some instances had not held their forces to law observance, MT. Hard ing said there is state of lawess- hess shocking to every conception Of American law and order and an nounced his intention to invoke laws, civil and criminal, forbidd ding con- spiracies hindering interstate com ncrce and requiring safety in rail- way service
 Will Protect Workers.
 In declaring positively for the right Of men to work. the president said that in both the coal and railroad strikes this right had been denied by assault and violence. and in some cases winked at by local authorities He added
 Tt is fair to say that the great mass Of organized worknen do not approve but they seem helpless to hinder. These conditions cannot re- main ir free America"
 Cannot Impe.tl Public
 Surely the threatening conditions must impress the congress and the country the president went on, that no body Of men whether limited in number and responsible for railway management, or powerful in numbers and the necessary forces in railroad operation shall be permitted to choose q course which so imperils | public welfare"
 The president concluded his ad- | o+ J.nd t11n 40 minutes.
 The Coal Situation.
 After reviewing the coal strike | situation from April l to date, the president said
 At every stage the government has oeen q just neutral regarding wage cales and working contracts. There Ire fundamental evils in our present ystem of producing and distribution which make the wage problem diff ,ult. Tn the bituminous coal fields ire vastly more mines than are to the countrys needs and heer are 200, 1000 more mine workers han are needed to produce in con inuous employment the country's formal requirements. By continu- rus employment l mean approximate y 2So working days in the year.
 Work Is Scarce.
 Tn many instances last year men rere employed less than 15o days, in ome cases much fewer than that. Tn he over-manned sections men divide he working time and high wages are ecessary to meet the cost of the arrest living
 Because Of these things. because [ the impressions of many eases Of profits in the industry nd because public interest demands and demands the finding facts be given 10 the public I am skiing at your hands the authority to reate a commission to make a =arching investigation into the whole oal industry. with provisions for its lwful activities and the bestowal of uthority to reveal every phase o1 oal production, sale and distribution. am speaking now on behalf of mine -orkers mine operators. and the Am rican public II will bring protec- on to all and point the way to con nuitv of production and the better ( ,onomic tunctionins of the industry { the future. The necessity for such q searching . ational investigation with construc- ' ve recommendation is imperative. [