Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-14
President Harding Orders
Army to Be Ready to Give
Assistance to M, K & 7,
Railway in Texas.
GOVERNOR is ASKED
TO GIVE ASSISTANCE
White House Prepared to-
Back a Proclamation Stat
ing Mails Must Not Be
DELAYED,
(By The Associated Press.)

ing took the first step today toward
backing up with the military arm
of the government his proclama-
tion warning striking railway shop
men against interference with the
transportation of interstate COM
merce and the mails.
Instructions were sent at his d.
lrection to Major General John l..
Hines, commanding the Eighth
army corps at San Antonio, Texas,
to prepare a sufficient force of
troops to give adequate protection
to the lines OF the Missouri, Kansas
and eTXas railroad, which have
been attacked Dy striking shopmen,
particularly at Denison. Texas.
The war department advised c.
E. Schaff, of St. Louis, the receiver
|appointed by a United States court
for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
ito call on the governor of Texas
lagain for protection for the railroa1
properties, he having reported that
previous appeals to the state ex-
'ecutive had been unheeded. The
receiver further was promised that
should his appeal bring no protec-
ton from the state authorities, tine
federal government is ready to af-
ford protection and will take action
If necessary, as soon as you have
reply from the governor Y
No Word From Schaff.
Secretary Weeks, who carried out
the presidents instructions after a
conference at the White House at
which he and Mr.. Harding went
over an appeal from the receiver FOR
federal protection, tonight had re-
ceived no reply from Mr.. Schaff,
and because of the necessity of
communicating with Governor Neff
of Texas, it is regarded as probable
that Mr.. Schaff will be unable to
advise the government before late
tomorrow.
Officials, in announcing the gov
ernment's action, emphasized it was
taken because the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas was in the hands of a
receiver, appointed by a fedora
court, and consequently was under
the supervision of the federal gov
eminent. No official statement was
available to indicate whether the
Wds W bO llhNii 60 ~ PhN
dent determining the policy to be
followed by the government In othe-
cases where violence and laWless-
ness arising from the strike inter-
fere with the two essentials as
enumerated by President Harding
in his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OIL
the mails and maintenance of in
terstate commerce. 1t is under
stood, however, thai the president
personally will pass upon other
emergencies that may arise calling
for the use of troops where the
question Of federal receivership is
not involved.
Reply From Jewell.
Although the action in the case
of the M, X. & T. railroad was the
big step in the rail strike situation
here. there were other Develop
ments in the capitol in connection
with the strike today.
President Harding received
telegram from B., M. Jewell, head
of the railway employees depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor and head Of the striking
shop crafts replying to his proc
lamation, and setting forth the
Of the striking WORK
ers. So far as could be learned at
the White House tonight, the pres
ident had not determined whether |
the telegram called for reply.
The proclamation of the pres
ident, to which the employees tele-
gram took exception, as based on
information" was
commended by the board of di-
rectors of the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States in
resolution which called upon busi-
ness organizations of the coun-
try to assume leadership in crys-
tallizing public sentiment in up
holding the president.
"The attempt of the striking
railroad employees to enforce
their own views through methods
of industrial war;" the resolution
added, would meet the con-
demnation of all who believe in
orderly process of settlement"
Airplanes Available.
The president also received a
letter from Postmaster General
Work stating that a survey just ,
showed that $4,000
motor vehicles could be made
ready In "a hours notice to carry
he mails in event the railroads
found 1t impossible to do so. Sup
this, the Aeronautic
Chamber of Commerce Of Amer
ca, with headquarters in New
York, notified DR.. Work that 1t
vas prepared to mobilize into an
lerial mail fleet all commercial
lirplanes in use in the United
States and that such planes
would be capable of transporting
eight million first-class letters
laily.
The bureau of aeronautics of
he navy likewise came forward 6
tating it had at it's disposal hum
lreds of land and seaplanes scat
cred in squadron units from
Newport to San Diego. which !.