Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-19


 to the service of that cause To the tenance of order the federal government pledges to you every assistance at It's comMand.
 WARREN c. HARDING."
 While there was no evidence at the war department that tn th-restden- s move had resulted in any immediate change in the status or station of traop units, it was evident that the military authorities had been advised of the de- clsion and had made plans according ly.
 Secretary Weeks indicated that the state authorities would be given oppor tunity in any case of disorder to cor trol the situation before the federal pow CT would be invoked. It was made n lir, however, that request from a state was not deemed absolutely essential for fei- eral troops to be sent where their pres ence was deemed necessary, or for the federal government to summon the Ma tional Guard of a state if supplement tary troops were needed. The govern ment held the opinion, it was said, that at is disposal under present laws was not only the regular army, but the full strength of the National Guard.
 Authority For Employment of Troops.
 Legal authority for employment of the regular army or the National Guard in the way contemplated to protect ooa. mines was expected to be found in the "insurre.tion'' sections of the revised statutes which are known to have been under study recently at the war depart ment
 There are three of these sections Sec ton 5297 provides that in case of an insurrection In any state against the government thereof, 1t shall be lawful for the president, on application of the Legislature of such state, or of the executive, when the legislature cannot be convened to cali forth such number of the militia of any other state or states which may be applied f,g, as he deems sufficient to suppress such irlsur- rection or on like application, to em- ploy for the same purposes. such part; of the lard or naval forces of the United States as he deems necessarsss. T.
 Section. 52sS provides:
 Whenever, by reason of urlewful oo- structions combinations or assenbla gcs of persons, or rebeIlions against the au- thority of the government of the Bnite4 States, 1t shall become inpracticable, ii the judgment of the president, to en- force, by the cfdinars course of judiei,.l
 
 States within any state or territory, it shall be lawful for the president to call forth the militia, of any or all of the states and to employ such parts of the land and naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to en- force the faithful execution of the la rs f of the United States. or to suppress such rebellion, in whatever state or ter ritory thereof the laws of the Uni .,sl States may be forcibly opposed, or the execution thereof forcib.y obstructed.
 Section $500 provides that the pres,- l dent shall issue proclamation calling i upon those resisting the law to disperse and go to their homes, the proclamation serving as the method in bringinns in- to force the two sections of the statutt 5 just quoted.
 These provisions are held by military legal authorities to be ample to cover i any contemplated use of federal or s.ate troops, although the enactments have never been as yet interpreted by the courts.
 Statement By Leader Lewis.
 ''The action of the government will in no manner change the position of tNe mine workers" Mir. Lewis declared af1- CT reading the message. Tor result in termination of the strike. Men who slre voluntarily on strike will not return t., work merely because armed guards are | placed around the mine There is nc question of law and order involved, be- cause the mine workers are punctiliously observing the requirements of law and T order. and no troops are necessary The men have been free to return te work during the sixteen weeks ,his , strike has progressed This action of the federal government Is merely a gesture ], which will not produce coal in any s,lh. stantial quantity. The mine workers , will continue cA strike until some av. enue of honorable settlement, in accord. , ance with the principles of collective bargaining, Is accorded them. We arc ready now, and we have always been {, since last December, to joint any son. 7 structive move for an adjustment of thi, [ situation"
 . Bitunlnous Operators silent. Bituminous operators In the city and leaders of the associated employers o1
 the anthracite section, who returned tt
 Washington to get in touch with the sit uation, maintained silence upon thu message. There was a disposition ev, ' deEced on the part of Ohio and Penn <, sylvania groups to order the mine. a opened. There were also, suggestion. that some groups rof operators nnigh
 sign wage contracts with the union ant
 end the strike for their properties. bu - that Mir. Lewis or the mine workers U policy committee intended to permit s,I.l z local and individual action at the pres
 ent time was denied.
 Government officials believed tha some coal output would result from to
 days action, even though the railroad . serving non-union territory still produc ing have been unable to maintain ser 2 vice at any where near capacity. Plan . are being officially drafted, first to di
 rect to the northwest the movement .
 such coal as is brought to the GrAs
 Lakes and for later controlling distri button completely, if the emergsnc1
 should require.
 v It vas not entirely certain in the gov ernment view that the entire Rsu1oer ship of the United Mine Workers won,
 support the position of their leaders i 4 refusing arbitration and continue Ath | strike. Facing a determination of th
 government to support mine operation. !. was. considered possible that district CT
 ganikation might make settlements. nj RaiI situation Improving. e The rail situation. held to be the nos j. important, factor for the moment. va n said to be improving. Officials decIa- ,-l ed that there was still good reasons I O believe that the striking shoprien migh 2 return to work. o The railroad situation, however. Ha l. not prominently taken up here stotav. n e though it was considered along win th "a coal nrresstir1. a1 &h. -~....f,- s.,-.