Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-12
PROCLAMA TION.
BY HARDING ON.
RAIL WALK0UT.
Declares Transportation OF
Country Operate With
out interruption Warns
Against Interference
Try The Associated Press)

WASHlNTON. ID. C., July 12-pres-
ident Harding. in n proclamation issued
af the White House last night. direct
ed "all persons Ia refrain from all inter
ference with the lawful efforts t. main
tain Interstate transportation and The
carrying Of the United States mails"
In the proclamation. which was issued
after a day in which continued reportS
had reached the postoffice department
Of interference by railroad strikers with
NAL trains, the president invited the CO.
operative and municipal, and the laid
OF all good citizens" 10 uphold the laws
and io facilitate those operations i'm
haev elected To discontinue their work
liberty and the security of property and
oar common public welfare"
The peaceful settlement of contro-
v"rses between shop craft employees and
carriers. ~ was stated, lin accordance
with the law ard due respect for the
regular established agents far such set
fhm"nf are essential io the security and
well-being Of our ,'oople.'
The president took the position that
men. willing 10 maintain the operation
III railroad trains in order io trans
port mail have tn" same indiSpntahlr
right Ia work that others have to dccliic
to work.
President Harding was occupied
throughout the evening with the pre-
raration of the proclamation. delaying
his dinne: one hour IT, order To- go over
first Transcript. III" returned tn the ex-
e'utivc offices after dinner and remain
ed there until the Proclamation was
made public about 1910 p. m.
Tine text of tho proclamation follows:
"a proclamation:
Whereas. the United States railroad
beard j. an agency IL the government
created by law a charged Miih duty
of adjusting deputies of adjusting dis
pntcs between railroad operators aud en-
pl"ycs engaged in Interstate commerce.
aud.
Whereas the United States railioaI
lnr"r board has recently handed down
decisions. one affecting the wage If the
shop crafts emnlov.s. the other ,leciar
ing the contract system af Shop craft
work with outside agencies. tn be con
finry to the intent If the transportn
fnn act and therefore. that Such prar
tic" must be discontinued and.
Whereas. the shop craFr emplove-
have elected 10 discontinue thin- work
rather than abide ~ the decision reu.I.
srei and certain oprators have ignored
the decision ordering H.. abandonment ~
the contract shop practice; and.
Whereas. the mai Gained operation
of the railroads in Interstate cnmn,crr,
and The Transportation of United States
mails have necessiatcd the employment
of men who choose to accent emiIov.
bcnt under the terms of the drrisinn.
a'h who have the same inISnuiable
right t. work that others have to decline
10 work: and
"Whrrcrs :. the peaceful settlement nf
controversies in arrnrdanre with tlaw
md disrespect for the agencies af such
settlement ar. n menace - the security
nnh well-hc'ng ~ cui people
,.ow. therefore I Warre-, q. IIarl.
Ing. prcsislctt of the United States. d.
hcr"hv make nroclamaiion. declaring all
r"rsors ~ refrain from all interference
with The lawful Efforts 10 maintain in
t"rs'afe ira tsnortation and the onrrv-
mig of United States mails.
These aciivirics and the maintainel
smpr"mary ~ tie law are the first oh
lisati"n Of the government and all the
citizens II our country. Therefore.
invi'" the cooperation of all public au-
ihoriiies state and municipal and the
aid Of ~ good citizens "a n'.hold tho
laws and Z" preserve the public peace
and 70 fariIifat ihose oprra'ior> "
s"fafv v-l'ch nv" ., s"ntial ." lifc nni
liberty anil tie security Of property a. Il
our common welfare.
In witness whereof ! have hereunin
set NV hands and caused the seal of
the United States To- he affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
eleventh. dnv of Jul in the YEA. sf 'iur
Lord one Thousand nine hundr"d AM
tw"irv-twn anil cf the Iulcncnlencc q;
III. I'nitel States he one hundre~.il AMI
forfv-seventh
Warren g.. Harding.
"'Rv the nrrsidcntl"
Charles T. Huyh.s Spcrptary az