The Seward gateway., 1922-08-19
PRESIDENTS P}OllOUlNl CEMENT ON STRIKE CRISIS
 PRESACES FIRM HAND WILL GUIDE THE NATION
PRESIDENT ASSERTS STRIKING UNIONS HAVE FAILED TO HOLD MEMBERS TO LAW OBSER- ACCOMPANIMENT BY LAW MUST BE AND WILL BE MAINTAINED.

WASHINGTON, August 19-Au Washington and the t0n today IS Dond9ring upon the utterances Warren C. lardnE President of the lied tSates made yesterday
 the halls or congress upon the present strike situation ] America.
 Long before the armour cei time of the assembling of 0t branches Of congress, u galleries of the capitol build lG were Iled 10 capacity T representatives Of the 1eSs, visitors and men ani women of national prOni auce The IuI membership c beth the senate and the ouse was 1oed ill attendance athe request of the presl-
 As the hands of the clccl approached the hour ano Hnute when the nations chief executive would make noWn his attitude upon tn vital question Of the day reathass silence fell upon >hC assembled So tense he moment that the aker of the house arose to lake the call order the a f his gave upon the marble lOck re8ounded like pist03 sl2t
 With his features eNpIes il determination President Lardng advanced from his to the railing of the 0sJrun. lis presence was marked with prolonged a)~ ausP and cheers rom alL rers of the buildng Quiet elng resl0redhe commenced what is regarded of le pest speeches or topc OE national interest ever card before congress of inc United States.
 President Harding n addressing Congress declar-
 the right or the emplQIeS 7aad employees to conduct aeir own business must be ecogized and depored what
 termed Warfare on the unions of labor" He said tha1 imperative that thel De a national investigation or recommendations he conduct of the coal indus ", and recommended that government commission be Dp0inted advise as the working conditions in the Jal mines, and urged imNe lte legislation to establish 3nlp0TaIIy National coz. agency with the necessary aptal to buy sell and distribute coal He said the Esch unninS act, establishing rail labor board made uata and recommended ac ion to be taken to make the 5oardS decisions enlOTcea 3 and effective against the arrers and employees alike President Harding also rec mmended "better protection f aliens and enforcement ot heir treaty righs trouo legislation giving the Feder courts jurisdiction for til protection of aliens.
 Discussing the coal stu 0n further President Hard g referred to the EaG2acl7 at Heron as "Shocking
 ne at HaLTin which recently shamed and horrfide the ountay adding Tt was but chaos wrought in madness z e told congress and the nation that he resolved to Use all the power of the government to maintain trans ogtaon and sustain the right of men to work, the gov nment by law must be and will be maintained" Assert
 that the striking unions lave failed to hold their 3rs to law 0bservance and d Theirs is state of law 3shes shocking to every conception of American law and rder severely threatening 3acaoe conditions must i'm haher limited in number ad responsible for railroad anaqement or powerful in number and constituting the cassary forces for railroad operation shall be permitted choose course which So ilnperis the public welfare