New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-11
Federal Action
Taken to Keep
Mails Moving
Daugherty, Declaring Life
and Property Must BE Pro-
tected, Sends Deputy Mar
shals TO Guard the Trains
Confers With Harding
10 Employees of Wabash
Mail Cars Forcibly Taken
Of by Missouri Strikers
-. rh. rrtnur<, WILMINGTON psreaY

WASHINGTON. July l0.-After con-
ferenees with President Harding and
Alfred P. Thorn. general counsel Of tho
Association Of Railway Executives, At
torney General Daughterty to-day de-
clared law and order must be pre-
served In the railroad strike and that
tho mails and interstate commerce
must not be interrupted.
The Attorney General said num-
Der Of deputy United States marshhls
had been appointed In tho west ana
Southwest at scenes Of disorder. Inc
purpose, he said, was 70 protect ne
ard property and prevent interference
with the malls and interstate com
merce. The Attorney General made
this statement;
"After investigation and upon re-
quest Of Federal judges. district attor,,
ne.s and United States marahals' !
havs IN tho last few days authorized
the appointment OF a number OF dep
utv United States marsha's az various
places, from Chicago west and south,
west. 70 protect property and life and
N prevent interference with the trans
portatlon OF mails and interstate COM
"This policy will be continued wher-
ever justified and required.
Law and order must be preserved,
property and life protected, tr1nspor'
tatfon OF the mails must not be inter-
fered with, Interstate commerce must
not be interrupted.
"The President Is fully advised and
haE the situation IN hand
The Attorney General returned 70
Washington this morning and imme-
diately held n conference lasting on
hour and half with Judge Thorn.
Later he went 10 the White House.
Malls Seriously Hsmpered
REPORTS from various quarters with
respect 20 mall service mako u pam
that railway strikers are hampering
the mails seriously already and that a
condition and not a theory confronts
the government. Unless there Is de-
cisive action by the government, &C
eordipg 10 information from different
roads. carriage Of the mails VIII soon
he badly hampered. -,
President j. L. Tnussig, Of the Wa
lash. has not only appealed 20 the
Postofice Department for government
assistance In protecting mail trains
and reported series Of interferenees
with mails. but from North Carolina,
Texas and elsewhere, the Postoihee
Department is getting similar apeals
or information. Postmaster General
Work and his assistants are resolved
10 keep the mails moving. All informa-
ton as 10 interference with the mails
"a being laid before the President and
the Attorney General. Moreover, postal
inspectors are being sent 10 the scenes
OF alleged interference to report to the
department
A telegram 10 the department from
Mr. TAussig. dated yesterday. said:
about . o'clock last might strikers
az Moberly, No. where one o, our d.
vision shops is located, surrounded our
mail train operating between Kansas
City and Detroit, stopped the train.
cut the air hose and threw rocks
through the windows We had eigh-
teen employees who were being sent
from Kansas City. No. TO Peru, Ind,
on this train. The strikers forcibly
took these men Off the train and took
them TO the Labor Hall.
Immediate Protection Demanded
ave also have had bona hde officers
Of the company at Hannibal. No. in
order 10 take care OF our engines at
that point for the purpose q protect
ing passenger and mail trains.
"The strikers have so interiercd WIFI
these officers In their work that they
are unable to perform any duties. We
now have n number Of engines in that
roundhouse that have been put out OF
service. The interference at both Of
these points, Unless we have some I'M
mediate protection, will obligc us 10
discontinue operation OF these mail
trains, and believe the case at Mo-
berly IL sufficient 70 warrant immediate
protection.
81 have wired the Governor OF the
state twice about similar situations,
but 50 far he has not afforded protec-
ton. Have also wired him in regard
70 this case. The Federal judges in
this district will not be available until
Thursday. From the above II would
seem that II Is necessary that the De-
partment Of Justice Immediately au-
thorize the appointment OF deputy
United States marskals to protect the
movement Of United States mail
trains"