Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-19
MUST.
RULE, NATION
is TOLD BY
PRESIDEN T

WASHlNtiIbN. AUG. lN.-iitNlu'Ni .
Harding laid the whole story of tine rail-
and coal strikes before fho American
ucaple today with pledge that. what
ever the cost. government by law VIII
b. sustained
Summing up hcforr Joint session ot
Senate and Housc his efforts toward
Industrial peace. the prcsidrn, assert.
ed that neither employers nor cm'
moves could escape responsibility for
the present situation and that no
small minority" would be permitted
hy armed lawlcssncss "consp.racy' or
"hrlarousncss aud butchery' to over.
rule the paramount interests Of Oh"
public
I'VE must reassert that dod'rine
that iu this republic the first obligation
and the first allegiance Of every citizen.
high or low. Is 20 his government
said the president no matter what
clouds may gather, no matter what
storms mpy cnsue, no matter what
hardships may attend or what sacri.
ficc may be- necessary. government by
law must and will be sustained
Therefore, am resolved to use al
the power OF the government 20 main.
tain transportation and to sustain the
rights ot men to work.
TO strengthen the hand OF admins
tration IN dealing with present and tu'
ture coal troubles. Mr.. Harding asked
FOR authorization OF national agency
10 purchase. sell and distribute coal,
and for creation OF commission to I'M
qulre into "every phase Of coal pro-
ducia,n. aeie aud fis'r.hglaH.
"No similar request was made for
emergency rail legislation the prcsr
dent asserting that although tho rtl
road labor board had inadequate au
ihorlty. other agencies of the govern
mcnt were armed with statutes to prc
vent conspiracy against Interstate com
merco aud 90 Insure sofcty Boz railway
operation.
"It is mv purpose" ho continued
Ito invoke tbss, laws civil ard rrHuI
nal against all offenders alike"
ono other legislative enactment
law 20 prrycn, the federal rovornmon
o. steu iu AND protect aliens vh.u
stat, protection fails v1s advocated IA
the chief exc. .u'I,r l~ p result of vha
~ termed th. 'Iuf,u,Iy of human I,
ugs we've wrought u madn'.- 1
Herrir m. despite 'f. protests of Tor
eirn governments whose ultlpn1lsf
suffered n 'h, ll.Hr mine lattl. ~
said federal officials VDrr povril.ss %
take In hand The situation created Dos
"jhc morkcrv ~ local inquiry and tm
milur, of Justice bon Illinois
Members 81 M, senate and House re
2 ceiyod tho pfuroure.neri 90 tNu ur'-I
. dent with repeated st',oa ~ pur'aue
. and the lcadcra ~ n.'h MBuehDs nm
. nouurcd later that ro 'uc would l
lost in putting hs lng Station ...u
{ mcud3tIous into Ifr.' C.n.ulN th
2 address won appreciation fruw .' 90
monis bon Congress l'ihuI-I .uHD dem
oer4ii. members wen. inclined .. "rf
7 c'se thr .hicf ,Vs.u~ H.'eru..s 1
csiablc of doubt, examinations
The white Hols, % was indicate
. Nr UIrlirgs reference f .t0.lt.o
oi eNisfjul statutes against Oursuirsc
j. related tu Tho sherman ... tr.- ut
B.. under vhIth fh, department off m.f'.
already h.s directed Jr .....I.It.u
\. ~ mo ats of som OF on. members ri
non eUkrg rail- ur..u. r.. HH'.,
o.' r fHr fu west
. Throuehouf DTS add...- I.H
/. Harding emphasized Die Ias... ..E H
!. government should uI. ru r.U.t.
as between employers ard .'1tc'
either iu efforts fn ,.' fh. .Es'
Z strikes or r Htur. l.t.u 8ga..-' Boss
o lsssnr~-
a sur,l, D., said. H .f'hul'.r'r
>. condition must .mpI,-- fhr Io.sH..
aud tb. ..rf., tHlf r0 bod, ~ r..
= vh,thsr limited .r numbers 1rl r
= euonsnlf, fu railway mrHHr.r.r
o coz powerful r numbers md on. r.rr
stT, forces u railway operation. sH.
p. be permitted f0 t1u~, ,oIrs, VH.
a so imreris publ. welfare Nufr,r H
!. rBniaton- of employers rw vo.ir
mems unions NAV ..tIH Irsnus-.I..
q tv
A 10 f-cr msr .lnrut fUi 1..onhnz
\. their own lave choosing aH ou' .1'
i, 81 tutiousl guarantees horn of d,mr
rary are -uIr.. bred tu u.oi-rcrtr sr
\. the freedom of H hundred millions
n surrendered io the small minority vh.o
/, would have ro law
n ~ 'he stm ur.. fha president cal
a. ~ attention fa another element whit.
~ said he believed was responsible
4. some degree fnr STRIKES 4rl fnr 'hr dI
. d'rulti.- ~ restoring irlHs'ral uelr
A = refer said hs. 90 thg warfare Oh
. the unions Of Nf. The r'trInmei
:. hss mo- .ymrlth. of approval Tor o.
!, element ~ d.scnri In fhr ranks ~ q
"a dusiry We fernen.f. these OfrtnIf
. tion IN fhis iiv Hni v. must 8cared
l. them with irrilrH'i'I. contribution
lahof's upl.n.
n. Discussing ths cool strike spe.li
.. oslly. Mr Hard.ng warmed Congrc
! that aiihoaEh ihe .hlcs now ap, pare
N % ~ clo.rinr moro trouble can h. q
a. p-cied when vage contracts are rone'
a q neat April unless the oKsouu,e
prosfdsd WITH adsqgsis suthgliy'