Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-19
PLACES STORY OF COAL AND
 RAIL STRIKES
 BEFORE PEOPLE
Declares Neither Employers Nor Employees Can Escape
 Responsibility
LAWS MUST BE UPHELD
To Use All Powers of Govern ment to Maintain Transpor-
 tation and Sustain Rights

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-(By the Associated Press)-President Hard ing laid the whole story of the rail and coal strikes before the American people today with a pledge that, what ever the cost, government by law will be sustained
 Summing up before joint session of the senate and house his efforts toward industrial peace, the president asserted that neither employers nor employees could escape responsibility for the present situation and that no small minority" would be permitted by armed lawlessness," conspiracy or "barbarity and butchery," to over ride the paramount interests of the public.
 We must re-assert the doctrine that in this republic the first obligation and the first allegiance of every cit izen, high or low, is to his govern ment", said the president 'No matter what clouds may gather, no matter what storms may ensue. no matter what hardships may attend or what sacrifice may be necessary. govern men by law must and will be sus- tained.
 Wherefore. am resolved to use all the power of the government to main tain transportation and to sustain the rights of men to work"
 To strengthen the hand of the ad- minstration in dealing with present and future coal trouble, Mir. Harding asked for authorization of a national agency to purchase, sell and distribute for. 0f ocf. to inquiry into every phase of coal production, sale and distribution"
 No similar request was made for emergency rail legislation, the pres ident asserting that although the rail- road labor board had inadequate au- thority, other agencies of the govern ment were armed with statutes to prevent conspiracy against interstate commerce and to insure safety in rail way operation.
 "It is my intention" he continued. "to invoke these laws. civil and crim- inal against all offenders alike"
 One other legislative enactment. law to permit the federal government to step in an protect aliens where state protection fails, was advocated by the chief executive as a result of what he termed the "butchery of hu- man beings, wrought in madness at Herrin, Ills. Despite the protests of foreign governments whose nationals suffered in the Herrin mine battle. he said, federal officials were powerless take in hand the situation created by the ''mockery of local inquiry and the failure of justice in Illinois"
 Members of the senate and house received the announcements of the president with repeatd salvos of ap- plause and the leaders of both bran ches announced later that no time would be lost in putting his legisla- tive recommendations into effect. Generally, the address won approba- tion from all clements in congress, al- though some Democratic members were inclined to critizise the chief eX- ecutive's utterances as capable of a double construction.
 At the White House it was indicat- ed that Harding's reference to ihvo- cation of existing statutes against conspiracy related to the Sherman antitrust law. under which the depart ment Of justice already has directed an investigation of the acts of some members of non-striking rail unions. who walked cut. in tbe far west. Of- ficials of the administration were un- willing to go into cases, tonight, how ever, saying the presidents announce ment of his determination to enforce the laws must speak for itself.