Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-07-26
HARDING ORDERS
MINES REOPENED
President Asks Governors to Pro-
tect Men Wiling to Work.
TELEGRAPHS 20 EXECUTIVES
Federal Forces 70 Be Held IN Reserve
Gives Assurance Of Prompt ard
Full sup9ort Wherever Local
Agencies Are Inadequate.

Full Support Wherever @o~@A
Agencies Are Inadequate.
Washington. July 19.-ln White
House telegram "a the governors OF =
cuaI-pruiuriu- states. President Hard.
On. requests fuil protection for TIE
union mines which un attempt viii be
made tu r,Bpeu az result IL his order
O. fhr Operators.
Tie President. in his message gives
the governors the emphatic assurance
IL -rrumpi and full support 81 the fed
eraI government wherever you ma
your own agencies uf law aud order Ia
adequate Co meet the situation.
The right - fire. men to work" the
President STATES. must be guaranteed
g. the fullest extent by both the state
and federal government.
Text % Message.
Text u the Presidents message fol
lows.
The proposal a. the federal govern
mrrt a. the United Mine Workers ami
a. the various coal operators. whose
mines are under suspension. 60 submit
nu questions iu dispute to national
cuaI commission Tor arbitration. las
t,rru declined. The mine workers de-
rTTnrsI as buly. The majority ~ ihe
bIrumtuuus operators pledged uuqunl-
fled arrpu1uure The anthracite opera
tors HIssI unconditional acceptance. A
minority uf the hiiuminuus operators
nccrpt.d Ihe principle % arbitration,
but made specifications which c"nld
MT be considered had proposed
that the operators and mime workers
o. dispute should immediately resume
ruaI uraIurfiun untlpr Ihe wage scales
and Hursiug Conditions which pre-
vailed FAD the time - the strike on last
April Z. that every question lu dispute
should -b Ca "a national commission 10
D. composed 20 three representatives
IL thr mine workers. three representa-
tlvps uf tbe operators and five repre-
seutatIxeS 10 tie American public. II
was proposed Co make the commission
final authority un aii disputes until
next March. aud meanwhile the COM
mission was o. marguerite "a searching
inquiry into every phase ~ the coal IN
tu~rrv. in order to recommend the way
10 maintain understanding between
wurkmeu uud employers, 60 promote
steady employment and assure a con
tiuuuus and ample fuel supply.
No Other Course.
The failure to secure the acceptance
81 this proposal for "a voluntary ADJUST
meut Ieft me no other course but 10 IN
vile the mime operators Go return 10
frsIr mines and resume activities.
u trust you will lind IL consistent
% Saruul this Invitation. 70 you have
not already done So. with the invitation
a. aII miners and operators 90 resume
their work. This Invitation should be
nrrumuauIed by such assurance OF
maintained order and the protection Of
lawful rndcavur as will give assurance
a. everybody concerned. want 10
convey to yuu iu this message the as
surauce 1T the prompt aud FUN support
IL the federal government whenever
and wherever you find your own agen-
Giles 20 Iaw and order inadequate 20
meet the situation.
Must Protect Workers.
your state government and the fed
eral government are Jointly RESPONSE
bic Tor maintained conditions under
which free mru. willing Go work. may
work Iu safety. We are responsible
for The production and the transporia-
tiuu of "a fuel supply ample Tor the me-
crSS.ries - the American people and
the public utilities which serve them.
particularly the railways engaged In
Interstate commerce.
-Our present duty Is 60 guarantee Sc
rurfrv IN the exercise ~ these rights
se-urlty In all lawful operations. and
afford q safe opportunity Tor that pro-
dur-lun and distribution demanded by
the necessities 81 an American peo-
pc.
Duty Is Plain.
There has been no government as