The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-21
Drastic Action
May Yet Come Of
Harding Treat
By DAVID LAwRENcA
tCopyrlSht BY The InteIliSencer)

washington, Aug. 20.-PreS'dent hatu-
!ns'S address 10 congress ma '""'-
.x,i,e that august body. Such recon-
r,,,d,,ion for new legislation as Mr'
tI,-Itnp made will not be considered a'
80 ,.i.h Tho possible exception OF tHc
o,n creating 4 commission or in9u"H
VITO rho coal business. Congress ""'H
>, create commissions without power
~ NO, hesitate to make gesture
~, assistance 10 the executive oE pro-
,Idinr A fact-fnding commission
Mr. Harding showed that he d'dh
heI;eyr congress could do anFthths
This lime to affect the rail- OF '"''
s,rikes and that he was simply paNIns
;hc wav FOR the future. with 'he Tar
"a ,rs bonus on !ts hands and d"en-
seated desire TO adjourn congress '.."
20, into the electoral campaigns. n'ih-
Io-s ,re not beseirred today over the
n~rsiden,'s address and regard II SIM
,lv ae 4 convenient way the president
had % answer critics.
was Urged TO Act
MANY senator's IN fact urged the pre>'-
Ten. - make me address so as I" M
su.,r the many critics against the '''-
80, ~overnr,crt. Ever since the mas
-arr, a, rFe~r.r. NJ for Instance. letters
..-r diagrams have hen pour~3E int"
,,, administration urging that S7n'"-
,5.or. bo done. To all thts the i~'''ra'
Government has tried to answer ina; Il
had 10 power and that the states a!"he
"a. nurlsh murder within their nord"'S.
r.. -coues, that congress pass law
living the federal government power ."
,u,,sh murder. IL aliens are killed, -
hased on the theory that the federal
,.oyc-rrncnt can coUstitutinnaliy assert
no right 70 rulhu its promises I" tor-
oir, Governments that their nationals
ho rro,ec.ed. But It win not OF course
.ourb American citizens who murder
o,hnr American citizens In labor war
sa-e THIS rests In the state al"n" IN
,ess they ask specifically FOR federal
aid
CprIousiv " enough the mrsSag" Of
President Harding IN the matter or pro
.ectinr Of aliens grows ont or the fac'
ma, two Mexican citizens are Said I"
have heen killed at Herrin The federal
government OF the United states pub
EcI, declares ITSELF poweriess 10 pun
lsh tho crime. SupposinE III" facts
we-e reversed and two American cit-
zars vera murdered IN a labor fight in
Nexlco. Would the United states gov
ern,,.nr listen alphabetically 10 the
nIea that the federal government o.
Mexico had no power 20 punish the
offenders and that il was a matter 70 Tor
particular states? Mexico. which has n
constitution similar 10 that "f the
United States, has made that plea 10
ieaf American ears before and has been
forced to exert Indirect Influence on the
states and frequently 70 invoke JuTia'
dlctlon or ono pretext or another
Could Mako Test Case.
There are many lawyers who the
United States government could get
- make a test case OF tho Herrin dis
aster. and on the ground that aliens and
treaty obligations were involved. make
nm inquiry through A federal grand
Jury. n this is possible. the Harding
administration has decided against II
and sough, TO place the matter befor'
congress where the chances are II Will
rnnnaln as II has for a generation, ar
academic question. As tor the other re-
quests OF Mr. Harding that coal pro
s'teering be stopped by means or
rational coal agency conducted by the
federal government. the average mem
her OF congress fights shy OF govern
-nent price regulation. or. rather legts
alton in that direction. for = Il can
he apnl!ed 10 coal Tho precedent might
20 used In oth"I ARTERIES "' CONNER &C
raCessary To IKE.
Most members of congress fee! thai
ma laws already "n the stUtut" b"h'
c,oronoIies IN ,r-rra'rt "f trade nr'
.rau covered l.y uu, sherman unt!-trus
.s,r and other statutes aud that the d"
ns-troc~r os u-'',- can 'ure proti
s4-,n= by :ud!.t.H q p" pr"fiteers
N co,~r.se viii r.f worry that pha~'
p ;hs question
unwilling To In,srvene.
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