Bisbee daily review., 1922-07-12
AID IF EVERY GOOD CITIZEN
 |S ASKED I ]
 UPHOLD LAWS
Takes Stand That Men Now at Work Are Within Their
 lndisputable Rights
INVITES COOPERATION
Seeks Peaceful Settlement of Controversy Between
 Shopmen and Carriers

WASHINGTON, July 11.-President Harding, in a proclamation issued at the White House late tonight. direct ed "all persons to refrain from inter- fering with the lawful efforts to main- tain interstate transportation and the carrying of the United States mails" In the proclamation. which was issued after a day in which continued re- partment of interference by railroad strikers with mail trains, the presi- dent invited the cooperation of all pub lie authorities, state and municipal and the "aid of all good citizens" to uphold the laws and ."to facilitate those operations in safety which are essential to life and liberty, and the security of property and our common public welfare"
 The peaceful settlement of controv- ersies between shopcraft employees and carriers, it was stated, "in accordance with law, and with que respect for the established agencies for such set clement are essential to the security and well being of our people"
 The president took the position that men willing to maintain the operation of railroad trains in order to transport mail have the same indisputable right to work that others have 10 de- cline work"
 The president was occupied through out the evening with the preparation of the proclamation, delaying his din ner one hour in order to go over the first transcript. He returned 10 the executive offices after dinner and re- mained there until the proclamation was made public about 10:40 D. m.
 The text of the proclamation fol- lows:
 "A proclamation:
 Whereas: The United States rail- road labor board is an agency of the. government, created by law and charged with the duty of adjusting dis putes between railroad operators and employees engaged in interstate com merce; and:
 Whereas: The United States rail road labor board has recently handed down decisions, one affecting the wage of the shopcraft employees. the other declaring the contract system of shop craft workers with outside agencies to be contrary to the intent of the transportation act, and therefore that such practice must be discontinued. and:
 Whereas: The shopcraft employees have elected to discontinue their work and rather than abide by the decision rendered. and certain operators have ignored the decision ordering the aban donment of the contract shop practice and:
 Whereas: The maintained opera tion of the railways in interstate com- merce and the transportation of the United States mails have necessitated the employment of men who choose to accept employment under the terms of the decision. and who have the same indisputable right to work that others have to decline to work. and:
 Whereas: The peaceful settle ment of controversies in accordance with law and due respect for the es- tablished agencies of such settlement are essential to the security and we'll being of our pople;
 Now, therefore. I, Warren c. Hard ing, president of the United States do hereby make proclamation. directing
 
 ference with the lawful efforts to main tain interstate transportation and the carrying of the United States mails.
 "These activities and the maintained supremacy of the law are the.first ob- ligation of the government and all the citizenship of our country. There fore, I invite the cooperation of all public authorities, state and munich pal. and the aid of all good citizens to uphold the laws and to preserve the public peace. and to facilitate those operations in safety, which are essen tial to life and liberty. and the secur- ity of property and our common public welfare.
 "In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the city of Washington. this eleventh day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun dred and twenty two. and of the in- dependence of the United States the one hundred and forty seventh.
 Warren c. Harding.
 (by the president).