The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-18


Harding today told congress and the
nation that he had resolved to ''use
all the power of the government to
maintain transportation and to sus-
tain the right of men to work.
The president recommended specific
legislation designed to cure the ma
tion's industrial ills and declared with
emphasis the right of employers and
employees alike to establish their
methods of conducting business, to
choose their employment and to de-
termine their relations with each
other, must be recognized. He said:
government by law must and will be
maintained, no matter what clouds
may gather, what storms ensue, what
hardships attend or what sacrifice
may be necessary
Asserting that striking unions in
some instances had not held their
forces to law observance, the presi-
dent said: 'sthese states of 1awless-
ness are schocking to every concep-
tion of American law and order,' and
announced his intention to invoke
laws, civil and criminal, forbidding
cons spiracies hindering interstate com
merce and requiring safety in rail
way service.
In declaring positively for the right
of man to work, the president said
in both coal and railroad strikes this
right had been denied by assault and
violence and in some cases winked at
by local authorities"
The president in recommending
temporary coal agency, with capital
to purchase, sell and distribute coal
carried in Interstate shipment, said
he did not mean that all Interstate
coal should be handled by such a
federal organization
President Addresses Congress
Washington CA. P)-President
Harding will address a point session
of congress at 1915 o'clock, accord
ing to definite announcement from
the White House.
American Tragedienne Dies
London, CA. P.l-Genevieve Ward,
famous American tragedienne, died |
of heart failure today at her home
in Hampston. /
Says Strike Must Be Settled in N. Y.
New York, CA. P.)-The strike of |
the railway crafts unions must be |
settled here, Warren S. Stone of the |
brotherhood of railway engineers, de-
clare today as a committee of five
rail broth erhoods finished several in
formal conferences before meeting
rail executives to continue mediation.
Settlement Strike Looms
Washington, CA P.)-President
was told today by Senator
Watson, republican, Indiana, one of
his advisors in the rail strike, that
telephone conversations with brother
hood chiefs and representatives OF
the railroad executives in New Yorl.
had disclosed that both sides are
hopeful of a settlement of the rail
strike at tCday'S meeting
Milwaukee DfscOntinues Shops
Spokane, Wn., CA P.)-The decis-
on to close the Chicago, Milwaukee
md ST. Paul shops at Spirit Lake,
idaho, on account of the shopmen's
strike, was announced here today by
:. G. Hill, general superintendent of
he road He denied, that the shops
would be dismant1ed or the machin-
cry removed.
Can Reach No Agreement
New York, CA. P)-Belief that no
lefinite agreement of the settlement
# the shopcrafts strike will be
cached today was expressed by Pres
dent Stone of the brotherhood of To-
omotive engineers, shortly before 1
J. m. on leaving the conference be-
ween brotherhood men and railroad
executives.
Committee Members Summoned
Washington, CA. P.)-Telegrams to
.bsent members of the house inter
tate commerce committee to return
o Washington Immediately to begin
york on the bills recommended by
he president for the creation Of
oal agency and fact finding commits
ion for the coal industry were sent
ut after the presidents address to-
ay by Mondell, republican leader.
leaders plan to have these measures
aiken up early next week and made
eady for speedy passage.