The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-12
HARDING TAKES HAND
IN RAILWAY STRIKE
Declares Men "Have Same Right to
Work as Others Have to De-
+ cline to Work''
"AID OF GOOD CITIZENS"
Asked to Maintain Operation of Unit
1 ed States Mail Trains


at the White House late tonight,
directed "all persons to refrain
from all interference with the law
full efforts to maintain interstate
transportation and the carrying of the
United States mails"
In the proclamation, which was
issued after a day in which contin-
ued reports had reached the Postof-
flee Department of interference by
railroad strikers with mail trains,
the President invited the co-opera-
ton Of all public 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 Of life
and liberty and the security of
property and our common public
welfare"
Settlement Necessary
The peaceful settlement of con-
troversies between shop craft en-
ployes and carriers, it was stated,
"in accordance with law and due
respect for the established agencies
for such settlement, 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 to decline to work"
President Harding was occupied
throughout the evening with the
preparation of the proclamation,
delaying his dinner one hour in or
der to go over the first transcript.
He returned to the executive offices
after dinner and remained there un-
til the proclamation was made pub
lie, about 1O.4O p. m.
Text of Proclamation
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
disputes between railroad operators
and employees engaged in interstate
commerce; and,
Whereas, the United States
Railroad Labor Board has recently
handed down decisions, one affect
ing the wage Of the shop craft en-
ployes, the other declaring 'the con-
tract system Of shop craft work
with outside agencies to be con-
trary to the intent of the Trans-
portation Act and, therefore, that
such practice must be discontinued.
Whereas, the shop craft en-
ployes have elected to discontinue
their work rather than abide by
the decisions rendered, and certain
operators have ignored the deci-
sion ordering the abandonment of
the contract shop practice; and,
Whereas, the maintained opera
tion of the railroads in interstate
commerce and the transportation
of United States mails have me-
cessitated 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
established agencies Of such set
tlement are essential to the security
and we'll being of our people.
TO Keep Mails Moving
"Now, therefore, I, Warren G.
Harding, President of the United
States, do hereby make proclama-
tion, directing all persons to re-
frain from interference with the
lawful efforts to maintain Interstate
! transportation and the carrying of
the United States mails.
"Ihese activities and the main
tanned supremacy Of the law are the
first obligations Of the government
and all citizens Of our country
Therefore, I invite the cooperation
of all public authorities, State and
municipal, and the aid of all good
citizens to uphold the law and to
preserve the public peace, and to
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