Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-27
BOW To RULING
Of LABOR BOARD
HARDING PLEA
Men Should Resume Work
Until Tribunal Can Be
Asked to Give a Rehear-
ing on Doubtful Questions
tBy The Associated Press.) }

Washington, July 26.-President
Harding, in a telegram sent today
to J. Cleve Dean, chairman of the
railway employees publicity associa-
jtion, Chattanooga, Tenn, invited"
Lean to urge striking railway work
| ers to accept the decision of the
railroad labor board and return to
work until you and l and everyone
else interested in American welfare
may join in asking the railroad
labor board to give a rehearing on
ANY question concerning which
there is reasonable doubt about the
correctness or the justice of the de-
cision made"
The presidents message was in
Ireply to a telegram he received last
lSunday from Dean in which it was
said that ito attempt to operate
mines and railroads by military
forces or to attempt to draft men
Into mining or railroad service
would be an attempt to establish
involuntary servitude."
President Harding in his tele-
gram. said he was convinced Deans
"attempted appeal to American
prejudice will fall upon deaf ears
The president told Dean that IL
lhe were 'the believer in peace and
harmony and the reign of justice
which you would have believed.
Invite you now to pass on the failure
jof the mine workers to accept the
awards of an able and Impartial
commission in determining the
merits of the dispute between coal
miners and coal operators"
The assertion of Dean that the
IAmerican farmer and laborer have
come to realize the hostile attitude
of G. O. p" Mr.. Harding said he
would treat with contempt" The
| Presidents telegram, dated July 20,
twas as follows:
"Mr. j. Cleve Dean:
Chairman, Railway Employees
Publicity Association.
| Chattanooga, Tenn.
| "Since you speak as chairman OF
1.-THE Railway Employees Publicity
lassociation and since it is exceed
lingly important that the American
lpeople know precisely the question
lat issue in the present railway ana
local strikes, | am more than Glad
Ito answer your telegram, though !
can only treat your politically par
tisan reference with that contempt
which is felt by every good citizen
in the hour of deep public concern.
Happily for the American pubic
verything done and everything SAID
lby government authority relating 10
| the two strikes is a matter of rec
ord, and cannet in any way be dis
ltorted. There is no dispute about
1.-THE loyal American citizenship of
1.-THE men on strike, nor will any one
Iauestion that many of them gave
everything that men can give FOR
the service of this country in the
world war. Nor is 1t disputed that
the men on strike are exercising
their constitutional and lawfui
rights, under existing statutes in
ildeclining to work under the terms
decided by the railroad labor board
or rendered to the workmen by tne
mine operators of the country. NO
one has attempted or proposed TO
draft free men into either the rail-
way or mining service, or suggested
coercion under military force. The
military forces of free America are
never used for such a purpose.
Their service is only that or pre-
venting lawlessness and violence.
Tat same unchalloaged freedom
which permits you and your asso-
ciates to decline to work is no less
the heritage Of the free American
who chooses to accept employment
pndar tho terms nroposed The diff
t,rence between the two positions Is
that the striking railroad workers
exercise their right Of freedom In
seeking to hinder the necessary
transportation of the county, not
withstanding the provision by law
for the consideration of any Just
grievance; and the striking miners
seek to prevent the production OF
coal necessary to common welfare
Notwithstanding the offer of an
agency to make an impartial settle
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