The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
TROOPS TO
FOLLOW MARSHALS
Believed History VIII Re
peat Itself In Interference
With Strike
GOVERNMENT TO
COMPEL OBEDIENCE
Expected Harding Win Have Experience
Similar to Cleveland Inability OF
ALarshais TO Control Movement OF
Mails VIII Cause Call for Soldiers
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1922.
WASHINGTON, July 12-Federal
troops may have to be used by the gov
eminent to support the various mar
shals and deputies who have been an
pointed to see that the mails are pro-
tected and interstate commerce is not
Interrupted
Officials of the department of justice
searching precedents today admitted
that a course of procedure similar to
that followed by President Cleveland and
Attorney General Olney in the famous
Pullman strike of 1894 was not unlikely
respect for authority.
The appointment of United States
marshals to enter the strike zone and
see that mail trains are not interrupted
is the first step. 1t is taken by the de-
partment of Justice on TIE broad ground
| that the federal statutes make 1t the
| duty of the department of Justice to see
| that there is no combination OF any
/ kind I'm restraint of trade. This is
| The language of the interstate commerce
act of 1890 and i'm 1894 the marshals
| and deputy marShals found themselves
unable to cope with disorders and
called upon the war department for sup
| port. Two regiments entered Chicago
and this brought to an end interior
| puce with interstate commerce.
The Authority of Law
| President Harding may find himself
| n the same position as his predecessor,
| Mr. Cleveland. Conferences thus far
| have led to a determination to use the
iull force Of the federal government to
! secure obedience to the federal laws.
| Severe penalties are provided for the
punishment of anyone who contributes
in any way to the interference with the
| journeys of mail trains or the destruc-
ton of lives or private property enroute
| from state to state. In connection with
| the apnointment of marShalS and depu-
! officials of the department of justice.
/ being section 7SS. The marshalS and
| their deputies shall have in each state
| the same powers in executing the laws
! If the United States as sheriffs and
! sleir deputies in such state may have by
| aw in executing the laws thereof
! Still further explanation of the power
! If the chief executive Is given IN the
| %eagle case by a decision Of the supreme
/ .ourt Of the United States which said
| SO if the President or the postmaster
General is advised that the mails OF the
| United States. possibly carrying treas
re. are liable to be robbed and the mail
| carriers assaulted and murdered IN any
particular region of the country, who
can doubt the authority of the President
| 1r of one of the executive department
under him TO make an order for the pro-
| lection of them and of the persons and
| lives of its carriers, by doing exactly
what was done in the case of Mr.. Jus
| ice Field. namely. providing 4 sum
cient guard whether it be by soldiers OF
A. h. baIs pf ha init
States, with a posse comitatus properly
armed and equipped to secure the safe
performance of the duty of carrying the
mail wherever it may be intended to
go"
Statutes All Inclusive
The statutes are considered by officials
IF the government here to be all inclu-
-ive and no authority Is lacking to keep
trains moving if the railroads have the
men to run the trains. There IS no
power which can compel railway en-
ployeS TO work against their Will. even
on mail trains. but the federal govern
ment can call troops for the purpose OF
moving the mails or it can undertake
The movement of mail trains itself I'M
der arrangement with the railroads.
Practically all trains carry mail or
are engaged in Interstate commerce SO
hat the statutes practically make 1t I'M
lawful for anyone to wreck tram or
otherwise hinder its progress from state
10 state. Strike breakers, therefore,
will have better protection than is usu-
ally the case but the federal govern
nent is powerless TO protect the strike
breakers from harm when once they
cave their trains after a days work.
The protection then devolves upon the
state authorities.
Generally speaking the government is
preparing for the emergency on the eX-
pectation that history will repeat itself,
unless the leaders on both sides reach
prompt agreement or truce. The APP
pointment of marshals in the past has
meant in the end the ordering of federal
troops to trouble zones. State militia
is already on duty in five states and fed
eral troops would be sent if the govern
ors of those states call for help. The