Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-27

ties, in response to 8 manifest public need, al precisely the same wages and under precisely the same working condi- tions as those under which they had been working contentedly for the last two years Those who spoke for the mine workers refused such a proposal There is no dispute of the right to re- fuse. Since they declined to respond, and since it is believed there are enough men who love this country and cherish it's security and believe in serving the common welfare to come to the relief Of the mining situation and avoid suffering privation and paralysis, I asked the gov ernors of the coal mining states to in vite mine operators and mine workers to resume their activities, and to promise that to which every man is entitled namely, protection in his lawful pur- suits. This protection applies alike to the men on strike who observe the law and make no lawless interference with men at work, and to the men who are lawfully at work and entitled to pro- tection by every agenc of government in that work. If you mean to challenge the righteousness of free men to be pro- tected in their lawful pursuits against interference and violence, I will be glad to join you in submitting that question to the decision of the American people.
 Tt will interest you to know that in stead of the governments action being an expression of the preference of the capitalistic class, it has been quite as much opposed by those who speak for employrs as it is by you and your as- sociats. Government undertakes to rep resent neither class alone, and is op posed to all conflict among classes, and disputes the right of any group or class, organized or unorganized, to imperil American welfare. Government speaks only for the American people as a whole and the common good of all it's citizen ship.
 Attempt tC Appeal to Prejudice.
 "In view of all that the government has done or attempted to do during the past year and a half to relieve the American farmer from the burdens of readjustment and to relieve labor from the hardships of unemployment, l know your attempted appeal to American prej- udice will fall upon deaf ears. It is un- grateful and it is untruthful. If you are the believer in peace and harmony and
 
 have believed, I invite you now to pass judgment on the failure of the mine workers to accept the awards of an able and impartial commission in determin- ing the merits of the dispute between coal miners and coal operators, and I invite you to urge the striking railway workmen to accept the decision of the American railroad labor board, acting under authority of the law, which must be supreme, and return to work under that decision, until you and l. and every one else interested in American welfare, may join in asking the railroad labor board to give re-hearing on any ques- tion concerning which there is reason able doubt about the correctness or the justice of the decision made. These are the ways of peace, these are the require ments of enlightened civilization, these are the things expected by your govern ment of it's loyal and law-abiding citi- | zenship
 WARREN G.~HARDING" Deans Telegram.
 Deans telegram was sent under date | of last Sunday from Chattanooga. It was as follows
 Hon. Warren G. Harding, President. Washington;
 1 T wish to point out to you that the | railway employees and miners who are on strike are loyal American citizens and are only exercising their constitutional rights. large percentage of them fought on European soil that there might be no more war, and for won OF any governor to attempt to operate the mines or roads by military forces, or to ! attempt to draft men into mining or railroad service, would be an attempt to establish involuntary servitude. And I dare to predict when involuntary sreyi- tude' is attempted by you, then the long predicted war between labor and capital will loom up. The American farmer and labor have come to realize the hostile at- titude of the c. o. r. toward them, and they realize that the hard times that now exist is a premeditated plan to bring the farmer and labor down to their knees. The blood of the American farm CT and labor is at a boiling heat, because they came to the firm conclusion that their government, or your administra- ton at least, is against them. I pray that 1t will not come, yet 1 feel at lib- erty to predict that in your attempt tc place the American labor under the gur nothing short of a revolution will hap. pen. I am a lover of peace and har. mony, yet I am for these striking rail. way employees and miners, and I know that they will put forth every possible means to keep peace in our country But these are days which try the very souls of men, and I am hoping that vol will be wise enough to see the darl clouds that are in the hrizon sky anc will change your attitude so as to re move those clouds
 ., CLEVE DEAN,
 Chairman Railway Employees Publicit,