The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
PROCLAMATION DEALS
WITH STRIKE SITUATION
President Directs All Persons to
Watch Step-Carrying of Mails
Must be Continued

reference with the lawful efforts to
maintain interstate transportation
and the carrying of the United States
mails"
In the proclamation which was is
sued after day in which continued
reports had reached the postoffice de-
partment of interference by railroad
strikers with mail trains, the presi
dent invited the cooperation of all
public authorities state and munich
pal, and the ''aid of all good citizens"
to uphold the laws and to facilitate
those operations IN safety which are
essential to life and liberty and the
security of property and our common
public welfare"
The peaceful settlement of con-
troversy between shop craft employ
ees and carriers it was stated "ln &C
cordance with law and due respect
for the established agencies for such
settlement are essential to the secur-
ity and we'll being of our people"
The president took the posi-
tion that men willing to MAINTAIN
the operation of railroad trains IN
order to transport mail have the
sssame indisputable right to work that
others have to decline to work"
President Harding was occupied
throughout the evening with the pre-
marathon of the proclamation delay
ing his dinner one hour in order to
eo over the first transcript. He re-
turned to the executive Offices after
dinner and remained there until the
proclamation was made public about
1o:40 p. m.
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 employers engaged IN interstate
commerce, and,
"Whereas, the United States rail-
road labor board has recently handed
down decisions, one affecting the
wage of the shop crafts employees
and the other declaring the contract
system of shop crafts work with out
side agencies to be contrary to the
interests of the transportation act
and therefore, that such practice
must be discontinued; and
'fWhereas, the shopcraft employees
have elected to discontinue tne'r
work, rather than abide by the de-
cision rendered, and certain operators
have ignored the decision to aban-
donment of the contract shop prac-
tice; and,
"Whereas, the maintained opera
ton of the railroads in interstate
commerce and the transportation of
United States mails have necessitated
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,
sWhereas the peaceful settlement
of controversies in accordance with
law and due respect for the estab-
lished agencies of such settlement are
essential to the security and we'll be-
ing of our people:
'Now, therefore, l, Warren G.
Harding, president of the United
States, do hereby make proclamation
directing all persons to refrain from
all interference with the lawful eff
forts to maintain interstate trans
portation and the carrying of the
United States mails,
''These activities and the main
tanned supremacy Of the law are the
first obligation Of the government
and all the citizenship of our coun-
try. Therefore, invite the coopera-
ton of all public authorities, state
and municipal, and the aid of all good
citizens to uphold the laws and to
preserve the public peace, and to IA
cilitate these operations in safety
which are essential to life and liberty,
and the security of property and our
common public welfare.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
''Done at the city of Washington
this 18th day of July, in the year of
Cur Lord one thousand nine hundred
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