AMERICA'S STRIKES

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 17 July 1922, Page 5

AMERICA'S STRIKES

THREAT BY PRESIDENT.

TAKING OVER RAILWAYS AND MIKES.

DRAFTS TO WORK THEM.

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

NEW YORK. July 16.

An announcement issued from White House yesterday declared: -'While the President does not believe that it will be necessary to resort to extreme measures, he >*I 1 not hesitate to take over the railways and coalmines and draft citizens, including railway and mine workers themselves, to operate them if the well-being of the nation is menaced."

Troops are being held at various point* utwter orders to be ready to move at a moment's notice.

Tlie President announced to-day that the miners had rejected his arbitration proposal, but the Government's plan to relieve the situation will not be announced until Monday, when the mine operators' reply to I lie proposal is expected.

The railway strike situation throughout the country is also becoming more disturbed. At one place in the Far West where mail trains have been stopped, the Post Office Department is using motor lorries tv transport the mail. Aeroplanes are also ne.M in readiness for the same purpose.- -(A. and X.Z. Cable.)

FRUIT CROP IN DANGER.

IKeceiveti HUM a.nU SAN" FRANCISCO. .Inly IC. At Fresno, California, tlie fruitgrowers have jietitioned President narding and the (lovernor of California to facilitate the transportation of the fruit crop. They declared that a crop valued at ■2tNt.OIHI.OOO dollar.-, was endangered because of the crippled railway service.— (A. anil N.Z. Cable.)