STRIKE IN AMERICA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1922, Page 5

STRIKE IN AMERICA.

A POSTPONEMENT. HERRIN OUTRAGES CONDEMNED. Bj' Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 5, 5.5 p.m. New York. July 4. The conference at Chicago between the Labor Board and the maintenanceway employees ended with the latter’s decision definitely to, postpone the strike until further negotiation* can be entered into with the individual railways. A message from Marion says that what are interpretated as condemnations of the Herrin outrages were expressed by President Harding and General Pershing in speeches delivered there during the celebration of the centenary of the city’s foundation. President Harding said that a free America has the right to labor without others leave. It would he no less than an abridgement to deny men the right to bargain collectively, but Governments cannot tolerate any class or grouped domination through force. Tt will be a sorry day when group domination is reflected in our laws. General Pershing said that when whole communities openly sympathise with the ruthless murder of inoffensive people in the exercise of their right to earn a livelihood, and where wholesale murder goes unpunished, it is imperative that publie opinion should demand that the strong arm of the law be put under fearless officials who would take positive action.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.