Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-12 | Page 5 | Vigorous Action If Mails Are Held

!fSB! I Obstruction Will Not Be Tol- H erated, Says Postoffice r Department "WASHINGTON, April 12 Develop- ments here today in connection, vith the railroad strike were: ! I An announcement by the postoffice W. department that vigorous action Tvouid t be taken if the movement of mails ; , wre obstructed. Aw. Introduction of a bill by Senator Foindexter, republican, Washington, 'Providing imprisonment and fines for persons interfering with tho move-ruent move-ruent of interstate commerco. Attorney-General Palmer returned Mw to Washington and studied reports as jH to the situation so as to determine 1 jH whether action by the department of I jH justice were warranted. An announcement of Chairman ' vWm Cummins, of the senate interstato j commerce committee that investlga- , 'J tion of the strike by his committee 'm subjected to begin tomorrow, woud not be conducted at this time as it was 'm desired to give tho new railroad labor board an opportunity to settle the strike. An announcement from tho White House that members of the labor board would he appointed within 24 hours. IH Senator Frelinghuyser, republican, New Jersey, told the senate the strike IH was nearing "red revolt" mMm 00 vmmg