The sun., 1919-10-30
Attorney General Palmer
Announces Public Inter-
est Will Be Guarded.
GARFIELD IN COUNCIL
Recommends Revival of
Fuel Administration With
All Its Powers.
COAL BY ALLEGATION
Railroads, Industries, Homo,
All to Be Supplied, but Con-
servation Is Enjoined.
GARFIELD IN COUNCIL
COAL BY ALLEGATION
Special Despatch 10 TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. - Official
Washington apparently has aban-
doned hope of settlement or a call
ing off of the coal strike.
Immediate steps to meet the strike
situation are to be taken. DR.. Harry
A. Garfield, formerly Fuel Admin
istrator, will recommend to the Presi-
dent tomorrow the restoration Of
the Fuel Administration order fixing
prices on btuminous coal.
These prices are considerably lower
than prices now prevailing and the
order will bring an immediate re-
duction In prices in many places
where prices have gone up since the
order was suspended. This action,
the first to be taken, is designed to
protect the public from profiteering
or runaway prices.
The attitude Of Government officials
in charge Of the situation was clearly
! indicated tonight when after o
! lengthy conference Attorney General
! Palmer issued a statement outlining
! W bhV ptoplt VI TIE Country lnt
powers possessed by the Government
| TO meet the situation, and making IL
| plain that they will be exercised to
the fullest extent. The Government
will act under the provisions of the
Lever food control act, enacted as
war measure, but still In force
q fA
While the various moves contem.
plated. not be made known IN
advance for fear that they may be
discounted or misunderstood, It Is
known that the Government contem-
plates taking full and complete
charge of the fuel supply of the ma
ton, exercising a control even closer
than that which prevailed during
me war If such measures become
nprrSsnry.
Other steps to be taken by the Gov
ernment probably will be directed to
provide ample police or other protec-
ton for miners willing TO remain on
he job as urged by President Wilson.
Provisions TO prevent boarding and
profiteering and for the ALLEGATION and
distribution OF coal to horles, railroads
md essential industries will be de-
rided upon.
The Government will continue it's
efforts TO bring about mediation te-
'ween men and employers. but will not
',ttempt TO procure indictment of Of
hcers of the United Mine Workers OF
america who called the strike on
charges OF conspiracy to reduce pro-
nuction of necessary product
Government officials asserted to-
right that reports from confidential
sources showed that not all the miners
would strike, that public sentiment
was overwhelmingly against the walk
out at the beginning of winter and
that the strike would be short lived
| Attack ON Life Of Nation,
| Attorney General Palmer's statement
was designed not only to make definitely
! known the nations powers but to clear
! up misapprohensions as to the Govern
! ments intent and purposes He mAkes
| 1t clear that the Government ia not at.
| tacking organized labor OF the right 10
! strike, Action will be confined to this
! particular strike. which he describes as
| one that would be an attack upon the
! life OF the nation more deadly than thal
Of an invading army. He reIterates that
| every resource OF the Government Will
| be brought TO bear to avert the national
disaster which inevitably would result
| from coal mine strike carried 10 IT'S
! logical conclusion.
The statement by the Attorney GEN
eral was issued following lengthy con
ference in Mr.. Palmer's ONCE attended
! oy Secretary Of Labor Wilson; Director
I General Of Railroads Hines Dr. Garfield
| who was summoned 10 Washington by the
! White House Assistant Attorncy-Cien-
| erh G. D. Ames. who is in charge OF ar
! antitrust work Of tho Department Of
Justice: Assistant Attorney General
, Francis 7. Garvan, who IL directing all
the investigation work OF the depart
ment, and Private Secretary 10 tho
President, J, r. Tumuity II was the
| fourth conference OF the day Of officials
who have handled the impending strike
| situa tion througN out.
| The conference considered carefully
| Official and newspaper reports from In
dianapolis on the situation there 1t
! was known that the executive commit
| tee OF the miners had taken the stand
that the strike could not or would not
he called Off. 40 weight was given 20
J the offer 70 negotiate or mediate for new
I wages and working conditions because
every Government effort has been pred
.19tod uNou a nalliug OF OF the STRIKE
insincertty L. Indicated,
This was made a quid pro quo IN the
| Presidents appeal TO the conference In
Washington, TO Secretary OF Labor VIII
sons appeals TO the scale COMMITTEES OF
tho miners and operators and 10 th4
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