Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-06
SOLUTION OF COAL
/ PROBLEM OFFERED
BY CONGRESSMAN
Pittsburgh Member Intro
duces Resolution for
Federal Mine Control.
SELL COAL AT COST, PAYING
OWNERS REASONABLE SUM
Attorney-General Turns Down
Gompers' Suggestion for In !!
junction's Withdrawal.
COURT ACTION WILL PROCEED
department Of Justice Head Says
Government Cannot Tolerate
Continued Law Violation.
COURT ACTION WILL PROCEED
IBy UnIveraal ssry,ce.1


WASHINGTON, Nov. o.-Govern.
men ment operation of the coal mines for
6ne on year. or as much longer as may
DC necessary for the public, was pro-
OF the coal strike.
The proposal was made In a resos
IHt.on Isn.9 introduced by Representative
President to take over and operats
the mines. effect satisfactory wars J
mine-. nnn working ons agreement with tie
eost to anS iS to nuh1 seil the coal at actual
return to the mine owners.
In Its general idea, that OF govern
meh5 the rese5tfnn sst5,ement Of coal difieulties
growing conviction in governmental
circles, that even if the Injunction
against the miners leaders is M 10
at an end. and that the governments
VIII have to work out the propIems'r
Deadlock Grips Coal situatis..
~, LIE developments today tend to-
exists and that there istlittia hope TOR
e1perassora 1Isl ,together for negotiations be-
application for "A permanent ,irljunc-
'tton, WfS,b argued in Indiana poiis.s'.2SH
AZ the Department Of Justice 1t was
will represent the governments. wouis
leave tonight for indianapolis, arriv.
ing . there tomorrow afternoon. TIE
Attttorney.Generars a statn answer to tn.
the American Federation OF Labor.
that negotiations could quickly be rss
newed II the Injunction were vacated
lowing words: - - -
The strike l.. violation of Ia,
a. AS long as It continues we are going
between the mine owners and tine
workers .,o A is an entirely different ques-
ton The government cannot toler-
ate a continued violation Of the law
such as this strike would constitute"
The additional statement was made
at tie Department OF Justice that the
next move rests with labor. and that
the first and unconditional prereuui,
site Is that the strike order be with
Says 1t In Not Strike Axuin,. Nattos.
Edgar Wallace. legislative represens
said tonight: - -
oo,, This is not a strike against the
OF proceeds made by the operators and
which t-le operators should have rec
osnIzed.
strike OF leaders. That IT i. not
strike of leaders is shown by the fact
that the men are on strike. The roe
straining order was issued after the
men are going ahead.
THE tying up OF the funds by the
ss ssvernmsn. mns1 4. yl not aeet the s5fiksls
The miners subscribed s12.ooo.Soo ',in
has t.d loan IN bonds tSs The
miners loaned It in the war" P
opernters Deny Charge.
charges mads sy esesidegt eeenYng seratim
the thee executive committee of the bItun,.
nous coal operators. of tho central
competitive field concludes: 3s.,
statistical infOrma finn Op kht,
because of it's complexity, cannot. be
accurately presented or analysed in the
sented and analyzea Ga by De pps
tribunal which can call before It prop.
planation OF all points at issue.
The operators stand ready to pre-.
sent sent such information on these sub.
before such proper tribunal as suEs
sested by President Wilson,"
=, ID Despite ss n,,, the prediction that the
junction is made permanent and that
is syssness To-Day a that
+ cation of prolonged struggie. ~
Government officials characterize tho
ming Of the week as @ too = rosy. @ oeiih whiia
declare that they do not under-cstis Sis
mp Of thf The .emRes or the lighting make
have have taken the strike in their own
President Gives Garfield Power.
, President Wilson renewed thSx
blanket order which was issued at RI
outbreak of the war giving poweS--zha D
the United States fuel adnIrlstarts
a1day,s order directs that the fuel adj,
mnnistrato;' shall. as occasion may
require, restore, change or make suoir
rules. regulations. orders and procla-s
nations fixing the prices or reuglat.
;,nis ;,is the production. sale. shipment,
apportionment. storage
or use, Of all coal or coke as in his
JudgInent may be required" 80
Ihis gives DR.. Harry Garfield, fuei
administrator, the power at any time
to extend his Jurisdiction to anthracite
coal Or. Garfield has re-establishsd:
onces In the Interior Building. and
ma. nas PLACED Cyrus Garsey. Jr.. his for.s.
at all t1mes VI
Dr garfield was visited today by a.!
deiesation OF Kentucky operators, who {
asked him about the possible use of
troops. DR.. Garfield replied that the
question of protection OF the coal flsldf
ments. - - = - - Sss1 sssSI
Reports favorable to the mine opera-
tors were brought to Washington by
delegation from the Smokelesa tsl6s Z.