The sun., 1919-11-01

sale, shipment, distribution, appor-
tionment, storage or use Of bitumi-
nous and Ignite coal as in his judg
ment may be necessary.
WOODROW WILSON
THE WHITE HOUSE, Oct 80, 1919.
The maximum prices restored are ap
proximately those prevailing during Tho
summer and until recent rises owing tC
the threatened strike. There is no mate
rial reduction from the present price!
officials of the Geological Survey said
The object of the order was to prevent
profiteering or increases.
BY States the prices are for run Of
mine, prepared sizes and slack or screen
ings. and vary according to the mine
They are the same as those in effec
January 81, 1918.
Prices of Coal Set.
The lowest and highest prices b,
States were announced as follows:
Alabama, s2.45 to s435
Colorado, s1.60 to $3.50.
Illinois, $2.05 Qowest).
Kentucky. $3.50 to $3.50.
Ohio, s2.65 to $3.50.
Pennsylvania. 1926 to 1866.
Tennessee, S2.75 to $3.50.
West Virginia. s2.45 to SO.
Virginia, S2.1o to sas0.
In explanation OF the order restorinr
coal prIorities DIR. Garfield issued thi,
statement:
Our hrst duty was to protect the
public. 1t would have required too
much time to set up the old machiri-
cry OF the Fuel Administration. so
the Department of Justice will have
charge of seeing that the maximum
price list is observed, and the Rail-
road Administration, with its staff
already In the field. will direct the
distribution.
Any person who is charged moro
than the legal price for coal can
obtain redress by applying to the
United States District Attorney in his
district
II the crisis is prolonged it might
become necessary to call on the pro-
ducing district representatives OF the
Fuel Administration. Against such a
contingency l have telegraphed these
twenty-seven representatives to hold
themselves in readiness to render any
assistance necessary to the District
Attorneys and the Railroad Admin
istration. 1t is not expected that the
State fuel administrators will be
called upon at present.
Gompers TO See Palmer To-day.
Representatives of the brotherhood
and other railroad employees and of tht
Federation of Labor asked the Attorney
General for conferences early so-day
Each delegation was told it would b,
received at any time. President Com
pers and his associates, finding th
brotherhood men at the Attorney-Gen
erals office, postponed their conference
until afternoon.
The brotherhood conference was at
tended by Warren S. Stone, president o
the engineers; l.. f. Sheppard OF th'
conductors; B. NJ. Jewell, head of thu
railway department of the A. +. of l..
j. j. Forester of the railway clerks
l.. ]. Ross of the railway telegraphers
L. j. Mcnamara of the firemen; r
Hewitt of the A. +. Of L. Journal, anC
Charles ]. MACEDONIAN.
After the conference Attorney-Genera
Palmer said that the brotherhood mel
had tentered their good Offices for ,
peaceful and orderly adjustment of thu
situation. They asked II there was any
thing that could be done by organized
labor to bring about an adjustment
The Attorney General told them that III,
pinch was the strike, and that the min'
would negotiate. but were powerless t
arbitrate or call Off the strike. He re
viewed the willingness of the President Z
appoint a commission TO fix adjustmen
of every difference or grievance. or Il
bring settlement in any other acceptable
way, and recited the efforts made b!
Secretary Wilson.
Palmer Makes Explanation.
Mr. Palmer assured the labor mel
that the Governments action was in M
way directed at the merits Of the strike
but was merely an attempt to protec
the whole people, 10 prevent an illega
action 20 the prejudice of the public
He concluded that nothing could be don,
to alter the Government action excep
a calling off of the strike. The brother
hood men promised to take the situa
ton under advisement and to determin,
what they could do.
Later in the evening Mr. Stone. afteI
conference with American Federation o
Labor officials, said the brotherhood!
would do nothing at this time. as ther,
was apparently nothing they could do.
President Gompers, Vce-Presiden
Woll and Secretary Morrison OF tn,
American Federation of Labor in a latel
conference with the Attorney-Gener
urged their Views on the injunction ant
entered vigorous protest. The Attorney
General explained to them the necessit,
OF the action and drew the line Of diff
ferentiation. He said the present In
stance was far removed from so-calleC
government by injunction, against which
labor has inveighed for many years. :"
oppose with all my power and hav,
always opposed government by intunc
tion, as is well known" he said, "wheI
this means what 1t has always meant
the use of the power of injunction b,
employers to force their employees I,
submission through an ex parte hearing
Not for Beneht OF Employers.
This is not an employers injunction
II Is not for the benefit OF employers
It's only purpose is to save the peopl,
from the disastrous effect OF a violation
OF law.
This is a strong Government and 4
must protect itself in it's own courts
from paralysis, Gripping OF the rail
roads would bring this paralysis.
mo strike can go on without direc
ton, IL the injunction Is obeyed thil
strike consequently cannot go on, ant
1.-The court must be obeyed.
This case stands out by itself TIL,
facts are without precedent. There ha.
never been a similar proceeding. Tn,
people will support the Government fol
their own protection. see no reAor
why the use OF any other power thar