New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
1lFFANY & Co.
FIFTH AVENUE 4 37!n STREET
CLOCKS BRONZES LAMPS
CHINA AND GLASS
4. S. Officials
AccusedO of
Coal Piracy
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ment Of Justice officials or Interstate
Commerce Commission officials were
shown to be concerned. He said the
committee would go to the bottom of
the affair Others of the committee
Senators Kenyon and Edge-conhrmed d
this.
To-day's charges by Gushing over
shadowed other Developments before
the committee. They impressed the
committee the more because experts of
the committee have found evidence to
show that some employees Of the
United States Geological Survey are
having their salaries paid in part by
the National Coal Association, another
organization of coal interests with
Offices here. The committee did not
reach this subject to-day.
Denies Coal Shortage
In addition to telling about the &C
tivties OF government officials in the
coal business Cushing stirred up in
terest by saying that there is no coal
year He presented figures to prove it,
and government figures at that. These
dealt with bituminous coal, the branch
of the industry the committee is now
considering, and did not relate to hard
coal.
Gushing said his assoeatio had 600
members in the United States and
Canada. On opening he was inter
rogated about the Goa. supply he de-
clared that the coal production Tor TINS
coa' year, April /, 1920, to March 81,
1921, would be o83 $4,000 tons. THIS Is
on the basis of what has already been
produced and estimates for the other
months. 1t breaks the record for pro-
duction. The largest coal year before
this was 1918, wnen the production Of
bitrminous was $40. 1856 500 tons.
For the present calendar year, al
lowing l2,000, 600 tons week for the
last three weeks Of December, the
total will be 56l, ,000,00 tons, which is
slightly under the calendar year of
1918. To December II, in the calendar
year, Mr.. Gushing said, the produc-
''"n was 525 900 tons. About l2,'
oO0,0 tons a week of soft coal is now
being produced.
coal situation it is not with the supply
Of coal? ?" he was asked.
Not at all replied Gushing.
Senator Edge set out to question the
witness as to where the enormous
profits in coal went 1t was in this
connection that Gushing declared that
"in some cases they went to officials
Of the United States who got into the
coal business" He added that in
others railroad officials confiscated
coal on their own lines and sold it.
"Who are the government officials
who got the profits?" asked Senator
Kenyon.
Others of the committee also prickcd
up their ears Gushing said he did not
want to give the names, but when
urged to do so by Senator Kenyon as
a public duty he said he would give
them privately to the committee.
After leaving the stand Cushing re-
fused further to divulge the names
He declared the officials he referred
to had sought TO split up profits with
him. half nd half, and offered him
Is cents o TON on 100000 tons if he
would find it for them. He said he
declined.
They went into the 6MBI Iesale coal
business while they had governmen ent
Jobs" he said in answer to questions
Of newspaper men.
After Gushing left the stand J. D. A.
Morrow. vice-pres dent Of the National
Coal Association, was called He pre-
sented figures to show there WAS q
shortage and disputed Cuahing's statis.
sics.
Morrow con,ended the country thi,
year was 10000, 900 tons shor, Of normal
production. He will DO examined fnr-
ther Tomorrow