Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
CONTROL
Of COAL IS THREAT
b OF j. S. SENATORS
Calder and Edge VIII Press Dfas
tic Regulation of Industry z
Prices Are Not Cut
DECLARE GROSS
EXTORTION FOUND
New Fmk Nsv


Senator William " alder ar4 fUa
tDr " " Edge two o0userva'lr Pr
publican nemhers ~ no .fed -'ahs
Scnaic I0mmitDo N Prrnns'rIrtnr
announced yesterday % .ori fnfr
rnert that they would pr'sa 4 ri.. ~ -
naturalization q ne c0al ndIs'f IL
greatest extent possihle ni~ 70
stitution, unless ihs pfiee = -oaI tfnrf<
radically and prgf'efrIg na' r'rr
reformed themselves
Both of the Senators -a'i -te'
we're radically appe,usd - gJ Jrlrrf
ognership snd r0n'rr ~ lrN'~.
ciples. BIT 'haf the vas' e.rfraa,
i'ecring n cpal had rr.d4oed
flon calbug fyr drastic rfm
application n QUck rr1sirs
eoal priras ore hrrkrn rrrf
crOokedneu driven yIt -r gF
senator Calder said raf 80 0aI
tors nus4 - prepared p -ree
,he nation M -aur suf
uhyh ne rcal estate interest," 0f
n 1lorrls had received f-'ro -se -'s'
1ie qus~fion n summon ng I1rrrf
TBrnuitv vho 2 alleged n
r-iand the aufhorfv ~ gve -r3rra
the oral crisis rhich rrleasrd rau
OPERATOR from 'heir -ortrar' ab.'Va' 'ans
and enabled hrfn ~ ob'sfr oue' rrr
double and triple thr ~pnf-ac' urr
discussed hu' = ras s'a'ed '.a'
Presidents ss~rrfav, grriid Irrnaf
not b. asked ~ testify though Z Hf
BE- heard wifh pleasure Z re .o..trfer-a
10 appear before 'he nunrfeH
two -eus,ors made -.rar rsf
were Iezs concerned ~ present nrIf
causes ~ coal prohteerng thar shrnf
remedy n fhe ,Oin' Statement '7e -e- a-
tors SAID
we do ro. undertake t0 cav
this individual = 3 r,rnh'~er and naf
THE ore IL m hut thp ~0al udurr'
3 whole stands self-convlrfsd III -rar-
ticirg grOss ezt0rtinn IN ~ Whole pun
llc IL the tinted -faf~s. and unless ~
Industry reforms taef and cuts arres
70 a reasonable figure ~ Dersmh~r & r@
will Introduce a bill for ihe un.f strlr-
gent regulation n ever branch 1"
business
We are both oppos~d r. government
regulation az D polcy bat - govern
ment must assume respOnsIhility i1r IL
people. and We Will recommend ri.
for entire control 81 ne industry isf
~ Jar az possible under the Cnnatfutinn
unless prices are materially reducsd 'p
the public BY December 8.
we are deadly N earnest aSCut ths
We are both conservatives - he maj
ter ~ government ownership. but Fs
are absolutely dlsgIsted with tins ntu-
alton The cO'sgtrv hss n-~n lstlira
in the past ln thinking hat ~ nreqfi-
CATION - be Kind conducted Nv hls
committee. never amounts % 4.l
beans our work would bs n 70 val4e
IL il merely rasulted ? a rrpOr- 0i tN.
or three thousand pages 70 - hiea ann
NOT read. The cosl industry stanos -ef
convicted.
The wrnngdoiug has aeeu admitted
by d. b Wcntz. repre-@ntng -ne Na
tionai Goal Asssriatluu. Isl umlni--Inn-
cr CLYDE 3 Atch.son 3. ~ llfef-faf
Commerce Conmi-s'ou. .ad lan'ei
Willard representing ar -aI.rnaa- 1rr.
is : general ronie--iou In ag
the industry rven hOugu .4i.ty lli
uals have not beeu leufihe-. lr 81
nation 81 these evlis is heir Wu a.cr.
primarily Most 81 the .raaIrg .lal apet
ators realize that lnd are --eAlrg n.iat
clean up their husiGess from sltnIn a7
ls their only salvation. j fheg 'al ~itFe
their own problem. Ne sail have ~
drastic means 90 solve .t
Various Instances nl .uulvldiIa. l.4r
are reported 20 have be,u uncovered
EElt --LlAAt ENDAlAAAAAeafff taAt
brought 10 the attention ID the lttornt,
general. These lre said to uyn4Vr
crimlnel prohteerlRg IN prUrfr -ua. aad
connlyance at such rrohteermg m-
ployes of the Interstate tommerrc on-
Nilsson, coal operators ana -a4road
officials such avlCenC- however
considered incidental 20 the prncpe
purpose of the committee - -rcau-
struction, which s % fnd -1u-t-lrt.ve
remeiies, rather than % TX personal gals
We are not here thrs >aid in .hrr
jo.pt statement. % trs o. ie,lar irIlnlts.-
" Just who or what particular eicmVut a.r
guilty The time has arrived ben a-
committee can perform a puhhr rrt
without necessarily resolving t~ef
q court and jury er actlug - itt-,ttr-
There iS guilt somcw herr au.oug Hperl-
tors and speculators v no hav power to 1N
prices. This has been admitted r, mac
after man. Some oi th m hay s4Ege-te.l
remedies and have talked q ,he.- nec
Continued on Dage
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