The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-25
SENATORS URGE DRASTIC ACTION
IN COAL AND RAIL STRIKE

Washington, Aug. 24.-senate dis
eussion, the first extended debate on
either the coal or rail strikers.
brought expressions from, practically
all senator's participating today that
in their Judgment there was hound to
be actual hardship and suffering
from lack Of coal this winter even
should the strikes be settled tomor-
row.
Senator Calder (Republican of
New York declared that New York
City faces "a desperate-' situation.
He urged that operators and miners
be given 4S hours in which to adjust
their differences and that if they
failed cit will be the duty of this
congress to give to the president full
and complete authority 70 take over
the mines and to operate them for the
benefit of American people,"
Senator Lenrcot (Republican) of
Wisconsin declared that the situation
with respect to both the coal and rail
controversies was $50 bad" that the
peoples interest now justified "more
than mediation.s
"The president ought to be author
lied to take over both the railroads
and the mines and in his discretion
to operate them," said he.
Complaining about what he charac-
terized as the inaction of both the
president and congress, Senator
Walsh democrat of Massachusetts,
declared that much Of the unrest in
the country was due ITO the fact that
here we dilly daily, here we object:
here we filibuster; here we never take
action"
Demanding immediate action to re .
2ieve what he said threatened to be a
desperate situation this coming win
ter, Senator Walsh warned that there
was a growing belief among the peo-
pie that in an emergency like this
they will be allowed to starve and die
without relief from their govern
ment."
Vigorously defending the president
Senator Cummins declared that the
executive had done everything in his
power TO bring about settlements and
TO relieve the people. He said he had
never known = man who had labored
ESQ constsntly ard sasiduously; dag
tznd qiGht aina ~ lAaxf Z "a sro6s
pose di6efsnces be& 6hia1ng az
dustriaI factions. BE added that re.
sponsibility for the failure to end the
strikes rested neither with the pres
ident nor congress, but that blame at
tached to both parties to the contr0-
versies.
Both Senators Cummins and Borah
asserted that the president had no
power to compel an agreement. Mr..
Borah held also that congress had no
power under the constitution to enact
legislation compelling a settlement
and a similar view was expressed by
Senator Shields (Democrat) Of Ten
:nessee.
Senator Nelson Republican of
Minnesota expressed the opinion that
the "whole trouble" was "unionism."
gentlemen here seem to be afraid
to meet the real issue, but that is the
real ISSUE" he declared. "There is no
use of sidestepping this matter. You
are all afraid to say anything about
the unions"
Replying, Senator Cummins declar-
ed that it ought to be a crime for en-
ployees to strike when the govern
-ment undertook to adjudge for them
the justice of dispute. He added
that in his opinion was final remedy
for such conditions as those now ex-
listing.
"I don't think" he declared, "that
our civilization can long endure if a
body of artisans, embracing all in one
industry, can leave their employment
by concert and conspiracy at the same
time"