The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-10
CONGRESS HEADS
CONFER ON MOVE
MEET SITUATION
Harding and Congressional Leaders
In Conference: Two Routes Open,
Is Opinion; Investigate and
Pass Laws.
ANTI-STRIKE MEASURES
WOULD BRING BIG BOUT
Would Not Bring Prompt Termination
OF Troubles; shopmen Leaders
Expected TO Meet In WASH
lngton for Conference.

Washington. Aug. l0.--presIdeni
Harding will confer Today with re
publican congressional leaders to de
termine just what congress, after Us
members return next Tuesday. can
do to aid in meeting the critical
strike situation.
At present II appears that congress
can aid In only two ways:
1.-Conduct an investigation into
the strikes that will place the issue
Of the controversies squarely before
the public and bring public opinion
to bear TO force settlement.
2.-Provide legislation incident to
a seizure of the railroads or mines
or both.
Not End Controversies.
Opinion Is freely expressed at the
capitol that II will not end the con-
troversies to pass anti-strike legisla-
tion at this time or to put teeth in
the railroad transportation act
through penalties for refusals to
obey the decisions of the railroad
labor board.
. Anti.strke legislation could not be
passed without a bitter and long fight
in both houses. Measures to
strengthen the transportation act
would be of little value some men,
bers hold, because legal proceedings
could block for months the putting
into effect of any decision that either
party to the dispute dlltlot approve.
Thus, in either event. a prompt
termination Of the disputes with
normal resumption of mining and
transportation could not be promptly
effected.
A warning also has come from
some democratic quarters that anti
strike legislation will be opposed and
that this is no time to pass perma-
nent legislation of an industrial char
acter because of the hostile and tense
feeling manifested by both labor and
capital.
Democratic Leader Garrett has sent
word to all house democrats to be
back on the job next Tuesday to aid
In meeting the situation.
Hooper In Capital.
Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the
labor board, arrived here
his morning, and it was understood
ne was summoned to place complete
on the rail strike stu
alton before congress upon the re-
Of the house next week,
rs part Of President Harding's pro-
gram for legislative action in the
present crisis. The labor board chair
nan declined to make any statement
lpon his arrival.
Meanwhile, leaders of the striking
shopmen are expected to meet here
.oday to consider President Hard
ng's proposal for settlement of the
strike, but are not expected
o give their answer for a few days.
OF much more significance is the
meeting here tomorrow of representa-
ives of all the railroad workers in
he country to consider their common
interest in the situation. The prob
ability of the rail strike spreading to
he big four brotherhoods and other
workers is standing out prominently
rs orders are going out from brother
hood leaders directing members of
he unions to refuse to work when
hey believe their lives are endan-
sered by defective equipment or
armed railroad guards.
An increase in the transportation
is almost certain to come
within the next few days, according
20 some information to government
officials. This information charges
that the labor leaders are pledged
10 increase the scope of the strike
10 prove their contentious that the
roads cannot operate without the
services of the 100000 striking shop