Sioux County pioneer., 1922-09-07

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the Northwest with coal this winter.
If total facilities could be utilized it
would be possible to move 100000
tons week to the Great Lakes before
the close of navigation, and it was
planned to supplement the port dump.
ings with all-rail shipments during the
winter to furnish the necessary fuel
for the Northwest.
DASSAGE by the house Of the admin
istration's federal fuel distributor
bill was assured, despite considerable
opposition. It's constitutionality was
attacked by Sanders of Indiana, Gra-
liam Of Pennsylvania, GoOdykoontz Of
West Virginia and others, while Robin
son of Kentucky said if the mines were
given cars enough for four weeks, the
price of coal would tumble. Newton
of Minnesota said the measure was the
only practical way to prevent eXtor-
tionate prices, and MOndell Of Wyo-
ming declared he would vote for the
bill because of his desire to curb
prnfiteering, though he did not believe
that kind of legislation would wholly
perform its expected purposes. It was
understood that the Cummins bill with
the same objects would be taken up by
the senate as soon as the bonus bill
was disposed Of.
In order to make clear the adminis
trations policy in the matter Of the
railroad and anthracite strikes, Presi-
dent Harding authorized the announce
ment that he thinks it desirable and
necessary that congress, before ad-
journment, should authorize him to
take over the railroads and mines to
meet great national emergency
should one develop. Such legislation
must come voluntarily from congress,
however. Mr.. Harding will make no
formal request for it.
HENRY FORD has announced that
L 1 his entire plant at Dearborn,
Mich, will be shut down on September
16 because Of the coal situation. He
says he could get plenty Of coal-if he
were willing to pay the price. But he
declares he will not stand for the
prof1teering of the dealers and that he
feels he better than most manufacture
ers can afford to make this form Of
public protest against extortion. If
he is sincere the American public will
be with him in this action, just us
Mayor Couzens of Detroit says that
city will support him in it. Ford's
enemies, in Wall street and elsewhere,
say he is bluffing, or Is planning to
shut down because Of decrease of de-
mand for his cars, or Is making q
grand stand play because he hopes to
run for the presidency or some lesser
Office Ford earnestly denies oil these
charges.
FURTHER instances Of violence and
several short and unauthorized
strikes of trainmen marked the prog
ress Of the railway shopmen's strike
Trains of the Alton were tied up fol
several days at Roodhouse, ILL.,, unit
the. trainmen, threatened with loss o.
their charter, went back to work. At
tempts were made to blow up severa
Of the Atoms bridges. Dynamite ant
bombs were used by the strikers IL
Florida, Alabama, Illinois and else
! where, and in various places attempts
were made to wreck passenger train
by pulling up rail spikes.
Striking shopmen under arrest 70
wrecking Michigan Central train a
Gary, Ind, have confessed, implicatin
others, and have admitted that tn
climax Of the reign Of terror that wa
MANNED was to have heep the wEeekin