Evening star., 1922-08-27
PRESIDENT HOPES
STRIKES WILL END
BEFORE U. S. ACTS

SInIN6O WILL IND
! BEFORE U. S. ACTS
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industrial peace. then Congress
should pass legislation of more
drastic nature.
The Presidents attitude toward
crippled by strikes was made k0own
after he had talked over with other
administration and party leaders the
plan discussed at Friday nights
| White House conference in which
| Attorney General Daugherty and
this meeting Sepator Cummfns had
predicted that unless there was
| radical change in the Industrial situ-
| alton some of the roads and anthra-
cite mines would pass into govern
ment hands without much delay.
Yesterday the President was visited
| by John T. Adams, chairman OF the
| republican national committee, and
Senator Watson, republican. Indiana.
after Senator Watson had discussed
| the outlook in telephone cenversa-.
tion with T. Dewitt Cuyler. chairman
of the Association of Railway Execu--
tives. The Indiana senator indicated
1afterward that the President felt GER
tain of a settlement of the anthracite
| strike in the very near future, as
I, the administration, and had by no
means become convinced that there
must be a resort to government oper-
alton in the rail trouble.
Last night still another conference
| was said to be in progress on the
presidential yacht Mayfiower, on her
| way down the Potomac for a week
end cruise with Secretaries Hoover
and Fall. Attorney General Daugh-
crty and Senator Cummins among the
! guests of the President. 1t was the
belief that decisions taken before the
return of the Mayfower to Washing
ton late tonight or tomorrow morning
might have an important influence on
| the whole Administrations policy.
| When the Borah fact-finding bill
| was laid aside yesterday in the Sen
ate. its author, Senator Borah. repub-
lican, Idaho, said he was not disposed
to push his measure to the exclusion
| of other legislation and indicated that
he was ready after passage of the
bonus to let more pressing legisla-
tion dealing with the present emer
gency take precedence. He warned
senators, however, that they might as
adjournment of Congress within few
days.
Bill Under Fire.
Congress would not dare to adjourn
in the present situation without hrst
passing important legislation" he
said. adding that If it did the Presi-
dent ought to call 1t back into session.
Senator Dial. democrat, South Caro-
lima, expressed the view that Con-
gress should have adjourned some
time ago. declaring that our being
here got things into a great muddle." q"
He charged that government officials
had exceeded their authority. and that
men in his state who had contracted
for coal long ago at stipulated prices
had been unable to obtain priority
payment Of advanced prices.
Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri.
suggested that Congress had better
| remain in session and pass laws to
send Ito the penitentiary government
officials who exceed their authority
Provisions in the measure coming
under fire particularly were those
proposing that the commission sub
NIT recommendations as to standa rd-
izing the cost of living for mine
man should perform and the wisdom
of Matchmaking the coal industry.
Senator Stanley. democrat. Ken
lucky argued that to open up the
question of naturalization of mines
would be pouring oil on the flames.
He declared this would put in the
background the question of wages
and living conditions and do more
than any other one thing to prevent
a lasting settlement of differences
between the operators and miners.
The Kentucky senator declared that
what was needed in the present situ-
alton was not more laws, but ''ofhci ials
with Bessemer backbones, who will
enforce laws now on the statue
books"
Senator Townsend. republican
Michigan. supporting the Borah bill
declared there was feeling among
the people that possibly there had
been a Combination" between the
mine owners and their workers and
the railroads and their workers in the
present situation. He added that he
could not see how the roads could
benefit by such an arrangement, but
that he could conceive that in the
case of coal the operators could, after
the mines were reopened and in the
face of a shortage, obtain prices that
not only would enable them to re-
coup losses caused by the strike, but
make profit besides.
Strike Moves I'm House.
Except for the presentation of a
separate coal commission bill by Rep.
re.entative Dickinson. republican
Iowa, and a resolution for conserva-
ton Of coal stocks by Representa-
tive Brennan. republican, Michigan
the only attention given the strike
the interstate commerce committee.
where Chairman Winslow discussed
at length with his colleagues the
provisions of his commission and
priority bill.
THE purpose of this proposed leg
islation," said Mr.. Winslow in his
statement last night explaining his
position with regard to the admins
tration's legislative requests. lis to
apprise everybody and particularly
agencies directly participating in the
mining, transportation, selling and
distribution of coal and other fuel
that the administration and the Con-
gress of the United States are alive
to the existence of an extreme emer-
gency and intend to begin a program
Of defense and offense which will put
lau< elements contributing to the situa-
ton under control and just where
they belong, with the government on
top and the righteous deserts of the
people properly established and in op-
Grafton.
| II believe this bill will sufficiently
sound the alarm and that the evil
doers will take notice and either get
in line or be promptly brought up
standing through government power
and action. II, however. the desired
results through any circumvention
are not forthcoming Congress can and
should pass further legislation which.
leven though distasteful and In most