Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-24


actual steps to put In operation
the governments plan OF max
ing the interstate commerce COM
nilsson the virtual dictator of
the eountry's coal production and
distribution for the period Of the
national emergency we're taken
here this afternoon.
A group of six producing coal
operators was appointed to be-
gin u series of conferences with
officials of tho Interstate Com
merce Commission and officials
OF the American Railway Assoc
citation over the possible aspects
OF carrying out the plan.
Washington, July 24.~-The legal |
20. X" was put today upon the adj |
ministration's plan to combat the
twin rail and coal strikes by hav.
ing the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, with the cooperation OF
other departments. exercise vir. !
tual dictatorship over ALLEGATION Of
coal and coal carrying Transports
tion for the duration OF the indus.
trial emergency.
Attorney General Daugherty, after
studying the plan evolved by Score.
tary Of Commerce Hoover. said it
was within the law for the govern
ment to exercise such functions
without further recourse to Con-
gress for new legislation.
New York July 24.--"The grav.
est kind of transportation emergen-
Cy now exists which will throttle /
the new business boon unless the
railway shopmen's strike Ia settled
at oncd' said David Williams
head of the Metropolitan district
strike committee today. His states
ment, was based upon researches
Of the Labor Bureau, Inc. He con.
tinued
I'VE asked our economics board
to interpret the official statistics
for us. The result shows a car sup
ply so inadequate that three re.
suits are shown to he almost in
leytable.
"First. an emergency pooling
Of rolling stock under federal
control.
"9eoond, resurrection OF
priorites of control over ship
nents such as was exercised J
during the war.
Third. the shutting down OF
non essential industries and the
throttllng OF the business re-
vivaI
"The only alternative to these
measures Ia complete confusion
and hardship which would be
hardship.
1.-THE first measure would
probably have to be taken Il
there had been no strike at all,
80 III prepared we're the roads
for this summers traffic. Tho
others will result from contln-
uation Of the strike.
This Is no time for a few
hard boiled executives to choose
for a finish fight to destroy tho
unions. They cannot do II any
way but II they try. the hard
facts, show they will ruin tho
nations business" ~
Chicago July 24.-Further peace
moves In the strike Of railroad shop
men, so far as the United States
railway labor board is concerned.
must come either from the strikers
or the railroads. This was the inter-
! probation placed today upon the
I statement OF Ben w. Hooper chair
man Of the board. that mo further
! action by the labor board Is in con-
( temptation at this time
HOoper'6 statement, made upon
| his return from Washington after a
! conference Saturday with President
/ Harding. VAS brief and gave no in.
! formation concerning the plans OF
the government, He declared he had
I gone 10 Washington simply to lay
/ the situation before the President
/ With the announcement that the
labor board has no plan for settle.
meHt Of the strike. the belief was
growing mere today that peace
eventually will come through agree
ments between the individual rail-
roads and their employees. This be-
/ LIEF arose from the announcement
that the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
/ road executives are to hold a con-
fernnce with union leaders. B. NJ.
Jewell head Of tho strikers. declir-
ed 10 comment on this phase Of the
situation, but it was reported that
the parley had been arranged with
his knowledge.
/ should an agreement be reached
: between the Baltimore and Ohio
I ard It's employees, it was pointed
ont similar conferences by other
roads might lead eventually to
general settlement OF the strike II
I is reported that offers of settlement
have been made to Jewell by sew
/ eral railroads but the union leader
thus far has contended that the
strike can he settled only by a ma
tiouai agreement applicable to all