Evening journal., 1922-08-30
Mine, RAILS
SEIZURE ACT
NOT LIKELY
Of PASSAGE
lcontInued From TIrsl Pagel

the brotherhood chiers:
1-They must see that the me-
comply with contracts with rail
roads
2-They must give to the strlk
ing shopmen all moral and finan
cial support possible under the con
tracts with the railroads.
S-The report of the Interstate
Commerce Commission showing tina
more than so per cent os the TO-.
900 locomotives of the country are
badly deteriorated offers added ex
cuses for fremen and engineers tC
stop work under contention that
their lives are endangered.
Red" influences spreading prop
uganda at big terminals in an ef-
fort to persuade brotherhood MEM
bers to quit work are causing the
brotherhood chiefs To- carefully in
vestigate every complaint of armed
guards and defective engines.
WASHINGTON. Aug. SO.-CUnit-
ed Press) .-Congres will not enact
emergency legislation authorizing
seizure of the railroads and Idle
coal mines except in the immediate
presence Of an absolute crisis-such
as do not exist now.
A virtually complete poll in the
Senate and House today shows that
there is a reaction on Capitol Hill'
to the official White House state
ment that the President wants Con-
gress. before it adjourns. to arm him
with the power to take over the
rail and coal properties as last
resort and operate them in the pub
lie welfare.
Reaction against the White House
( suggestions that seizure legislation
; be passed for final use in a final
emergency later, was Immediate and
pronounced in both the Senate and
House and among both Republicans
and Democrats. Many Senators and
/ congressman expressed doubt as to
whether such legislation could be
passed in any event and practically
agreed that a seizure act only when
/ it was certain that 1t was the one
move left that would stop industrial
paralysis and end severe hardship.
Only a few members were found
who believed that seizure legislation
should or could be pushed through
at this time.
Republican leaders, anxiously
seeking word straight from the
White House on the Presidents in
tentions, were relieved today by the
assurance that Mr.. Harding Goes
not intend to officially request Con-
grees to grant him seizure powers.
BY some administrations thefear was
frankly expressed that an open
I break might come between the
President and his party in Congress
/ should he insist upon enactment OF
such legislation.
Representative Johnson, South
Dakota, intends to force test of
seizure sentiment I'm the House to-
( day by Offering an amendment to
the .Winslow fuel distribution bill
empowering the President to take
over railroads and mines. This may
be ruled out Of order as not germane /
to the bill.
- ~ NfNAiN1AAht Muuutlls NNOIl- !
ing. Republican leader in the House, /
declared emphatically against seiz-
ure legislation AT this time.
TN my opinion" he said. Con |
gress is not likely to take any action 4
looking toward taking over the rail- /
roads or mines in time OF peace ex-
cept in the immediate face and pres
ence Of an emergency so imminent
and pressing that such action would
constitute the only way out. I do.
not anticipate such an emergency"
Democratic Leader Garrett. Ten
nessee, said he did not believe a seiz-
ure could>bQ jammcd through the n
House in any event. The Senate was
widely divided over the question OF
seizure Of the mines.
While a few administration
spokesman were willing to back !
President Harding to the limit in
authorizing legislation to operate
mines the general concensus was vio-
lently opposed to any such drastic
action at least until all peace over
lures in the hard coal fields faileJ.
Little support is given to the Edge !
or Walsh seizure bills which give al a
most unlimited powers to the Pres ( /
lent. a less drastic proposal OF Z
Cummins giving the gov +
'rnment power onlysto control the
output Of coal and in such quantities Il
IS the country needed was favored. n
Democrats in general oppose a
eizure. =
Senator Pomerene raised the ques- 4
ion Of constitutionality of seizure
legislation at the present time. n
Senator Frelmghuysen. on the r
therehand, said he was ready to n
seize the mines and squeeze out N
he coal IL necessary. I am willing
D back the President to the limit" q
Senator Calder expressed similar a
Jews.
Among those who favored 7
.atchful waiting policy were sena- j
'rs Curtis la Toilette, Underwood
lawson and Lenroot.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 80. Omitted
ress)-A new high record in the
umber Of cars Of coal loaded was n
Established Monday when 3O.O54 cars c
ere loaded for shipment, according W
reports of~the association of rail- Il
ay executives today. This exceeded tC
y S766 cars the number loaded on O
aturday which had marked the W
eak up to that time. Loadings on d,
onday indicated a weekly produc- m
on Of Approximately 10.OOO,O 900 st