The Washington herald., 1922-07-07
Proposal for Wage Pact
Will Be Presented to
Conferees.
WAR FUEL BOARD
MAY BE REVIVED
President Is Due Back at
Executive Mansion
Tomorrow.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 6.-Presi-
dent Harding. en- route to Washing
ton from the Fourth of July ceIebra-
tion in his home town of Marion. Is
planning a new course of action TO
end the nationwide coal strike now
ir its fourth month. because OF the
failure of the operators and miners
to reach an agreement In their
Washington conference.
A new proposal out of which a
wage agreement might be worked
and the strike terminated probably
will be presented to the operators
and miners in Washington early
next week.
The question has been discussed
by Harding with Attorney General
Daugherty who has been in close
touch with the situation in Wash
ington. Harding and the Attorney
General conferred at Marion before
the party left there for Columbus.
VIII Conserve Fuel.
Should the governments next
move in the coal strike fail. steps
will be taken to conserve the fuel
reserves of the country. which are
fast dwirdling because of the con-
VI
ing, determined to protect the public
interest. is known TO be planntnE 8
some drastic steps when fuel short
ages begin to develop. In some
nlaces these shortages are nearer
What these are officials close to the
President wouId not state definitely
tonight. but IL Is believed some OF
the conservation policies employed
by the Fuel Administration during
the war may be revived. These
would include priority orders for
shipments of coal to public utilities
and railroads and to points where
shortages soon will be acute. Later
even more drastic action might be
taken.
Watching Rail Strike.
The President also Is closely
watching the rail strike. but is con-
templating no immediate interven'
ton He believes the Labor Board
is handling the situation satisfac-
torily and will back any steps II
takes.
Harding. arrived here yesterday
at o'clock from Marion and went
direct TO the Scioto Club, where he
was the guest of Daugherry. re
played eighteen holes of golf. and
then was the honor guest at lawn
supper Of the Columbus Glee Clus
at the home of r. II. jeffrey, former
mayor of Columbus.
Campaign memories were revivec
when the glee club sang some oi
the songs of 1920.
The Presidential party will leavs
early tomorrow morning for the
motor trip back to Washington. He
is due there Saturday night.
Fail to Reach Pact.
The anthracite miners and oper-
ators have again met to attempt an
adjustment of their differences. But
indications are that a settlement is
still remote. although another
lengthy session is promised for this
afternoon.
with Secretary Fall, sitting In as
the governments representative, the
hard coal men deliberated for more
than four hours yesterday afternoon
in the committee room OF the U. s
Bureau of Mines. And, judging
from the cordial greetings ex-
changed between miners and opera
tors before and after the conference,
the discussion was deliberate and
friendly.
We'll. we're still together. aren't
weg" Chairman s. D. Warmer OF
the anthracite operators committee
remarked at the end Of yesterdays
session.
Secrecy Injunction Applies
Beyond this. neither operators
nor miners would discuss the meet
ing. declaring the same injunction
Of secrecy applied to the anthracite
deliberations as to the bituminous
However, IL was learned that the
report OF the anthracite proceedings
will probably be incorporated IN g
report of the bituminous discussions
the whole to be presented to Presi-
dent Harding upon his return from
Ohio. tomorrow night.
This blanket report. IL was said
might serve a. the basis upon which
the government would determine
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