The New York herald., 1922-08-09
HOUSE IO COMHLI L
Will Stay in Continuous
Session Along With
Senate and Await
Developments.
UNIONS MEET TODAY
Whatever Action They Take
Will Be Kept Secret
Until Friday.
TELLS OF BAD EQUIPMENT
Jewell Probably Will Ask {. s.
to Forbid Faulty Roll
ing Stock.
Special Dispatch 10 TIE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c., Aug. 3. (

Special Dispatch 10 TIE NEw YoRK HEaALn~
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G., Aug. 3.
Because of the grave menace to tha
welfare, il not the safety, Of the peo-
pie in continuance Of the railroad
has asked Congressional leaders 10
keep the House Of Representatives in
session when it reassembles next Tues
day after a recess.
The President wishes TO have Con-
gress on the job so that in case ha
needs additional powers to cope with
the situation lie can call on the legis-
lative branch of the Government for
assistance. 1t was on this account.
and not because he has any definite
program in view at this time, that the
President suggested the recess be-
ended.
While preparing for the worst, ana
planning 70 furnish sufficient coal and
necessities Of life to prevent public
suffering, Administration leaders do
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hopeless. even though striking shop
men and the railway executives are
4 going through the motion of making a
fiat rejection OF the Presidents LATEST
move for peace.
Leaders OF all the railroad shop
Washington tomorrow to formally act
on the Presidents proposal. All oc
them have responded, IT IS said. to
the call sent out by B. NJ. Jewell, their
leader. Announcement Of the action
taken at the meeting may be with
held until the sixteen standard rail-
way unions. including the big four
brotherhoods. meet in washington on
Friday. The Association Of Railway
Executives viii meet Friday in New
York
House Offers TO Assist.
Leaders Of the House OF Representa-
tives volunteered cooperation in tho
emergency and suggested they would
forego the recess plan II such a course
vas deemed advisable. They had planned
10 have a handful OF members in WASH
ington to meet and adjourn for three
day periods until the tariff bill was
ready for House consideration. Presi-
dent Harding told them that because oc
tho grave situation pending and tho
seriousness Of the present coal situa-
tion and the increasing menace OF ths
- Eirnp1 vi b.a a. -.
we'll II the full membership was as
sembled, and this will be done
II the industrial crisis develops TO tha
point during the next few days where
the President must seek Congressional
cooperation his first act will be to asls
ing the emergency some OF the coal car
rying railroads.
Spokesman for the Administration.
who attended the two hour Cabinet ses-
sion to-day. declared It was a certainty
! that the Government would not take
over al of the railroads. but would
merely seek Jurisdiction OF any road
which failed to operate properly. par
tcularly among the coal carrying roads.
Representatives Of the striking shop
men declared emphatically that their
men would not return to work for ind
vidual roads operated by the Govern
ment under receivership or otherwise.
They said the strike would not be called
off unless the Government took over all
OF the railroads involved I'm which event
the men would go TO work for the Cow
ernment.
No Action Before Tuesday.
No move toward the taking over OF
any railroad or coal mine will be rnads
by the Government before next Tues
day, however. President Harding AMI
his advisers are hopeful that some set.
tlcment may be reached meantime.
though the President will make no new
move. II the strike menace increases
or the situation gets no better the Pres.
dent II expected TO 50 before Congress
and ask Tor full power 70 act 70 mees
any emergency.
President Harding has felt IN all &c
he negotiations and Government action
sakcn that ne had full authority to meet
I ihe situation IN any way for the pr0tec-
tion Of the people II developed IN tho
Cabinet to-day however that there a
some division OF legal opinion among
the Presidents advisers az TO whether
Ne has all OF the authority necessary ti
take drastic action and 20 meet the slg-
uation in every way II was determined
to ask Congress for additional powers
when the situation warrants
A Cabinet member close TO the Presl-
dent haEarded the opinion that " tho
coal strike should be settled the rail-
road strike could be taken care Of ami
would not constitute IAN cfsc-gency."
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