Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-05

Within one hour after i was APP
pealed to by Secretary Hoover, at
President Harding's request, l in
formed him of the willingness Of
New Jersey to cooperate in every
possible way. In looking for volun-
teers to handle the problem during
the emergency l appealed first to
Richard G. Jenkinson. federal fuel
administrator during the war period,
who happens to be a lifelong Re-
publican: then to William T. Grier.
another well-known Republican, be-
cause he was in charge of the an
thracite distribution for the Eastern
States during the same period: and
next to Senator William b. Mackay,
because of his connection with the
coal investigation. and when he was
unable to serve. succeeded in ecur-
ing the services of the nan recon-
mended by him, Joseph A. Brohel,
who also was identified with the coal
distribution during the war period;
Charles Z. Annett and Raymond b.
Donges also for their activities in
the same line during the war period
and James w. West and former Sen
ator William E. E1orance because
they are bankers and known as men
who know how to do things. All
seven were selected because of their
peculiar fitness for the position and
readiness ia render the service at a
considerable sacrifice to themselves.
When, at the request of Governor
Miller, of New York, | appealed to
our senators and congressman to use
their good offices in forestalling the
movement of all the coal then in
sight to the lake regions, | was
promptly assured by Senator Edge
and the congressmen of their earn
est support. Senator Edge Is still
as much interested in the PROPOSE
ton as he was in the beginning, as
may be seer from the following re-
ply to my letter of recent date urg-
ing the enactment of his bill, which,
1 r~eiterate. would prove the most
salutary preventative of an emer-
gency such as the one we are now
going through that could be devised:
United States Senate
August 80. 1922.
Hon. E. 1. Edwards,
"State House, Trenton, N. j..
Dear Governor:
Il have yours of the 2Sth instant,
and appreciate very much your ex-
preston of approval of the
[ have introduced providing for eX-
GCullNS COlllIOl VI lIt olti dlloh "
the GOA mines in time of an emer-
gency. AS l think is well known IN
New Jersey, 1 am fundamentally OPP
posed to naturalization or to gov
errment ownership and administra-
ton in any form.
However. in times of emergency,
Just as in times of war, which, of
course, is a distinct emergency, we
hold the government respon-
sible unless the executive is delegat-
ed with very broad powers. AS you
I am entirely confident that the
President of the United States would
use such power excepting after
all other methods had failed, and the
Senator Frelinghuysen, not know
presumably, that anthracite is
only kind of coal available for
general household use here in the
East. wired me that u commission
had been placing no orders for
household coal. while other states
were getting it a-plenty. He also
stated that he intended to apply to
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to ask that coal for household
use be put il Glass Two of the prior
ity list. That was on the 10Th OF
August, when he said that Para
graph Seven would be so amended
as to include in Glass Two coal for
use" Coal for household
Use has been there since the fourth
day of August. in the following IAN
guage: "Bituminous coal which
has passed owe screens of -four
or larger opening, coke and
anthracite coal, to be shipped to re-
tail dealers for household use
Class Two was amended on August