The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-08-03
President Harding Still Tries to
Bring the Railway Strike
TO an End.
CONFERS WITH THE LEADERS
Governments Plan for Fair DIstrlbu-
tIon Of Fuel and Food and to Curb
Profiteerino Put Into Operation
Bavaria In Revolt Against Con-
troll by Berlin.
BY EDWARD W. pIckARp

DRESIDENT HARDING and his ad-
ministration forces devoted them
selves last week almost exclusively TO
the problems arising from the railway
and coal strikes. That their efforts
might result In the ending OF the for
mer was the renewed hope at the
close OF the week, for Mr.. Harding
held most important conference in
Washington with Chairman Il. De Witt
Cuyler OF the American Association OF
Railway Executives. and President
Jewell Of the railway shopmen. His
aim presumably was 10 induce the rail
executives to modify their firm atti-
tude concerning the seniority rule and
10 persuade the shopmen to recognize
the decision OF the railway labor board
and return TO work pending a rehear-
ing OF their grievances.
After leaving the White House Mr..
Cuyler announced that the executives
of 14S Of the largest railroads In the
country would meet In New York on
August l to Talk over tentative plan |
for settling the shopmen's strike. lie |
would not tell what Mr.. Harding had |
suggested. but denied that he had
asked the executives to recede from
their position ON the seniority rule. The
presidents OF western roads Insisted
the strikers would not be taken back
with full seniority rights restored.
Having abandoned for the time be-
Ing any hope OF ending the coal min
ers' strife. the President and his aids
turned their attention to the question
OF svertlng the threatened fuel fam
Inc and followed up the call on the
various state executives TO facilitate
and protect the resumption OF mining
with measures designed 10 insure
fair distribution OF such coal as may
be produced aud TO curb pronteerlng.
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover devised
! plan which was promptly adopted /.
md put into effect with the legal mp
lroval OF Attorney General Daurher-
" II rests upon the powers OF the
Interstate commerce commission. =
which body. declaring the existence Y
4 national emergency took charge =
4 The routing OF cars and the distri- =
uticu of fuel aud food. The plan pro-
ided for committee OF general super. Il
ision In Washington. 10 be named by
he President and which win establish
, every coal producing district rep
sentative and n committee Of oper. u
tors Also. there IL an admlnistra- M
We committee comprising representa-. Il
YES of the presidential committee to- n
rthcr with representatives % oper. "
tors. representatives Of the railways. cs
nj where necessary representatives ~
The larger consuming groups. N
The basis OF prices agreed upon NJ
'tween the operators and the sscrc- nv
~ % commerce on June l. 10 BE- nc
alntalned except where varied hv of
. presidential committee. and this q
me basis Of price determination shall sti
applied to an districts which are
Oar not cooperating. +
President Harding announced the ap- l.
intmcut % Attorney General panrh- AZ.
~. Secretary ef the Interior Fall so,
cretary of Commerce Hoover. AMI ers
AltchlSon Of the Inter. tbs
tie commerce cornsnissiep as mem. ria
r. % tas general committee Mr. rea
lover Is chairman. A NTH mem an,
r was 20 he added 10 undertake the sic
direction. fca
ur. Hoover called on the governors alto
the states to set up state organlza. sab
ns to cooperate In the distribution rea
the available coal supplies 10 the tot,
nts Of greatest need. Distribution hut
railway nAr win b. directed FROM RsI