The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-25
uncle SAM NAY
TAKE OVER RAJ.
and COAL FIRMS
Demands Made In Senate For
Prompt Government Action
To End Twin Strikes
SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT
CARS is KEENLY FELT
Senator Walsh Introduces Reso-
luton Empowering Harding
To Take Over Mines.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Government
operation Of the coal mines and fedora,
control of the coal distribution in such
manner as to prevent profiteering were
proposed in measures introduced today
In the senate. Other development in the
coal and rail situations included:
Substitute Rorah Bill.
decision by the senate labor committee
to substitute the Borah coal commission
bill for the Winslow commission bill.
passed yesterday by the house.
Demands in the senate for prompt and
drastic government action to end both
the coal and rail strikes.
Announcement by Secretary Hoover
that within week daily bituminous coal
production would be sufficient for the
nations needs, but that the country fac
ed a shortage Of freight cars which would
be acute within a month.
A suggestion by Chairman Borah, of
the senate labor committee. that the an
thorities of other states follow the lead
of Governor Miller of New Yrlx in deal
ing with their local coal situations.
A declaration by Chairman Cumnins
OF the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, that congress at it's next session
would take up Industrial problems with
view to determining what place un-
ions should occupy in the civilization of
the United States ~.
Want Official Action.
A resolution empowering the president
to take over and operate the mines was
introduced by Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Massachusetts, after long heated de-
bate, and was referred to the interstate
commerce committee. To this same COM
mittee was sent an administration bill
offered by Senator Cummins proposing
to create a federal coal distribution agen-
cy, which, working through the inter-
state commerce commission. would con
troll not onsy distribution of, but profit
eering in coal Chairman Cumins called a
meeting of his committee for Saturday
to consider the administration measure.
The senate expected to act first on the
Borah substitute for the Winslow bill
which Senator Borah plans to call up to-
morrow. 1t proposes a commission of
five members to investigate the whole
coal industry and make recommendations
to congress.
Decrease In 5ltuminous.
AS senate debate proceeded with pre-
dictions by some senators of dire distress
over the country this winter, Secretary
Hoover predicted a sharp increase in
bituminous production next week, plac-
ing the probable output. at 7,O0O,O00 tons,
as compared with 100000 tons last
week. He indicated however, that seri-
GUS transporta ton difficulties would be
encountered in the movement of coal
with the crisis reached within month
unless there should be a settlement in
the meantime of the railroad strike.
The anthracite situation was regarded
by the secretary of commerce as acute
With the mines tied up and little pros
pect Of an immediate settlement Of the
strike, he advised anthracite users to
prepare to burn substitutes next winter,
that provision probably would
be made for the priority movement of
such substitutes to householders over in
dustries.