Evening journal., 1922-08-28
PEPPERSEES
Mine PEACE
WITHOUT US.
TAKINGPART
Pennsylvania Senator Pre-
diets Settlement After
Conference With OPP
orators Spokesman
SOME OPPOSITION TO
GOVERNMENT SEIZURE

prohteering by broadening the pow
ers OF the I. c. c, was favorably re-
ported IN the Senate today.
A majority OF the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee favored
the measure and asked its speedy
passage In the upper House.
Following the meeting OF the COM
mittee, Senator Watson. Ind. an
nounced he would make a poll OF the
Senate IN regard to possible anthra-
cite strike legislation which he inti-
mated is In prospect unless a speedy
settlement OF the twin coal and rail
strike is effected.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S-Uni-
ted Press. The anthracite suspen-
sion viii be settled without govern
meDt Intervention in the opinion OF
Senator George Wharton Pepper.
Pennsylvania. who left early this
morning for Washington following
three hours conference with
Samuel d. Warringer spokesman for
the operators.
Il believe the mine strike viii bs
settled Senator Pepper said after
the conference. at would be very
terrible thing for this country IL
two groups OF citizens could not
come TO an aereemet without the
government taking action. This
country Is not going on a wood
burning basis. and we are going to
have coal" -+-..t
Warmer arrived IN Philadelphia
at $50 o'clock last night. He was
met at the railroad station by Sem
ator Pepper and the two went d.
rectly 10 WARMERS office IN the Laf-
ayette Building. Secretary OF Labor
Davis reached here on the same
train that brought warriner. He
went 20 the Bellevue Stratford Hotel
whore John L. Lewis, miners chief
has established headquarters. It
could not De learned whether the
miners chieftain and Davis held a
conference last night. Davis and
Lewis held long secret session here
last Friday night and Davis then
took n train 10 Binghamton where
he met Warrlner Saturday.
1t was reported Warrdner sum-
moned the operators after his meet
ing with Senator Pepper and that
until dawn. This report could not
they held a conference that lasted
be verified, however, and Warmer
declared ut is news TO me-"
Secretary Of Labor Davis refused
to comment on the strike situation
upon his arrival here and went d.
rectly TO his rooms.
Three leading figures IN today's
move 10 end the anthracite strike.
acted behind a shroud OF secrecy.
Secretary OF Labor Davis. who ar
rived last night; John I. Lewis.
miners leader, and S. D. Warriner.
operators spokesmen. were in va
rious conferences while their secre-
taries Kept as much as possible from
the public. regarding their move
ments.
This led 10 a belief that a salts
factory settlement might shortly be
expected at least that one was
hoped for by the principal figures
md that they wished TO avoid i'm
pending publicity
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Conn-
ence that a settlement OF the an
hracite coal strike will be reached
fithin a rev days, was expressed Dy
n official spokeman at the White
Iouse today. shortly after the return
+ President Harding from a week
nd cruise down the Potomac river,
nth his strike cabinet"
Senator Cummins. Iowa. chairman
( the Senate Interstate Commeroe
also stated that he was
hopeful of the settlement Of the
anthracite strike within "a hours
nd that the Introduction OF his bill
the President 20 seize
he coal mines would be delayed to
await developments"
Because of this new optimism ana
| strong undercurrent OF Opposition
n Congress to seizure OF the mines
,r railroads at the present time tho
nann TWeINel