The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-03
President Harding Still Tries to
Bring the Railway Strike
to an End.
mKRs WITH The LEADERS
Governments Plan fer Fair 0istrlbu.
ton Of Fuel and Food and to Curb
Prositssrins Put Into Operation
Bavaria In Revolt Against Con.
troll by Berlin.
sy EDWARD W. PlckARo

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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 7. De Witt
Cuyler Of the American Association Of
Railway Executives, and President
Jewell Of the railway shopmen. His
aim presumably was to induce the rail
executives to modify their firm atti-
tude concerning the seniority rule and
to persuade the shopmen to recognize
the decision Of the railway labor board
Ing Of their grievances.
After leaving the White House Mr..
Cuyler announced that the executives
Of l48 Of the largest railroads In the
country would meet In New York on
August to tnlk over a tentative plan
kOS oGttIIUS tIC .
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 conl min
ers' strike, the President and his aids
turned their attention to the question
Of avertIng the threatened fuel fam.
fne and followed up the call on the
various state executives to facilitate
and protect the resumption OF mining
with measures designed to insure IL
fair distribution OF such cOal as may
he produced md to curb protiteering.
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover devised
q plan which was promptly adopted
and put into effect with the legal mp
proval Of Attorney General Daugher-
~. II rests upon the powers of the
Interstate commerce commission
which body. declaring the existence
Of a national emergency. took chnrge
of the routing Of cars and the distrl-
button Of fuel and food. The plan pro
vided for n committee Of general super
vision In Washington. to be nnmcd by
the President nnd which will establish
In every coni producing district II rep.
resentntIve md n committee Of opcr-
ators. Also. there ls an ndminlstrn.
tive committee comprising representa-.
tives Of the presidential committee to-
Eether with representatives of oper.
Ators. representatives Of the railways.
md where necessary. representatives
Of the larger consuming groups.
The basis Of prices agreed upon
between the operators md the secre.
&ary Of commerce on June I is TO be
maintained, except where vnried by
%he presidential committee. md this
came basis Of price determination shall
be applied to all districts which are
% far not cooperating.
President Hnriing announced the ap.
Sointment OF Attorney General Dsugh.
srty. Secretnry f the Interior Fall
Sscretary of Commerce Hoover. and
Commissioner AitchisOn of the inter.
tate commerce commission a. mem.
bern Of the general committee. Mr..
Hoover Ia chairman. A hfth mem.
oer was 10 he added to undertake the
Administrative DIRECTION.
Nr. Hoover called on the governors
Of the states 10 sst-up state orGaniss.
tioes to co-opsrsts 10 the distribution
Il the available eoal supplies % the
poants u greatest nasd. Dlstfibuti00
~ railway uss will b directed from
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