The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-27
* CONGRESS-
T0lUTHORIZE
CONTROL
ssident Wants Power to Act
rloarIy Defined Before Ad-
iournment OF Congress.
lEp4 4REDNESS POLICY
APPROVED BY MAJORITY
'ressiOnal Leaders Meet OPP
bsitiOn in Trying to Advance
Pending legislation.
LEu r,s Asscclat.d presN

gSHNCTON. Aug, 26.-Although
-rsss is to he asked to authorize gov
rsr. operation OF railroads and coal
eties President Harding has told
alHsyrs tall he viii exercise the
or.y thus granted only in case of an
mal Industrial crisis which he does
sor foresee.
sr,e the apparent deadlock in both
NIL anthracite strikes, the president
cr)eG az s..l} confident a way will
bind 90 protect the interests of the
+ Ia, uIrc without resort to actual
rnoat direction of the two indus
ha meantime. however, Mr.. Har-
1aid 10 consider ii extremely ad-
b that ii congress is to recess it
ae5g,y define his powers to act, and
alon looking to that end is being
r., for submission at the capitol
lavt week.
Meets With Approval.
aolicy Of preparedness emerging
amthcr day OF inquiry and consdlta-
By administrat tion officials, was re-
with manifestation of approval
-any OF the majority leaders in
b.. put wac followed by evidences
a.us nee among others to go furth-
s9 :, arovided in the industrial in
nros and control legislation al
pending In both houses.
ever move they made to advance
Dsadinn legislation itself during the
The confessional leaders met with
sH,ar and delay. although they re-
lei co.rdcnr that in the end all the
.gase. measures introduced with ad-
5tra,lon backing would be enacted
law Tneir plans for bringing the,
rpment o,e~ation authorization into
genera, pr5s~am Of strike legisla-
a. tho beginning of next week were
e5mp.atr. However. and it was indi-
that further consultation would be
ssary to whip the whole scheme into
sorah's Bill Laid Aside.
the meantime the Borah bill for a
Finding commission in the coal IN
y- similar to one already passed by
house, met with such prolonged at
that # finally was agreed to lay
Tide entirely until a vote has been
on the bonus bill, probably late
iay Provision in the measure Tor
reuny into the advisability of ma
LzIng the industry was one of the
Tres against which the most stubborn
s!ton was directed.
an,ime in the senate interstate COM
committee, q second administra-
nesure proposing to create a coal
button egency and to extend the
pity Of the Interstate commerce
alss'on over priority Of shipments
Of the immediate approval hoped
nd further consideration was post
until Monday.
Federal Agency Out OF Sight.
@ distribution and priority bill OF
rar character TO that under consid-
N by the senate committee was pre-
IN the house during the day by
man Winsow OF the interstate
a'roe committee but after a long
son among committee members 1t
'sded that a hearing on this meas
10 would be held on Monday.
attention occupied by these meas
''d By consultations over the gov
m operation proposals to be. sub
ater, President Harding's recon-
laon for creation Of a federal agen-
Ny and sell coal In the interest OF
''oic dropped completely out of
Il was indicated senate and house
We're not inclined to ask for it in
resent situation.
~ authorizing the president to take
@uN'dual railroads which do not
s''V perform their functions as
vi carriers h understood to have |
already prepared by Chairman
'D' Of the senate Interstate COM
ooH'mittes, and he indicated to-
sat Il might be presented on Mon
tuesday along with a similar |
's uealg with thA coal mines /