The New York herald., 1922-08-30

he President would like 10 see enacted,
Il was stated that II would be such as
would allow him to seine and operaca
anthracite mines and some Of the rail-
roads under certain specified limited con-
ditions.
In order that there might be no mis-
understanding Of the Administration's
purpose In desiring this emergency
power. the point was stressed that only
grim necessity wouid compef the Presi-
dent TO resort to the use OF the authority.
1t would only be used in case OF great
exigency threatening the public welfare.
The President feels that he has the
power now TO assume control or rail-
roads or mines, but it would be an as
sumption Of authority he would rather
avoid-especially as Congressional sane
, tion would strengthen the position OF the
Administration and increase the confi-
dcnce of the masses Of the people, who
look in this direction for protection
The debate I'm the House was opened
by Representative winslow (Mass.), who
submitted the committee report favoring
the bill He said that the measure was
submitted by agreement for the coal
agency legislation suggested by the Pres
ident
Representative Sanders (Ind) at
tackled the constitutionality OF the bill
and warned that II was permanent in
character and not merely emergency
legislation. He offered substitute for
the Winslow bill which struck out the
provision giving the Fuel Administrator
the power to inquire into and regulate
the price of coal and other fuel. He
proposed that the President appoint
Fuel Administrators, for a period of one
wear and that when the emergency
ended the operation of the act should
cease.
Representative Newton (Minn.) opened
the debate for the bill. TT Is the duty
of the Government to preserve human
life and property This bill recognizes
that duty and provides machinery to
meet the situation. 1t Is designed to
prevent buyers panic by preventing
p-ohteering." he said
Representative Graham (Pa.) de-
ciared the bill would fail of the ex-
uccted result, because It sought to con-
troll prices at the mine before the coal
had become an interstate product. ne
real profiteering, ne said. was By
speculators and dealers when the Goa!
reached its destination, which was
State question
Calls BIZ Inadequate.
Representative Hardy (Tex.) favored
rho bill. He pictured the country on
the brink of disaster and said he would
do anything to help He insisted, how
ever, that coal buying agency as sug-
gested by the President should be
created, because the organization ana
powers proposed in the Winslow bhi
would do nothing measurably TO meet
the situation.
Representative Huddleston. reading an
afternoon paper in which 1t was reported
that the President wanted power TO
take over mines and railroads. inter-
ripted the debate to ask what plan the
President had and what he wanted. he
quizzed Representative Winslow. In
charge of the bill, and declared Admin
istration spokesman had said the Presi-
dent wanted only the legislation offered
If the President wants these powers. he
said. why does not the President ask
for them so that we win not go on pif-
fling away our time on bills like this?
Republican Leader Mondell (Wyo)
took the floor for the bill. He said the
legislation would not entirely do all
that was expected and the hopes of the
people should not be raised too high. Il
hope that after the passage of this act,
he said. mo one in office will try
TO run the coal business of the coun-
try through the keyhole OF public
of7ce" Mr.. Mondell cited what he
termed the errors OF price fixing.