Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-24
AGREE
NOT 70 BOOST COAL
COST DURING STRIKE
Also Subscribe to Secretary
Hooyer's Plan for Insuring
Distribution Of Fuel.
DAUGHERTY FOR PROGRAM

by Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
Washington, July 24--Operators
from the producing districts Of six
states in conference today with Sec
retary Hoover agreed in principle with
the administrations plan for making
prices and insuring fuel distribution
during the strike emergency.
Later the department Of justice an
nounced that the Attorney General
had submitted an opinion o Secreary
Hoover sustaining every phase" re-
garding the legality Of the commerce
secret1ry's plan in connection with
the coal shortage and distribution"
While the merits Of the plan were
not particularly submitted to me for
confederation" the attorney generals
sta tement said. yet I desire 10 say
that II is the most comprehensive. and,
! in my Judgment. practical and, 7 am
sure Secretary Hoover. because OF lis
vast experience and capabilities, and
with the cooperation OF other govern
mental agencies. will be most efYec-
tive in earring out the Presidents
plans and policies for the material re-
lief 10 the public in the present ener-
gency."
Washington, July zi.-Bituminous
coal mine operators representing the
present producing districts in six
states gathered here today at the call
OF Secretary Hoover who sought Gheir
cooperation with the government and
the railroads in a coal distribution
] -
riers. public utilities and other neces-
sary Industries against a shortage and
prevent profiteering during the strike
emergency.
AS threshed out in detail at IA series
Of conferences Of the federal agencies a
involved yesterday the plan contem-
pletes the creation OF central com.
mittee with representatives. it is un
derstood. from the departments o
Commerce. Justice, Incarior and th'
Interstate Commerce Commission. op
+. Grating through local committees il
the producing districts OF Virginia
| West Virginia. Tennessee. Kentucky
Pennsylvania and Alabama.
Coal distribution, it is planned, vii
be controlled through pooling in III,
/ wax 4bNS piONuNAls t4SIt4EtS anu Ll4
distribution Of cars under a prefer
ential system 10 be Instituted unde
, authority OF the Interstate Commerc
, Commission.
While the plan is designed 70 operat
effectively through cooperation of tn
operators and the railroads. il is founde,
on the authority OF the Interstat
. Commerce Commission TO act in emer
. gency on behalf cf interstate com
merce. 1t IS by this authority. It wa
Z explained. that the commission woul
l be able 10 control conditions both a
p to distribution and price level Shout
= the cooperative effort in any distric
( fall short.
. Secretary Hoover and Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty held a conferenc
- pror to the formers meeting with tn
1 operators. presumably on the lega
, phases Of the coal distribution pla
= which has been under study sine
4 Saturday by the department cf JUS
4 tice
Both cabinet officers refused 70 dis
= cuss their conference. Mr.. Hoove
= merely saying the situation is pre-
Il gress:ng."
Senator Kellogg. Republican, Mir
nesota, saw Mr.. Hoover for a fe'
: minutes before the opening of the cor
- ference. The senator said he ha
! merely wished 10 inquire as TO II
u situation which he declared was bad