Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-08-02
COVE RNMENT IN
CONTROL OF ROADS
Coal Is Given First Place in Pri-
GRITTY Order.
BORAH ASKS COMMISSION
Believed That New Legislation VIII
&c Nscsssary-Haroing Submits
Plan 70 Operators and Miners
Latter Baiky.


Plan 20 Operators and Miners
Latter Baiky.
Washington. July oG.-The federal
government has assumed cuntrol ~ all
coai distribution and the railroad facil-
titles engaged In the transportation ~
this class u fuel. fo0dstuffs and fuel
oil.
The priority order on foods and
fuels applies t0 the railroads east 81
che Mississippi river. separate or
der directs alI the railroads la the
United States a. move traffic over the
most direct routes
The plan for coal distribution as
outlined by Secretary Hoover was
unanimously adopted here al a con
Gerence ~ mine operators. railway
officials and government representa-
tiveS
The Interstate commerce commits
sion at once issued an order establish
irG priority for tire movement u coal
and procedure az the various rail
centers-
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President Harding will appoint
judicial tribunals Co adjust the cOal
situation within q week. irrespective
% emergency efforts now being made
o. avert "a fuel crisis.
The purpus. of these quasi-judiciai
bodies viii be- Co stabilize the coal In
dustry. Miners and operators viii be
"a q Of az
InE their cause before these tribunals.
The White House made this public
following au extensive cabinet meet
ir- no which only the two major in-
tiusfrlaI problems. cuai and railroads.
were discussed.
Acfiuu by congress also was fore
east In a bin Introduced by senator
I1rah Co create a fact-undinE commits
sion The commission would make an
exhaustive study - coal mining. with
q view 81 recommending legislation 90
stabilize the industry and Co prevent fu-
ture strikes. IL would do officially
what President Harding has said he
would have done by a commission APP
pointed hy him. Ownership 81 the
mines. Gust % protuesiOn and disJri-
hutiuu. profits. wages. Irregular pro
ducriou. prices and other Information
sought by the government but blocked
by the operators FOR years win be
probed-
Harding Submits Plan.
President Harding has submitted %
the cual operators and miners a plan
HHfH
guaranteeing Co the miners a mini
mum wage for at least 80 days In
The year. 20 was announced at the
White House.
Tie plan IS understood o. have
been submitted by President Harding
tu John L. Lewis. president ~ the
United Mine Workers " America. IL
WAS said tle plan was regarded favor
ably hy a number ~ coal operators,
huf that the unions opposed IL on the
ground that q was too complicated.
Tie United Mine Workers. however.
are understood not 90 have fatty re-
5ected the plan
Issue Complicated.
The cUaI strike situation. II was
officially explained. Is complicated by
. number ~ different issues. and IL
aggravated BY the fact that n
Thoroughly unsound economic conti-
ton exists. There are from 100000
60 $4,000 more miners In the coun-
try. Ia was stated. than Is necessary
Tor the production o. the American
coal supply.
There are numerous coal mines
vaich are unable 20 pay the wage
scale obtained by the miners unions.
some q the miners. Il was stated.
seem a. he willing O. work three
days a week. provided they can make
enough In that time TO live CON-
fOrtably.
This situation. President Harding
believes. should be corrected.
Under the proposed plan. men
would Dee guaranteed minimum II
80 DAYS work "a year. and the EN-
vluysr who failed Co furnish that
much work would be required 90 pay
an additional sum for each day lost.
In this way. It was said. num-
t,er ~ mines being operated on un-
sound ecauUmic principles wogii
gradually o. eliminated. a. those m.us
operators wln could not furnish 80
days. wUrk annually could not afford
60 kecp men employed