The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-22
Daugherty Certain of Federal
Power to Protect Coal Mining
Action Fully As Legal In As
surfing Fuel For Essential
Transportation As Protec-
ton For Men Engaged In
Movement of Mails Presi-
dent Calls Hooper to Give
Information.

Washington, July 2l.-(By the Assoc
clated Press)-Determined to obtain .
fr.t hand view Of the railroad strike
situation, President Harding today
called Chairman Hooper Of the ratrosd
labor board here from Chicago Tor
personal interview tomorrow.
Prior to summoning the labor board
head, the president received Chairman
Cummins and Senators kelloE and Wat-
son Of the senate interstate commercs
committee who reported on their com
ference last night with eastern rail-
road executives and later the whole
question was taken up for discussion In
a prolonged cabinet discussion
The president was represented as de-
sirous Of hearing from Mr.. Hooper on
account Of the positions taken by the
leaders Of striking shopmen. the rail-
executives and tho board itself during
the negotiations aimed At strike set
Element. but which now have oeen
broken of. Some conflicting reports IN
the matter have been received At the
White House especially since the con
ference held last night by the three in
terstate commerce committee senators
and the executives Of tho larger east
ern trunk lines.
rake Up Legal Action
Meanwhile, Attorney General DAuSh-
erty conferred at the capital frst with
Senator Borah as chairman OF the sem
ate labor committee and then with nj.
Cummins, the discussions involving the
possibility Of legal action In both the
railroad and tho coal strikes, although
tn. attorney general state Afterwards
that no immediate legal proeeeoinss
were under contemplation.
with Mr.. Borah the attorney general
discussed particularly the railroao
strike situation in the west. while with
Mr.. Cumnins he went over not only
the western problems, but the ehtIs
legal situation as X concerns ooth the
railroad and the coal strikes the resui.
being. Mr.. Daugherty said. that nc anu
Mr.. Cummfns were In agreement as 70
the governments power to act ID oo's
cases.
q. 9. Has Authority.
~ haven't any doubt" the attorney
general said later. that the gov
m.nt has Al much power and authority
90 nrotact men who are engaged In the
nrosuction. of coal which Is indispen-
.ibl. TO transportation as it has to pro-
t..t m. men engaged in .transportation
=, walls and interstate commerce. inc
.oy.rnment has full power and author
itv 70 see that the production incioen.
"a TRANSFORMATION Is not interierse
! with
Asked wsther legal procesdinSs. m
.,rdinp yrits of Injunction, were otSs
cussed with Senator Cummins, ne ~
nlI.d that all phases Of possible actios
which might be necessary nao 49,
rome over, including he addsd'
right Of a man to work and the Tfss
NJ n man to QUIT work.
Th. attorney general said no papeie
were now In course OF prepafauon
.oan.ctIon with to strike, but declared
that the administrator plan involves
confederation Of all possibilities.
"The coal situation" he continued,
Z. NOR. or less involved in the railway
situation. whether purposely. 90 not
know.
narIroadF Coal Runs Low.
"a good many railroads. however.
~. ranorting serious shortage OF coal!
Several have noticed in going over
IN. reports, have about only ten !oays
R.eard,ne the railway strike situa.
tion in the west, tho attorney genera
said. 1T was about the same az yesV
day, except in Montana and 1daho Trans
are being interferred with more 'hAa
heretofore"
In these states. and In Montana par
.,.n,.rIv he declared, there has bssa
cruelty 10 men working on the trains.
Som. Of the railway workers, he said
had been taken forcibly off trains. ano
,onoe whipped and thrown IN streams
III. attorney general indicated that the
government contemplated measures to
o1rh such acts Of violence and DO all IN
it's power to afford full protection 70
railway workers.
with Senator Cummins. Mr.. Dauen.
.-tv said he also discussed future. ou:
not immediate strike legislation.
.nnpears to be his view in which San.
.tor Cummins and other senators have
aid they shared that there was no IN.
.ad,st, 1ertslation practicable to deal
with tho present strike and that lssis.
I.tIv. action would have to be connned
70 coming with future smergene'es
aompsr. sssts Direct Deal.
During the day. Samuel Gompers'