The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-11
|CURE SOUGHT.
is STATEMENT
OF DAUGHERTY
Attorney General Says Gov
eminent Seeks Some Way
to End Chronic Trouble"
in Coal Industry.
RESUMES CONFERENCES
(By Associated P:ess)

resumed today by Attorney General
Daugherty in furtherance of his ef-
forts to open the way that difficulties
in the coal mining industry may be
,, settled in the nationwide suspension
of work called by the miners union
may be ended.
Mr.. Daugheruy reiterated today his
statement that no action might be
taken while here and indicated that
| the government IS interested only in
settlement of the present strike, situa-
| tlon, but arriving at some cure for
what he said seemed "a chronic trou-
Bile" In the coal industry.
! Dismissal Of indictments charging
operators, union leaders and others
with conspiracy to monopolize the coal
industry In violation of the Sherman
antitrust law, which was discussed by
| The attorney general with Federal
| Judge Anderson, seemed improbable at
present. Judge Anderson was said to
i oppose such action, and Mr.. Daugh-
erty said he did not know whether
this was possible or practicable at
| this time"
Begins Conference
!
| ences today by meeting District At
/ torney Homer Elliott and later L. Ert
| Slack, special government prosecutor
| of the Sherman antitrust cases, and
! later was scheduled to meet Judge An
derson for a second conference. Mr..
Daugherty was expected to conclude
his work here late in the day and go
/ to Columbus, Ohio, for a brief visit.
OnaratOrC have doo1orod fbot 10
| pending cases prohibit participation
in any wage conference with miners.
Mr.. Daugherty indicated last night
! that dismissal of the indictments was
under consideration. He declared no
| decision had been reached
Il may do nothing while l am here"
he said
/ The situation in the coal strike is
a continuous controversy" Mr.
! Daugherty said. 1T is nothing but a
| continuous struggle with periodical
rests, that come around like a circus,
i but with not half so much fun to the
(, people who pay the price"
Government Interested
~"The government isn't taking sides.
| but it is interested. We are not de-
Gliding now who is right or who is
wrong. The government is interested
in seeing that the people enjoy the
natural resources of the country and
| get fuel at reasonable price. 1t
wants the miners and the owners of
the mines to get fair return on the
capital and labor invested The pub
lie is willing to pay fair return on
both.
The government is very anxious to
know all it can of the situation" said
the attorney general, explaining his
visit here. Il am here to investigate e
certain things that cannot be investi-
gated in the regular course of affairs. -
i WASHINGTON, April IL - Tho
house labor committee today has con-
lzcluded its hearings on the nationtl coal
strike for time at least Announce.
ment that the committee had NO plans
at present for further Investigation
of the strike was made by Chairman
Nolan yesterday, after several labor
spokesman had been heard at the final
session in a general denial of charges;
by operators that contract-breaking
by the miners union had been a fac
tor in the walkout.
The committee, however, will hold
an executive session tomorrow to con.
slider action on the Bland bill, which
would set up federal coal commits
sion to deal with situations as the
: present strike. Meanwhile members
of the committee appeared to be hold
ing in abeyance any further plans
pending the outcome of Attorney Ger
eral Daugherty's trip to Indianapolis
to look into the question of the anti
trust law indictments against a num-
ber of operators, union leaders aud
others, as affecting the prospects of a
!, coal strike settlement.
PITTSBURGH, April 11-Influence
, of union organizers and the strike are
| being more strongly felt in the coke
regions of Pennsylvania where non
union labor is employed, events of yes.
| terday demonstrated. Approximately
1000 miners in the Connellsville re-
gion quitting their work, left eight OF
, the H. c. Frick Coke company plants
idle or greatly hampered, and six in
, dependent plants.
Headquarters of the United Mine
Workers also announced their deter
mination to send additional organizers
, into the territory.
, WILKESBARRE, Pa, April lire
leased by the suspension in mining
, operations from the dusty confines oi
, the great, gaunt structures that dol
, the anthracite coal regions, the break
er boys are having the time of theiI
, young lives in revelling in the fresh
air and sunshine.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April IL
A federal court injunction issued by
, District Judge George w. McClintic
yesterday against officials and mem
!, bers of the United Mine Workers o.
, America, for the purpose of enjoinfne
them against further attempts at or
ganizing the miners and to abolish thu
/ tent colonies in Mingo county after 81
days, will be tested in the courts. Har
old w. Houston counsel for the unior
announced that an appeal would b,
taken to the circuit court at Rich
mond at once.
Sixty-three coal companies signel
the petition out of which the injunc
ton grew, the issue being known a.