The Washington herald., 1922-07-25
PRODUCERS AGREE
Soft Coal Men in Confer
ence Assent to Plan
In Principle.
I.C. WILL USE
POWERS AS CLUB
Cars Will Be Refused to
Those Who Declined to
Set Fair Prices.

plan to curb profiteering in coal and
to facilitate distribution TO points
where the fuel shortage is already
acute. was announced yesterday
with the complete legal approval OF
the Department Of Justice.
The plans contain two outstand-
ink features:
First the formation of voluntary
associations of producing operators
to keep down prices.
Second: Use of the powers Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
over car distribution as the princi-
pal weapon TO cope with the profit
GERS.
In other words. the operators able
to produce coal will be called upon
voIJnt-r y to enter into agreements
| to maintain fair and reasonable
prices. and IL they refuse they may
fnd difficulty in getting cars to ship
their coal from the mines.
Confer. with Operators
I'm my opinion. the plan Is en-
tirely legal" said Attorney General
Daugherty in response to a letter
from Secretary Hoover, outlining
the program.
Upon the receipt of Mr.. Daugher-
! ty's opinion. Secretary Hoover went
into conference with representatives
of bituminous operators in the nom
union fields They agreed TO the plan
in principle II was stated, but
further conferences were necessary
to work out the details for putting
il into effect.
The plan Of Secretary Hoover. ii
4
an expedient 10 NEE; the Immediate
situation confrantinr the nsfton IA
was Intended to alleviate and not 10
settle the strike situation. Il was
eeheraiIy admitted.
80 Iar as actual settiement was
concerned no program appeared 10
nave been made during the day and
the outlook did not seem to be i'm
proved
Detail. Of Plan.
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ments of Commerce Justice 80 ~
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, vision
Administrativo ror,-,t..so- -.
SfsfInO ~ sba p-o.ga,-.a.t 1870.
representatiye of IT, nners,nrs s,S
raiIroads and v,h, oser. oeI~Sors anu
, resentatives of large consuming
groups.
Inc fresidential committee VIII
nave a representative in each local
oistrlcI
II the operators ran TO appoint
ols'rlct commuters the Presidential
Sonl,hittee Will appoint them. mem
oershp 70 ne changed as determinsd
= 0h OS '"e n'ial COMMITTEE
VIII Get Guarantee.
Advice as TO local car movements
will be supplied to the J. c. c. by
the government representatives and
the district committees.
|, ALLEGATION Of cars will be on the
basis OF need and to those mines
when priority orders are put into
' enecI as conform 10 a fair price
basis
The price basis agreed on by the
secretary OF commerce and the or
100 June Is 70 oe used, except
, "here varied oy the Presidential
Where demanded su,,ahia
: antee will be given the operators
: for payment for coal obtained on
priority ORDERS.
The whole plan is subject to modi-
: ncation.
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will dire, 81. ,.o,. Mno
used IN aeaiinv ,-t,h ,ha 80. ~
clared thar ,hs Az ,,r.s as -.
ouietest he had ever 80 az 1y.ho
inrton-
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ablv VIII h. .,y.n -,;.-rl- y.
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II wa. an,.or,.a,,,s,.. 80, In "a.
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