Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-30

DELAYS GROWING
OUT Of STRIKE
WILL Be PR0BED
An Organization VIII Be
Built j p at Los Angeles
for This Purpose, Attor-
ney General States,
EQUIPMENT IS flOT
PROPERLY INSPECTED
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Reports That
There Is a General Let
Down in the Matter.
BY the Associated Press,


Washington, Aug. 29 (by the As.
sociated Press. "A decision to in
stitute a special department OF
justice organization to investigate
alleged Illegal stoppages Of trans
portation service incident to the rail
strike in the west, formal relaxa-
ton Of some of the interstate com
merce commission's priority con-
troll of coal distribution, publica
ton of federal safety inspectors
survey of railroad engines, and pre-
paration of official estimates that
soft coal production for the week
is rising above 100000 tons or
100 per cent more than a month
ago, were among elements that
emerged today out Of the govern
.ment's actual contact with the In
dustrial situation.
Lewis Forecasts Peace.
In the midst of these develop
ments, John L. Lewis, president OF
the United Mine Workers, whose
position has been a dominant one
in the continuation Of the deadlock
which has kept the anthracite
fields of Pennsylvania tied up. ar
rived in Washington and before 4
succession of conferences shortly
after White House expressions, in
dicated confidence that the long
delayed settlement there was to be
looked for at once.
Attorney General Daugherty an
Inounced that a separate investiga-
Ition organization would be built UP
in Los Angeles, in charge of Hiram
C. Todd, United states attorney for
northern New York, who is to re-
sign his post at once to accept this
special appointment. 1t will be
Mr.. Todd's duty, it was said, to con-
duct inquiries into the possible
criminality involved in the series OF
train stoppages and Interruptions
| to interstate commerce in the west.
| Likewise, the attorney general sent
formal instructions to all federal
district attorneys to follow up any
violations of federal court injuRc=
ltions obtained by railroads to pre-
vent strikers and their sympathizers
from molesting operations in shops
and yards The law, Mr.. Daugherty
said, must be "impressively \ en-
forced in the matter.
Condition of Equipment.
There is "a very general let-down
lin the matter of inspection tOt
1 locomotives) by carriers whicn
gives cause for concern" the in
terstate commerce commission re-
ported to the senate today, answer
ling a resolution brought out by the
controversy between strike leaders
and the railroads over safety con-
ditions of equipment since the
!shopmen walked out. The railroads
are failing to make all the inspec-
tions required by law, the repor5
continued, and managements are
reporting inability to do so because
of the strike, while the commits
sion's own staff of inspectors are
merely sufficient in numbers to
supervise and test the carriers IN
spection system. Notwithstanding,
Interstate commerce commission in
spectors during July inspected 4,0S5
locomotives on 1862 railroads, find
ling 2,456 defective, and 169 un-
safe to operate. Many Of the de-
Ifects noted, it was said, were not OF
Importance, but 292 engines still in
service were found to have de-
fects in need of prompt attention.
1t was pointed out that condition
lof disrepair indicated did not in
1.-The exercise of discretion ana
Judgment" by the inspectors ar
feet the safety of operations eX-
lcept in the case of the locomotives
put out of service. 1t was. however
the commission said
for it's inspection staff to report on
1.-The changing conditions Of the ~
1000 locomotives which come III
lservice where safety requirements
are established in the law.
Priority Requirements.
The decision of the government
ito relax markedly and immediatelS
the control on coal shipments was
lcarried into effect by the interstate
Icommerce commission order
greatly modifying priority require
Iments hitherto imposed on cor
sumers.
Secretary Hoover, who has guldeu
the voluntary coal distributions met
TODAY with the members OF the
temporary administration, assisuni,
to wind up its affairs. Estimates
were made available to the session
that $4,000 cars of bituminous hau
been produced yesterday when a.
the average loading, amounts "
100000 tons, or production rate
considerably in excess OF ina
maintained last year. The govern
ment now estimates that ~ per
,, cent of the bituminous mines are IN
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