Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-08
Efforts of the Government
to Bring Men and Opera
tors Together Are Dis
closed for First Time,
LARGE PRICE BOOSTS
HAVE BEEN THR0TTLED
Statement Is Sent TO the
Senate in Compliance
With a Resolution Intro
duced by Senator Walsh

Washington, June 7.-Efforts Of
the government to bring operators
and miners together with a view TO
settling the coal strike now IN
progress were disclosed for the first
time today by Secretary Hoover in
statement sent to the senate on
the compliance with a resolution
of inquiry introduced recently bv
Senator Walsh, democrat. Massa-
chusetts.
quite informally and repeated
ly" Mr.. Hoover's statement said.
suggestions as propositions on
which the disputants might well
confer and hope for a settlement
have been made through the de-
partment of labor and this depart
ment, or both, but thus far these
suggestions have been without re-
suit"
The secretary prefaced his state
ment with the declaration that the
efforts had been made to the best
of his belief that governmental
agencies have no authority to
terminate or intervene in the
strike"
Measurable success has been oh
tanned however, Mr.. Hoover added,
in the governments efforts TO pre-
vent large price increases resulting
from the industry's tieup through
informal conferences with the OPP
orators. He made the same point
clear in a telegram sent from
youngstown, o.. today to the coal
section of the commerce depart
ment, in connection with press re-
ports that Senators Borah. repub-
lican, Idaho, and Walsh, democrat.
Massachusetts, had held confer
ences with o. de,egation of retail
coal dealers with a view to "re-
straining" coal prices.
'I am delighted to learn" the
/ telegram said. that Senators
Borah and Walsh have taken on
the job OF restraining coal prices
with the retailers or other parts
of the coal trade. The field is clear
for any action they may desire to
| take. as no action has been taken
! beyond the responsibility | assum-
, ed In public interest, of asking
each individual operator that he
| should in-the future not exceed the
| last Garfield war scales with
changes up and down as the altered
conditions would warrant. and I
, have made the statement that such
charges would not exceed a maxi
mum price in the average of 25
cents below the Garfield scale In
some districts or about so cents
above in others,
"The result has been to reduce
the strike prices $ much as 81 in
certain districts and should save
| the public from a further ascent
to $40 or S12 in the mine prices as
in 1890.
Better Emergency Method.
III congress will provide a bet
ter emergency method. | will in
deed be glad il they would do so.
as the administration has no power
| but persuasion, and the willingness
of the majority OF the operators TO
cooperate. In the meantime, as
many retailers have upwards OF
thirty days supply on hand of pre-
strike coal, much of it from dis
tricts OF short rail haul. hope the
senator's will get the retailers to
comply with my request that the
retailers do not mark UP the price
of this coal to the public"
Mr.. Hoover. upon his return here
| tomorrow is to meet with operators
from Fayette county, Pennsylvania.
TO discuss a maximum fair price OF
coal at the mines in that district.