Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-25
Measure Also Proposes
Government Distribution
to Prevent Profitccring.
HOOVER SAYS COUNTRY
LACKS FREIGHT CARS
Next Weeks $ Bituminous Pro.
duction Will BE Sufficient
for Nation Needs.
ASKS STATES ro END srnrhu>
Demands Arc Made for Drastic \r.
ti"n To End Labor
Tr"uhIrS.
tEy Associated rross. !

WASHlNGToN, AUG. 2t-G"vcrn.
ment operation ~ the coal mines ana
Federal control of coal distribution
IN such manner as to prevent profit
""ring wer" proposed in measures In
,roduced today In the Senate. o,h.r
Developments in the coai and rail
situations included.
Decision hy tn. senate Labor com
mit;"e !" substitute the Rnrah coal
commission hill for tho WiusIow com
mission bill passed yesterday by the
HOUSE"
demands in IN. Senate for prompt
and drastic government action to end
both tn" coal and rail strikes
E'rrr Frrirht-tnr Shnrtsrc
Announcement, by Secretary Hoover
tina, within q week daily bituminous
coal production would be Sunici.n,
for the nations needs. hu, that tho
country faced a shortage uf freigh;
cars which would he acute within a
month.
\ suggestion by Chairman Borah.
"f the senate Labor Committee. tina,
the authoritieS uf other states fol-
/ l"w the lead Of Governor Miller. OF
New York. in dealing with their local
Goa situations
declaration by chairman Cum
minis. NJ the senate Interstate Com.
mere" committee. that Congress al
its next session would tax. up in
dustrial problems. with view Of
determining "wha, place .mnionism
should occupy in the civilization Of
tn" United states"
\ resolution empowering the Pros
id-ui 4" take over and operate the
mines was introduced 10y Senator
Walsh. Democrat Massachusetts. af-
tor l"uE aud heated Senate debate
and was referred TO the Interstate
Commerce Committee. T." this same
[ committee was sen, an administra-
ti"n hill offered by Senator Cummins
proposing !" Great" Federal coal
distribution agency, which. working
through tn" Interstate Commerce
Commission. would control not only
distribution Of. hut profiteerinc in.
coal. Chairman cummins called
meeting "f his committee for Satur-
day ia consider the administration
measure.
Nv senate lS tNp'''"n I" act nrSt
on tn" R"rah substitute for tn. Win
slow hill. which senator Eorah plans
I" call NJ tomorrow. 1t proposes a
commission of five members to in
v"stjgaic the whole coal industry
and make recommendations 10 Con-
grcSs.
larger t"ni Production.
As Senate debate proceeded with
predictions hy some Senator's Of dire
distress over tho country this win
ter Secretary Hoover predicted
sharp increase in hituminous pr"duc-
'i"n next week. placing the probable
output at I,00a 600 tons. as compared
with t"0n.no0 tons last week He
indicated however. that serious
transportation difficulties would he
encountered in the movement Of coal
with the crisis reached within a
month unless there should he n set
tlcment meantime OF the railroad
strike.
The anthracite situation was re-
gardcd by tho Secretary of Commerce
as acute. with the mines tied up
and little prospect of an Immediate
settlement Of the strike, he advised
anthracite users 10 be prepared to
burn substitutes next winter. assert
ing that provision probably would hc
made for the priority movement Of
such substitutes TO h"us. holders over
industries