The New York herald., 1922-07-10
ALL AGENCIES ACT
Government Is Deter.
mined to Halt Inter
ference With Its
Postal System.
MAILS MUST MOVE
u. s. Marshal in Chicago
Ordered to Swear In All
Deputies Needed.
COAL STRIKE WORRYING
we Got Nowhere Says Davis
President to Join Con-
ference To-day.
COAL STRIKE WORRYING
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau
WaShinRton ID C.. Juiv o.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YolK HrnALp.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. d. c.. July 8.
President Harding to-day, assisted
by every interested branch Of the
Federal Government, began to grap-
pie with the grave Industrial situation
which faces his Administration.
Reports submitted by official ad-
visers to the President showed the
coal strike situation unchanged. while
information reaching Washington
from many areas. more especially that
dominated by Chicago, indicated that
the railroad strike was assuming a
dangerous phase approaching wide
spread violence.
Plans are made to meet this feature
of the rail strike problem. Orders
have been issued by Attorney General
Daugherty on his way to Washington
to District Attorney Clyne In Chicago
and to United States Marshal Levy
to swear In as many deputies as nec-
essary and to use all the power Of the
Government to prevent interference
with the transportation of United
States mails. These instructions,
which are severe, have been issued to
United States Attorneys in all Sec
tions where such Interruptions may
occur and register the general policy
OF the department and OF the Gov
ernment
The Post Office Department is re-
ceiving hourly reports of conditions
affecting the mails and at the first In
stance Of definite interference with the
mails will appeal for Governmental sup
port.
The action taken by Attorney General
Daugherty Is explained by officials here
as registering the hxed determination
Of the Government to prevent violence
and suppress any attempt to interfere
with the orderly process of transporta-
ton through violence Of any character.
No orders have been issued by the War
Department or by the Navy Depart
ment affecting marines. and action by
State authorities In coping with strike
difficulties is being carefully watched.
II the State authorities cannot preserve
order. then Government aid will be ex-
tended and 1t has been decided there
will be no compromise with disorder of
any kind and regardless Of any issues
involved the mails will be moved IL II
takes the full power of the Government
TO move them.
The coal strike situation presented
discouraging features to the President.
Tho executive conferred again with
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover and re-
ceivad reports indirectly from Secretary
of Labor Davis and Secretary of the
Interior Fall.
The tenor Of these reports was that
miners and operators remain dead
locked.
Secretary Of Labor Davis held confer
ences lasting pr ictically all day at his
apartments with representatives OF
bitumuous coal operators and represen-
tatives of the miners. His only COM
ment on the result Of the conference
was I'VE got nowhere"
With a complete knowledge OF what
has been done during his absence. Pres
dent Harding will confer again at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning with both op-
orators and miners.
No information is being given out as
to what new plans for compromise
the President has under consideration.
but Il is expected by both operators
and miners that he will suggest the
organization Of a governmental arbitra-
ton commission. This commission.
which Is known to be under considera-
ton. would have power to settle wage
disputes and to delve into the whole
problem existing between operators and
miners in the coal industry.