New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-21
Coal Commission elm Due Time"
President Assures Gov. Spro11l

From The Tlibane's Washington Baredn
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Amer
lean public is an authority above both
miners and operators and it must have
an agency for effective expression, de-
clnrcd President Harding to-day in a
telegram to Governor William c..
Sproul of Pennsylvania. The Presi-
dents message was in reply to one
from Governor Sproul and assured the
Pennsylvania executive that Federal
due time" to keep peace between
miners and operators and would ap-
praise the situation from all sides with
Il view either to avoid drastic steps"
or CLEARLY justify them"
The telegraphic correspondence, con-
sisting of a message by the Governor
President, follows:
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 20.
1.-THE Prcsident--I wish to report
strong public sentiment supporting
your invitation to operators and min
ers to resume production. l trust,
however, that you are merely with
holding the appointment of your COM
mission long enough to determine
whether satisfactory production will
result. If this does not occur within
reasonable time ! respectfully urge
the prompt creation of your commits
sion, either as originally proposed or
in modified form. If voluntary produc-
ton fails Pennsylvania will welcome
exercise by you of full executive au-
thority. Meanwhile | renew my pledge
Of hearty cooperation.
civilian C. SPROUL,
Governor of Pennsylvania"
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1922.
Governor William c. Sproul, Harris
burg, Pa.
"Your telegram relating to appoint
ment of coal commission, notwith-
standing mine workers and a minority
of mine operators declined to accept
such an arbitration, is received. Mat
tiers are temporarily in suspension
because when arbitration was denied
there was but one consistent thing to
do, as | saw it, and that was to invite
production. You may expect the Sc
lection of q commission, because
American welfare will not permit
those who assume to serve it to deny
for any reason the supply of such a
necessity as fuel, and thereby jeopar-
die American life and health and
happiness.
Moreover, there was a third party
70 submit its case to the commission
the great American public. The pri-
mary object was the prompt and Just
ending of dispute. The broader bur
pose was searching inquiry into the
coal industry, to learn all the causes
OF dispute and find a way to avoid
them in the future. 1t may be de-
sirable to modify the form of the com
mission as originally proposed, be-
cause it was first designed to meet
most promptly the eXigency then exist
ing. wished a settlement at the con-
ference table where all could be heard
and all be represented on the commits
sion.
at has seemed to me that time to
appraise the situation, the opportunity
to measure the unquestioned fairness
OF the proposal, and sense the obliga-
tons involved, and period in which
to resume production, would either
avoid drastic steps on the one hand
or clearly Justify them on the other.
The commission will come in due time.
There is an authority above all workers
and operators, and that authority
the American public-must have an
agency of effective expression. Thank
you for your renewed pledge of CO.
operation, and be assured of like cor