The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-31
BELIEVE PRESIDENT,
BORkH MAY AGREE
ON STRIKE POLICY
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 31-The
conference between President Harding
and Senator Borah, to be held this
week. is expected to have an import
ant bearing in the shaping of what
ever legislation the president will have
to propose to congress to establish
the governments policy in the settle
ment of the coal strike.
1t is important to the president that
his program receive the Endorsement
of Senator Borah for legislation deal
ing with the situation brought about
by the coal strike normally would be
referred to the senate committee on
education and labor, and the Idaho
senator is chairman of that committee.
1t is believed the conference be-
tween President Harding and Senator
Borah last week did not result in a
mutual understanding. In the event
the conference they are to hold this
week is no more productive of results
struggle in congress over the policy
to be pursued by the government in
the coal strike crisis bids fair to be
the next important phase of the stu
alton
Won't Report Measure.
Senator Borah recently introduced a
resolution to create a commission to
investigate the entire coal production
question. However, majority of his
committee has refused to report the
measure, believing that such action
might embarrass the president
The committee majority overruled
Borahs contention that congress is
! charged with the responsibility OF
| finding a remedy for the situation and
| that it should proceed with its legis-
| lative function without waiting upon
| the White House to initiate action
| Senator Borah, as chairman, was in
| structed by the members of his com
| mittee to confer with the president
/ and he is now complying with the
/ committees order.
! Senator Borah up to this time has
made no move that could be construed
as antagonistic to the efforts the ex-
! ecutiVe authorities are making to
| bring about the settlement of the coal
| strike. 1t is known, however, that he
| has decided views about the course
| the government should pursue. Wash
| ington wonders whether his views in
| their entirety, can be made to go
/ along with those held by the presl
| dent
| No permanent solution Of the coal
production problem is possible
! Senator Borah believes, without pro
Viding some sort of government con
| troll or regulation Of the industry. On
] that point the opinions of the presi
dent and the Idaho senator might con
! flict for the president has frequently
indorsed the doctrine of keeping gov
ernment out of business. But Borah
has a precedent, in the governments
regulation of the railroads through the
/ interstate commerce commission, fol
his coal production policy.
Borah has said that the primary pur
/ pose of the commission he proposes
to create is to determine whether con
troll of the coal industry can be eff
! fectively exercised by tribunal SINH
lar to the interstate commerce commits
sion, or if naturalization of mines
offers the only solution
The Idaho senator has also made i
plain that he is determined to blocf
any move he believes is aimed at the
destruction of labor unions. II i:
hardly probable that his views on tha
matter will conflict with those of tht
president.
While President Harding and tn,
chairman of the senate committee OF
education and labor grope for pro
gram to submit to congress the ad
vocates of compulsory arbitration o
labor disputes are again formin!
their lines.