Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-21
DONKEY bALKS
ON HARDING
Strike Remedy Legislation
ArOuseS Democratic
Filibuster
CAN'T STOP PROGRAM
Conference Bill Drawn for
Coal Investigation
Commission
CAN'T STOP PROGRAM
United Press Leased wir.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-A deter.
mined fiiibuster to delay legislation re-
quested by President Harding for
meeting industrial upheavals was
launched by group of democrats in
the house today.
representative Huddleston of Ala.
bama demanded a rolleall as soon as
Ihe house was called to order and fol
lowed 1t through the afternoon with
repeated points Of "no quorum, when
republicans sought to take up for con.
sideration legislation on the unani-
nous consent calendar.
Can't Block President
The filibnster may delay but can.
not prevent action on the president 8
request since republicans have muster
ed enough members to guarantee n
quorum.
bill authorizing full investigation
or the coal industry, as sought in Pres
ldent Harding s message to congress.
was drawn up by Representative Wins
low, chairman Of the house interstate
commerce committee, after confer.
ence with the president today.
The bill provides for appointment
from five to nine members of the com.
mission by the president
Mine Strike Near Finish
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.--With
hard coal districts up state preparing
for resumption Of mining, anthracite
miners and operators held separate
meetings here today, each to outline
their maximum concessions in hope of
reaching an agreement to end the
strike today mt joint conference.
Men and owners were agreed upon
contract which will send more than
10000 miners back to work within a |
week. Ar that remains TO be agreed
upon is the length of time this con
tract shall run and whether the entire |
matter Of wages shall be put up to an
arbitration board.
If this board fails to reach an agree
ment, according to repor.ed proposed
plans, the presiding judge of the local
United States circuit court of appeals
will appoint board of three to act as
umpires.
Five Thousand Back at Work
CHARLESTOWN, W. Va, Aug. ell
Five thousand union miners were re-
turning to work near here today
Individual mine owners, whose year
ly production is Approximately 5,000,-
600 tons, had made separate peace with
o. Frank Keeney of the West Virginia
union miners. The agreement was made
under the Cleveland plan.
Operators who did no. sign with the
union today were to post notices at
the mines, offering the 1920 wage scale,
but with no reference to the check off
or the closed shop issues.
Bill introduced in House
The bill later was formally intro
dnced in the house.
Representative Dickinson, republican,
Iowa, also proposed n measure provid-
ing that all decisions of the railroad
labor board affecting wages, salaries
or working conditions of railroad
workers shall not become effective un-
til cat least $50 days after said de-
cision is reached by the board. ''Dick-
ihson declared that passage of his bill
would prevent future rail strikes by
giving n five months "cooling spell ~
in disputes and an opportunity for med
iation.
Senator Borah announced he had
called session of the senate labor
committee for tomorrow to consider
his bill to set up a coal commission.
He said he intended to amend the meas
ure in committee so that 1t would pro-
vide five members, as desired by the
president, instead of three.
Inability to obtain quorum made
IL necessary for the senate foreign re-
lations commission to postpone until
Wednesday action on Senator Kel-
logg's bill, carrying out President
Hardings recommendation that the
federal government he. g.ven power to
punish those responsible for such out
breaks Of violence as the Herrin, I'll.
massacre if aliens are involved. This
would be done by giving the federal
courts jurisdiction over cases affecting
the treaty rights Of Aliens