The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Senator Pepper Arranges
Conference With Hard
! Coal Operators.
leaves DISPUTE
! TO COMMISSION
baugherty Orders Prose
cutions of Law Vi0-
lat0rs.

oL- tenator Pepper OF fenhsSiNahio'
.ths proposed a compromise in the
II hracite strike. which chiefs Of
s..s miners and operators were still
=: ,asidering late last night.
~ AT 1910 this morning. Senator
-pper. meeting with the miners.
~ ~ his office for that of Senator
Ioor ed. meeting with the operators.
rht th a document bearing signatures
'ric' q to be the signatures of the
nt II. 81 representatives on an agree
=. 1T.
OIL Pepper said things look very
90 Iod."
sf h-he proposal provides for the
~ pointment by Congress of sep
ate coal commission to investi-
ght tie the anthracite industry and to
1T. N NV up a new wage scale and to
w .ermine whether that scale shall
in effect until April 1. 1923. or
Ak rn /. 1924.
ho rhis PROPOSAL would do away
ron. kh arbitration in that the gov
'od tment would attempt to compose
nd differences of the two sides
tos ough an impartial body. II wa.
r. lnted out. The subject of abb
:. lated out. The subject of arbi-
=
fat sseptance OF the Pepper proposal
III ild therefore mean settlement of
strike.
,o,A senator Pepper. following the
20 ut consideration of his proposal.
ts. ! separate conference with
;Ec esident Lewis and Vice President
rray of the Mine Workers, while
~ ~ ator Reed. also in the conference
: with Chairman S. d. Warmer
r,K5 he Anthracite Operators Com
nv, ee. and W. J. Richards. also of
'"vIe0 ommittee.
Strike Developments.
So, lie negotiations were under
rc~n'zf asre last night In an attempt
/ co "a the hard coal strike, the
sf railway shopmen appeared
a. ave settled down to a fight to
rs-s -EIsh- Developments yesterday
nrs' le coal and rail strikes were:
=, Senator'S Pepper and Reed, OF
inr nsylvania, conferred here with
$50 p L. Lewis. president of the
,nr Ted Mine Workers of America.
!. S. d. Warmer, chairman of
Anthracite Operators Commit
~ TO consider a compromise pro-
- to end the anthracite strike.
= Attorney General Daugherty
DO bred prosecution of all violations
pr injunctions against the rail
?. kers.
President Harding invited leg
% Ion, but will not back il for
r. ". giving him power to take
slI the railroads and mines. though
~ indicated he would do so only
ase of gravest emergency.
brotherhood leaders conferred
~. leveland to determine their pol
Toward the shopmen's strike.
The Railroad Labor Board in
hgo refused the plea of the
A.. ttenance of wav men to SET a
tmum wage.
" Strikes of trainmen were set
a, yesterday at Roodhouse and
". Ills. and trackmen returned
e. Fork on the Missouri Pacific
hreI Urges Prompt Prosecutions.
blowing yesterdays Cabinet
fssion. wherein reports of strike
Fage and disorders were con-
,t. led. Attorney General Daurh-
i4I' dispatched the following tele-
N to all United States District
fneys:
u cases where injunctions have
on violated you are instructed.
a. Pr the direction of the court, to
hptly and vigorously prosecute
n violators and urge the court to
te sentences sufficiently severe
revent a repetition of such vio-
on bns and as deterrent to others
transportation and the mails
ne, no longer be interfered with
~. the laws must be enforced i'm
sively. Report all such pro-
fngs to me-"
was also announced that the
hrtment of Justice trainmen
deserted trains in the Cali
% a desert were to be prosecuted
Hiram c. Todd. of New York,
been appointed by the Attorney
n, eral to represent the depart
in these cases.
Wants Power of Seizure.
osts. iesident Harding sought, to
,.,s, lfy yesterday the bewilderment
y be public over the policy of the
,,os lnistration toward the railroad
anthracite coal strikes.
lie President authorized the an
ar lcement that he thinks IT de-
Die and necessary that Congress.
re adjournment. should author
M him to take over railroads an6
WE to meet a great national
gency. should one develop. The
tdent is firmly of the opinion
such legislation must come
81, htarily from Congress. He will
M FORMAL request for IL.
Co e next two weeks will show,
n tteary of Commerce Hoover said
ssot rday. whether the railroads will
ON lble to handle the current coal
Of the country next winter.
: n, hl committee officials are dis
Ing with the Interstate Con-
Commission. Mr.. Hoover said.
RoN for supplying the Northwest
&c coal for this winter. II the
.er.s facilities could be utilised. he
torn lined. 1t would be possible to
M 100000 tons a wed4 to the
c. Lakes before the close of
ation. and II was planned to
msnt the port dumpinss with
nsr IN shipments during the
Te; ~ the bonus bill Is disposed
yoR he Senate IL disinclined to |
br up any strike legislation. |
and yer. Senator CUMMING coal