The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-21
INCREASE IN COAL
PRODUCTION WILL
TAKE PLACE SOON
Mines That Have Been Idle
Four Months viii Open.
Clearing Industrial Skies Usher
In the New Week.
SAY HARDING IS OPTIMISTIC
President Pleased With Way
Congress Took Message.
Bill Providing for Investigation
of Coal Is Introduced.
SAY HARDING is OPTIMISTIC
Bill Providing for Investigation
of Coal Is Introduced.

Washington. Aug. 21-A bill to
carry into effect President Harding's
recommendations for a sweeping gov
ernment investigation OF the coal in
dustry was introduced by Chairman
Winslow of the house commerce COM
mittee after a visit to the White
House
Washington, Aug. 21.-Clearing in
dustrial skies ushered in the new week
today, in the opinion of the govern
ment officials in close touch with both
rail and coal situation.
Production of coal will begin this
week in mines that have been idle for
four months, and with the improved
outlook for peace in the railway shop
mems strike, officials generally were
confident that the end OF this will
see industrial peace once more estab-
lished.
Those who talked with Presiden
Harding over the weekend said Mr.
Harding was most optimistic over the
industrial outlook and was well
pleased with the manner in which his
message to congress was received
|1t by Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation of Labor.
Await Conference Result.
The government plans no further
step until Thursdays conference be-
tween the railway executives and
basis of adjustment has been reached.
Private advices received in Washing
ton by senators and others and re-
Iayed to the White House, indicate
such a basis has been found and will
be ratified ON Thursday.
B. NJ. Jewell, national director of
the shipments strike, returned today
to await the New York conference.
Jewell said he did not expect to see
President Harding again prior to the
New York meeting on Wednesday.
Meanwhile congress gave indication
today Of dallying with the president s
suggestions for legislation in the coal
industry.
With the tariff in conference and
the controversial bonus question next
coming to bat, congress was in no
hurry to enact Mr.. Harding's recon-
mendation into legislation
Will Introduce Bill.
Following a conference with Presi-
dent Harding at the White House to-
day, Representative Winslow, Repub
lican, Massa chusctts, chairman of the
house interstate and foreign commit
tee, announced that the administra-
tion's bill providing for an investiga-
ton of the coal industry would be in
troduced in the house this afternoon.
The bill will provide for a commits
sion of nine members to report to the
president and the house not later than
January l, 1928.
President Harding's suggestion for
maintaining peace in the transporta-
ton industry :. ere communicated to-
day to Senator Borah of Idaho, chair
man of the senate labor committee, by
William H. Johnston. president of the
international Association of Machin-
lists, and Bert n. Jewell. chief of the
striking shopmen.
Hundreds of fruit and potato grow
ers in the west will be utterly ruined
by the continuation of - the railway
strike for another twenty days and
this situation is intolerable, both rail-
roads and strikers were told today
by Senator William E. Borah, Repub-
lican, Idaho, in a plea for peace.
Would Amend Transportation Act
A move to end theN recurrence of
railroad strikes by amending the
transportation act, was made in the
house this afternoon by Representa-
tive Dickinson, Republican. Iowa.
. Dickinson introduced an amend
ment which would prevent wage de-
cisions of the labor board from be-
coming effective until seven months
after being handed down. The amend
ment, If adopted, he said, would elini-
nate the chief cause of rail strikes.