The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
ilRDING TO GET
HC REAL DOPE
n Rail STRIKE
! m Have Personal Interview
with Chairman Hooper of
Labor Board Today.
FANs TO STRAIGHTEN
CONFLICTING REPORTS
ugherty Says Government
Has Full Power to Act in Coal
and Rail Troubles.
Csy The Associated Press)

(5y The Associated Press)
kASHINGTON. July 21.-Deter-
ed to obtain a first hand view of
railroad strike situation, President
riding today called Chairman Hoop
Of the Railroad Labor Board here
n Chicago for a personal interview
borrow, Prior to summoning the
or board head, the president re-
ged Chairman Cummins and Sena-
Kellogg and Watson of the senate
Erstate commerce committee who
orted on their conference last night
eastern railroad executives and
the whole question was taken up
discussion in prolonged cabinet
hon.
Conflicting Reports
'he president was represented as
r0us of hearing from Mr.. Hooper
account of the positions taken by
leaders of striking shopmen, the
executives, and the board itself
ling the negotiations aimed at a.
Ike settlement, but which now have
n broken off. ONE conflicting re-
Is in the matter have been received
the White House, especially since
conference held last night by the
Pc Interstate commerce committee
ators and the executives of the
ger eastern trunk lines.
Discusses Legal Action
eanWhile Attorney General Daugh-
conferred at the capitol first with
ator Borah, chairman of the SEN
labor committee, and then with
Cummlns, the discussions involv-
the possibility of legal action in
the railroad and the coal strikes,
&ough the attorney general stated
#rward that no immediate legal
coedings were under contempla-
#'!th Mr. Cgmmins he went over the
ire legal situation as it concerns
b the railroad and the coal strikes,
result being Mr.. Daugherty said,
he and Mr.. Cumnins We're in
eement as to the governments
" - ~ dNL III DpLl CASES.
Dausherty's Opinion
haven't any doubt" the attorney
eral said later, that the govern
ht has as much power and author
to protect men who are engaged
the production Of coal which is in
hensable to transportation as it. has
protect the men engaged in trans
lt,ng the mails and interstate COM
zee. The government has full pow
and authority to see that the pro-
ftion incident to transportation is
interferred with"
sked whether legal proceedings, in
ding writs Of injunction, were dis
sed with Senator Cummins, Mr..
'ugherty replied that all phases OF
sible action which might be neces-
y had been gone over, including he
FED, the right of a man to work
the right Of a man to quit work"
Report Coal Shortage
ne attorney general said no papers
Pc now in course of preparation in
nection with the strike but de-
red that the administrations plan
'oIVed consideration of all possibiN-
The coal situation" he continued,
more or less involved in the railway
aatlon' whether purposely 1 do not
pw
y good many railroads however, are
porting serious shortages of coal.
'eFal' have noticed in going over
reports, have about only ten days
PpIy"
Trains lnterferred With
regarding the railway strike situa-
IN the west, the attorney general
1t was about the same as yes
aay' except that in Montana and
no trains are being interferred with
re than heretofore"
these states and in Montana par
NarIy, he declared, there has been
e''y to men working on the trains"
pe OF the railway workers he said,
0een taken forcibly off trains, and
'e whipped, and thrown in streams.
attorney general indicated that
government contemplated meas
10 curb such acts of violence and
az IN It's power to afford full pro-
aOn TO railway workers, as well as
appeared to be his view, in which
a'of Cummins and other senators
said they shared, that there was
immediate legislation practicable
,5"' with the present and that leg
ave action would have to be con-
10 coping with future emergep- |
sms the day, Samuel Gompers,
|uent OF the American Federation |
s"oor Issued a statement calling
'ne government to open direct
''"uons," between union chiefs
Employing corporations both in J
"pot@tion and coal mining, and
ssting that the helpless and all |
%tunct railroad labor board" be |
'a'oe In the matter.
"s'ors Cummins, Watson and Kel-
"uring their visit to the White |
told the president they had |
cne seniority issue the chief OBJ
S0ntinued on rage Threel