The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-08-03
President Harding Still Tries to
Bring the Railway Strike
to an End.
CoNFeRs WITH THE LEADERS
Governments Plan for Fair plstribu.
ton Of Fuel and Food and to Curb
Profiteerlno Put Into. Operation
Bavaria In Revolt Against Con-
troll by Berlin.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARp

~ e0"VUD VuNNVN0
DRESIDENT HARDING and his i'd
minlstratlon forces devoted them
selves last week almost exclusively to
the problems arising from the railway
and coal strikes. That their efforts
might result In the ending of the for
mer was the renewed hope at the
close Of the week, for Mr.. Harding
held q most important conference In
Washington with Chairman T.. De Witt
Cuyer of the American Association Of
Railway Executives, and President
Jewell Of the railway shopmen. His
aim presumably was to induce the rail
executives to modify their firm attl-
tude concerning the seniority rule and
to persuade the shopmen to recognize
the decision Of the railway labor board
and return to work pending a rehear-
ing of their grievances.
After leaving the White House Mr..
CuyIer announced that the executives
Of 14S Of the largest railroads In the
country would meet In New York on
August to talk over tentative plan
for settling the shipments strike. He
would not tell what Mr. Harding had
suggested. but denied that he had
asked the executives to recede from
their position on the seniority rule. The
presidents Of western roads insisted
the strikers would not be taken back
with full seniority rights restored.
Having abandoned for the time be.
ing any hope Of ending the coal min
ers' strike, the President and his aids
turned their attention to the question
Of averting the threatened fuel fam
Inc and followed up the call on the
various state executives to facilitate
and protect the resumption of mining
with measures designed to insure a
fair distribution Of such coal rs may
be produced and to curb profiteering.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover devised
plan which was promptly adopted
and put into effect with the legal APP
proval of Attorney General Daugher-
ty. II rests upon the powers Of the
interstate commerce commission.
which body, declaring the existence
of gational emergency. took charge
Of 4he routing of cars and the dlstrl-
button OF fuel and food. The plan pro-
vided for committee of general SUPER
vision In Washington. to be named by
the President and which will establish
In every coal producing district rep.
resentative and committee of oper.
ntors. Also, there Is an administra-
tive committee comprising representa-.
tives Of the pre- ldsntial committee to-
gether with representatives Of oper-
ators, representatives Of the railways,
and y's9Re necessary, representatives
/, Of the larger consuming groups.
The basis of prices agreed upon
between the operators and the secre-
!, tQry OF commerce on June Is to be
maintained, except where varied by
+, The presidential committee, and this
same basis Of price determination shall
be applied to all districts which are
20 far not cooperating.
President Harding announced the ap-
pointment of Attorney General Daugh.
erty. Secretary Of the Interior Fall
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, and
Commissioner Altchlson Of the inter,
state commerce commission as men,
oers of the general committee. Mr..
Hoover Is chairman. A fifth mem
her was to be added to undertake the
administrative direction.
Mr. Hoover called on the governors
Of the states to set up state orsaniza.
lions to cooperate In the distribution
Of the available coal supplies to the
points of greatest need. Distribution
for railway use will be directed from