The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-11
COOL|DGE'S LABOR ATTITUDE BRINGS MUCHSPECULAT|ON
What Will New President Do About Impending Strike,
 Nation Asks
By WALTER B. BROWN (EditOr New York Commercially (By Iensed Wire To The Age-H erald)

Nby Leased Wire 10 The Age-Heral0) NEW YORK, August 1O.--The thoughts of the community have not been on business during the past week. It has been a nation in sorrow, and whose grief has been sincere. Warren G. Harding was, without doubt, one of our best beloved presi- dents and the thoughts which are dominant in the minds of the people relate first to the charm of his per- sonal character, his sincerity and his simplicity, and to his tremendous love and understanding of the American people. He was one of them and the people knew it, ana the throngs that waited hours upon hours sometimes under blazing sun, and sometimes in drenching rain and by day and by night, merely to bow their barred head in silent tribute as the train sped by, told more than anything else of the hold he had upon the hearts of the people. It has cemented the peo- pie into a reverence for American principles and doctorines, which the disciples of unrest will have to bat ter against pretty hard to- make an impression.
 But the nation has paid it's last tribute to the departed President. 1t has shown the depth of it's feeling for
 
 its power, and while it will take some time for the wound to heal, we must carry on as before meeting the prob lens of the world as they come and solving them as best we may.
 Coolidge |. Different. re f
 The new President is in many re- spects, a different type of man. He is silent and reserved, where the other was hearty and engaging. He Is, however, of the people, for his early environment was much the same as his predecessor. in that he was the son of a comparatively poor farmer. What he is today, he has made of himself but he has demon- strated that he has a clear brain, splendid courage, and superior eXecu- tive ability.
 Thus far, President Coolidge has made no announcement of his policies, other than he would attempt to carry out those of MT. Harding and to that end he has requested all the cabinet members to remain in office Mir. Harding established the precedent of inviting the vice president to be one of his cabinet of advisors. To which MT. Coolidge responded with alacrity. It Is precedent that may well be followed by future presidents, al though for the remainder of the present term the vice presidency will remain Vacant. Mir. Coolidge has had special training therefore for the po- sition now thrust upon him and at the same time has had a very definite voice in shaping the policies of the administration.
 AID COOLIDGE LABOR
 If anything, there will be a more vigorous pursuit of the policies for which the Harding administration stood, and at any rate, there will be no relaxation. That which seems to be uppermost in most peoples minds Is his attitude toward labor, based upon the firm stand taken by him in the Boston police strike while he was governor of Massachusetts, sawhen he declared that there was no right to strike against the public safety any where at any time.
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 Coal Strike Looms.
 These thoughts are particularly pertinent at a time when the possi- bility of another coal strike is loom- ing ahead It should not be assumed, however, that MT. Coolidge is an tagonistic to labor, either organized or unorganized He has shown him self to be strongly sympathetic to the just demands of labor, but he does not consider any demand of labor to be just when they overlap the bounds of public safety or the public vel fare. He. is likely. therefore, to put the public interest above the con- sideration of the interests of any par ticular group of citizens, whether they represent a particular group in industry, or agriculture, or finance. Where the interests of any particular group run parallel with the interests of the public at large President Coolidge may be depended upon to give those interestshis fullest sup port, but if they run antagonistic, he may also be depended upon to use the full measure of his power to defeat them. MT. Coolidge owes his present position to the fact that he is an apostle of law and order. But a search through the record of his writings and speeches reveals him as a sane thinker and constructive or ganizer. At the same time that the country has been sorrowing over the loss of MT. Harding, it has been eeX- pressing it's confidence in MT. Coo lidee. and the manner by which he has come into his office has aroused ei the, people to pledge him their loya, support There will be no radical change in administration and the