Evening star., 1923-08-09

for any purpose. il il can be avoided,
most assuredly, several of the more
influential members of the republi-
can party have sought to dissuade
stood that he has been wholly in
sympathy with their views.
Mr.. 1readway made no mention
of special session of Congress to
consider the threatened coal strike
to President Coolidge. He is to see
the President later on the matter,
but he is not likely to press any
suggestion so early in the Coolidge
administration which may be unde-
sirable or embarrassing.
Urges Publicity Plan.
Former Senator Calder of New York,
who also discussed the coal situation with
President Coolidge. is anxious to have
the new administration get behind
the measure which he has advocated in
the past providing for continuous
and the widest publicity as to costs.
wages and earnings on the capital
invested In coal mining. Mr. Calder
believes the federal government
should In the coal mining industry, ex-
e.cIsu the same measure of regula-
ton, in SO far as the cost of pro-
duction is concerned. that thu gov
ernment has through the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the resu-
lation OF railroad rates.
When Calder was In the United
states senate ne got through the
first order of it's kind calling for an
investigation of the coal mining in
dustry and as result OF the report
or his special committee a regulator
bill was drafted and presented to Com
sress, but failed OF passage
resident Coolidge declined. so il
Is said. to pledge the administration
at this time to legislation of any
character. and Mr. Calder left the
conference with the understandings
mat he was to see the President again
in about ten DAYS
Mr. Calder expressed the belief that
the threatened coal strike would be
prevented through the efforts and
mediation OF the administration, al
though he was careful to say that this
was only his personal opinion and
was not based on anything which the
president had said 10 him and with
out knowledge OF what the President
might have in his mind on the subject
Importance OF bay state.
Observers in the hotel corridors in
the Willard. where the Temporary
executive offices of the White House
are now located. are constantly re-
minded that Massachusetts has dis
placed Ohio in the order of imnor.
tance IN the national administration
III seemed today as ii every other man
VINO entered the folding doors behind
which President Coolidge was receJv-
ing visitors was a Massachusetts man
lhlS might have been on account of
lhc large number of men from Mas
SachuSettS who We're in Washington
70 attend the funeral of President
fiardlne, but the fact remains that
most or those who are acknowledged
10 De closest TO the new President are
republicans who are or who have been
IN the past affiliated with politics or
business in the Presidents home state
BESIDES his close personal friend.
rank W. StearnS, who has never
MaNered IN his interest and faith.
IIesideht coolidge has had with him
SINCE ne came to Washington. a Short
week ago. William NJ. Butler the rs.
pubiican national committeeman. Mr.
Butler has been called into tbs
presidential suite frequently during
the last few days and the President
mas consulted him on many matters.
~ was somewhat significant thar
uuIihs the conference President Cool
idse mad with Samuel Gompers and
rank morrison of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Mr.. Butler SAT with
the President and If he did not par
ticlpate listened in on the conference
. Mr. butler and Sam Gompers are
ny no means unacquainted Thev
nave o1ten met on opposite sides in
labor matters In which Mr. Rut,ar
served together on war comrnittaas 40
during the world war. Mr., Butler
ana MT Gompers may not think alike
IN some of the controversies between
capital and labor, but the former docs
hot conceal his high opinion of rho
ability and force of Character of RI.
labor chieftain.