The Washington times., 1923-08-25
P|NCH0T READY
WITH PLAN
TOSETTLE
Chance as Mediator Delights
Oovernor-PopuIar With
Both Sides.
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a lung. The operators and the amin
ers are going to get an electric shock
when they meet this new mediator
and conciliator.
r Pinchof regards himself as hav-
Ing been given full and sole charge
Of anthracite negotiations for the
time being by President CoohuSe.
and he intends to negotiate II
necessary. to a Knockout.
He will, IL necessary. drop the
role Of mere mediator ana concil'
iator and assume the role OF public
representative Of the sovereign
State which contains the anthracite
mines; and he win not hesitate, at
need, to come forward with an
anthracite settlement plan OF Ma
own. ~
thiR writer IL convinced that Il the
Operators and the miners do not
now agree on a plan by their own
free win. the result will be that at
last from q public source-name1y
from the governor of Pennsylvania
there will be q public plan put
forward in definite detail from the
standpoint OF the public interest
and Of general justice.
Pinchot takes the view that mum
eroug public agencies have already
urged the operators and the miners
TO be reasonable. He win urge them
again. It, however, they do not
themselves find out what IL reason
able. he will In all probability think
Il his duty, after research ana al
vice, to try to tell them what ID
reasonable.
He WIN begin by being a mild and
gentle suggegter Of personal calm
through his personal influence with
both sides.
TO this writer's independent
knowledge Governor Pinchot is OK.
tremely popular In the anthracite
mining region with the rank and
file Of the peOple-which means the
miners. On this writer's recent trip
through the anthracite region he
heard continuous political praises Of
Pinchot from miners and miners
wives. .
Carried Mine Region.
Pinchot in the Republican pri
mary last year carried the anthra,
cite region sweepingly. He carried
Schuyllxill country by 5000. Lu1erne
county by 1000. LacNawanna coun.
ty by $4,000, although in each
case he was opposed by the local
machine. 81
The miners, on the whole, and a.
q class, trust him a. they trust few
-~- S,. SI,s1,11o rife
He is also already personally &C
quainted with many. Of the miners
leaders. Tom Kennedy, for In
stance. who IL president Of the
union in one OF the three anthracite
union districts, 80 tom" tC
Pinchot; and Pinchot - Clifford
to him.
Pinchot starts out on his present
task with the great advantage OF
political popularity and personal &C.
QuaSntAnce among the suspicious
and self.willed gentlemen who dig
the anthracite coal and who manage
the anthracite union organization.
Pinchot win also at once get In
touch with James II, Maurer, prest'
dent OF the Pennsylvania State
Federation Of Labor, who ig one Of
his old and close friends.
He will also, on the other side,
get in touch at once with Joseph
Grundy. president Of the Pennsyl'
vania Manufacturers Association
who has great influence among en-
pl0yers and who earnestly backed
Pinchot for governor.
Mr.. Grundy has been q powerful
industrial and political influence In
Pennsylvania for years. He haa
many lines Of approach to the coun
sells Of the anthracite operators. He
has been on Pinchot's side In Penn
sylvania politics in putting Pinchoi
into the governors chair. It ID
calculated that he will hasten tc
Pinchot's support in this emergen
cy. Grundy's advice IL anticipated
as one Of Pinchot's chief methods
In bringing pressure to bear upon
the employer element in the ap
preaching conferences.
Pinchot will also summon certain
bankers Of his acquaintance from
New York. They have influence
with the anthracite operators and
with the anthracite railroads. Pin
chot knows them personally and
wishes to invoke their influence
just a. his leader and teacher
Theodore Roosevelt, invoked thu
influence Of the predecessors Of
these bankers in the anthracite
strike Of nineteen hundred and two
At Home In Coal Country.
Pinchot is quoting Roosevelt pre-
cedents today and following them
He 10 not bowed down by the
gravity Of the problem thrown upor
him. His eyes arc sparkling, and
his color IL high. and his smile II
ready, and his talk 10 snappy. and
he looks "dee-lighted."
His home at Milford in Penn
sylvania 10 Just on the edge Of the
anthracite region The mines begir
just over the hills at the back OF
the estate where Pinchot has hi
fishing and his famous waterfall.
President Coolidge has sent the
anthracite problem home. He hal
sent 1t to a man who by his wealth
is the familiar Of men OF wealth
and by his politics and conviction!
has become the familiar Of leader
Of labor and the favorite candidate
of Pennsylvania wage earners.
Pinchot said to this writer today
! II will go through to the las
limit, to which I can go. l will as
semble all the influence I can.
will assemble all the facts can.
will not hesitate to express view
II expressing them will help. l an
not committed to any one mode O
settlement. l am not committed t.