San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-29
Follows Roosevelt Methods
. in Calling Conference
= on Walkout.
lis HIS OPPORTUNITY
Friends See Political Ad-
'Evancement If He Meets
With Success.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. 20.-There is
IA decided Roosveltian flavor TO ali
THAT Clifford Pinchot, governor OF
Pennsylvania is doing to stop the har4
tcoal miners from striking. The gov
srnor. tutored in politics at the knee
III the colonel. is trying out the big
stick
at must not be: will not permit
ST. he says in effect. while the coun-
try applauds with the generous hanJ
which always goes out to the bold.
I OF course. Governor Pinchot has
mot the prestige behind him which was
Rooseyeit's when the latter was given
eredit for putting an end 70 the an
thraeite strike in 1902. 80 II remains
40 be seen how he eventually wiz fare
rs result OF the outcome OF the neso-
fistions -instituted by him here.
That he IS acting solely IN his ca
hscitv as governor. Mr.. Pinchot. the
one time chief forester Of the Rocse-
<elt administration has taken pains
70 make perfectly clear. The federal
Government az Washington may he
ready TO hack him up in anything he
foes. but the governor is not counting
/ mon this support. He realizes that he
Is making a lone and personal fight. l
he loses he will not have lost CASTE
2or having tried. If he wins even q
partial or a moral victory. great credit
Will be his.
~ Has Political Aspect.
Z The governors friends are not al al!
rnmindful of the political bearing the
present negotiations may have upon
his future. They believe that Pinchot
Is another man Of destiny. He had
lapsed into political obscurity until
three years ago when constant critl'
tism Of the forestry policy in Penrsvl'
tania brought him an offer from Gov
irnor Sproul TO become head Of the
ktate forestry department. Pinchqt
fladly accented the task. Then came
She death of Penrose and chaos with
h the Republican party. Pinchot'
: buick to take advantage OF what ne
Regarded as a favorable opportunity
announced himself for governor and
Non hands down. At once there was .
treat shout Of "PinchOt for Presl'
sent!"
! The cry has NOT been forgotten.
Ind Pinchot is in the saddle in rock
ribbed Pennsylvania as much as a
sboss" as the party knows. OF course,
there Is an anti-Pinchot faction with
In the party. but Pinchot is governor
for four years and the power and the
glory OF office is his.
His political hackers who are smil-
ing so broadly today as the spotlight
Of national publicity glows upon Gift.
ford Pinchot and his strong. brave
words to the recalcitrant miners and
operators say that the governor step
ped into the critical anthracite situa.
tion only after it had seemed to him
that the federal government had eX
hausted its resources. It is known
here that suggestions had been made
that President Coolidge should call the
warning miners and operators TO the
White House 1t was pointed out in
these dispatches a fortnight ago that
the federal coal commission would he
unable to make much. If any. head
] way in untangling the situation and
that only personal and direct action
by the President might he effective.
. His friends saw that Governor
Pinchot volunteered to act only WHEEL
assured that President Coolidge was
not ready as yet to take any steps
himself. What the President nav do Il
the Pinchot conference ends in failure.
no one here can say. Washington's az
titude. at the moment. seems to be
one OF "watchful waiting" so far rs
h the anthracite strike is concerned. bu.
81 with continued activity in preparation
4 TO supply the eastern country with
substitutes when the supply OF ar
thracite shall fail
Miners Expect Square Deal.
Governor PinchOt was gaunt
grim, gray figure as he moved about
the state capitol today continuing hii
conferences with operators and min
ers. Tall and thin, his prominent fea
lures rise out Of pallid cheeks. soma
4 what sunken. A loosely flowing rathe
long gray mustache hides some Of tn,
stronger lines in a firmly set Jaw. !
friendly twinkle, and smile wrinkle
about the eye. however. tell Of anothe
side 10 Governor Pinchot They shog
that in the "even handed justice h
seeks to deal out there Is a large Gle
ment Of friendliness and humanity
with always perhaps just a little lear
ing TO the under dog II was thi
phase of Pinchot which gave the mir
y ers some hope in the present confer
3 ences. This hope was bolstered by til
character of the men Pinchot Gale
about him for the conference. In hi
a., I.ro.