The Washington times., 1923-08-24
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Humers or dealers. This supply,
representing shipments from April
1 to August 81. is over 100000
tons more than was distributed by
December 81, last year, and only
1900, 900 tons less than the average
supply on December 81 of the three
years previous to the strike year.
1900, 900 Tons Deficit.
"Any complete stoppage OF an
thracite mining on September would
thus involve a deficit Of 17,000,00
tons Of domestic sizes to be made
ND before the end Of December, or
q million tons a week. Indeed,
with the present high rate of ship
ments continuing through this
month, the supply on hand would
be nearly 100000 tons above the
average on September / and a real
deficit would not exist until after
two weeks OF shutdown.
ITO that degree is the anthracite
consuming territory prepared to
face the threatened strike. How
ever, the September 1 stocks are
not equally distributed and the
many households without any
anthracite would be forced to pre-
pare for winter. by accepting soma
substitute.
while, as was true last winter.
some by-productS and some beehive
coke will be available. perhaps at a
rate of from 100, 1000 to 100000 tons
Q week the principal substitute
must be bituminous coal.
Situation Summed Up.
ITO sum up the situation: In the
event Of an anthracite strike, q
household fuel emergency would
exist in the Eastern United States
which the bituminous operators be-
heve could be promptly met by
utilizing the excess mine capacity Of
bituminous fields normally shipping
steam coal to New England. Canada.
and the Atlantic Seaboard. The
united efforts of soft coal operators.
railroad executives and the Inter
state Commerce Commission would
probably be in the line of starting
this movement Of coal before the
period Of maximum freight move
ment for which the railroads are re-
ported to be In excellent condition
to handle.
''Stoppage of anthacite mining
would be public emergency to meet
which would require the full CO.
operation of the consumers with the
soft coal operators and all the agen-
ices Of distribution, with all the aid
possible through executive action by
Federal and State governments.
Coal Men Raped.
IF those who now control the min
ing and distribution OF anthracite are
to continue to think only Of their
own demands and not at all Of the
public's demand for coal, the coal
commission feels that every measure
should be taken to supply the do
nestle fuel needed in the homes by
the great mass Of the consumers and
especially Of the industrial workers
throughout the East"
The Coal Commission has been as
gured by operators representing 80
per cent Of the bituminous output
that no exorbitant prices will be
charged, and that present price
levels will be rigidly maintained,
Hammond said.
1.-THE price level can be regulated
by competition" Hammond added.
Organization Permanent.
The Federal Government, directly
or indirectly, eontemplates no imme-
date step to bring about peace by
inviting the warning factions back
to the council table.
Negotiations are being conducted
by the Administration to make per-
manent the substitute distribution
organization so that whenever a coal
strike threatens In the future the
country viii be assured a steady sup
ply Of fuel.
Under law the office Of the Fed
eral fuel distributor expires on Sep
and Il 1t 10 not over by that time,
Mr.. Coolidge plans by executive
order to keep r. r. Wadleigh at
the head Of the Governments dis