Evening star., 1925-08-08
COOLIDGE TAKES UP
COAL WITH HOOVER
Both Hopeful OF Solution to
Avert Strike in Anthra-
cite Fields.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

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STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
SUMMER WHITE HOUSE, swamps.
cott August S.-Secretary OF com
merce Hoover, following an interview
with the President today upon the
coal situation, issued the Following
statement.
THE Presidents view is that the
coal industry ought to settle its own
labor relations. and he is hopeful that
the industries will ind solution"
Secretary Hoover added that the
Government is in entire agreement
with this position. and is very hopefui
that the operators and miners may
find 2 way 10 settle their dispute and
avert 2 strike.
Commercial Dirisihles Talked.
AS a result Of the conference the
President and Secretary Hoover had
with John Hays Hammond, jr.; Her
bert Satterlee and Fred iardesty the
latter OF Washington. d. c., the ad-
ministra ton is now seriously consider
ing giving the use OF the Los Angeles
to a commercial company for develop
ment of commercial dirigible opera
ton. These men are forming the Com
mercial Airways Corporation, ana sun
mitted a proposal to take over the Los
Angeles and run a diriSible between
New York Chicago, Omaha ana st.
Iouis. Under the treaty by which the
United States became in posse ssion
Of the Los Angeles IT is provided mat
the Los ANGELES must he Used IN com
mercial experiment.
The Government determined eight
months ago to carry ont thls DollcN,
and has received several proposals
from private corporations for the use
Of the Los Angeles.
The policy having been determined
npon, II now remainsf 70 the Govern
ment TO decide what corpora ton shat
be given the opportunity Of develop
ing lighter thsn-air navigation com
mercially.
President Coolidge today referred
the matter OF accepting private pro
posals 10 the Secretaries of War. Navy
and Commerce.
Secretary Hoover declared. in dis
cussing business conditions as result
Of his recent trip to The Pacific Goa ST
that the country was enjoying the
greatest OF prosperity. If you take
the country as whole and in bic
sense" he said. there has never been
such a universality Of employment
The country has never lived upon sucr
= high standard as II is doing today.
There is bad spot here and there
such as the textile and coal industries
But things are not entirely satlsfac
tory. Farmers are now upon the up
road.
Favors Waterway Development.
Secretary Hoover believes that the
great constructive problems before
him now include the development OF
the waterway systems Of the country
for power. storage and flood control
These include developments on the
Mississippi. Colorado and Columbia
Rivers as well as the s.. Lawrence
Canal. He does not believe that much
can be accomplished in the develop
ment of the Colorado River until the
several States now involved in quar-
rel reach an agreement and permli
the Federal Government TO undertake
the development of that big project.
Secretary Hoover Is hopeful that
the Canadian engineers now studying
the st. Lawrence Canal scheme will
complete their survey by next Spring
One of the great subjects of inter
ast to Secretary Hoover. he said TO
day. was the reorganization of the
Government departments. He is hope
full that the next Congress will do
something along this line which will
bring about better coordination OF
the various executive departments OF
the Government. In his opinion the
direct saving will not be very great
although 1t will mean the saving Of
some money in the operation of the
Government. The expense in the con
duct Of business before the Govern
ment because of Implications and the
antiouated methods used in many ot
the departments al this time is ex
csssive.
Departmental Matters.
The President has CO used it to he
Announced that Secretary Hoover
although looked upon generally as the
best authority in the cabinet on the
coal question. has number of depart
mental matters TO lay before the
Executive as wen as an invitation
from the people Of California to at
tend some ceebra tion in that State
IN September. II is understood also
that Mr.. Hoovers opinion will be
sought by the President upon g plan
Of commercial aviation advancement
which has been presented TO the
President by John Hays Hammond
ir.. son OF the mining engineer. who
himself is an inventor and scientist.
From an authoritative source II Is
understood that among the Judicial
appointments 10 follow soon win ne
the selection of successor 10 the late
Judge Charles A Woods % South Car
olina. on the fourth judicial circuit oi
the United States Circuit Court of Ap
pesls. which includes Maryland. Vir
rihia, West Virginia, North and South
Carolina.
May Pick n. &. Man.
This Is of more than ordinary inter
est 10 the District because Maryia nj
and Virginia are in this circuit and be
cause OF a possibility OF one OF its citi
zens being appointed 10 this bench
Maryland and Virginia already are
REPRESENTED on it, and elimina ting
North and South Carolina for politica'
reasons, II is thought that the Presi
sert is looking 10 West Virginia and
the District Of Columbia. The Exec
utive has declined to make known an!
~ the names suggested to tire Presi
dent in connection with the hlline oi
this vacancy.
President Coolidge has real job
for next Monday. BriS. Gen. Lord. di
rector of the budget. will come to
White Court loaded down with all the
figures and facts incident 10 the es
innate TO be recommended to Con
gress next Winter of the cost Of run
ming the Government the next fiscal
wear commencing July l next.