Evening star., 1925-11-22
TREADWAY LAUDS
S0FT-COAL DRIVE
Believes President Should
Have Authority to Act
in Emergency.

Although the people OF the hard
coal burning regions should "breat
the monopoly of the anthracite indus
try" single handed by turning unani-
mously to bituminous coal and coke,
Legislation should be enacted by Con-
gress giving the President full au-
thority 10 take such steps in tha
existing emergency as he may deem
wise TO prevent extended suffering
Representative Allen y. TrcadWay q
Massachusetts declared yesterday. y
Mr.. Trcadway. discussing the fuel
situation, expressed entire faith IN
the public's ability 10 bring the hard
coal industry 10 common reason and
sane prices by joining whole-heart
ediy the burn bltuminous" cam
palgn. But he declared tnat tn.
President snould not be without pou
er TO act summary shoud an M
IoreSeen Crisis arse.
u am neither convinced said Nj.
JrcauWay, 'tnat anthracite is luxury
nor tndt IL ShOulG .. ItiL IN Jut. ground
because OF the aEaI4ce ana greco o.
tnose controHng us pr0GuCuun. II
was paced there by the supreme
rover ana 10 my mind vas lu-ruaeI
to be used Tor the wei being OF ta-
people.
"rnere arr two ways cf securing &,
anthracite. Either the Government
can assist, or the people can Ure4h
the monopoly Governmental asSl~.-
I ance Is a lOng ana tedious process.
SO today bfcaKIng the monopOlE. Il
prdctIcdbie, Is preIeraUlg. An CuuCI-
tlOnaI campaign = beng cunuuCted
~ convince Jue pubic tHat anthracite
Is not inuesptlIattUIc 90 turIT uvI4ce IL.
comfort. / nope every opportunity
w4ii DC given the psople 10 prove tho
value OF substitutes Tor permanent
Use, because, II successful, !HUuopO.y
Is broken.
IN the meantime, the president
should be gwen authority Immediately
by Congress 10 Jdnr ouCn stvpo an tnr
existing emergency as ne u.dE uecIi
wise 10 prevent eXLenued suffering
10 the anlhraclte-conSumlng regions,
The season OIL the year Iao, alp
preaching when, with the kIud heaters ,
used 4or domestic purposes IN our sec
ton, the health and wealth OF the pco-
PIE must be Lne Nudl Consideration o.
those IN authority. If the President 8
ddNICe OF L"O years ago naG Decn Ipi.
iowed toy Congress the present sJrike.
would not have necom- d .eanty-'
Need Not Worry.
\ week Of tests ,vl,n bitUminoUs
coal has proved, however, mat :, ash
lngLou, aL Icust, need not worry over
the duration oI the anthracite Stllke.
housenolders here VINO never before
thought OF burning anything but an
thracIte have been taught that bItum
nous coal Is its vquaI N every rcSpecL
ana less expensive peSIdeS. Thus Ia.
soft coal has received only praise
from those who have been taught the
proper way to handle II.
The sentiment here for making the
anthracite Sirlke A public lockout
against both sides Of the hard coal in
dustry is growing daHy, ami reports
from other sections OF the country
like Newark. y. j., where the Newarn
Evening News Is conducting a sim.
lar campaign. show the fight else
where is no less intensive. II tE-l
anthracite strike should end mex
week II is safe 10 predict from the
expressions of the people. that thou.
sands Of householders would continue
TO use soft coal now until there is as
SuranCe that the labor war in In.
hard coal tields Is ended permdnentlE
and the price of the product has been
reduced
Washington soft coal demonstration
stations will be closed today. anu
when they resume operations tonlor-
row there Will be some temporary
changes in addresses. The stations a.
lVh Seventh street northeast and al
1870 Thirty seventh street northwest
Will remain closed for few dayS
While the engineers who have been il
charge there open new stations a.
Ifs6 Chapln street northwest and a.
4bol Leland street. Chevy Chase, Nd
Stations Crowded.
Tho tyr-a st,
closed have been cgawded morning
afternoon and night tNtil the last two
days, when only occasional visitors
have appeared. II was decided. there
fore, that possibly most OF the house
holders in the sections served by the
first stations have obtained all The
instructions they need ard that the
engineers could be used TO better ad-
vantage in new sections.
The Chaplin street house offers e.
ceptional opportunities for demon
strating the use Of substitutes because
1t contains two well equipped hot-ai'
furnaces. Thus lar the demonstrators
have been unable TO show how soft
coal and coke will burn III hot.aiI
plants. Now, with Two furnaces in
the same cellar. efforts VIII be made
to burn coke and bituminouS coal side
by side, so that those who attend may
have two lessons in one visit .
The Chapin street house was oil
tanned through the courtesy Of Stou.
& Fairfax, realtors. The same com
pany first provided a home with /.
hot-air plant on CorCoran street. In
vestigation disclosed however. thai
several t1ueS had been dismantled and
it was necessary to cancel the demon
saration there. The Chaplin street
furnaces have been declared in ex-
ceIlent condition, however. and the
demonstrations will be given from 10
am. to noon, 5 pm. until >, and
pm. until 9.
The other stations-on Georgia
avenue, IN the upper Northeast sec
ton, on Ontario road and in Takoma
Park-wiN remain in operation at the
usual hours tomorrow and remain
open until further notice.
Arrangements have been made to
give a soft-coal demonstration in Hy
attsville at > o'clock Monday after
noon. This will be held at the rectory
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
on Wine avenue. +. l.. Magee, super
Vising engineer of the Washington
demonstrations. will be in charge
The fuel necessary for the occasion is
being donated by the coal dealers serv.
ing HyattSyille.