Evening star., 1925-08-09
COOLIDGE DOUBTS
COAL INTERVENTION
Hoover Gives Gist Of PreSi-
dents Views After
Visit.
BY the Associated Press


SWAMSCOTT. Mass. August g
secretary Hoover. coming here today
ostensihly 10 invite President Coolidge
10 jubilee celebration in San Fran
clScco next month. discussed the an
thracife situation with him went over
WIN MIN proposition for commercial
operation Of the \avv's big air shin,
the Los Angeles, and gave him glow
ing report s to business and indus
trial conditions. Later he accompanied
him on the Mayffower to the Boston
navy yard.
Despite announcements at White
Court that the President had no inten-
tlon of talking Ia the Commerce De-
partment head about the hard coal
wage controversy and did not expect
Mr. Hoover 10 bring mp the subject,
they did discuss the situation briefly
Immediately after the cabinet officer
arrived at the Summer White House.
Later Mr.. Hoover made this brief
statement 10 newspa permen:
The Presidents view is that indus
try should settle its own labor reia-
tions nd therefore he is hopeful that
anthracite industry Will find its own
solution of its problems
Mr. Hoover declined To 20 beyond
this statement other than to say that
this also voiced the opinion Of The
cabinet.
The proposal for operation Of ne
Los Angeles was laid before the Pres
ident and Mr.. Hoover by John HAYS
Hammond. jr., young millionaire in
ventor; Herbert Satterlee Of New
York. a son-in-law Of j. +. Morgan,
and Fred :. Hardesty of Washington.
who are interested in a commercial
company which would like To take
over the airship for transportation of
pa ssengers and freight between New
York and Chicago and perhaps cities
ia ther west
The proposal was outlined in a
rather tentative way and il was de-
cided 10 have Mr.. Hoover with Secre-
taries Weeks and Wilbur study the
proposition with a view 10 determin.
ing whether the Government should
accept
Tells Of Recent Trip.
IN his report on business conditions.
Mr.. Hoover gave the President the
benefit Of his ohserva tons on his
recent tranScontineutal trip. Never.
he said. has the United States heen
in such = strong economic condition
with standards nf living 50 high as At
present. There is no consequential
unemployment. although the sitris-
lion in some sections and industries,
noticeahly in textile and anthrs cite.
could stand Improvement
Mr.. Hoover reported that the people
Of the West are vitallv interested in
Development Of their waterways tn
provide food control. irrigat ton and
power development.
He gained the impression from Mr.
Coolidge that II would he impossible
for him 10 accept San FranciSco's in
vitation [" take part in the celehra-
ton.
With reference 10 the anthra cite
situa ton, advisors of the President.
While insisting that a cessation ot
opera tionS September ] would not re-
suit in shortage that would handl-
cap industry or cause extensive SUI
ferins among househ0lderS. foresae
the possibility Of q panic over sup
ply. resulting i'm a pyramidinc Of
prices.
While the Federal Government In
their opinion is pra cticaIIy pcwerlese
10 stop price increases. they believe
that in view of unusually heavy sc-
Cumulated stocks of both anthracite
and httuminous coal. the public could
we'll rest assured that there is no
cause for alarm over supply.
II is pointed out that the Nation
is in much better position TO with
stand A shutdown Of anthracite mines
than during the memorable strike
Of 1928. due ins large measure tn
the increa sed use of bitunlinous coal
and the ability of the hituminous in
dustry TO expand its output quickly.