Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
PRESIDENT.TO STEER
CLEAR CONTROVERSY
IN COAL SITUATION

Swampscott, Mass, Aug. 7-(AP)-
Strong indications were given today
at the summer white house that
President Coolidge does not intend
to become involved for the present In
the anthracite wage controversy.
Efforts to obtain comment on the
situation from the executive failed
and the inference was given that de-
spite the break in negotiations be-
tween operators and miners with ex-
piration Of the present wage scale
less than month away, he still Is
hopeful that an agreement will be
reached without move on the part
of the government. He is of the
opinion that the resolution adjourn
ing the Atlantic City conference sub
ject to call Of the chairman leaves
the way open for further negotia-
tions.
Although it had been expected that
the president would take advantage Of
visit to White Court today by At
torney General Sargent to go over
the hard coal situation which has
proportions. Of most important do
mestic issues confronting the admin
istration. 1t was stated officially that
the possibility of suspension of an
thrac acite had not been mentioned in
their conference.
Further, it was declared that Pres
ident Coolidge had not invited Secre-
tary Hoover to visit him with any
idea of discussing the coal situation
and that he did not expect the COM
merce department to bring up the
subject.
The attorney general stopped off
here for eight hours on his way from
Washington to his Ludlow, VT, home.
it was explained at White Court,
solely to discuss with the president
some prospective appointments OF
federal judges and district attorneys
and several unimportant pardon cas-
eS.
Mr.. Hoover, 1t is stated is coming
here to invite the president to attend
a jubilee celebration in San Francis
co in September-an invitation that
MIR. Coolidge does not believe he will
be able to accept. Mr. Hoover will ar
rive tomorrow morning from Wash
ington and will be a guest at White
Court until he returns to the hospi-
tai to attend a meeting of the debt
commission Monday.
Other cabinet officers, who have not
been here as yet, are expected to ap-
pear during the next few weeks it be-
ing explained that the purpose or
their visit will be to enable them to
discuss routine matters with the
president.
On Monday Director Lord Of the
budget bureau will call at White
Court to discuss with Mr.. Coolidge
the annual budget which he is now
engaged in preparing for submission
to congress in December. When the
president is, in Washington the d.
rector makes a practice Of comforting
with him twice weekly on budget
problems.
The presidents program for next
week has not been determined but ne
is hopeful that he and Mrs. Coolidge
will be able to get away the latter
part of the week for a short visit
with the presidents faher at Ply
mouth, VT.
Callers at White Court today In
addition to newspapermen who had a
conference with the president. were
John Hays Hammond, Jr.. and her
bert Satterlee of New York, who dis
cussed commercial aviation with the
president and arranged to pay him
another visit, A. X. Cohep. a Boston
attorney, and an old friend OF Mr.
Coolidge and Max d. Brill of New
York. chairman of the publicity COM
mittee of the woman's Republican
club there.