Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1923, Page 5

ASKS STATES' AI IN COAL PRICE WAR Pinchot Bids Governors to Probe Cost and Plan on Joint Action. By the Assoclated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., September 10— Gov. Pinchot of Peunsylvania today | sent letters to the governors of all| anthracite-consuming states, suggest- ! Ing investigation of methods “to pre- vent gouging” of coal consumers, With a view to a personal conference later concerning joint action. Mr. Pinchot's letter was in line with that which he sent President Coolidge last nicht, suggesting steps be taken by federal and state agencies to safe- guard the public against any increases in coal prices as a result of the 10 per cent wage advance for miners embodied in _the new agreement reached here Saturday night by the ©perators and miners. “As the executive of a state whose People use anthracits coal, your ate tention has doubtless been directed, Dot only to the threatened coal strike and its recent settlement, but also to question as to how the consumer n be pretected from undue and un- nec ry increase in price,” Gov. Finchot wrote the governors. Fair Price Essential. “We were threatened with a coal ghortage because of the need of a fairer wage in a pecullarly hazardous industry. By a slight wage Increase the productfon. of anthracite is now assured for two vears, but we must not stop there. A fair price to con- Bumers is just as essential. ‘udoubtedly certain factors in this' oblem are so entirely local that no action taken outside the state in| Which they occur can influence them. ! There are other matters, however, | upon which joint action of the gov- | ernors of the anthracite-using states; Tiould be useful in preventing extor- | on.” i Aocordingly, the governor satd he! Was writlng to say that he is “caus- ing a careful investigation to be made fn" Pennsylvania of the means or methods of any and every kind which could be used to preventgouging of | the consumer,” and to suggest a! eimilar examination in each of the etates, “If it has not already been made,” with a_view to personal con-| ference concerning joint action later | "I venture io make tns suggestion ! because, as governor of the only an- te-producing state, a special re- | ibility rests upon me in this| " the letter added. H four-point plan fqr adjustment | ©of the differences between anthracite | operators and union miners formed the basis of the proposed mew two-| year contract agreed upon by mem-| bers of the operators’ policy commit- | tec and of officlals of the miners' union. He took up the price problem fn a letter last night to President| Coolidge, in which he suggested fed- e and state actlon toward read I Justment of freight rates on anthra- eite and announced his own purpose | of calling upon ‘the governors of all| anthracite-consuming states to inwvi tigate profits of dealers in coal wholesalers, brokers, jobbers and re- tallers. H Governer's Statement. In his letter to the President, Gov. Pinchot declared the total “legiti- mate” increase in the cost of coal| under the settlement terms woul i be about sixty cents a ton. Of this be sald not less than ten cents ehould be taken up by all the oper- It ators, many .of whom, he declared, could absorb the/ entire sixty cents increase and still make abundant profits. “In fairness” he wrote, “the re- mainder of tae 60 cents should never mer,” but he added, ‘and probably much will be exacted uniess public action is taken'to prevent jt. Suggests Action by L C. C. He suggested the Intersta merce Commission take up- cite transportation rates with a view to_their readjustment, and announced his intention of asking the -Penn- sylvania Public Service Commission to consider the , reasonableness of retes within the state. He suggested that -the findings of the United States Coal Commission upon costs and profits in mining and distribution be made public as soon as possible. Reopening of the mines now is dependent only upon ratification by a tri-district convention of union miners in the athracite region. The conventlon has been called for Sep- tember 17, tn Scranten. Text of Letter. The governor's letter to Mr. Cool- i:lbgu follow “De: Now that the danger of a strike in the anthracite fleld. is disposed of for two years, I would ltke not only to thank you again for your tele- gram of congratulation, but to ex- Press my very great appreciation of your public approval of the terms of settlement which I suggested, and of the vefy valuable information which was supplied to me by the United States Coal Commission at your direc- on, “Both miners and operators deserve great credit for their courtesy, their readiness to gonsider each other's points of view, and thelr patient will- ingness to stay on the job. I em- phasize the latter particularly be- cause 1 doubt if any of them had the slightest expectation when they came to “Harrisburg that the negotiations, would last more than a day or two or that the strike would be settled. Effect on Price. “A supply of anthracite to the con. sumer for the next two winters hav ing thus been assured, the next ques tion is that of price. *The total legiti mate increase in the cost of coal un- der the terms of the settlement is about 60 cents per’ ton. . Of this amount not less than 10 cents should properly be taken up by the oper- ators, many of whom could absorb the whole of ‘the 60-cent increase and still make abundant profits. “In fairness the remainder of the 60 cents should never reach the consumer. It is certain, however, that this amount, and probably much more, will be exacted from consumers, unless public action is taken to pre- vent it. Accordingly, since you were good enough to indicate that sug- gestions from me concerning anthra- cite would not be unwelcome, I am writ- ing to suggest that real advantage to | the public would result if the Inter- state Commerce Commission would ake up and consider anew the rhtes charged for )the transportation of anthracite coal, with a view to re- ducing them if justification for such reduction should be found. Rates on Anthracite. “On my part, I prospose to ask the Pennsylvania public service commis- sion to consider anew the reasonable- ness of all freight rates on anthracite within the borders of Pennsylvania, “I realize that the action of the national and State bodies having au- thority over freight rates on anthra- ite coal cannot alone solve the prob- lem of fair cost to the consumer. Other factors also have weight, such as efficlency in operating the mines and reasonable profits in distribution. t would greatly assist the public in reaching sound judgments in_these matters if the findings of the United States Coal Commission on profits and |costs in mine operations and in whole- sale and retail distribution were made public in great detail at the earliest possible moment. This information will be of the greatest use to me as to others In making plans to protect the public interests. Profits of Dealers. The margins and profits of whole- salers, brokers, jobbers and retailers are mainly local matters which must be dealt with ag such. ¥, ® Y Bl Yih e ASeRns MRS, KATE CLAGGETT, that 1 am prev“lnc :: ‘nl'tk‘uu t:- al inme | LEGION HEAD, DIES i3 1ikely Ton rllT cesiise us fThy g 1 ‘Former Leader and Organizer of é?fz:');a 'geunbmty of renderiing at the : : . a ssible moment w uooum] Drotection can be providea. for the| Jacob Jones Post i bs to Short Illness' Here, consumer against any undue un- necessary Increase in the cost of coal. “Since the public is desply and prop: erly an interested party in this ma ter, and since public opinlon will ha so.large an influence in gecuring jus tice, I have taken ‘the liberty of mak- ing 'this letter public in the confident bellef that I shall have your approval in doing so. “With renewed apprecfation of your {courtesy in this whole matter,” be- lieve ng jai ncerely your: “GIFFORD PINCHOT.” LEWIS IS GRATIFIED. that the mining o to be reaumed before the 20t + Mrs. Kate A. M. Clagett, past com- manderof - Jacob- Jon lcan Legion, of this city, the leading spirits in the organization of that body, died yesterday at the Emergency Hospital following an ill- ness of only four days. A public fu- neral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from St. James' Church, Sth street and Massachusetts avenue southeast. Jacob Jones Post, American Legion, ‘will attend the services at the church and the interment In Rock Creek cemetery where military honors will be pald. Mrs, Clagett was a native of this eity. The family home is at 821 North Carolina avenue southeast. During the world war Mrs. Clagett was an {Union Leader Sees Anthracite Con- tract Among Best Ever Made. PHILADELPHIA, September 10. | President John L. Lewis of the vatied| | Mine “Workers returned to his head- quarters hero yesterday well satisfied |with the wage conference at Harris. | burg, which resulted in a 10 per cent ! increaso for all anthracite mine workers and a_two-year contract. nl !is one of the best contracts the an- I thracite workers have e made, isald the union leader. He expected I the contract would be ratified by the jminers' convention at Scranton, call- ied for September 17. ""In"a formal statement, Mr. x.ewut s | he new agreement spells sub- |l 18tantial progress for the anthracite miners. It does not represent all of (fl their ideals and leaves them still tuffering from many flls, but it is a | vast improvement over the agree- ment that has just expired. Workers' Pollcy Modest. “The mine workers followed a policy of moderation which raflecu‘ —because youlll find these lightful all the year around. their sincere concern for the public interest. The mines will resume operation after the agreement has been ratified by a delegate conven- the mine workers throughout the regio “There s no question but that zhel H tion representative of all per month. ‘There's a Resident Man. ready to aid in your agreement will be regarded by the {mine workers as a- distinct achieve- ment and will be ratified by a pra tically unantmous vote of the con- vention.” The strategy of the coal panies, it was learned, operated to bring an early end to the negotl tions. When Gov. Pinchot made hi peace proposal giving the miners t! 10 per cent increase, the union lead ers expected the operators to flatly refuse it, which would have enabled the miners to do the same in the hope of getting more. ‘Was Conditionally Accepted.” It is sald the operators condition- { ally accepted the governor's proposal on the expectation that the miners ‘would refuve. However, when the Ioperutorl agreed, the mine workers found themselves in the position of either accepting or of having not only the operators to fight, but also the { governor and public sentiment. As the mine operators were not disposed to make the workers suffer by a long suspension, they accepted with con- ditions. MISS NEWBOLD SAFE. Deaconess Returned From Japan Long Before Earthquake. Deaconess Elizabeth G. Newb daughter of Mr. and John M. Newbold of Silver Spring, Md.. who {for the past fifteen vyears has been ongaged in active missionary work {in Japan, is at home on vacation with her parents in Silver Spring. it {was announced today, and escaped Ithe disaster. Numerous communications from anxious friends have been received by Mr. and Mrs. Newbold concerning their daughter's safcty and it was thought that many did not know she had returned. Miss Newbold left |Japan in April and has been at home for about six weeks. com- 1514 K Street ac worker, and in 1921 took the lead in the organisation of Jacob Jones Post of the American Leglon, one of the strong military bodies of ex-service men in this city. She was elected commander- of the post, and after retiring retained an active in- terest in the prom~tion of the inter- ests of all ex-service men. During the world war she served Wwith distinction with the Yeomen F of the United States Navy, and was @ prime factor in looking after the interests of all service men in the gty or passing through to duty over- seas or elsewhere. Mra Clagott is survived by her husband, Reverdy Clagett, two small children and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mc- Intosh, who made their home with er. CHINESE SHIP CAPTYRED BY ARMED PIRATES By the Associated Press. 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