Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-10-28 | Page 11 | Mondell Supports President's Position in Coal Dispute

M ON DELL SUPPORTS PRESIDENTS POSITION IN . COAL DISPUTE WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Applause from both Democrats an-d Republicans greeted an :a nnouncement in the house by Republican Leader Mondell that he "most thoroughly and most heartily" endorsed en-dorsed President Wilson's sta tement regarding re-garding the strike. The announcement was prompted by an inquiry of Representative Represen-tative A swell. Df mocra t, Lou ism ria. Mr. Mondell sought, to have the president's i statement printed in the Congressional Record, but Mr. Aswell objected. The genera. 1 ind us t ria 1 situation was the subject of the prayer in the house by the chaplain, tlie Rev. Henry N. Couden., "We are threatened." said the chaplain, "with a crisis which defies our government govern-ment and would overthrow its sacred in-' stitutions, inaugurated by a few hundred thousand people, and bring about untold misery, sorrow, grief and even death to i tlie one hundred and ten millions in- vo'.ved in an unwarranted dispute be- J tween labor and capital. "interpose, we beseech Thee, with all the strength of Thy holy influence, and so move the minds and hearts of those engaged in the contest, that law and order or-der may obtain and peace and happiness reign in our midst." Represen t:i t i ve Jones, Texas. and ; Woods. Virginia, urged support of (he administration. ad-ministration. Reports on wages received by some non-union miners in West Yirginia Yir-ginia were read by Woods, who said that alter the miners had paid rent and other fixed expenses t heir net wages ranged from SUH) to ? 1 1 7 a month.