Show COAL I IS PRESSED TO AVERT STRIKE Warning Is Issued by President SUGGESTS BUYING Hammond Predicts Short Stopp Stoppage e eBy By HERBERT LITTLE United Press Staff SWAMPSCOTT Mass July 27 A A warning from President CoolIdge CoolIdge Coolidge Cool- Cool Idge to anthracite operators and miners that they can save their ther in industry n n- n from nl by settling their difficulties without a strike was seen here today In a statement statement statement state state- ment Issued by John Hays Hay Ham Ham- mond Hammond chairman of the thi governments government's governments government's gov gov- finding fact commission which Investigated similar anthracite antha- antha cite problems in 1923 advised the public to lay in coal reserves but without hurried buying which would result In high prices Hammond Ham HammOnd mond has held several conferences with President Coolidge at the summer White House on tim the sub sub- sub sub- j ct President Coolidge Is prepared to in Intervene If It necessary Hammond Hammon said but the executive believes the disagreement over over wage and working working work work- ing conditions should be settled within the thc industry If a strike should come aft after r August August Au Au- gust 31 31 when the miners' miners contract with the operators operator's expires it will willbe willbe willbe be of short duration Hammond predicted because e a long drawn out stoppage or operations or-operations would be ruinous to to the Industry |