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Show y li; . TEE SUN. PRICE, PAGE TWO U TAH- -E VERT FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1825- - Dal-ryrnpl- CH UTAH OPERATORS RESENT THE ATTITUDE BUREAUCRATS OF NUMEROUS beIfame commissioner, in an address fore the Exchange elub at Salt Lake City last Friday that federal bureaucratic control of state rights was spreading was furnished Saturday in an examination of a file of correspondence of the state industrial conuuis-jio- n which showed that the operations coal mining interests of the the qi Country come under control of the bureau of mines. Tbe file of correspondence shows that under date of November 13th, last, T. T. Reid, safety service director of the detriment of the interior of the bureau of mines, wrote to Bert W. Dyer of tbe United States bureau with offices up at Zion, that it was proiosed to call a conference of the governors of coal producing states to adopt a general program for the operation of the mines in the atates and that Uov. Charles 11. of Utah was to present the program for adoption. According to l he letter it was proposed to ask llu-be- y t Coolidge to summon the The epistle further stated that Reid had just prepared a letter to be signed by the secretary of the interior to be sent to 1'rvi.idonl Coolidge, and a copy of this latter document .n given to Dyer. The latter Idler, it: coiit.-r-ence- part, reads: Agenda . Is Announced. In response to the request in your letter of November 10th there u transmitted herewith the agenda fur the conference of governors of coal producing states. A. indicated in the agenda it is expected that the governor of Utah will present at the conference a definite program of general principles as a guide to action in the individual state. This program rep- resents one that has already received the adherence of the operators and coal miners in the state of Utah, and informal conversation with Governor llabey indicates that ho will come prepared to present it so that the conference may hove a clear line of action before it, and not waste time in The .late inspector of discussion. Colorada, who is at the same time the , president of the Coal Mine Inspector Institute of Auierieu, will be prepared to submit a definite plan to the techmentioned in the nical agenda. I have not suggested that representative of coni producing companies lie includ'd as delegate to the Conference, because it is believed that their inclusion a such would lead to protracted diaeuwsion and would probably result in failure to take effective action.. it is considered that Hereabout i an insult to the roal operators, who, according to the letter, state that if the bureau of mines had its option they would not be allowed to ojerate theirown properties the way they wanted to do. In other words, it said that the government, through was , J ( bureau, proposed to take over the ? V without paying Y?vrptaing of the mineswas stated that nt therefor. It igee w'v,'v'' ia attitude of the bureau would countenanced by any other sr. lever industry and tbe ojierators did not intend to allow such bureaucratic con-- I to ensue. this WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6. Governors of the twenty-fou- r coal producing states were asked today by Secretary Work to designate the earliest date they can attend the conference here on mine safety recently suggested by President Coolidge, Tentative arrangements have been made to hold the conference the week commencing January 26th. They are expected to bring along such state officials as they may desire. The plan which it wa proposed to subur; to the conference and possibly adept i similar to the regulation piuiuulgated regarding the oeration uU 1. ah coal mine following the disaster at Castle Gate lost March. In erring to the conference, which it was hoped President Coolidge would call, &u Associated Dress disimtch The program for the confersays : ence, to which about ten state having extensive coal mine will lie. invited t send representatives, ha been completed by the department of interior Slid its bureau of mines. It is asserted that tlie regulations as promulgated by the state industrial commission were drawn up by the federal bureau of mine. This alleged bureaucratic influence in state affairs, which has been denounced by Commissioner Madsen and others, will spread and the states will be at the mercy of control at Washington, it is charged, unless step are taken to prevent the expenditure of a vast amount of money at tbe exywnse of the people by the maintenance of an enlarged federal bureau and the duplication of work executed by state officers and t pared for the next session of the legislature. It follows along the lines laid down in the strict Utah state mining code adopted in that state after the Castle Gate mine blast. Too Hack Legislation. The plan which wa to be submitted at the proposed meeting of governor was also along the same lines laid dovfe in tbs Utah regulations: The operators declare tliat there is too much legislation already and that they will be legislated out of their properties if conditions such as are laid bare liere are allowed to prevail. They further reiterate that any plans that they, themselves, adopt in with their workmen, will bq of greater benefit and offer more protection to tbe miners and be of greater welfare to the publie than any legislative restrictions which might be advanced in which neither they or the miners w ill tie allowed a voice. JameS A. Emery, counel for the National Manufacturers association, who was a visitor to Salt Lake City almut a year ago, in an address before the SinokcK-s- Coal Operators association at Washington, D. C., Deqpni-he- r : NEW VEAR During the coming year you can add to your prosperity by using Utah's mosteconomical coals Castle Gate and Clear Creek. And you will add to your comfort and enjoyment of life at the same time, because these coals are hot, clean and freeburning with a minimum of ash and soot. 1 . 17th, said while some producers should talk less about their rights and think more of their obligations, there wa less excuse at present tor the intervention of government authority in the conduct of such. an industry ns coal production than ever before. It is plain, lie declared, tlint the public wonts intervention in tbe territory of business to proceed no further. As a result of tbe apparent widespread effort that lias been and is being made by the bureau of mines to introduce legislation which it issaid neither: the operator or the miners desire, it is announeed that the operators are now organizing with a yjew to resisting bureaucratic control and tbe spreading of such rights would involve a stupendous sum and would be inimical to tbe best interests of the country. The Sun. Birth announcements. Ask Your Dealer UTAH FUEL THREE SPIRITED HATS s. The coal ojierators, it is Hiinted out, do nut desire to hamper any project which aims to provide greater safety for miners. On the contrary, they state they are eager to lebd every assistance in keeqing uci ident at minimum and they also think that they are better enabled to do so, with Ihe of the miners, than through any legislative action. They consider they ran draw np a plan than a group of governors uml that it will give belter satisfaction to the men the most vitally interested the worker who toil in the mines. However, while a conference still remains to le called by President Coolidge, it i understood that the bureau of mines working through state officials and others, prHseH to ask the legislatures in Montana, Colorado and other fifhtea to adopt the plan Governor y was to submit at a conference yet to be called, and write same into the law of their respective state. For instance, tbe Coal Age, in it issue of December 18th, sayar A new coal mining safety code for Colorado i Because posters, including those of bathing beauties on the windshields of automobiles prevent a hundred jwr cent vision of the operator, all owners of autos in New York state are being warned to keep their shields clear. r Continuation of tbe practice of orna- tublwhed eorpg of boy traffic police menting them will cause s suspension to direct travel while the children go to and from them. of licenses. Berkeley, Cala., has installed stop Wlien you get to the end of your signals near its schools and has es- - rape tie a knot in the end and hold on. VVWWVVWWWMMVUWbWVWUWWVVWYVVVWVbWUWWWVttNWUWWVVWUVVVVVWtfr Ma-be- Dlfferent from the predecessors, but how becoming are the new hats for winter. Three romantic types from Spain and other sources are shown hers end the picture tells their ating story. HE WOULD LEAVE SPOTLESS fascin- M UN OF Making Ready ' (4 Ml pi for New Spring Stocks 52 n New Hats of Satin and Felt bear tidings of the next season 'in suprising novelties in shape and trimming. Each model has its own claim to distinction. Our final clearance of winter stock is still going on. All our Hats are included in this big sale Felts, Velvets, Dovetyns in countless close fitting shapes. Hats that are just wondering wLnt good puraise would be served with paying traiisMrtatioii to Washington, D. C to allend a meeting in which they would hare no voiee, but would be able to hear what persons they consider unqualified to determine should projsise in their We may as well give our behalf. mines to the government and be done with it, says one. Accompanying this letter was tlie tentative program for the proposed meeting of the governors. Following - u Vreit3 tatives of the organized crafts of tlie coal mining industry have also not been included for the reason that they cannot well be invited to participate unless a similar invitation is extended to the operator. In other words, Ihe men who work in tbe mines, who could throw intelligent light on wlint conditions should exit and whose safely is a mutter of imrmiioiint importance, are like the men who own the mints not to be included in a d.scussinn of the subject. Intend, governors of states, who have probably never been in a roal mine, are asked by the bureau to sav end dictate how the mine., shall be run. However, the letter m Reprethe next (wragrapli slates: sentatives of the operators, the mine workers and other interested bodies might appropriately lie invited to lie present as guests. Tbe "iterators arc S Salt Lake City Judge Building Represen- the presentation of the plans for regulations to govern the operation of mines by Governor Mabev it was proposed that the plan should then lie referred to a composed of the chairman of the state industrial commissions, state mine inspectors and coal mining engineers of the bureau of mines to report back to the general conference. As in the conference proper, the program did not provide- that any operator or miner should be asked to sit in deliberation upon tbe points enumerated in the plan. Meeting Is Deferred. It was profit'd to call the conference for about last December 4th, but President Coolidge, it is thought, considered that the operators and the miners the men vitally affected-sho- uld be heard and, as a consequence the conference yet remains to be set CO. Is Desired. Workers Are Ignored. The letter continues HAPPY s 1 j i.8i mmmimmmwi e, embodied in a bill which James state mine inspector, has pre- A Hi the thing for immediate wear and models for every occasion in the life of the well dressed woman are radically reduced for final clearance. Abo all winter package goods of Royal Society go at greatly reduced prices in order to clean up for the spring stock. df I, MILLINEH Main Street, Price, Utah. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6. A resolution has been introduced in the lower house of congress by Representative Reid, republican, to bring into the spotlight of a congressional investigation the sochlied whispering campaign long conducted against the late President Wilson. The Reid resolution would authorize an investigation of the charge by Mrs. Mary Alien Turlburt formerly Mrs. Peck in an article appearing in a Chicago magazine that representatives of the reput party' approached her in 1916 with offers of large sums of money for information that might lead to the impeachment of President Wilson. Reid declares the house should not permit to pass unnoticed charges by a responsible person in a responsible publication of attempt to procure impeachments by corrupt means." j m wuu rC$ vwwAAwywvwwwwwwyw; |