Show GO COAL L SHORTAGE P ROBE PROBE ORDERED PRES COOLIDGE TAKES TAKES' HAND IN EASTERN COAL COAt SITUATION DEMANDS FACTS Pinch Of Strike la Is Being Felt And With Coming Of Winter Ways Way And Means Mean Of Warmth Must Mut Be BI BIt t Found und Washington Moved Moved by reports ofa of ot ota ofa a s serious coal shortage resulting from the prolonged strike President Coolidge Cool Cool- Idge has ordered an Independent investigation in to determine for his own satisfaction the amount of hard coal a available lIable In the northern states New York and the New England states especially are beginning to feel the pinch of the strike Complaints ar are arenow now b being received in Washing Washington ton from some some of the midwestern states which are said to suffer for the first time the scarcity of hard coal The strike has entered its ninth week without sign of settlement and without activity by a government which asserts that Its hands are tied tlell by lack of authority in law President Coolidge has received from numerous sources the assurance that the hard coal supplies were so soi i abundant that the public would be unembarrassed at least during the first four tour months of cold weather and that the operators and miners would bear the suffering Buffering of the strike alone Those optimistic reports came during the warmth of ot summer The pros president dent was advised that in the longrun long longrun longrun run it would be best for tor the country to permit the operators and the minera miners min min- ers era to hammer each others other's heads off oft Now that the tho first wintry blasts lave l brought r reports of suffering Buffering for tor lack of coal President Coolidge is reported to have discounted some of the earlier advice and to have started started start start- ed cd out out to ascertain for tor himself the exact condition of the coal coal stores stores Agents of th the department of commerce commerce com com- merce are reported to be assembling the facts acts Personal friends In whom the president has complete confidence are at work obtaining the information for his guidance also The presidents president's Immediate advisers assert that a dilatory congress is responsible re reo re- re for the failure to clothe him with power to deal aggressively with the strike The report of ot the United States coal commission with Its Us numerous numerous numerous nu nu- recommendations to meet the present emergency was made mad 0 three years ago but remains as asa asa asa a p public d document v y In his first message message to to nearly two years ago ago President Coolidge Cool Cool- idge urged that he be equipped with permanent power to appoint a a commission commission commis commis- sion slon In any such crisis crisis' and to equip the commission with power to conch concil late the troubles existing s between miners and operators He lie wanted a commission with power to Investigate any prolonged strike and to place the blame upon the side responsible for tor I the continuance He lIe also urged In that message favorable consideration of the coal commissions commission's recommendations to permit the national government government govern govern- ment to provide an equal distribution of ot available coal among the states In the event of ot a strike and to establish agencies which might purchase and store coal against future strikes In his message to the Incoming congress congress con con- gress President Coolidge Is expected to renew all his past lions |