Show v I This Week In Washington D. D C. C V Washington D. D C. C From N S From what little information is released about it the three power conference conference conference confer confer- ence in Russia seems to be doing doing- a great deal towards cementing relations relations relations rela rela- between Russia Great Britain Brit Brt ain and the United States But there Is little doubt that the Russians Russians Rus Rus- feel they have played the lead lend role in the war so far tar the head role at the peace table unless we do considerably more than we have done so far While the talks in Russia were proceeding government govern ineat officials hero here realized that time the Russians were the news from this country with greater interest than usual usual usual- considerable considerable considerable consider consider- and there was therefore able hero here over the tho th senates delay in agreeing to commit commit com corn mit this nation to join with free and nations in the establishment establishment and maintenance of ot International international international inter Inter- national authority with power to prevent It was realized realized real real- by all at the R Russian confer confer- once that tho time statements of ou our conferees on postwar arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments were rather meaningless until until until un un- til tho the senate had clearly stated how far this country countr wo would ld go in sharing international ties It was to the atI of at I Washington officials and our conferees conferees conferees con con- In Russia when discussions of new new fronts and increased sed suPplies sup sut supplies plies pIles were tvr tere ere bens beng carried on for forI forthe forthe to tp bo be centered centered cen cen- I the news in our country I on new strikes and and threats ats of strikes in essential industries rl Although the railroad employees who are seeking higher wages are doing so in an orderly fashion tho the possibility of a paralysis paralysis paral paral- wartime transportation nu nu- ysis of is less these demands are arc met frightening to contemplate Even Evena a short up tie-up of ot the railroads could interrupt the time steady flow of vital supplies to our at tho the front production in thou- thou It could stop Continued on Last Page Pago This Week In I n Lan f Washington La I. V V sands l' l of war plan plants and i it t c could uld seriously sel interfere I with the food supply of both soldiers and civilians civilians civilian's civilians civil civil- ians ian's in our country H. H Almost equally dangerous would be any further major interruption in th the production of coal which has be been n threatened ever over s since nce the government turned the tho mines back to tor rr private operators Even without without with with- ou out out- coal strikes there will be a areal areal areal real shortage of or coal this wInter bU butt buts Lany any further major stoppage in production pi pl would be a catastrophe Th Thousands of tons of coal were lost Ii to gar war Yar production factories by by the strikes in Alabama Viewing this and other threats of coal strikes as asI even cven more dangerous than the I strikes last spring Charles E. E Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son acting chairman of the war PT production board said Surely no American wants to toBee toBee tor r Bee see our steel plants closed down for lack of coal or want to see our shipyards idle or want to see munitions munitions munitions mu mu- held up that are needed forthe for forthe forthe the fighting men overseas But that that may well happen if the coal si situation sI- sI I to is not solved and solved solver promptly It Is a key problem that concerns Americans right now It is expected that both the coal situation and the railroad difficulties difficulties tI ties s can only be settled by the go goir- goir giving in and granting wage increases Particularly in th the tho coal situation past experience has shown that the miners will carryout carry carryout carryout out a strike without considering its its effect on war production unless they ey get what they want want and and there i Is no law at present which can stop top a strike The present anti- anti antis s 6 rake ike law can be invoked only w ien wen the the government takes over the tho mines and operates t them em as government property But to do any permanent good under this i ilaw I law W it would mean that the govern government men ment t would have to take over them the m mines nes for the duration |