Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-11-21 | Page 2 | Replies Sent to Harding on Coal Situation

REPLIES SENT j TO HARDING ON COALjITUATION he? MONIES, la, No 21 Governor Gover-nor W. L Harding of Iowa had r- celved replies from the governors of' seven bituminous eonl producing states I ' today to his suggestion ihat tho ta:( j take concerted action in an effort tO have bituminous coal digging re- 1 sumed. Not enOQgb had replied for Covernor ' Harding to sav whether he would rail ' a conference of goernors, he declareri ', lal noon. State? from which ho had j heard were Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, j J I West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee I 3 jand Pennsylvania j Governor Lowden of Illinois said in j his message: 1 ' Situation becoming serious in hlu I state. Still hope thai auihorirles al Washington will effeel settlement shortly, ir nm will he glad to attend I conference with governors f bdal pro I during states to consider ways and j means for resumption of production. " ' ' Governor fox of Ohio replied: i "Unless there is some adjustment fnon, Rovernmental interference In ! hap.' of operating mine? will be nec- 1 essary. It ought to bo done by federal I authorities, but If mrrgency con- ! tintics much longer th- states must art." ' Governor Black of Kntnrk simph said: Miners of Kentucky gradually return- i ing to work t Governor Cornwall of West Virginia I 1 telegraphed ! '' "Inasmuch as comparatively few ! .i mines in this stat' ate Idle and pro-1 i ductlon of entire sf;itf mui,- than To! '' per cent of normal, no such action as you suggest necessary heir ' Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania ' wired: 1 "Conditions here not so critical as !' JTOU describe. Large proportion of 4 our miners now working 1 would hesitate before I would rnako scale 1 what you suggest Might complicate 4 situation in Washington conference j T and possibly work harm " Jl