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Show Iarding directs coal rations SENATORS INFORM PRESIDENT I OF RAILROADS' REFUSAL TO I GIVE IN TO UNIONS' DEMANDS I Cummins Calls Conference to Discuss Possible Legislation for Strike Settlement But An- nounces There Is No Way Through I Law Out of Transportation I Tangle I 0 f WASHINGTON, July 21 (By the Associated Press.) Distri. jf butjon of coal during the strike emergency through a special com- 'mission was understood to be the administration plan to make cer- t tain the fuel necessary to contuiued railroad operation. I The matter was discussed at today's cabinet meeting and later $ was understood that Secretary Hoover, acting for the president, had jp: undertaken the formation of the commission. Formal announcement of the plan was expected before night. 1 Indications were given after the cabinet meeting that the presi- dent and his advisers regarded the industrial situation as serious f: 1 although not without hope. It was stated that the situation m neither the coal fields, nor in the railroad centers was deemed suf- I ficiently serious at the present moment to require use of federal I troops. I WASHINGTON, July 21 (By the Associated Press.) President Presi-dent Harding was said by administration advisers who conferred I with him today to contemplate as his next move in the railroad J strike the summoning to Washington of Chairman Hooper of the J i railroad labor board for a full discussion of the questions at issue I ; between employes and executives. I . I The nrobahilltv of a new move w.ve I reve 'led today after the president had .been Informed by Chairman Cummins end Senators Watson of Indiana and 'Kellogg of Minnesota of the senate in- t tersl ''" commerce crunmiasion that tit0 !k thte, nnclpal points of issue In the strike were restoration of th senior-lty senior-lty and of pension rights of the strlk-'en strlk-'en nnd setting up of a national board lot adjustment as provided ln the trans-portation trans-portation act now in force. I The latter was received as a new factor by the president, who was said Ito have been unadvised that this was a strong point at Issue. Chairm-in I Hooper, it was said, had not informed jt he president that the national board question was prominently Involved, al-Ithough al-Ithough labor leaders have Informed senators that it. whm being pressed as a jl condition precedent to return of tho 'strikers to work On this question the executives were reported to be aduniant. PEACE MORE REMOTE WASHINGTON. July 21. A settle-mcnt settle-mcnt of the strike of the railway shopmen appeared more remote thai ever today, following what was said to be an insistent refusal by railway executives who conferred here with 1 members of the senate interstate com-i com-i .-. e committee to accede to some of the union demands. The position taken by the heads of h ading roads at the suddenly arranged conference Thursday night, said to have been ralred on the Initiative of Senator Cummins, chairman of the senate committee, was viewed hy iho.- participating as making further such efforts at a settlement appear fruit- The meeting Thursday night, whiclt Senator Suramins, In a subsequent statement suld was arranged to dii cusf the possibility of "legislation that would remove the difficulty in tho wai of adjustment" resulted In a full discussion of the points at issuo be" tween the railroads and the strikers. it was said, and the conclusion that no legislation was practicable to do;.l with the situation. HARDING INFORMED. President Har ling was advised today bv Chairman Cummins aud Senator.-. Watson of Indiana, und Kellogg of Minnesota, of the senate interstato commerce commit! t-.o, of the unavaii-Ine unavaii-Ine efforla made by them In the con ference with several leading eastern I railroad executives Thursday night to obtain a basis foe settlement of the The three committee members went to tho "White. House shortly after 3 o'clock and laid before the president the full details of the conference. They declined to discuss their report prior to its presentation to the presi- |