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Show PRESIDENT TO SET FORTH HIS ; LABOR POLICY Governors of Coal Mining States Will Hear Direct From Harding TOPIC AT CABINET Government Considers Rail and Fuel Complication Grows Serious WASHINGTON, June 18 President Presi-dent Harding late today w 111 send J Simultaneously telewrams directing the operators of all bituminous mines shut down because of strike ooadl-tlons ooadl-tlons to resume operation at once and requesting the governors of thoso states In which the mines operate to furnish such military protoctlon as may be needed. If state troopf find It Impossible to cope with tho situation, situ-ation, federal troops, It was understood, under-stood, may eventually bo employed. Plana for such action by the president presi-dent were understood to have re-celved re-celved the- unanimous support of cho cabinet at today's meeting of that bodj at which the Industrial situa-llon situa-llon was discussed In all Its ramlfl-catlont ramlfl-catlont the advices to the mine operators op-erators and the goernors will point out th imuoratlve necessity for early reauTqptldn ot ho mining industry in i he interest of tho public and w-lll also briefly urge that orderly procedure pro-cedure be observed In the execution of the plan. The forecast of the president's proposed pro-posed action was supported later by Secretary Weeks who Indicated that governors of the coal producing states would be asked to exert their full powers to protect tho operation of coal mines. Whore states were unable or unwilling to provide pro-teotlon pro-teotlon federal forces would be employed, em-ployed, ho said. MAY CALL C7UARD. It was made plain at tho war department de-partment that the national guard would be employed by the federal government to maintain order if the available regulars were of Insufficient numbers or If governors refused to call out the guard themselves. National Na-tional gvfard troops old be used. It was added. In other Uaan fTielp own states and In effect the government has at Its disposal not only the regular regu-lar army, but the full strength of tho I national guard. Tho message will be directed particularly par-ticularly to the chief executives of the coal producing states, where he government gov-ernment considers the complications In the coal and rail matters have bt-come bt-come most seiiom Following failure of the coal operators oper-ators Monday to ngree on acceptance of the president strike settlement Mk I Harding abandoned his efforts to bring about immediate peace in the coal industry in-dustry i invite you to return to your mine properties and resume operutlons," ho jaald. With this significant statement th- president concluded a conference with the coal operators In which they Informed him of their differences over agreeing specifically to his settlement plan This sentence. It was pointed out. could have but one meaning that Mr. Harding Intl nds to furnish federal troops for Ihe protection of the op-1 orators who are able to reopen their mines with non-union labor If this drastic step falls to produce the coali necessarj to tho national welfare, it Is undorstood that the president will not hesitate to proceed to the execu-tlon execu-tlon of his original threat to . izi th' j mines and operate thorn pending a settlement Coal operators who remained in Washington todav canvassed the strike situation carefully to determine pros-j pects for resuming production It was clear that managers of mlnos In Pennsylvania expected that attempts to open suspended operations would be successful. In Southern Ohio, also, executives of largo mining concoru said, strong hopes were held of sue- j cessfully openjjag at least a percent age of tho pits. APPROVAL VOICED. Southern ( 'hlo coal operators' asso-elation asso-elation today tiled a memorial at the White House declaring themselves; "willing to continue the sacrifice and comply with, your request and use ev-ary ev-ary possible effort to open their mines for the resumption of production asl speedily as conditions will permit." The memorial particularly voiced J approval of tho presidents assertion "that these actions on tho part of tho I workmen and on the part of employer does not measure In Importance wPh; that of public welfare and national so- ' curlty." i Tho Interpretation to be placed upon up-on President Harding's Injunction for opening the minus was still a matter I of discussion in official circles Opera- tors in part wore inclined to ask tho I federal government for some assurance 1 of protection for their property |
