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Show TAKING OVER I l RAILWAY AND MINES LOOMS Question Discussed at Con-' ference With President Harding at Capitol WAIT FOR FEW DAYS 'Administration to Give Roads Little More Time to Mend Affairs WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. 1 By The Associated Press), Federal operation of anthracite coal mines and some of the railroads was considered at a White Houpe conference Friday be-iween be-iween President llardlns and Chairman Chair-man Cummins, of the senate interstate cemmerce committee, and Attorneyj General Daugherty. Senator Cummins said after the conference con-ference that the anthracite operators and minere would be gben one more opportunity to settle their differences. "If there li,n't 11 settlement In a few' days," be said, I will introduce a bill' authorising the government to opcratpj I the mines. " I Llaewlse, he s-tid. the railroads I would 1 ic gien a "reasonable" tune In which to demonstrate their ab.l.t t. furnish adequate service and inr. tho.to unable to do so would be tak.n I over. I 1 -Senator Cunimlns expressed confidence confi-dence that legislation for both pur-j poseS could be rushed through con-1 Igresa without deia. it was Indicated 'that consideration of these rUcjB would Inot . P' ra e to' interiru wnhthe pro-i posed legislation now pending and de-j Eltrn-d to curb profiteering In coal. The White House conference follow- cd suivcy ui the wholo hltuatlon at, the regular cabinet meeting and thej ti rml nation, without result, of the con-lerence con-lerence at New York between railroad 'executives and union officials. It was stated that the conference would be resumed today. I Befoic the conference the ground 'work had been laid through adm.nls-I adm.nls-I trillion ov ertures for a further inci ting t-ing between the parties to tha anihra-cite anihra-cite dispute, to be h-!d ni-.i week at some point in fennsyU a ala. It waa indicated that certain proposals would be made which it was hoped would I bring about an adjustment or the dif-flcuity dif-flcuity which resrupted one session at Philadelphia earlier th.s week: While no detailed explanation was siven as to how the govs nment would operate anthracite minis in the even! of their seizure i was Indicated that tin first step would bo to fix a wage scale and then request or direct the, jmlners to return l work. Coal mined, it was stated, would be marketed through the regular commercial chan-Inels. chan-Inels. the government taking sUp, to (prevent possible profiteering. I I The bituminous situation did not 'enter Into th? discussion, the conference confer-ence agreeing that this Industry grad-uallv grad-uallv was gelling back to normal. The ability of the roads to move coal from the mines. In the view of officials, constitutes an important element In this connection, however, and may prove a determining factor as 10 the necessity for federal operation of carriers. |