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Show ! 1 PRESIDENT IS TO ACT. A report comes from Washington l hat President Harding, following the example of President Roosevelt in i 1902, is preparing to take drastic action ac-tion in the coal and railroad strike. He may force action in the mines and I on the railroads A Washington special dispatch conveys con-veys thla information. The president will announce, probably within a week, the appointment ap-pointment of a coal commission. It will be representative of the public and delve into every feature feat-ure of the present controversy and Into fundamental conditions in the mining industry I Men will be asked to return to j wprk, pending the findings of the commission. Should violence develop in the meantime, or 6hould one or both sides refuse to budge, then the president would Htep in through a receivership process and assume active direction of the properties. He holds that their failure to function threatens the nations! welfare and he would operate them to avoid a widespread famine fam-ine of coal, food and other neces-cities. neces-cities. The country will be back of Pre.M- ii dent Harding in his determination to I gel coal to the public and keep up I transportation If he can accomplish j his purpose, without prejudice to elth- bk side to the labor conflict, he wlU be entitled to unstinted praise. |