Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-01
Unlimited Shipments to North
west Modified So Big War
Plants May Have Larger
Supply of Fuel,
PENALTY CLAUSES
TO REGULATE MINING
When Strikes Are Called by
Unions or LoCkouts Enforced
by Operators Fines viii Be
Assessed.
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiz,

" "dSnluSlOH, OCI. ol,--lmmeQlate
relief from the coal shortage in the
east was promised today by the fuel
administration which will issue an
order tomorrow modifying the ar
| rangement under which shipments ia
the northwest have been given pref.
erence over all other movements. Pri-
ority order will be suspended in 4
number of mining districts particular
ly in Pennsylvania to release both
bituminous and anthracite coal for
munitions plants and domestic con-
sumers in the larger cities along the
Atlantic seaboard.
Ample Supply Assured.
This, il is said will assure an ample
supply of fuel to the big steel produc-
ing and ship building plants and will
Boston to obtain all the anthracite
they need.
At present most of the coal mined
in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ken
lucky, Ohio and Indiana is going to
lake ports for trans-shipment to the
northwest and to Canada, This move
ment has been so great that the north
west is In position to have the sup
ply cut down.
A plan to apply penalty provisions
to non-union mining districts to pre-
vent strikes and lockouts was an
{fSdnced tooay by the fuel adInin!stra-
ton after conferences with leading
producers.
Penalty Clause Compulsory.
President Wilson's order of Monday
raising coal prices as cents a ton
throughout the country carried a pro-
vision denying the increase to districts
falling to adopt the penalty system.
Producers in non-union districts
pointed out that they had no author
ity to enforce penalties against unor-
ganzed miners.
The fuel administration oyercame
the difficulty by directing that opera
tors in non-union districts collect
fines II strikes are called and turn the
money over to the government for use
by the Red Cross. If miners are
locked out without cause the fuel ad!
ministration will fine the operators,
donating the money to the Red Cross.
Labor Appears Satisfied.
Operators and miners of the south
west who failed to reach an acceptable
agreement as to penalty clause in the
new wage contract were called to
Washington today by the fuel admin
istrator for a conference Friday. I'm
less a penalty clause satisfactory to
Dr. Garfield Is adopted coal price in
creases will be withheld in the south
west
"Other union districts in the diff
ferent parts of the country" said DR..
Garfield today, "are submitting their
penalty clauses to the fuel admins
traitor for approval. There is no in
dication of any disturbance in the
labor conditions in the application OF
visions are agreed to. Illinois. Indi-
ana and Ohio. in which considerable
unrest existed, have been Strengthened
out and the miners are giving full
service in the mines"
Investigation of thousands of com :
plants of violations by operators and
dealers of coal price regulations has
been started by the fuel administra-
tion's legal staff. Information gath
cred will be turned over to the depart
ment of justice for prosecution of the
offenders. Examples. it was limited
today, may be made of a number OF
the larger offending producers and
distributors.