Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-12
'NiN[ OWNERS QUIZ
] ST; STRIKE ADJUSTERS
win Agree to Commissions De-
oision Only if Replies
Are Suitable
MINERS ACCEPT AUTHORITY
49, ,,o Associated Press


,.to, ~ Ian. 12.-Bituminous
" inors will accept unreservedly
coal ,aision ' made by the President $
any decls,y;n s,,,;ssion in settlement of the
Goa coiliihn.' c.lnhn ,John L. Lewis acting
coal SUI s.tiAoff of the United Mine Work
presidfen,V ,orica, declared at the open
trs Of a.. hlh. Of the first public hearings
Ing touas mission. Mr.. Lewis $ as
Of the mns given in answer to a
Suraillicc nv Chairman Henry N. hoo-
lpsor. ~ brewster, chairman of
A. iPUl scale committee oi tne sI,S 1ISra'uae ra .
inc .Se Ss" central competitive neld, re- re-
u nv 10 the same question ny .no
pyisSon PYLE said he could make no prom
shaIi for ibe operators until tne com
feS fees.ion m had given answers 10 ,ei, ques
mlsslOn nnronounded by the operators.
lions oman R,"p Robinson said the com
OIa,, would take up the questions
ni;siTSr iTS,rnish statement to the oper
ana iu The commission then ADJOURNED
antl tomorrow. .,a.s, c,,ost;ons wore
Anlom7, tho commission award would
yheeennsatl ard binding on both miners
nla, nnr,tors. whether the ccm!nissiofl
and gp, oct mon matters brought up by
WOULD eH a;de AS to its authority to Tx
eltneI "o or down: whetner 1t would
wageS ~ he mower to make retroactive
rOnslIei concerning wages and prices
awsruS, otber in fixing prices to sustain
ana Visions Visions it would consider that the
Us decisto sn made would not hold after
prices 30 tion of the Lever food and
| fuel act, .o;d Tho orestions were
Mr;.tod Mt; p Ito clarity the situation.
tuotIff''tb umIf Tho answers by the. commits
ore nat satisfactory, the opera 81
hon n,;gbt some Of them, be unwil =
lors W. abide by the findings finally
Ing ~ ~ asked the chairman.
well stand ty the decision on an Any
,o;rt we submit to arpitration' MI
Brpwster returned. n .;,,
,nlv accept this decision SO far as II
uS ,ansbes matters you SUBMIT continued
~s aI Shouldn't like to answer that
4 .;,bout a conference with some OF
w ,DT associates here Mr. Brewster
Htsn't il wise TO accept president
urion's letter of instruction to the
,mmitteo nmuOi as outlining its powers fully
s"d v,5,,ss, assume that its members will do as
,nod "~ piece of work as they cam
sskpd Mr., Robinson.
% I'VE assume that, Brewster re.
piled. - ..,.. ,ho r,ho,o lief nj
ono,tons under advisement and make a
tstement 4v,t later" Mr. Robinson said,
onerators asked for the adjourn =
rsnt Of the commission so they might
Fonfer this afternoon.
In onening the commission scs- =
,on Chairman Robinson said that
IrIile members Of the commission /had
Mem on chosen from certain groups. they
rsre not expected to be special plead,
Crs for the groups they represented
sIt is expected" he said, that al
h,ee of them. Mr.. White. although
miner, and MiIrs. .Peaie. although 6
hine operator, and myself as rep,
sspntativc of the general public, shal
work equally for the interests of thu
kubc, miners and operators as bes'
We GO" them. &.
Herbert \. Shcnton has been nance
Executive secretary Of the commission
and Samuel l.. Taylor, dean of thu
8Pittsburgh School of Mining, has beer
lamed technical adviser.