The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-09

WaSQiuSLOn, u. - MAY o. Hc
tribunal created in the proposed
Kenyon bill to regulate labor af-
fairs in the coal industry is pat
termed closely after the railroad la
Dor board, established by the law
which returned the transportation
systems of the country to private
operation. 1t is designated as the
| National Coal Mining Board" and
! is to be composed of nine members.
Three members, constituting the
| labor group and representing the
coal miners, are to be appointed by
the president of the United States
and shall be selected from men
proposed by the United Mine
Workers of America. Not less than
six nominations shall be made by
the union. Three members of the
board shall constitute the man
agement group, representing the
coal operators, and they shall be
chosen from not less than six nom
inees proposed to the president by
the National Coal association and
the Anthracite Coal Operators as
ISOLATION. AS the bituminous
branch of the industry is much
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sumed that the bituminous oper-
ators will name two of the three
employer members of the board,
but there is no provision to that
effect in the bill.
The third division of three
members of the board will consti-
tute the public group, representing
the public interest in the great
fuel industry. and they will be
chosen by the president entirely on
his own initiative. All appoint
ments to places on the board must
be confirmed by the United States
senate.
If either the employees or en-
ployers fail to make nominations
and offer nominees within 80 days
after the passage of the bill in |
case of any original appointment to
the office of member of the labor |
board. or in case of a vacancy in !
any such Office, within Is days aft
er such vacancy occurs. then the /
president shall make the appoint
ments on his own motion, but he |
shall select individuals associated |
in interest with the groups they |
are appointed to represent.
Any member of the proposed /
board who during his term of Of
fee is an active member or in the
employ of or holds any Office in
any organization of coal miners or
operators, or owns any stocks or
bonds thereof or is otherwise finan-
cially interested therein, becomes
at once ineligible for further mem
bership on the board, but none of
the members will be required to re-
linquiSh honorary membership in
or his rights to any insurance or
pension or other benefit fund main
tanned by any organization of en-,
ployes or by any operator. i.
Ten Thousand Dollar Men.
The members of the board will i
Draw salaries of $4,000 a year,
which is the same as the pay of the ]
nine members of the railroad labor !
board. The term of Office will be {
i've years after the first appoint
nents have been made.
Coal miners and operators are |
expected to do their utmost to set |
lie their quarrels without appeal
ng to the proposed labor board
section of the Kenyon bill de- {
,lares that it shall be the duty of
10Th operators and their employees i
o exert every reasonable effort I
md adopt every available means to |
void any interruption to the oper- !
Ltfon of any coal mine which might Z
esult as the elimination of a la
NOT dispute. All such disputes I
hall be considered and if possible &
lecided in conferences between
he representatives designated and '
so to confer by the en- t
'loyers and employees directly in
crested. ID
The proposed law thus contem- S
Hates the application of the prin- a
.iple of collective bargaining in b
he creation of unofficial machinery d
which shall adjust minor differ
noes and controversies, but when [
his machinery cannot accomplish c
he desired end, then appeal must a
e taken to the labor board which t
epresents not only the miners and .
perators, but the public as well. b
Three ways are proposed by C
Thich a dispute may be brought
efore the board. First the board | b
hall take jurisdiction in a case v
pom the application of any oper- d
tor or organization of employees Y
hose members are directly inter n
sted in the dispute; second, the s
GARD may proceed upon the writ !,