Evening star., 1922-08-15
NATION WIDE SOFT COAL STRIKE ENDED

CLEVELAND, August I5-An agreement ending in part
the soft coal strike been effect since April last
unanimously approved by operators Joint
conference here at $40 pm today Signing of agree
ment commenced Immediately.
The text of the agreement, in part, is follows:
One-Al mines of operators represented in this Joint
conference which strike be opened inn
mediatey the execution of supplementary
extending to March 81 1928 the provisions
ditions of the affecting they respect
vey existed on March 3D. 1922 to renewal
tinuation clauses in such contracts.
Two-The participants in this conference agree send
and this conference invites the operators
the United States send representative delegates
producing districts from substantial of operators
which delegates shall far possible be of
the bumnous coal industry of the United States such dele
gates to assemble in Joint Cleveland Ohio
tober 2, 1922.
This Joint conference shall appoint committee of equal
numbers of representative operators and miners which
mittee shall formulate method to be followed by the BIZ
luminous coal industry in the negotiation of wage-scae
agreements to become effective April 1923, the
method formulated shall by the committee be reported
the Joint conference to be held January herein
after provided.
Three-The Joint conference converting October 2 shall
further select committee of inquiry the members which
shall be of commanding public reputation
ability and whose shall be approved by Pres-
dent of the United States The duty of this committee shall
be to develop promptly all of the pertinent regard
the industry for the benefit alike of public operators
and the mine workers. Such investigation include every
phase of the industry deemed material by the committee
inquiry and such committee shall be furnished with all n=
formation desired and aided possible by the
operators and miners alike.
In the such joint conference shall fail agree
upon the members of such committee of inquiry
TO- 1922 shall petition the President of United
to appoint the members thereof in his discretion and
of vacancy the President requested by
appointment The cost of such committee of inquiry shall
be paid by the industry one-alf by the operators par
patng in the Joint conference and onehaf by the United
Mine Workers of America.
Such committee after developing all the facts. shall
make such recommendations deem proper and ad-
visable and shall far possible embody these
daons in report to be submitted to the Joint conference
to be convened January g. 1923 hereinafter provided
In order to reach final and proper determination of the
controversy in the btumnos coal industry for the benefit
of the miners and operators and the public WE'LL the fol-
lowing principal points presented for consideration by
the committee of inquiry.
(A) The rate in district shall far
able be properly competitive within the mining industry and
shall at the time be fully compensatory the miners
being sufficient to afford only living wage but also to
allow reasonable opportunity for accumuIating savings
NEW YORK, August disagreement between operators
and miners Cleveland will result in general acceptance
of their throughout the coal mining industry and
end of the strike notwithstanding relatively
small representation of operators the Cleveland confer
officials of the national coal association declared
today.