The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-16
TEXT COAL AGREEMENT

Cleveland, Aug. 16.-The textAof the
coal agreement signed Tuesday is as
follows:
One. All mines of operators repre-
scented in this joint conferences which
are now on strike, are to be opened
Immediately upon the execution of
supplementary contracts extending to
March 81, 1928. the terms. provisions
and conditions of the contracts affect
ing such mines as respectively existed
! on March 81, 1922, except as to re-
newal or continuation clauses in such
contracts.
Two. The participants agree to
send, and this conference invites
the bituminous coal operators of
tive delegates from. coal producing
districts or from substantial groups of
operators. which delegates shall be, as
far as possible representatives of the
States, such delegates to assemble in
join conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
October 2. 1922. This joint confer
ence shall appoint a committee of
equal numbers OF representative op-
orators and miners, which committee
will formulate a method to be fol-
lowed by the b.tuminous coal industry
in the negotiation of wage scale
agreements to become effective April
1, 1923, and the method so formulated
the joint conference to be held Janu-
airy 8, 1923. as hereinafter provided.
Three-The joint conference con-
vening october 2 shall further select
a committee of inquiry, the members
of which shall be of commanding pub
lie reputation for character and abiI-
ity, and whose personnel shall be APP
proved by the president of the United
States. The duty of this committee
shall be- ITO develop promptly all of the
y a NJ fa % -
dustry for the benefit alike of the
public, the operators and mine work.
ers. Such investigation shall include
every phase of the industry deemed
and such committee shall be furnished
with all information desired and aided
In every manner possible by the oper-
ators and miners alike.
In the event such joint conference
shall fail to agree upon the members
OF suGh committee OF inquiry by Octo-
Der 10, 1922, it shall petition the
president of the United States to ap-
point the members thereof in his dis
erection and in event of a vacancy the
president is requested to fill the SINE
by appointment. The cost of such
committee of Industry shall be paid
by the industry, one-half by the opera
tors participating in the joint confer
ence and one-half by the U. NJ. w. A.
Such committee after developing all
the facts shall make such recon-
mendations as it may deem proper
and advisable, and shall so far as pos
sible embody these recommendations
in a report to be submitted to the joint
conference to be convened January g.,
1928, as hereinafter provided
In order to reach final and proper
determination of the controversy in
the bftuminous coal industry for the
benefit of the miners and operators
and the public as well, the following
principal points are presented for
consideration by the committee of in
quiry:
(A)-The wage rate in any district
shall as far as reasonable be properly
competitive within the mining industry
and shall at the same time be fully
compensatory to the miners being suf-
ficient to afford not only a. living
wages but also to, allow reasonable OPP
portunitY for accumuIating savfn qs