New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-22

the property is. or who made the re- |
quest.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,
called on Mr. Harding and Secretary
Hoover TO take up with them the New
England coal situation. His purpose
was 20 impress on them that New Eng
land must have coal early this fall or
there will be serious loss and suffering
later. The Senator was definitely as
sured tha, New England would be taken
care Of.
Senator King Of Utah introduced in
the Senate a resolution providing for
commission 20 settle the coal strike.
The bill calls for a commission OF I'VE
90 be named By the President. This
board would investigate the controversy
between miners and operators, examine
into the question OF proper wages Tor
mining and into related questions, and
IN general 20 into the merits Of the
contention between the two parties. II
would then make a finding Of fact, with
its recommendation as 20 wages, IN
report 10 the President II the Presi-
dent approved the findings he would
proclaim the suggestions OF the COM
mission and recommend settlement OF
the controversy accordingly. The bill
carries an appropriation Of 100000.
Price Boosting To BE Curbed
In line with It's announced intention
20 take speedy action 20 prevent any
price boosting, the Administration,
through Secretary Hoover, has called
q meeting Of the district representa-
t.ves from the producing Virginia,
West Virginia, Tennessee, KENTUCKY
Pennsylvania and Alabama districts for
Monday. While the conference viii
consider also the question Of how 70
effect distribution Of coal 20 the rail-
ways. public utilities, industries pro-
ducing necessities and public institu-
tons. Il will have the immediate pur-
pose Of whipping back into line certain
operators who have recently violated
their price agreements with the gov
eminent. Discussing this point Seere-
tary Hoover said to-day;
"Plans for making the voluntary re-
straint Of profteering effective IN tne
one or two districts which have re-
f,sed ~ cooperate and are now de-
rnandirv $3.50 a ton for coal at the
mine and. further to make IL effective
against the minority Of irresponsible
orerators in the other districts who
have broken away from the agreement
The responsible operators are holding
10 The price. On the other hand some
renickv railway buyers and others are
sending out orders to-day offering 20 AZ
fhe mines. The plan for restraint OF
rriees 10 the Garfield basis threatens
70 break down through the above IN
fuenees.
"pjans have been formulated for CO.
operation Of the Department OF Com
reree and the Interstate commerce
Commission and the Department. OF
Justice By which, with the co-opera,'oif
OF responsible operators the conrIo. "a
price and distribution can De ehec'ou.
The plan is now before the Department
Of Justice for consideration ana u IN
wolves the pooling Of coal IN eaeh uls-
triot snd the distribution Oh cars ulusi
49, antboritv and direction Of the gov
sr,-~enf with the cooperation Of OPP
orators committees"
Union Warns Of New Workers
If inexperienced strike breakers enter
che mines and undertake TO mine coaI
thc public may brace itself for reports
Of accidents and possible disasters, pc.
cause mining is skilled trace tla.
I'm be followed successfully only Dy
abatement issued to-day BY the Ohiteu
Nue Workers Of America.
"Cool mining is ciassed by the gov
err ment and By life insurance com,
renfes as the most hazardous OF al
rcncral occupations" the statement
go land the mine that undertakes
oneretions with strike breakers and IN
exnericnced workmen will find that us
desth toll will be inside the mine ana
not on the outside.
81 oading industrial insurance COM
ranios have found that bituminous
miners have a death rate 81 per cent
above the average for all other m
dusfrial occupations RepresenIaslFo
life insurance companies VIII insure a
miner only II he pays a rate sixteen
wears above his actual age ana taxes
The most expensive form OF pohcy:
"since 1900 there have been AZ least
twelve mining accidents In each OF
which 100 or more mine workers have
boen killed. And hundreds OF other
ACCIDENTS occur each year IN which one
or more miners are Killed, even when
tho mines are filled with experienced
ga skilled workmen What would be
tho toll Of dead and injured II tho
mines were worked with inexperienced
strikcbreakcrsl
"What would the inexperienced man
know about protecting himself agains!
ali n. .he dangers that would surround
him I'm a coal miner In a recent year
ybcn according 70 official reports OF
tho limited states Bureau Of Mines,
tbere was a total Of 3i,053 deaths snd
,niuries IN coal mines, 2.7l9 men were
tiilcd o1O8 were seriously injured ana
- 22s we're slightly injured. This was
about an average year. These aeei-
dents were caused by falls Of roof
focal. rock. etc., falls Of coal, mine
cars and locomotives, gas explosions
and burning gas, coal dust explosions
tlovn out or windy shots, explosives,
suHocation from mine gases. electricity.
animals. mining machines and otvr
maehinery. mine fires, falling down
ehoft or SLOPE. breaking OF cables or
ehNns. overwindine. mine cars and
mine locomotives. boiler explosions and
other causes.
Few Victims Recover
avery few recover from the injuries
received IN an explosion. Each year
thousands Of miners are caught by
falls OF roofs and coal. and hundreds
arc killed or crippled for life,' said a
bulletin entitled Accidents From Falls
OF Roof and Coal issued by the United
States Bureau Of Mines. The green
workman would be completely at the
mercy Of falling roof and coal.
Other hundreds are killed each year
b. mine gases. such as choke damp,
black damp. FIRE damp, stink damp and
after damp. against which the mex
tericnced man would be helpless.