Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
Signing Breaks Strike
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gates shall as far as possible be rep
rese natives of the bituminous coal
industry of the United States.} such
delegates to assemble in joint confer
ence in Cleveland, Ohio, October 2nd,
1922.
This joint conference shall appoint
committee of equal numbers of
representative operators and miners
which committee shall formulate a
method to be followed by the BIZ
luminous coal industry in the nego-
tiation of wage scale agreements to
become effective April 1st 1923. and
the method so formulated shall by
the committee be reported to the
Joint conference to be held January
), 1923, as hereinafter provided.
3-The joint conference converting
October >. shall further select a COM
mittee of inquiry, the members of
which shall be of commanding pub
lie reputation for character and
ability and whose personnel shall be
approved by the President of tie
United States. The duty of this COM
mittee shall be to develop promptly
all Of the pertinent facts in regard to
the industry for the benefit alike of
the public. the operators and the
mine workers. Each investigation
shall include every phase of industry
deemed material by the committee
of inquiry and such sommittee shall
be furnished with all information de-
sired and aided in every manner pos
sible by the operators and miners
| alike.
In the event such joint conference
| shall fail to agree upon the members
| of such committee of inquiry by
! October 10th. 1922. it shall petition
! the President of the United States
to appoint the members thereof in
| his discretion and in the event of a
vacancy the President is requested
| to fill the same EN appointment. The
cost of such committee Of inquiry
! shall be paid by the industry one
| half by the operators participating IN
the joint conference and one-half by
| the United Mine Workers of America.
] Such committee. after developing
! all the facts. shall make such rec
|
! or and advisable and shall so far as
/ possible embody these recommended
| tons in report to be submitted to
the Joint conference to be convened
| January 3, 1928, as hereinafter pro-
! yided
In order to reach a final and proper
| determination Of the controversy IN
| the hituminous coal industry, for the
| benefit of the miners and operators
| and the public as wcll, tho following
principal points are presented for
F.! consideration by the committee of in
| quiry:
".A-Thn wage rate in any district
| shall. as far as rea sonable. be proper
/ ~ competitive within the mining in
dustry and shall at tho same time he
! fully compensatory to the miners. he
! ing sufficient to afford not only llv-
! ing wage but also to allow reasonable
opportunity for accommodating savings.
| "R-The fragment of a proper
spirit of obligation and responsibility
On the part of all the parties towards
| contractual obligations and the cstab-
| lishmcnt of proper machinery, both To-
cal and national. for prompt dctormi-
| nation and settlement of any points OF
dispute in any local. state or district
contract without reSortng TO strike or
| lockout
"C-The determination Of proper
policy TO encourage efficiency Of opor-
alton not only On the part Of mine
manaEcmcnt in the mechanical opera
| ton of the mines but also on the part
of individual miners in the perform
ancc Of their daily work.
4-The participants Of this confer
ence agree to send, and this conven-
ton invites the btuminous coal Oper-
ators of the United States to send
preventative delegates from coal
producing districts, or from substan-
tial groups OF coal operators, which
/ delegates shall as far as possible be
representatives of the htuminous coal
industry Of the United States. such
delegates to meet in joint conference
January 3, 1928, at such place as may
be designated by the joint conference
held October ., 1922. This joint con-
ference shall receive the report Of the
committee appointed in conformity
with paragraph two and shall finally
demand the method TO be followed
by the participants in the conference
| i'll the negotiation of wage scale
agreements to become effective April
/, 1923.
! To the end that new wage scale
agreements to be effective April !,
1923. shall be determined upon as
I Ia \
1 strikes be thereby avertcd. the meth
Cd of negotiating wage scale agree
ments which shall be determined
upon by said Joint conference shall
| provide that such machinery IS is
| created by it to develop a new wage
scale agreement shall commence to
| function not later than January s.
| 1923 The wage scale agreement con-
| cluded by such machienry shall be
effective April !. 1923. and shall he
in effect during such time as it may
determine.
| New York. Aug. Enlargement be-
tween operators and miners at CleNe-
| land will result in a general accept
ance of their terms throughout the
coal mining industry and nation wide
! end of the strike. notwithstanding the
relatively small representation of op-
| orators at the Cleveland conference.
officials of the National Coal Assoca-
| ton declared here today.
Both the miners and operators held
| separate meetings to ratify the
! agreement before joining in the af-
| ternoon conference where unanimous
approval was voted. to Re followed by