New-York tribune., 1922-02-15

troubles and 1t 10 or particular inter
est at this time in view of the threat
cned general strike In the soft conl
fields. Moreover, it is in line with
recommendations of President IIar-
ding, who fnvors the working out Of
plans for the peaceful settlement Of
industrial disputes.
Basis of Plan for All Industries
Although Senator Kenyon in prepar-
ing this bill confined It to the coal in
dustry, he looks on it as forming the
basis for n general plan for tho pa
cifc adjustment Of industrial disputes
in all basic industries.
The bill Is intended to apply to en-
ployers and employees engaged in the
production Of coal intended Tor intcr-
state commerce or entering into il.
1t provides for board to be known
as the National Coal Mining Board,
80 be composed of nine members
named by the President, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate.
Three are 10 be nominated from list
Of six selected by the United Mine
Workers, three are to represent the
employers and three TO represent the
public. The representatives of the
employers will be nominated from n
list made up by the National Coal
Association and Anthracite Coal
Operators Association.
Under the bill disputes are to be set
tied, as far as possible, in conferences
of the miners and operators them
selves. II any dispute is not decided
in this manner it is to be referred by
the parties TO the dispute TO the labor
board. Decisions Of the board are to
depend upon public sentiment for their
enforcement. A decision is to be given
in sixty days from the tmo the board
has assumed jurisdiction.
The most striking feature of the bill
ia the industrial code proposed for the
mining industry This, Senator Ken
yon holds, will be the guide to the
labor board in it's procedure. The fol-
lowing general principles are laid down
in this code:
!. Coal is public necessity. and in
its production and distribution tho
public interest is predominant.
?. Human standards should be the
constraining influence in fixing the
wages and working conditions Of mine
workers.
s. Capital prudcntly and honestly
invested in the coal industry should
have an adequate return.
a. The right of operators and miners
to organize is recognized and affirmed.
This right shall not be denied, abridged
or interfered with In any manner what
Soever, nor shall coercive measures of
any kind be used by employers or en-
ployees, or by their agents or repre-
sentatves, to compel or to induce en-
ployers or employees to exercise or to
refrain from exercising this right.
3. The right of operators and of
miners to bargain collectively through
epresentatives Of their own choosing
is recognized and affirmed
8. The miners who are not members
Of union have the right to worl. with
out being harnssed b. fellow workmon
who may belong to unions. The mon
who belong to q union have the right
to work without being harassed by cp-
orators. The organizations have a right
to go into non-union fields and by
peaceful methods try to persuade men
t. Join the unions, but they Shnvc no
right to try to induce employees to vio-
late contracts which they have en-
tered into with their employers, and
fhc Or"rstors. an the oiaor ,,anI have
the right by peaceable means to try to
persuade men to refrain IRON Joining
the unions.
T. The right of every unskilled or
common laborer to earn living ware
su'1iclent to maintain normal family
IN health and reasonable comfort, and
to afford All opptrtunity for savings
against unemployment, old age and
other contingencies is hereby declared
and affirmed Above this basic wage
for unskillcd workers. dfferentias in
rates Of pay for other mine workers
shall be established for skill, expert
ence, hazards Of employment and pro
ductive efficiency.
y. Tho right OF women to engage lit
industria. occupations is recognized
and affirmed; their rates OF pay shall
be the same Rs those of male workers
for the same or equivalent service per-
formed; they shall be accorded all the