Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-23
MINERS ARE PREPARED
TO ENTER PITS TO-DAY.

Chicago, Aug. 22 (by the AS
sociated Press) Soft coal opera
tors and miners in two more states
made peace today while anthracite
operators and miners representa-
tives' meeting in Philadelphia ad-
journed joint conference subject
to call without reaching an agree
ment.
Illinois and Indiana miners we've
prepared to enter the pits tomor-
row, following the lead of Michi-
gan, Iowa and Wyoming miners
who yesterday concluded agree
ments with operators. Southwest
ern operators and miners were
holding conferences at Kansas
City in an c-rort to bring about a
settlement.
The peace negotiations already
completed caused the department
of labor to estimate the weekly BIZ
luminous coal production at g.
100000 tons within a week.
All the agreements thus far con-
cluded in the bituminous industry
have been based on the settlement
concluded at Cleveland last veel,
between John l.. Lewis. president
of the United Mine Workers of
America, and his associates and
operators from seven states. BY
the term of this agreement the
miners returned to work at the
same wage scale and under the
same working conditions as when
they struck on April first, 144 days
ago. This agreement is to remain
in effect until next March 81. with
provision for a fact finding COM
mission TO investigate the coal in
dustry and selection of sub-com-
mittee Of operators and miners
at jo'nt conference at Cleveland
October to determine methods OF
negotiating future wage scales.
The agreement between Illineis
miners and operators came after
almost continuous conferences
lasting for five days between oper-
ators and miners joint committees
and subcommittee,
Today's agreement merely pro-
vides for continuing present wages
and WORKING conditions until next
March 81, eliminating the clause
providing for negotiations for for
mulating a new contract to begin
when the present one expires, this
clause being supplanted by the
Cleveland plan of negotiation.
President Harrington, of the liz
nois miners union announced IT,
night that every illinois operator
had signed the agreement and said
that all men had been ordered back
to work in this state, predicting
normal production by Monday il
the trains are able to move the coal.
President Kavanaugh, of the
association of the Fifth
and Ninth districts, said mat pro-
1uction in two weeks time would
be sufficient to supply the house
holder. He asserted that one re-
suit of the strike would be the en-
actment of legislation TO prevent
such strikes in the future.
within two weeks production Of
coal will have reacGcd q sufficient
quantity to supply the demand of
he householder" Mr. kavanaugh |
said. II think all reputable opera
.ors will do their duty ard give the |
public a square deal If the price
If coal is fixed by the state fuel
administration or by the federal |
.uel administration it is my honest |
opinion that all operators will abide |
oy that price.
tremendous economic pressure |
vas brought to bear upon us. The |
ederal government, the state, mu-
and industries all clam
,red for a settlement. Railroad |
conditions also played their part III
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