Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-30
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COMMENT AND. SUGGESTIONS
 RI UNITED MINE WORKERS


 Washington, oct ss--A committee representing the Unlted Mine Wotkere of America, has filed with the United States coal commission Investigating the industry report containing com iuant and suggestions. The document, made public today, is signed by Ellis Scsrlcs. editor Of tho unions rnaEaSlne. John Moore, It's legislative rHpresentR- tive and Thomas Kennedy. q Pennsyl- yanial district president of tho organl. mission the unions idea Of how t should conduct It's investigation, aud tho obiectives to be attained.
 Absentee ownership of coal mining areas. the intrusion of proht-talslne iuiddlemen in marketing, regulation of coal production, and the survey uf transportation and storage facilities available for coal distribution, the re- port emphasized, should be investigated by the commission. On a number of subjects about which the commission asked views the committee withheld comment, asking further time for study. but gave assurance that all available information would be presented when called for.
 'The commission, through it's own avenues, should investigate the extent to which absentee ownership prevails in the coal industry" the report said. We believe thie is an evil that has much to do with the strained relations and unfortunate conditions which ex- ist in the industry.
 We believe that the commission should ascertain why 1t is that tho price of coal to the domestic consumer is al. ways higher than the price to railroads and other large purchasers We believe thls line could be developed if the com, mission would inquire into railroad coa contracts and the methods by whict such contracts are made"
 In seeking production cost figures the report suggested the commission should take the question of investment 10 see whether capitalization is wate; upon which the coal consumer is re- uuired to pay interest and dividends as well as wages.
 The commission should ascertain tht actual mine cost of production" it add .d and then compare that cost with tht price which the consumer pays and fint out who gets the money represented b, those two figures"
 On the point of labor costs. the com mittce. asked the commission to con sider the accounts of rerresentativ HlneS ln Au sections or the country ant to refrain from "siving conclusive con alteration to the rate of wages of tn mine worker pay day, but consider tn amount of his annual earnings"
 Irregularity of production, waste O coal in mining operations, and trans portation methods, it was declared, pu heavy charges against coal productio and deserve attention,
 we believe figures show ther should be a much greater supply c coal cars in the country the repor said. with reference to transportatio and the commission should ascertai the facts and make such recommends ton as wifi remedy this condition"
 we suggestion that the scommissio inquire fully into the practicabfIity an sdvisability of recommending the cres ton of some sort of system for th storage of coal"
 The committee declared the conanai. sion should not hesitate to make res concentrations affecting the jurlsdictio of the interstate commerce commissio over coal freight rates. if found to | necessary.