The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-27
Operators and Miners
Blamed for RuptureS


labor board, with three representa-
{ tives. each of the employees, employers
:, and public, appointed by the president.
(. The industrial code would be enacted
. by congress and its possibilities inter
:. preted by the board
Will Introduce Bill.
Senator Kenyon announced that
= later he would introduce bill cover,
ing his plan for the coal board ana
:. "code which follows"
'1-Coal is public utility and in its
= production and distribution, the police
Z, interest is predominant.
Human standards should be
:. the constraining influence in fran.
ing the wages and working conditions
o. mine workers.
"S-Capital prudently and honest
invested in the coal industry should
have an adequate return sufficient 10
Z stimulate and accelerate the production
of this essential combination OF com
modify.
:. "4-The right of operators and MN
ers to organize is recognized and al
firmed. This right shall not be denied,
3. abridged or interfered with in any
y manner whatsoever nor shall coerciVe
a measures of any kind be used by en-
ployers or employees TO exercise or 10
refrain from exercising this right
Collective Bargaining.
Ss "5-The right Of operators and oil
miners TO bargain collectively through
u representatives of their own choosing
is recognized and affirmed.
"6-The miners who are not mem
4. bers of a union have the right tC
& work without being harrassed by fel
low workmen who may belong u
unions. The men belonging 10 a union
have the right to work without beini
harrassed by operators who do nc
believe in unionism. The union OF
ganizers have right TO go into non
union fields. and by peaceful methods
try TO persuade men TO join III
: unions, but they have no right to II,
I. 10 induce employees to violate contract
which they have entered into with III
employers and the operators on IN
other hand, nave the right by peace
able measures. TO try and persuad
1.-THE right of all unskilled o
common laborers TO earn an adequat
living wage sufficient TO maintain IN
worker and his family in health an
reasonable comfort and TO afford a
opportunity for savings against unen
ployment, old age and other contil
gences is hereby declared ana affirm
;. ed. Above this basic wage for uI
: skilled workers. diiierentials in rate
OF pay for other mine workers sha
+. he established for skill eXperienc
= hazards of employment and producti'
efficiency.
u Women's Rights Recognized.
"S-The right Of women to engage
industrial occupation is recognized al
affirmed; their rates OF pay shall
the same as those of male worke
for the same or equivalent servi
4 performed: they shall he accorded
" the rights ana guarantees granted
: male workers and conditions of tho
employment shall surround them wi
every safeguard Of their health al
! their strength and guarantee the
full measure Of protection which
the debt OF society TO mothers and
potentlal mothers. Few women n
{, engaged in any way in mining and
NAV be as well TO announce this proI
stion as TO pass 1t by
"s-.Children under the ace OF
-. years shall not be employed in
Industry unless permits have be
issued under state authority.
"f0-six days shall be the stand0
work week in the industry with q
days rest in seven. The stands
work day shall not exceed eight ho'
"a day
PAY for Overtime.
"ii--punitiyo overtime shall be p
for hours worked each day in exc
2 ~ tho standard work day.
"le-Whcn controversy or dsp
arises between operators and IN
workers there should be no stri
lockout, pending conference of h'
ing and determination Of the IL
sennd principles involved
y Senator Kenyon said his plan offe
solution for the coal industi
problems which bids fair to confr
us more acutelv before another sea
shall pass"
The Kansas industrial court, inv
ing compulsory arbitration. he
had been proved futile. The Kan
: court. he added. "cannot be a suc'
because It has no underlying code
rules or principles"