Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-15

Steo'o tAit hiiihASio III q
joint conference here at
$40 P. NJ. today.
Signing of the agreement COM
menced Immediately.
The operators agreeing to the
terms have mines in Illinois, Indiana
and other central states and control
production of 60,000,000 tons annual
ly. Estimates of the number Of
miners who will return to work var
led between $4,000 and 10000 men.
All together there are 100000 miners
on strike. The check off system OF
collecting dues is to be preserved by
the new agreement.
The plan means the Abandonment
at least for the time being, of the
central competitive field for fixing
wage scales A new arrangement
will be made to include small mines
in the district effected by today's
agreement.
The miners demand for hour
day, five day week, was never press
ed. The principal demand that the
men gained was that there be no re-
duction of wages.
The change in the strike came at
the end of its twentieth week.
There was little trouble during that
time, the trouble at Herrin, ILL.,, being.
practically the only disturbance OF
any magnitude occurring during the,
shut down.
Call Illinois Conference. /,
Under the agreement supplements
al contracts between the miners dis
trict and operators will be executed
and in line with this provisine Presi-
dent Harrington OF the Illigoi&l miners
and President Heffler of the Indiana
miners, announced they would ask
the operators of those states to meet
union representatives in conference
next Friday.
The Illinois meeting probably will
be at Chicago.
The Philadelphia conference. of
miners with anthracite operators set
for tomorrow will probably be delay
ed until Thursday, it being expected
that Mr.. Lewis and other miners of
ficials wiz be Required to ! remain
coal settlement.
All Details Approved.
All details of the scale were APP
proved in principle by both sides be-
fore the drafting of the tentative UNI
derstandng which was described to.
day by both side.
Separale meetings of the miners
and operators were held before the
drafting of the wage agreement. -
at is all a matter of a few hours
said President John i. Lewis, in re-
ferring to the delay in the signing
OF The agreement.
"The strike is settled" said Joseph
Bursrlove, an operator who served
on fhe scale committee.
Peturr On Old Scale.
In brief the settlement provides
that the miners shall be returned to
work al the same scale of wages
that was in effect when they went
on strike, the scale to continue in
effect until next April The agree
ment provides for the appointment Of
an advisory committee which Will
have charge of the future settlements
of disputes arising between the min
ers ard operators.
As result of the progress made
by operators and miners Governor
Davis announced that he would cali
off the conference of governors of
five coal producing states, that was
! to have met here to consider the
STRIKE situation He also announced
/ he would withdraw the militia from
the coal Producing centers.
Homes Get Coal Priority.
Chicago, Aug 15-Householders
the little consumers of coal, whose
bins are practically empty, will be
given extraordinary consideration in
the distribution of coal by the feder4
! ally authorized state fuel administra-
ton, Director Medill said today.
| Every possible consideration will
| be given to the householder in appor-
tioning the states supply Of coal, Me
| dill said
He will be the first to suffer real
| hardships It is my opinion that this
office will have to watch closely to
prevent shortage of coal by the in
| dustries in anticipation of a strike
next April. # Illinois mines should
open soon I believe there will be a
car shortage and consequently a
shortage of coal until April L.
To Curb Profiteerne.
Washington. Aug 15-Legislation
by congress to regulate distribution
and prices of coal during the winter
was declared today by Secretary
| Hoover to be necessary even though
operations soon are started in the bi.
m:ninous and anthracite fields.