The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-04
viii Name Committee to
Formulate Method F o I
Wage Settlements That
Will Obviate Future Coal
Strikes.

Cleveland. Ohio. oct. 3-(Ry The
Associated F:cssp With the formation
ns 4 tentative organization OF operators
n, u CAUCUS la" today. minors an"
operators both declared tonight tina;
obstacles. Which 4; the beElNH;Hg al
the, conference seemed !ns"-moani''iN.
have been :c""ci 81; and that speedy
adjuSiw"H. az Questions 4; issue S"'u."
be reached tomorrow.
Both miners and operators o'hc'a.S
are optimistic that ~" CpHv"Etio" w!''
name Tomorrow representatives 1" "'rN
nut. during the nrNt few months. a
scheme or which base wage neg";'"-
tons may be started a; u conference
here next January.
PHI! II. PeunI, IT Te-rc HIut". score
tary OF the Indiana Goa! operators
association, ard chairman ot the opera
tors caucus. announced ~ the co0cIu-
sion o: the meeting thai, I'VE nave
reached 4 temporary coheSiScness which
will enable us - dea, with the miners
NJ. PrHau stated that while the opera
tors could never reach an aSreencht on
policy wiki the sold front taat the
miners present. yet the operators were
more nearly IN accord than ever be-
bore. We shall meet the miners tomoe
row morning N joint conference and
~ all operators" he added.
To Ooviate Strikes.
Tie operators declared they would
carry out the terms % the CIeNe.aNu
agreement. which settled the bttuminoui
coal strike last August. providing for
The naming OF 4 committee. with e0ah
representation OF miners and operators
TO formulate a method 20 be followed IN
negotiating waSe-Scale agreements 70
become effective April I. lS%S.
The Part Of the agreement providing
for tho creation OF 4 tact-nnding com
mission TO MAKE I survey or the coal
Industry. over which there has been
much controversy between miners AMI
operators since the conference convened
Monday, appeared 10 be the point OF
conprom!se between the TWO parties AZ
informal meetings between leaders OF
both sides today.
Mako Recommendations.
The operators agreed At their caucus
that :rasrruch as the creation OF Suc'
q commission had been PROVIDED i"'
under the Bo-ah- Wtnslow bin. naming
Of such a body was not necessary.
Miners, however. have coatended tha'
mis- commission should he named. out
:. vas learned n o;nc!al quarters that
No determined eiror; would be made oy
vino miners at toMorcow's joint session
20 carry through ;h!s part ~ the agree
meac. II was pointed out taas 'he
miners would ask for \ committee q"
r.ar1e 4 panel OF operators and minors
70 he submitted 20 President harI'as
Tor tho selection OF such = coma! 'NS1"H'
I'm. ;hat this DID not mean ihat the
president wou,d choose from this slS;.
Against Strikes.
President JOAN L. Lewis. OF the United
Min. WORKERS. OF America. addressing
the ;o;u, session today. pointed out tAa'
crea::on OF the commission 10 prepare
4 method o: negotiating next year
wage scale d:d not bind the members
NJ the coafeC,i.cc 10 accept The com
m!ss!or's findings Mr.. Penna declared
st,erward this position brought the '"'
sides nearly together.
Thomas II, Watkins. % New foTN'
PRESIDENT OF. the Pennsylvania Coal Y
Coke corporaucn. also addressing ;hr
io;n, conference, declared oo'A sues
owe 20 the public some definite solution
OF the mining industry.
The public and all OF our interests
miners and operators. demand the avoid
enca o. strikes that threaten the eco
nomIc life OF our nation" he said.