Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-12
MINING CONGRESS
HEARS NEW COAL
PROPHES|ED
Cleveland Operator Asserts
Adverse Conditions Must
Be Removed.
RESOLUTION SETS OUT
NEW SET OF PRINCIPLES
Maurcr Tells Owners Another
Clash Will Lose Them
Control Of Mines.
DECLARES PUBLIC WILL ACT
Biturninous Interest, Arc Warned to
'Sct Their Household in
raj
RESOLUTION SETS OUT
NEW SET OF PRINCIPLES
Hiturninous interests Arc Warned to
.Sct Their Househoid In
Order.-
icy Associated Press. !

CLEVELAND. oct. Warning
that another coal strike is inevitable
April /. 1928 unless certain ccudi-
long are removed: sharp diver
,encc OF opinion between union and
Honunion operators over labor poll
cscs. and IA manufacturer telling the
mining Industry TO organize it's
Eousctold for scif-lcg an,i
self Go"ernment" marked the third
days session OF the American Mining
concress which, Was devoted to an
intensive study o: the problems con-
fronting the bitumInous coal indus
try.
y r. olu,ion was introduced. ask :
ing the congress 10 declare as iis
1rinciplss
THAT all disputes directly affect
ing the public Interests. which may
not b. settled by mutual agreement
snail bc determined by judicial pro-
cess
All Guilty PARTIES Held.
hat amy act. in common with
Others. which would he unlawful if
done By an Individual. shall be un-
awful on the part OF all those who
axe part collec lively and Individual
'y. all of whom shall hesiiabls TO
damages 10 the party injured there
by.
"Tha; every agreement. order. de-
termination OK conclusion by two or
more persons which Ii carried out.
would BE- in restrain; of trade, in
crease the CO.'S or restrict the pro-
duction OF any article OF commerce.
20 pnbI:c injury. shall be declared un
lawful. aud that each and every per
son. organization or combina:i :ion
guilty should be properly renalizod"
II also recommended that com
miitee on Industrial cooperation be
created 20 investigate plans TO end
industrial strife. either bv media.
ton and solution or arbitration to
he board OF directors Of the con-
sTess as It's investigation shall show
TO be advisable.
Operator Predict. strike.
The resolution was presented by &.
l.. Naurer. oi Cleveland. vice -prcs,-
dent OF the congress. coal operator
and long a member OF committee ne.
Sot!at.ns with the United Mine
Workers. and followed a lengthy adj
cTtSs in which he predicted next
Arri! would mud ;he coat prices as
Iow as last April and the miners
union "a, hrinlv refusing TO take any
The resolution Will DE considered
ny ;hs congress tomorrow. il was un-
ierstood. a telegram from Herbert
Hoover. Secretary OF Commerce. was
read detailing some OF the evils OF
he coal Industry and Suggesting
hat genera! debate OF its problems.
will be most :,dvantaseous" To the
new coal ,rommlss sion.
Il want to say tina; YOU can; dc :
las this thing and have John Lewis
shut down the mines or ycu>wi!l lose
control OF your properties" MIR
NaurAr continued. referring to the
possible shut down Of coal mines
ieH; April. Before next March the
rublic must know whether YOU are
going 70 have Il contract or whether
gu are going to repeat what YOU
ia last year. and they are never go
rs to permit YOU TO rcpca, it,
Tells Industry 70 Glenn House.
John s. Emery. OF Washington.
counsel FOR the National Association
II Manufacturers. told the coal III.
tustrH TO clean house" and said
hat during the months OF deiiEcr-
dtely suspended productions the
spectator has seen little evidence Of
continuing action among the ostcn-
Siblc managers OF the industry. while
~ the other hand. he has witnessed
solidarity OF policy. expression and
action among the controlling miners
which has successfully resisted NOT
only economic atSumcut and ofi:ial
ntehve n;ion. but cvery appeal TO i'm
partial arbitration.
The average citizen sees no as.
urar"e OF either economic produc-
Ion or peace. He looks in vain for
CONTINUED on par, q ,'nI