Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-27
ALL EFFORTS FAILED
TO- SETTLE STRIKE,
HOOVER DECLARES
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dations are called for in the bill in
clude:
Standardizing the mines upon the
basis of their productive capacity,
and regarding the closing down of
mines which by reason of their nat
ural limitations fall below the stand
ard.
"Standardizing the cost Of living
| for mine workers and the living CON-
ditions which must be supplied or
afforde din order to surround the
workmen with reasonable comforts,
recognizing the psychological effect
of sush surroundings in respect to
their efficiency.
''Standardizing basis of arriving
at the overhead cost of producing
| the coal and delivering it at the door
| of the consumer recognizing in this
complication that the standardized
cost of living to the miners must be
first and irreducible item Of en-.
| penSe."
A report from the commission to
| be known as the United States coal
commission would be required with
| in nine months.
Proposals for a federal fact-find'
| ing body to investigate the coal in.
dustry have been frequent since the
| beginning of trouble in the coal
fields. Such step has been favor
ed by organizations of mine opera
tors in the bituminous and anthra-
cite sections of the industry. and
emphasized as desirable by the
miners union leaders.
! President Harding has proposed to
give the commission, which he sug
gests will be created to arbitrate
wage difficulties and other issues in
controversy between the employees
and miners, additional powers to
make a general survey of the coal
! production, estimating coal cost and
transportation distribution methods
| The chief contention of officials Of
the United Mine Workers in refus-
/ ing to accept the arbitration pro-
posal of the president was that in
sufficient facts had been assembled
about the industry, it's profits and
! it's possible progress in efficiency to
allow them to accept the conclusions
of simple arbitration board in the
matter Of wages.
/ Miners representatives are known
! to hold that the president might be
able to get the strike called Off
should he offer the men the previous
i wage scale temporarily and create
such a fact-finding body to make it's
investigation of the industry, and
lay report before him and before
the union and employers. Wage ne
gotiations could then be taken up
directly between the union leaders
an dthe employees without further
government Intervention, and final
contract made. The method, it was
pointed out, though not by union
spokesman, would result nj main
tanning the wartime wages for at
least another year.
RUSH OF ORDERS
FEARED IN KANSAS
TOPEKA, Kan, July 25.-As-
serting that a rush of orders now
would cause coal panic now that
would have as serious results on the
industry as q coal famine three
months from now would have, Judge
John H. Crawford, Of the Kansas
industrial court, today appealed to
Kansans not to buy more coal at this
time than their present needs call
for. "The immediate coal problem
|
rather than production" he said.
Full time production in Kansas
coal mines may be expected within
twenty days, he said.
LITTLE HOPE IN ILLINOIS
OF REOPENING MINES
CHICAGO, July 25.-Illinois Coal
Operators association members said
today there was no hope OF immedi'
| +.
err a meeting of the association,
President Miller said all hopes of re.
opening the mines had been abandon
ed. Nothing short of martial law
and the suspension OF the state min
ing laws by the governor could
start work in the mines. Mr.. Miller
!, added.
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR
URGES MINERS TO RETURN
SAGINAW, Mich, July 25.-Gov'
erner Alex j. Groesbeck renewed his
efforts here today to bring about re-
sumption of operations in Michigan
, | bituminous coal mines.
The governor came here for con
. ference with state heads of the
miners union and the mine opera
tors, convinced that nothing but
loyalty to the national union stooo
in the way of a return to work OF
, the miners who, according to the
, executive, have no grievance with
; local operators.
. The miners were being urged to
, return Under a guarantee that none
, of the output would be shipped out
> side the state. r.
: WATCH DEVELOPMENTS IN
PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT
COKESBURG, Pa, July 25.-(B5
| the Associated Press. )-Entering the
second week since President Harding
| invited the coal operators Of the
; nation to resume the production o
coal, developments in the bituminous
- fields of Western Pennsylvania were
Y being eagerly watched today.
+ While state militiamen with regi
S mental headquarters here are pre-
d ! serving order in the Pigeon Creel
Valley mine district operators were
z exerting every effort to reopen theil
:. mines with non-union workmen
n Thus far, it is generally conceded
the efforts of the operators to oh
tain open shopWorkmen in sufficien
numbers to turn out coal in larg'
! quantities have been unsuccessful
The occupation of this district b!
a state militiamen who are patrol1int
the country side for distance of ;
= dozen miles has caused only a Sigh
g stir in the union camps. Men wear
Y ing blue denim and not olive draI
d uniforms and carry picks and show
f els across their shoulders instead o
the rifles and bayonets of tn