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10 March 30. 1929. tine terms. pro
visions and conditions. Of the con-
tracts affecting such mines as they
/ respectively existed on March Il.
! 1922. except as 10 renewal or cOutin-
uatiou clauses in such contracts
Joint Conference Arranged
The participants i'm this confer
euce invites the bitumInous coal Op-
+ orators Of the United States - send.
/ representative delegates from coal
producing districts. or from substan-
I tal groups OF operators. which dele
gates shall as far as possible be rep
I reseutatives Of the hituminous coal
I industry OF the United states. such
delegates 10 assemble in joint con-
ference in Cleveland o. oct .,
Y 1922 This Joint conference shall
appoint a committee OF equal num-
I bers OF representative operators and
miners which committee shall for
, mulate a method 20 be followed by
I The bituminous coal industry in the
negotiation OF wage scale agree
I ments 20 become effective April J..
/ 1923. and the method so formulated
/ shaH by the committee be reported
] to the io.nt conference 20 be held
: Jan @. 1923, as hereinafter pro-
/ yided
! The joint conference converting
I October shall further select a COM
! mittee OF inquiry the members OF
which shall be OF commanding pub
/ lie reputation for character and
/ ability, and whose personnel shall
| be approved by the president OF the
I United States The duty Of this com
mittee shall be 10 develop promptly
all or the pertinent facts I'm regard
/ 20 the industry for the benefit alike
OF the public. the operators and the
mine workers.
Guiding Principles
"Such committee, after develop
ing all the facts. shall make such
recommendation as it may deem
I proper and advisable and shall so
I far as possible embody these recon-
mendations I'm report 20 be sub
mitted 20 the joint conference 10 be
convened January 3rd. 1929, a.
herein after provided
"1n order 10 report a final and
proper determination OF the con-
troversy i'm The bitUminous coal i'm
dustry for the benefit of the miners
and operators and the public as
we'll. the following principal points
are presented for consideration by
the committee of inquiry.
"ta) The wage rate in any dis
trict shall as far as reasonable be
( properly competitive within the
mining industry and shall at the
same time be fully compensatory to
the miners being sufficient 20 afford
not only "a living wage but also to al
low reasonable opportunity for ac-
cumulating savings.
"(b) The encouragement OF a
proper spirit Of obligation and re-
/ sponsibility on the part Of all parties
toward contractual obligations and
the establishment of proper ma
chinery both local and national. for
prompt determination and settle
ment Of all points of dispute i'm any
local. state or district contract with
out resorting 10 strike or lockout.
"tc) The determination Of a
proper policy 10 encourage efficiency
of operation not only on the part of
the mine management i'm the me-
chanical operation of the mines but
also on the part of the individual
miners i'm the performance OF their
daily work.
Effective April 1
"To the end that new wage scale
/ agreements 20 be effective April /,
1928. shall be determined upon as
speedily as practicable and further
strikes are thereby averted, the
method Of negotiating wage scale
agreement which shall be deter
mined upon 10y said joint conference
snail provide that such machinery as
is created by IL 10 develop a new
wage scale agreement shall concern
10 function not later than Jan. 8,
1928. The wage scale agreement
concluded by such machinery shall
be effective April 1. 1928, and shall
be I'm effect during such time as il
may determine
Both miners and operators held
separate meetings 10 ratify the
agreement before joining I'm the aft
ernoon conference at which unani-
n,1