Evening star., 1925-11-30
MINING CONGRESS
PLANS SESSIONS
Prominent Officials to Dis
cuss Problems at Annual
Meeting Here Dec. gill.

Members Of the Presidents cabinet
and other Government officials, a for
ner labor minister of Canada and
leading mining men from ALI parts of
the United States are scheduled TO dis
cuss important questions affecting the
production and distribution of mine
products at the twenty-eighth annual
convention Of the American Mining
Congress at the New Willard Hotel.
December 9. 10 and II. Secretary OF
Labor Davis, Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover. Federal Trade Commissioner
William f. Humphreys, Representa-
tive Joe j. Manlove Of Missouri and
James Murdoch. former minister OF
labor of Canada. will address the con
vention. which will consider a national
labor policy. mine taxation. joint sell
ing agencies in the distribution OF
mine products and other important
mining problems.
The convention will be opened on
the morning of December by Louis
). Gates of Salt Lake, vice president
Of the Utah Copper Co, who will de-
liver his annual address as president
of the American Mining Congress- He
VIII review the work OF the organiza-
ton in behalf of the DEVELOPMENT of
the mining industry during the past
year and outline a program of con-
tinued activity. A number Of metal
and coal mining operators will present
q survey of the requirements of the
mining industry in the various mining
districts of the country
The afternoon session, December 9.
VII! be devoted to discussion Of Fed
eral and State taxation Of mines. This
Will be the annual national mine tax
conference, In charge of Mckinley w.
kriegh OF Washington. chairman of
the tax division. and Paul Armitage of
Ne" York, chairman OF the general
tax committee of the American Mining
Congress. At this conference the Of
fect OF taxation on development of
Western mineral industries will be
discussed by Charles r. Howe, State
tax commissioner of Arizona. Mr..
Manlove. whose district covers the ia.
nous Joplin lead and zinc region in
Missouri, will speak on the relation of
Federal tax laws to the welfare Of the
mining industry. These addresses will
De 1oiic. @d by a consideration Of min
ing provisions in the new tax bill to
be considered by Congress at the COM
ing session.
Secretary Hoover is expected 10 ad.
creSs the convention on the new pol
lcies OF the Bureau Of Mines since
its transfer from the Interior De-
ment.
In view Of the anthracite strike
and the threat Of the miners to call
bltuminouS strike, the proceedings
or the convention on December 10
promise to be Of unusual interest. as
they Will be devoted to a considera-
ton of plans for the peaceful settle
ment of labor disputes under a broad
national labor policy. Secretary Davis
Will give his views on proposals to
adjust mine strikes, based on his &C
ivities in attempting to settle mine
disputes during the past four years
as head of the Department of Labor.
Former Minister Of Labor Murdock
or Canada will speak on the protec.
ton of public rights in industrial dis
putes, giving summary OF the oper
alton of the Canadian industrial in
VestiSation act, which provides for
compulsory arbitration Of labor dis.
turbances.
The views of mine operators will be
presented by s. D. Warmer of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. of
philadelphia and one of the outstand-
Ing anthracite operators; Sidney J.
Jennings Of New York of the United
States Smelling, Refining and Mining
Co. and former president Of the
American Mining Congress, who will
speak on the question, What Is a
Fair Wage?' and Harry y. Taylor,
president of the United States Fuel
Distributing D Co. of New York, repre-
senting the views Of bituminous oper-
ators In the central competitive field.
Following this meeting q luncheon
viii be given for the members Of the
board of directors
The afternoon session will be de-
voted to group conferences
The annual banquet will be held on
the evening of December 10, 70 which
President Coolidge has been invited.
The value of joint selling agencies
III all branches Of mining, looking to
stabilization of industry through vol
untary cooperation of industrial
groups designed to economize in the
distributor of mine products for the
benefit of producer and consumer, will
be considered at the session on De.
cember II.