AMERICA’S COAL INDUSTRY.
PLAN TO DEAL WITH STRIKES. GOVERNMENT CONTROL. By Telegraph.— Press Assn. —Copyright. Washington, July 9. The United States coal commission, which has been investigating the try since last year’s strike, has issued a preliminary report recommending that in the event of future strikes or the suspension of mining operations, the Government should take over the operation of the mines and the transportation, distribution and marketing of anthracite coal. The report favors Government regulation of the mines, but is against Government ownership. The commission states the anthracite resources are limited. One-third of the original supply Is already exhausted. The remainder is controlled by a few individuals, and is therefore of special public interest. The report also recommends Congress to fix a uniform standard weight for anthracite and bitumenous coals, and adds: “The owners of the mines place a regiPrve of eight to ten dollars per ton on anthracite in normal times, and during stress the price may be anything.” The representatives of the mineworkers oppose the report on the ground that it would deprive them of the benefits of a strike when necessary to protect their interests.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1923, Page 7
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