The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-17

The Court of Arbitration named
by President Roosevelt will decide
which Of the demands of the strik-
ing miners ought to be granted,
and in what respect the operators
ought to be sustained. At the be-
ginning of the strike last May, the
specific demands of the miners as
presented to the operators by Presi-
dent John Mitchell, Of the United
Mine Workers, were as follows:
First-An increase of twenty per cent in the
wages OF the miners who are paid by the ton:
mat is, Tor men performing contract work. These
involve about forty per cent for all the miners
Second reduction OF twenty per cent in the
time ot per diem employees. The mines are oper
4tei about two hundred days year, ten hours a
day. This demand ii granted would reduce
Inc Work day 10 eight hours, 50 that the mines
could he operated 40 days A. about the same
pay. hence an equivalent Of twenty per cent in
crease n the earnings OF the employees, though
no incense IN rate ul wages was demanded.
iLtut-l nat 22lO pounds SHAH constitute the
ion on Ylich payment is based lor all coal mined
"hrn ire miners are paid by weight. This wuuld
Apply t. such miners u are paid by the quantity
OF 'I"l named, and not to those l,Id by the day.
-. - Attorney -General Knox on Trusts.
Attorney General Knox, in dis
cussing trusts in his speech al Pitts
burg said:
If it te true that a state can authorize or rcr.
mt monopoly uI production within its borders
because II MS The power over production as surh,
although 1t indirectly affects interstate Commerce.
may not the United States regulate interstate
commerce over which It has exclusive control,
even though it Indirectly affects prod uvliun, over
which, Il, such it has no control?
I'll Congress under its power to regulate inter
state commerce may utterly destroy inn-
tion and forfeit its property to interstate transit
as The sherman act provides, because it Restraints
suf4l commerce, il Seems nsLlc 10 SAy that il
can, in the exercise OF the same power dGuy to Il
Combination whose life It cannot reach The priv
l!tgr Of engaging in interstate commerce rX,upt
upon such terms Congress may prescribe 10
protect that commerce from restraint"
Perhaps it would be check on
the trusts if Congress should take
such position. 1t is grave ques
ton, however, whether an entire
solution Of the trust evil is emb0d-
led in the suggestion. The effort to
reach some solution is emphasizing
the difficulty Of its attainment
UNITED States Senator Burton,
who has been to Hawaii as a meln-
Der Of a Senatorial investigating
committee, says that the Hawaiians
are tine people, but are in hard lines
just at present. He blames their
condition on tie Boston mission
arlcs. Says the senator: "A num-
Der Of missionaries have been over
there recently and hay" given many
OF the natives certificates guarun-
teed to admit them to heaven in
exchange for their lands. A num-
Der Of the more ignorant natives
have been sWiudled III this way.
Those who have learned their mis-
take are naturally Il trile suspicious
Of all Americans. II looks as IL it
is up to the missionaries to explain.
DELAWARE again has reason to
feel proud i'll the possession Of such
a citizen as United States Judge
George Gray. whose life is marked
by distinguished public service. tie
has been named hy President kOus=-
Welt rs one Of the commissioners to !
arbltrate the differences between |
miners and operators in penuaylyn- /
MIA. The selection is crrjitublo to .
the President and pleasing to the /
people.
Old Ashury will celebrate her