Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-03-27

port of the Anthracite Coal Strike Com
mission, appointed by the President to
investigate the differences between the
operators and miners in the Pennsylvania
anthracite region, just made public, oc-
cupies 81 printed pages, bearing date of
March IS, 1908, and is signed by the
seven members of the commission.
Briefly stated, the report recommends:
I. Increase in wages of miners at an
average of 10 per cent
2. A sliding scale of wages and a mini
mum wage rate.
3. That no person shall be discrlml-
mated against in the matter of employ
ment by reason of membership or nom
membership in any labor organization.
d. Decrease of time of working hours
S. That the laws restricting child labor
in the mines be more rigidly enforced.
E. That the awards of the commission
shall remain operative until March 81,
1906.
Upon the general propositions de-
manded by the miners the latter, accord
ing to the report have won in the con-
tenton for an increase in wages and
against the employment of child labor.
The main contention of the miners,
however, that the United Mine Workers
be recognized as all organization by the
operators, is lost The commission de-
clnes to make any recommendations OF a
specific character as to whether the labor
organization shall be recognized. 1t
treats of the subject in general way,
but refrains from recommending that the
United Mine Workers organization be
| recognized or not.
Basis of the Award.
A recapituation of the awards of the
commission is as follows:
That an increase of 10 per cent. in
wages be paid to all contract miners.
Engineers employed in hosting water
shall have an increase of 10 per cent. on
their earnings between November I, 1902,
and April I, 1903 Other engineers and
pumpmen shall have an increase of III:
per cent. on their earnings covering,o S
same period. ., en- c
Firemen shall have an incre~.." .hoce (
per cent. for the same perio'haii Iii Iii
pIOyCS VI IOllipdIy hlSI 80 the |
| for whom special awaper cent III
have an increase O. .ho ores-
period named. of the aware 'ne atpnred}
During the payment shall Dc aanr
ent methQGanged by mutual az rising J,
to. unlecrltv or disagreement a al are
Anye .i,e award which cannot " VI
OBJ NV NV the superintendents stare me M.
/ dsteu pd the miners shaJ,!ake plaUe Ce'
mines lament; anu MT to perrne differences OF
for sett'''''O' - niby majority OF pr
mNf mo susoensiers check weighme,n1 or on on
pend G S H.. bosses, or both, shall De CO
VIA. ,;..r;h,,ted among
a n', miners as uniformly ana Il 'p No con-
&c ,ossible, and there shall 'T ,,,; inc to A,
> p effort on the part OF ., n. where III
q GU, -; the coal output. In an ca Cas- the in
INV miner, , are paid by the eS', ,oon the
ease of wages is to De oa''U Il
a' ~ Til. Sliding Scale. v
A sliding scale OF wages snail DC 'N0 /,
Cd ta as esch increase Of cents IN the ABOVE
80. % nr;ce of white-ash coal OF w. Vork be-
age p poal sold at or near New nVar' and
pea eo1 p.rth Amboy and EdgeWatthi ,,o cite
tween .d e 70 the Bureau OF Anl nun .," free
repor'eeut ,4;st;cs, above $3.50 per ION IN IN
Coa. 20 the employees shall! nave ,,a ali
Oh Voald' ner cent. in their conlP ,a,,%s
crease OF :, , kali continue until cranse
ton, whlc. which,, o,. nrce of said coal WORKS Ks;
i'll the aVe'"s' a. increase in SAID aud,,
reduction OF @n hereunder; but the
tional compcsn sation shall in no case Dc
is.s than that fixed in the AVA wal reaches
; &c vhen the price OF saia , zoo, will be
a. q, '. oer ton the compenSa n,,t;rne until
PAD I per cent, to col', UNIV when
INC or;ce falls below Sass per 'C Cesss or
t t,,e ner cent. increase " VIZ, eo ner ton,
tne .;, ,he price reaches S4.oo +! III he adj
ri har an additional per cent WIZ ~
de Ths sna average prices shall be COHESION
= monthly by an o. If the circuit judges 0
er, nance r, - judicial circuit OF the On,,r
d the lhiu n naid by the coal opera .'tn
= States, ana ppe s,t; as the appolntlii
l. suG So nav nav FIX, which compensatory S'';
< Judge n r;Tyrtcd among the operators -
X p'0p0 As to the Union.
81 ,,. 40 nerson shall be refused g
~ ~ mat no ~ any way discrim,iilaV
'e ployment Oh or &C. of membership
H. agaiSt e,n J in any labor o d!ssrir
IS. nnd that there shall be no distF
on ton, anu ,s eHa or interference WIN
Mt , emnoye who is not mTir,ue' Of ST
Thor Iahpr organization by me''iO'''
W. W. organlzaet,jT1, owing general recomn'en
60 tons .tsb are Commission thinks ,; ena' II,
in a nGc of employing d deputies Of ~
, :" Prac.isvr and at the expense o ,t
nag pl9yers OF preserving tR peaS coz
for res 1ttoct;ng property. upon CI' dout
lot proteset.n,ss af6cers, is one OF uoG u,
l" S nsdom. and perhaps teSos "a and
ouls conflicts ath n,. than to avert them; +
sion men, t rder should be maintained a. a.
stu and oru ,d should be maintained ID, by
over cost. ana e'.O.I md responsible
pro- ulatly and deputies, at the expense .
Packers Fined $500 ta'a'
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