Evening journal., 1903-03-23
REPORT OF COAL
Commission
Award Provides Lfor Shorter
Hours, Sliding Scale and
Cancellation Board
THE UNION is NOT RECOGNIZED
Commissions Findings to Continue in
Force Until March 81, 1906, and Ad-
vance Of Ten Per Cent. in Wages to
Date From November 1, 1902.

Washington, March 23.-Thc report
OF the commission appointed by the
president last October to investigate
the anthracite coal strike was made
public Saturday. The report is dated
March Is, and is signed by all the
members of the commission. who are
Judge Gray, OF Delaware; Labor Com
missioner Carroll d. Wright and Brlga-
dier General John M. Wilson. both OF
this city; Bishop John L. Spalding, of
Illinois; Thomas II. Watkins, of Penn
sylYania; Edward W. Parker, of this
CITY, and Edgar E. Clark, Of Iowa. The
report is to be illustrated, and it will
be accompanied by the testimony taken
by the commission, but thus far only
the report proper has been printed.
This alone covers 81 pages Of printed
matter.
The miners principal demands and
the action on them are as follows;
Miners Demands.
l. Contract mine workers to get 20
per cent. advance in prices.
?. An eight-hour day for employees
paid by the hour, day or week
3. Mining of coal to be paid for by
weight
4. Recognition of the United Mine
Workers Of America.
Commissions Award.
l. Advance of 10 per cent. granted
g. Nine-hour day granted to com
pany men; eight-hour day to. engi
neers. pumpmen and fremen.
5. Rejected.
T. Rejected
Straight Increase of 10 Per Cent.
Following is the commissions own
summary OF the awards made:
l. That an increase Of 10 per cent
over and above the rates paid in the
month of April 1902, be paid to all
contract miners for cutting coal, yard
ade and other work for which standard
rates or allowances existed at that
time, and from ana after November ]
1902, and during the life of this award
The amount of increase under the
award due for work done between No
vember 1, 1902, and April !, 1903, to be
paid on or before June /. 1908.
2. That engineers who are employed
IN hoisting water shall have an IN
crease OF 10 per cent. on their earn.
ings between November /, 1902, ant
April /, 1903, TO be paid on or before
June ], 1908; and from and after April
1, 1908, and during the life of thg
award they shall have eight-houl
shifts, with the same pay which was
are now working eight-hour shifts, the
eight-hOur shifts shall be continued
and these engineers shall have an In
crease of 10 per cent on the wage.
which were effective in the several po
sitiOns in April, 1902.
IInfcffnur nnufnnaEQ and other Qrf
neers and pump men. other than thoss
employed in hOistlng water, who arS
employed in positions which arr
manned continuously. shall have an in
crease of 10 per cent on their earn
ings between November /, 1902 anf
April /, 1903, they shall have an in
crease Of per cent. on the rates d
wages which were effective in the sew
eral positions in April, 1902; and II
addition they shall be relieved from
duty on Sundays, without loss of pay
NV a man provided by the employs
to relieve them during the hours o
That firemen shall have an increas,
of 10 per cent. on their earnings be
tween November /, 1902, and April ]
1903. to be paid on or before June ]
1902 and from and after April 1, 1903
and during the life of the award, thel
shall have eight-hOur shifts, with thu
same wages per day, week or mont
as we're paid in each position in April
1902.
All company men other than thos
for whom the commission makes spe
cial awards shall be paid an increas
of 10 per cent on their earnings be
tween November /, 1902, and April
1908 to be paid on or before June
1903 and from and after April /, 1908
and during the life of this award, the.
~. nnfI fhn hQClG OF nine
hour day. receiving therefor the sam
wages as were paid in April, 1902, 70
a ten-hour day. Overtime in excess o
nino hours in any day to be paid at
proportional rate per hour.
g. During the life OF this award IN
present methods of payment for coz
mined shall be adhered TO unles
changed by mutual agreement
In all of the above awards II is pre-
vfded that allowances like those mad
shall be paid to the legal representa-
died since November 1, 1907.
Board Of Cancellation.
4. Any difficulty or disagreemen
arising under this award. either as
its Interpretation or application; OF ]
anv way growing out of the relation
of the employers ana elplQ3ySSui p3S wiz ~,
snlfation between the superintendent
or manager OF the mine or mines. an
the miner or miners directly interes
ed. or is Of a scope too large 70 be sc
tied or adjusted, shall be referred [
permanent joint coLnIalseGe' 1ilia tio 70 90,
sist of sfx persons. That is to say,
there shall be a division of the Who'll
region into three districts, IN each
which there shall exist an organiz
fion representing a majority OF n
mine workers of such district, ohe
said hoard OF conciIiation shall be a.
pointed by each of said organization
and three other persons shall be a
pointed by the operators. the operator
in each of said districts appointin
ono person. II, however the sal
board is unable to decide any questio
submitted. or point related theret
that question or point shall be .referrs
to an umpire, to be appointed, at Il