The Dolores star., 1903-03-27

present methods OF payment IN.
mined shall be adhered In nv, VA
changed by mutual agreement sss
In all of the above awards II T..
vided that all awards like tbosa pio
shall be paid to the legal renrs.as. aae
tives of such employees as NAV AN
died since November. 1902 nave
The commission makes numbe, ,.|
recommendations, which may be sr,S y
married as follows: 'uin'
The discontiEuance of the svs,or
employing the coal and iron po,,o. u
because this force is believed io ~.
an irritating effect. and resort IN =,
regularly constituted peace autbor,,,a
in case of necessity.
A stricter enforcement of the Law. :.
relation to the employment of chI,ds.n
That the state and federal rovora
ments should provide machinery ~.
the making of compulsory inyes,,..'
tion of difficulties. similar to the inv
tigation which this commission hs.
made.
The commission expresses the on,r-
ion that with few modification. =,
the federal act of October. 1898. author'
izing a commission to settle controve-
sizes between railroad corporations and
other commor-carriers, could be mado
the basis of a law for arbitration in ,ba
anthracite coal mining business Tbs
commission, however, takes a decided
position against compulsory arhl,r..
ton.
The losses occasioned by the strike ia
estimated as follows: As to mine own.
ers. Sac 1000 to the mine emplovas
in wages. s25. .000, goo: to the transDor,a'
tion companies. s2S 100000.
The commissioners say while there
have been differences of opinion among
themselves, there never has been
time during the five months of the ex-
istence of the commission when thera
was an unpleasant word spoken among
them, ''or any indication whatever al
thought or desire for aught save truth
and Justice
In general way they say that ths
conditions of the life of mine worker
outside the mines do not justify to theirI
full extent the adverse criticism made
by their representatives. They also find
that the social conditions In the min
ing communities are good and they fall
to find that the wages are so low among}
the miners as necessarily to force themI
to put their small children to work.
The commission also tiEds that the ay-
erage daily rate of earnings in the an
thracite regions does not compare un-
favorably with that in other industries
On the subject of the recognition Of!
the Mine Workers Union the commits
sion says that they do not consider that
this subject is within the scope Of ths
jurisdiction conferred upon them. They
do say, however. that the suggestion
of working agreement between ems
ployers and employees. embodyng the
doctrine of collective bargaining, is one
which the commission believe contains
many hopeful elements for the adjust
ment of relations" Further on they
say:
"The present constitution of the
United Mine Workers of America does
not present the most inviting induce
ments to the operators to enter intd
contractual relations with it"
They add:
"The union must not undertake
assume. or interfere with, the man.
ment of the business of the employer
They also pronounce as untenable 'h
contention that "a majority OF the EN-
ployes of an industry, by voluntary
associating themselves into union
acquire authority over those who dq
not so associate themselves"