The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-27

ever, that the suggestion of a work-
ing agreement between employers and
employees, embodying the doctrine of
collective bargaining, is one which the
commission believe contains many
hopeful elements for adjustment Of re-
lations in the mining region. Further
on they say: "The present conatitu-
! ton of the United Mine Workers IN
ion of America does not present thN
most inviting inducements to operators
to enter INTO contractual relations with
it."
The commissioners say that trades
unionism' is rapidly becoming a mat
ter Of business. If the energy of the
!: employer is directed to discourage
| ment and repression of the union. he
need not be surprised II the more rad
ical ones are the ones most frequently
heard"
They express the opinion that differ
eEceS a best be settled by consulta-
tions by the employer with q commit
tee chosen by his employees" But they
add, that 'in order to be entitled to
such recognition. the labor organiza-
ton must give the same recognition to
the rights of the employer, and Of 9TH
ers, which II demands for itself and for
its members They d that the union
must not undertake to assume or to
interfere with the management Of the
business Of the employer" They also,
pronounce as ~untenable the contention
that the majority of employees Of in
dustry, by voluntarily associating
themselves in u union, acquire author
ity over those who do not associate
themselves" ..
The commission also makes a number OF
recommendations, as follows:
The discontinuance of the system of en-
pkoying the coal and iron police" because
this force is believed to have an irritating
effect; and a resort to the regularly con-
stituted peace authorities in case of nee
essity.
A %stricter enforcement of the laws in
relation to the employment of children.
should provide machinery for making a
compulsory investigation of difficulties,
similar to the investigation which this
commission has made. With a few modi-
tications the federal act of October, 1883,
authorizing a commission to settle con-
troversies between railroad corporations
anthracite business. The commission,
however, takes a decided position against
compulsory arbitration, but adds that
could a commission, under the law OF
1883, have been brought into existence
last June we believe the coal famine might
ing and deprivation might ave been
greatly miugated."
Any difficulty or disagreement arising
under this award, either as to its inter
probation or application, or in any way
growing out OF the relations of the en-
ployers and employed which cannot be
SlNlSo Va b1uslto pS w
tween the superintendent or manager of
the mine or mines or the miner or miners
directly interested, or is OF a scope too
large to be settled or adjusted; shall be
referred to a permanent joint committee
to be called a board of conciliation, to
consist of six persons, appointed as herein
after provided. That is to say, If there
shall be a division of the whole region
into three districts, in each of which there
shall exist an organization representing
a majority of the mine workers of such
district one of said board of Cancellation
shall be appointed by each of said or
ganiZations and three other persons shall
be appointed by the operators, the opera
one person.
The board of Cancellation thus consti-
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
ton referred to it as aforesaid, hearing
as may be laid before it by either
party, and any award made by a majority
of such board of conciliation shall be final
and binding or all parties. If, however,
the said board is unable to decide any
question submitted or point related there
to, that question or point shall be referred
to an umpire 10 be appointed, at the re-
quest of said board, by one of the circuit
Judges of the Third judicial circuit of the
United States, whose decision shall be
final and binding in the premises.
The membership of said board shall at
all times be kept complete, either the OPP
orators or miners organizations having the
right, at any time when a controversy is
not pending to change their representation
AT all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per-
son or persons as they may respectively
select.
No suspension of work shall a place,
by lockout or strike, pending the ad-
judication of any matter so taken up for
adjustment.