The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

isfactory. inasmuch as a minimum of | S4.o per ton is fixed. With whitA ash coal at $5.50 per ton at Tidewater. thS Increase provides in the steadying scaIs Will be equivalent to 70 per cent. mora on the miners wages" ."
 fresldent Mitchell was asked if he was ulSdppolnted because the Commission did not recognize the union formally. and hS replied that he was not, because the da. clsion of the Commission and it's awards were ln themselves recognition of the power ana influence of the United Nina Workers. Alter the Increase of wages xiveu the mlners said MT Mitchell. the most important of the awards from the min CTS standpoint gre the ones fixing a nIns hour day and providing for a board oi cohclhatlon. The awards give q nina hour day with ten hours pay directly tn
 o,VJO men and practically ali of tha oth. CTS of the anthracite mines will get a hlhe hour day by reason of their co-Ias porers' shorter hours. 1 am much pleased "ItH the board ot conciliation-it will do great good"
 MT Mitchell was asked whether ths portion of the commissions report savina that the miners union as at nresept o7.. ganized offered little inducement to tb. operators to enter into contractual rela. uohs with 1t. referred to the fact thai the United Mine Workers was not an inA corporated body, and whether it would nave any effect on the possible incorpo- ration of the union
 The commission does not refer to the union not being an incorporated body" replied MT. Mitchell, but to the fact that so many of its members are among the bituminous miners"
 The more stringent enforcement of the laws against child labor in the mining regions would. MT. Mitchell said. result in greah good.
 T think that this will result" said he. 'in securing the passage of a measure, now pending in the Pennsylvania legisla- ture relating to the age limit at which children may go to work to IA years for boys in the breakers and 16 for entertne the mines"
 President Mitchelrs attention was called to the statement in the committees rA- port that conditions in the mining region dc not fully justify the adverse criticisms made before the commission by the mtn- CTS representatives.
 T do not care to discuss that" MT. Mitchell said. T am not an impartial observer of these conditions. of coursa and I may take an extreme view oe them."
 How will the miners receive the de- cision of the commission in case of A deadlock in the board of conciIiation and an umpire shall he appointed by the Fed eral Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania? was asked of the Press ident of the miners union.
 This will be enuGely satisfactory to the men, h. replied. Such appointment, if made. will come from Judge Gray, in whom the miners have every confidence"
 Until l have read the entire reports MT. Mitchell said in conclusion, T cans not discuss it at any length. It Is man4 festly impossible for me to do this. But l repeat that on the whole the awards of the Commission are very satisfactory and decided victory for the men. The increase of wages is the most important of these. of course. Next in order is the nine hour day and the provision for 6 board of conciliation.' -'
 Will the miners stand by the Cons missions report and awards?'
 '"They unquestonably will" answered, Mir. Mitchell, emphaticaIly.