The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-22
Sliding Scale
Minimum Wage
No Award Is Made as to Reeos.
milton Of the Miners
Union.

Washington, March u. The report
of the commission appointed by the
president last october 10 investigate the
Anthracite coal strike was made public
today. The report 10 dated March IS,
and e signed by all the members Of
the commissioners who are Judge Geo.
Gray of Delaware: Labor Commission
er Carroll D. Wright and Brigadier-
General John NJ. Wilson, both of this
city; Bishop John l.. Spaililg OF I'LL
nois; Thomas II. Watkins OF pennsyi-
vania and Edward III. Parker OF this
city The report Ia 30 bs Illustrated
ami II will be accompanied by The testi-
mony taken by the commission, but
thus far only the report proper has
been printed. This alone covers 81
pages OF printed matter.
In brief the commission awards a gen
eral Increase OF wages amounting In
most instances to 10 percent; some de-
cre0ses II time: the settlement sf all
disputes by arbitration; -Gxes a mini
mum wage and sliding scale; provides
against discrimination Of persons by
either the mineownsrs or the miners on
account of membership or non-nienlber
ship In labor union. and provides
that the awards made shall continue In
force until March 81, 1906. The COM
mission discussed 10 some extent the
matter Of recognition or not reeogni-
tlon OF the miners union, but declined
to make any award on this measure.
The report also provides that
any difficulty or disagreement
arising under this award as TO its in
terpretation or application, or IN any
way growing out OF the relations Of the
employer ana employed which cannot
be settled or adjusted by consultation
between the superintendent or manag.
er Of the mine or mines and the miner
or miners directly interested Or Is Of q
scope too large to settled, shall be re-
ferred to permanent joint committee,
to be called board Of conclllation, to
consist Of six persons, appointed as
afterward provided.
The recommendation fixing the scale
OF prices for the miners is as follows,
In all cases where the miners are paid
by the car, the increase awarded to the
contract miners Is based upon the
cars in use. the topping required and
the rates pad per car which were in
In force on April |, 1902. Any lnrrease
in the size Of the car or in the top
ping required shall be accompanied by
increase in the rate paid |
per car.
vIII--The following scale Of wages
shall become effective April /. 1908.
and shall effect all miners and nline-
workers included in the the awards of
he commission.
The wags fixed In the awards shall be
he basis OF and the minimum under
he sliding scale:
For each Increase of five cents in the
lverage price of white ash coal Of
Iizes above pea coal sold at or near
Sew York, between Perth Amboy end
cdgewater and reported TO the bureau
4 anthracite coal statistics, say above
i,50 per ton, the employees shall have
IN increase of one percent In COM
which shall continue until
change in the average Of said coal |
works. a reduction or an increase In
ompensatlon: but the rate OF compen-
alton shall in no case be less than
hat tixed in the award. That is, when
he price Of said coal reaches Sass per
On, the compensation will be lncreas-
d one percent to continue until the
rice falls below $3.50 per ton, when
he one percent increase will cease un-
i the price reaches sI,6O Ter ton,
hen an additional one oercent will
e added and so on.
These average prices shall be COM
uted monthly by an accountant clerk
AIMED by the circuit judge Of the
bird judicial district, and paid by the
pal operators such compensation as