The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-26

1any sCugCE WcfEGU1n or cheek cock
ng bosses. or both. shall bc employed |
The wages cf said chez, weighnsn |
sni check docking boescs shall b. FIX |
d. collected. and pail b. the miners !
n such manner IS the said miners |
shall By majority gcte. slcc, ana when |
requested by 4 majority Of said miners |
the check ~-eigher and dpdneuons |
mate pr0protiouately from the earn |
Ings - the said miners N such bs1-s |
- the majority of said miners shan |
determine.
s Miners shall be distributed among
miners. ~se are at work. as uniformly
and as eauitably as possible and there
shall he no concerted effort on the part
OF the miners or mine workers OF any
coniery OIL couerios. to limit the output
OF the mines. or II detraCt from the
quality OF the work performed. unless
such limitation Of output be III con-
formity TO al agreement between al
operator or operators and an organiZa-
ton representing a majority OF said
miners in his OF their employ.
I. In all cases where 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 paid per car which were in force
on April l. 1902. Any increase in the
size of car. or in the topping required,
shall be accompanied by proportion
ate increase in the rate paid per car.
s. The following sliding scale Of
wages shall become effective April l.
1903, and shall affect all miners and
mine workers included in the award of
the commission: The wages fixed IN
the awards shall be the basis OF, ana
the minimum under, the sliding scale.
For increase CT cents in the average
price Of white ash coal or sizes above
pea coal. sold at or near New York be-
tween Perth AmbOy and Edgewater
and reported to the bureau Of anthra-
cite coal statistics, above $3.50 per ton
t. o. b. the employees shall have an in
crease Of / per cent. in their cOmpensa-
ton which shall continue until change
in the average price of said coal works
q reduction or on increase in said ad-
ditiOnal compensation hereunder; but
the rate Of compensation shall in no
case be less than that fixed in the
award. That is, when the price of said
coal reaches $4.55 per ton, the c0mpen-
satiCn will be increased i per cent, tc
continue until the price falls below
$4.35 per ton, when the l per cent. in
crease will cease, or until the prices
reaches Si.60 per ton, when an addi-
tiOnal / per cent. will be added. and SC
on. These average prices shall be
computed monthly, by an accountant
or commissioner, named by one of the
circuit Judges of the third judicial cir
crit OF the United States, and paid by
the coal operators, such compensation
as the appointing judge may fix, which
compensation shall be distributed
among the operators in proportion to
the tonnage of each mine. In order to
secure the successful working of the
sliding scale provided herein, it is also
adjudged and awarded: That all coal
operating companies file at once with
the United States Commissioner Of La
bar, a certified statement Of the rates
Of compensation paid in each occupa-
ton known in their employment, as
they existed April /, 1902.
8. No person shall be refused en-
plOyment, or in any way Disseminated
against, on account of mem bership
Or nOn-membership in any labor Or
ganization, and there shall be no dis
eliminating against. or interference
with any emnloye who is not a men,
ber Of any labor organization by men,
bers OF such organization.
10. All contract miners shall be re-
| quired to furnish within a reasonable
| time before each pay day, statement
| of the amount Of money due from them
| before each pay dcy. a statement or
| the amount Of money due from them
| to their iabOrers. and such sums shall
| be deducted from the amount due the
contract miner, and paid directly tC
| each labOrer by the company. All en-
| ployes when paid shall be furnished
with an itemized statement Of account
l.. TIE awards herein made shall
continue in force until March 81, 1906;
and any employe. or group OF employees
| violating any Of the provisions thereof
shall be subject to reasonable discip
Line by the employer; and further
that the violation Of any provision o
these awards, either b. employer o.
employees shall not invalidate any O
| the provisions thereof.
The commission also made a number
CT recommendations which may b.
summarized as follows: The discontin
| uance of the system of employing "th
coal and iron police because thi
| force is believed to have had an irrita
ting effect, and a resort to the regular
ly constituted peace authorities in cas-
of necessity; a stricter enforcement o
| the laws in relation to the employmen
Of children: that the State and Fedora
governments should provide machin
cry for the making of a compulsor
investigation of difficulties, similar t
the investigation which this commits
sen has made.
| The commission expresses the Opin
ion that with few notifications tt
Federal act of October, 1888, authoriz
ing a commission to settle controver
sizes between railroad corporations an
ether common carriers could be mad
the basis of a Law for arbitration i
the anthracite coal mining cuisines:
The commission, however. takes a de
eided position against compulsory al
| bitratiOn.
On the subject Of the recognition {
the Mine Workers Union, the commits
sion says it does not consider that TIL
subject is within the scope Of iurisdit
ton conferred on it. 1t does say, how
ever that "tbe suggestion of worl
ing agreement between employers an
employees embodying the doctrine {
collective bargaining, is one which tt
commission believes contains man
hopeful elements for the adjustment (
relations in the mining region
Further or it says: The presel
constitution Of the United Mine Worl
ers Of America does not present II
most inviting inducements to the ope
| atOrs to enter into cOntractual rel
| tons with it.
A VICTORY FOR THE MINERS,