Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-24
COAL STRIKE REPORT
Abstract of the Findings of Coal
'kHike Comnissiea appointed
by the President.
RECOMMENDATIONS FAVOR The MINER.

Inc Commission Recommends an Increase
Of Wages. The Miners are Held Not
Altogether Blameless. Some Decrease
In time Recommended, also Stricter EN-
>.forcement Of the Child Labor Law.
Washington, March 23.-The report
OF the commission appointed to in
vestigate the coal strike was made
public on Saturday.
The following is the commissions
digest Of the award:
First-That an increase of 10 per cent
APRIL 1923 ns be esd Pa to all
and other work for which standard rates
and after Nov /. 1902 and during h 'f the
life OF this award The amount Of in
crease under the award due for work
1903. to be paid on or before June 1, 1908.
,second-That engineers who are en-
ployed in hoisting water shall have an
%ol Gent on their earnings
to be paid on or before June i, 1903: and
from. and after April I, 1903. and during
M Shifts with tf thy s same h pSs
where they are now working eight hour
0uiAlSs TIC eight nOuT Snl1tS snail nave an
increase Of 10 per cent on the wages
tions in April. 1902.
and otheT than 3hose
in hosting water, who are employed in
positions which are manned continuously,
q 10 1857 cent
April l.. 1903, to be paid on or before
June I; 1903; and from and after April l,
1908. and during the life of the award,
they shall have increase riar cent
on the rates Of wages which were eff
fective in the several positions in April,
lieved from duty on Sundays. without
employer to relieve them during the hours
10 per cent on their earnings between
NOV i ba aso2 and April l. 1903 to be paid
q this award, they shall have eight fe hour our
shifts SHIFTS with a the same wages per day.
sition in April. 1902; ali employees or COM p
pany men, other than those for whom
me ss commission on Mss makes specia awards
on their earnings between Nov. /. 1902.
and and April 1a6. 1909 to be paid on or before
!. 1903, and during the life of this award
they shall be paid on the basis of a nine
hour hour. day, receiving therefor the same
hours in any day to be paid at a propor-
4ional rate per hour.
Third-During the life Of this. award
mined shall be adhered to unless changed
by mutual agreement
In all of the above awards it is provided
that allowances like those made shall be
paid to the legal representatives of such
is% SRE. as may have died since Nov. l.
Fourth-Any difficulty or disagreement
10 ifS
Interpretation or application, or in any
way growing out Of the relations of the
settled or adjustea by consul eamot bee
tween the superintendent or manager Of
the mine or mines, and the miner or min
too large 70 be settled or adjusted, shall
be referred to a permanent joint commit
tee to be called board Of Cancellation, to
shall be a division Of the e Whole region sesi,a
there shall exist an Organization repre- r.
senting q majority Of the mine workers
Of such district, one Of said board Of con-
said organizations and three other persons
operators IL each Of said districts ap s
The board of Cancellation thus consti-
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
tion referred to 1t as aforesaid. hearing
evidence as may be laid before it by eth
er party and any award made by a ma
3ority Of such board of Cancellation shall
be final and binding on all parties. II,
however. the board is unable to decide
any question submitted or point related
thereto II that question or point shall be
circuit Judges Ct 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
I'll times be kept complete. either the
the right at any time when controversy
Y not pending to change their representa-
tion thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per-
son or persons as they may respectively
No suspension of work shall take place,
oy lockout or strike, pending the adju-
dication Of any matter so taken up for
adjustment.
Fifth-when requested by majority
check weighmen or check docking bosses,
or both shall be employed.
check docking bosses shall be i fixed. col COL
lected and paid by the miners in such
manner as the said miners shall BY .
BY a majority Of said miners, the OPERA
tors shall pay the wages fixed for check
weighmen and check docking bosses out
the earnings Of the said miners, On such
basis as the majority OF said miners shall
Oelermlne.
annonE the miners who are at work as
and and there e1 shall be no CONCERTED effort
Of any colliery or collieries to limit the
output Of the mines or to distract from
the quality Of the work performed. unless
such limitation Of output be in conform
1ty to an agreement between an operator
or operators and an organization repre-
senting majority of said miners in his
seventh-in all cases where miners are
paid by the car; the increased award to
cars In use. the topping. required, and the
rates paid PEI. car which were in force
S Sf car or in IL, the topping required, shall
crease in the rate paid per car
Eighth-The following sliding scale Of
wages shall become effective April i, 1903.
and shall affect all miners and mine
workers included in the awards of the
commission.
A PRINCELY SALARY.
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