The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-22
President Baer, of the Read
ING, Declines to Discuss
Report Of Commission,
But He Is GraHfed By
Adoption Of His Sliding
Scale Wage Plan.
Colliery Workers in Wilkes.
barre and Scranton Dis
tr!ctS Cast DoWn-Say
Strike Won Them Moth
ing, Is Operators Would
Have Granted 10 Per Cent.

Have Granted 10 Per Cent.
PHILADELPHIA. March Tim as
dumb Ass an oyster or rather as regard
INK rhe decision OF the coal strike com
mission" said President Baer. OF The
Reading. the leader OF the anthracite
opera -ors. as me returned this afternoon
from visit 10 his Berks county farm.
where Do has been superintendiuE the
raising Of some cabbages and celery.
AS aE evid -uce tina, he had com bired
farming and business during the day.
NJ Ha0r carried the report OF the
strike commission under his arm. while
behind him came a railroad porter bear
i1g basket OF the products Of the coal
uaEuare-s crack farm
President Baor received the commits
sIon.s report a. O'Clock this morning
and Immediately ordered special train
ro take him 70 his country place near
Reading he took the report with him
and le~. ln decided. pleasant mood.
Baer Is Pleased.
he gave Instructions 90 all the Read
i1E officials not 20 discuss the report.
hur ir was understood that Mr. Baer
was highly pleased with IT.. especially
"t.r fhn -ecommcr -H IN that his slid
ing scale wage plan be- ado. ed.
Tr-- plan Mr. Baer first offered 10 his
address before the commission in this
-irs. su6 ir t- understood thar J. Pier
Dra- Morgan favored IT, II is semi-os-
f..a-lr announced today thar the p, ad-
D.
announce reduction o. 90 cents G. ton
iu prices Oh March e.
Eiuers Are Rot Satisfied.
WLEESHAERE. Pa. March 2l.-The
1..u. workers. ro- the last few weeks
hope .. o.. 70 to 90 per cent increase
.a wages. end pa-uerr av weight of coal.
.-a ---~E east down tonight. The news
... afternoon OF th. strike commission
awards was a bitter Ilss 17oiarmeat 20
.aem. They have been irl by the talk
o. -te leaders 20 believe that the com
mission would favor them in almost
every detail OF their grievances. and the
100 per cent award. with few minor con-
r,=siou=. WAS "a bitter pill TO swallow.
They expected more from the anticipated
change ia rhe system Of pay than any
'h.rz else. and as -his was nor made
,He- are free ia expressing themselves
as believing that the long strike was
practically useless They know that the
operate would. even Do they had beaten
-hr miners i'm the strike. have granted
al increase equivalent 90 10 per cent.
The men today did not denounce the
commission. but they regretted having
gone on strike. declaring. however. that
next time. so some OF them said, there
would DE no compromise and no media
sion. bus "a hEht 90 a aaish.
Leaders Disappointed.
President Nichols. Substitute District
President CarE-. National Board Mem
Der Fauon. District Board Member Wat
El1s and other oHciaIs all admitted their
disappo and said they believed
f. spread TO Che men. They declared.
however. that the mine workers will
accept na award I-ko men and live
mp 20 its provisions
The operators are very weU satisfied.
and While not allowing themselves TO
be quoted. owing 10 the temper OF the
mine workers. ySey say that the mine
workers now see they had no just cause
for strike, and realize that had IL not
bcru Tor their leaders they would not
have gone On strike.
The back NeEeE. l- IS expected. viii
o. rssl before the frsr OF June. The
comps MICS say Sc viii -aEc from four TO
-E weeks 90 make an the books.
Feeling II Scranton District.
SCRANTON. Pa. March 2l--The min
-rs e-c ret pleased with the report ana
findings cf tie CEthracite strike COM
-1issi-u sld TIE operators are That
appears 90 .e ,he situation in the Scran-
On district. About noon today a synop-
sis O.. she ri 9or, Of ,ne commission was
shown 10 District President Nichols az
hcad.uarlcrs IN this city. Mr. Nicnols
was l.-5pr5.nted and showed ST plainly.
L.a,c- % -hc day. afceT reading more
o., ,eusivc synopsis Of the report. Mr..
Nichols refused 70 discuss h. he said
he vc--a wait until he rad chance 20
read .s- Go1-zc7; iD its entirety.
Col T.. q. Phillips. general superin-
.-1de1, OF the LacSawanna Company.
said chat he was very we'll satisfied with
the finding and that it quite came up
10 his expectations. NJ. Phillips point
ed out that The commission In direct
terms refused 70 recognize the United
Nine Workers OF America. and he was
much pleased over that fact
PCTTSVILLE. Pa. March 21.-To the
operators, the most astonish-
ing feature OF me strike comnission's
report was the black eye given TO tie
Coal and Iron police. All the general
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