The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-03-28

below $3.50 per ton when the i Der
cent increase wil i cease or until the
additional 1 pen cent will be added. and
Average Prices Computed Monthly.
These average prices shall be conf
Duted monthly by an accountant or
cult Judges of the third judicial cir
cult of the United States and paid bv
the, coal operators, such compensation
1ne sh affe av d fix Se5
among the opera tors in proportion to
tonnage of each mine:
In order thai. the basis may be laid
ing scale provided herein. it is also
adiudged and awarded: That all coal
operating companies file at once with
certified statement of the rates in
compensat ton paid in each occupation
known in their companies as they ex-
listed April 1. 1902.
X-No person shall be refused en-
ployment or in any way Disseminated
non-membership in any labor organiza-
ton: and there shall be no discrimina
ton, against or interference with anv
employe who is not a member of any
labor organization bV members of such
orsanjss t5te ncsn+. Are R.o,;;red.
X-All contract miners shall be re-
| auired to furnish within a reasonable
of the amount Of money due from them
to their laborers. and such sums shall
be deducted from the amount due the
eaeh ie5orer By the All emo
pIoyes when paid shall be furnished with
an itemized statement of account.
XI-Awards herein made shall COG.
tinue in force until March 81. 1906: and
violating anv Of the provisions thereof
shall be. subject to reasonable. discin
line by the employer: and further that
awards. either by employer or emplove.
onall not invalidate any of the provis
ions thereof.
of r &c Which may be sum sum:
married as follows:
Abolish "Coal and Iron Police"
employing the coal and iron police"
| becasue this force is believed to have
| an irritating effect and a, resort to the
| regularly constituted peace authorities
| in cases Of necessity.
! A stricter enforcement of the laws in
! relation to the employment of chill
| dren.
That the state and federal govern
ments should provide machinery for
J making a compulsory Investigation Of
| difficulties. similar to the investigation
which this commission has made. The
| commission expresses the opinion that
| with a few notifications the federal act
of October, 1888. authorizing commits
| sion to settle controversies between
] railroad corporations and other COM
| mon carriers scould be made the basis
! of a. law for arbitration in the anthra
| cite coal mining business.
Against Compulsory Arbitration.
The commission. however, takes de-
| cided position against compulsory ar
Filtration. On this point they add 4
! quite lengthy commentary which CLOSES
| in the following LANGUAGE:
The chief benefit to be derived from
! the suggestion herein made lies in plac-
| ing the real facts and the responsibility
tor such condition authoritatively be-
before the people. that the public opin-
ION may crystalliZe and make it a power
| felt. Could such commission as that
! suggested have. been brought into ex-
coal famine might h ave been. averted-
certainly the suffering and deprivation
might have been greatly mitigated.''
| These awards and recommendation
constitute the closing part OF the re-
port. e The; earlier pages and by long
odds the larger portion @of the report
are DEBATED to- asPevieW of the zcontro-
yersY which led sto the presidents ac-
ton II #appointinK the commission. to.
sthe. ppointme at 8. itself. and to the
lsgroceedin ell1n1ission itself.