Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-26
THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
Digest of the Voluminous Report
of the Presidents Anthracite
Strike Commission.
BETTER CONDITIONS FOR THE MINERS.
The Rights of All Workmen, Wheth-
er They Belong to h Union or
Not. Must be Respected, and All
Discrimination is Positively For
hidden.

Washington, March 22.-The report
of the commission appointed by the
president, last October, to investigate
the anthracite coal strike was made
public Saturday.
Following is the commissions W
summary of the awards made:
l. That an increase of ten per cent.
over and above the rates paid in the
month of April, 1902, be paid to all con-
tract miners for cutting coal, yardage
and other work for which standard rates
or allowances existed at that time, from
and after November l, 1902, and during
the life of this award. The amount of in
crease under the award due for work done
between November /, 1902, and April /,
1903, to be paid on or before June !, 1903.
II. hat engineers who are employed IN
hosting water shall have an increase OF
ten per cent. on their earnings between
November /. 1902, and April !, 1903, to be
paid on or before June l, 1903; and from
and after April /, 1893, and during the lie
of the award. they shall have eight-hour
shifts, with the same pay which was eff
fective in April, 1902, and where they are
now working eight-hour shifts the eight
hour shifts shall have an increase Of ten
per cent. on the a which were effec-
tive in the several positions in April, 1902.
Hosting engineers and other engineers
and pump men, other than those en-
ployed in positions which are manned
continuously, shall have an increase of
ten per cent. on their earnings between
November /, 1902, and April l, 1903, to be
paid on or before une /, 1903; and from
and after April /, 1903, and during the
Iifa Of thn n ny rI tnay email have an in
crease of five per cent. on the rates OF
wages which were effective in the sew
eral positions in April. 1902; and in addi-
ton they shall be relieved from duty on
Sundays, without loss of pay. by a man
provided by the employer to relieve them
during the hours of the day shift. That
tiremen shall have an increase of ten per
cent. on their earnings between NoVem-
Der, 1902, and April l, 1903, to be paid on
or before June /, 1903, and from and after
April /, 1903, and during the life of the
award, they shall have eight-hour shifts,
with the same wages per day, week, or
month, as were paid in each position in
April, 1902, all employees or company men,
other than those for whom the commits
sion makes special awards, snail be paid
an increase of ten per cent. on their earn,
ings between November /, 1902, and April
/, 1903, to be paid on or before June !;
1903, and from and after April l., 1903, anG
during the life of this award, they shall
be paid on the basis of a nine-hour day,
receiving therefor the same wages as
were paid in April, 1902, for a ten-hour
day. Overtime in excess OF nine hours
in any day to be paid at a proportional
rate per hour.
III. During the life of this award the
present methods of payment for coal
mined shall be adhered to unless changed
by mutual agreement.
In all OF the above awards 1t is provided
that allowances like those made shall be
paid to the legal representatives of such
employees as may have died since NoVem-
Der /, 1902.
". Any difficulty or disagreement aris-
ing under this award, either as to it's in
depreciation or application, or in Any way
growing out of the relations of the en-
plOyers and employed which can not be
settled or adjusted by consultation be-
tween the superintendent or the manager
of the mine or the mines, and the miner
or the miners directly Interested, or is
of a scope too large to be settled or ad'
justed, hall be referred to a permanent
joint committee to be called a board OF
conciliation, to consist of six persons, ap'
pointed as hereinafter provided: That Is
to say. if there shall be a division OF the
whole region into three districts, in each
of which there shall exist an organiza'
workers of such district, one of sale
board of Cancellation shall be appointed
by each of said organizations n three
other persons shall be appointed by the
operators, the operators In each of sale
districts appointing one person.
The board of Cancellation thus conSti'
tuted shall take up and consider any
question referred to it as aforesaid, hear.
ing both parties to the controversy, anC
such evidence as may be laid before il
by either party; and any award made by
a majority of such board of Cancellation
shall be final and binding on all parties
If, however, the said board is unable t
decide any question submitted of poin'
related thereto, that question or poin'
shall be referred to an umpire, to be APP
pointed, at the request of said board, b!
one of the circuit judges of the thirC
judicial circuit of the United States
whose decision shall be final and binding
board shall at all times be kept com
plete, either the operators or miners or
CARNATIONS having the right, at any time
when a controversy is not pending t.
change their representation thereon. A
all hearings before said board the par
ties may be represented by such person
or persons as they may respectively Sc
lect. No suspension OF work shall tak'
place, by lockout or strike, pending tn,
adjudication of any matter so taken VI
for adjustment.
". Whenever requested by a majority Q
weighmen or check-docking bosses, o
both, shall be employed. The wages o
said check weighmen and check-dockini
bosses shall be fixed, collected and pait
by the miners in such manner as tn,
said miners shall by a majority vote elect
and when requested by a majority o
said miners, the operators shall pay thu
wages HXeu LOT CHeCk WelRHlIHeH dlt
check-docking. bosses out Of deduction
made proportionately from the earning
of the said miners, on such basis as tn,
majority of said miners shall determine.
vi. Mine cars hall be distributed anon
miners, who are at work, as uniformly
and as equitably as possible, and Their
shall be no concerted effort on the pal
of the miners or mine workers Of an
colliery or collierles to limit the outpu
of the mines or to detract from tn
quality of the work performed, unles
such limitation of output be In conforml
ty to an agreement between an operate
or operators and an organization repre-
senting a majority of said miners in hi
or their employ.
VII. In all cases where miners are pal
by the car, the increase awarded to tn
contract miners is based upon the car
in use, the topping required, and tn
rates paid per car which was IN fore
on April /, 1902. Any increase in the siz
of the car, or in the topping REQUIRED
shall be accompanied by, a proportional
increase in the rate paid per car.
VIII. The following sliding scale
a shall become effective April
1908, and shall affect all miners and min
workers included in the awards of tn
awards shall be the basis of, and the mir
imum under the sliding scale:
For each increase of five cents In tn
average price of white ash coal of size
above pea coal, sold at or near Ne
York, between Perth Amboy and Edg'
water ana reported 10 the bureau OF al
thracite coal statistics, above $3.50 p'
ton for 3, the employees shall nave an Ii
crease of one per cent. In this compensi
ton, which shall continue until a chant
in the average Of said coal works a redu
ton or an increase in said additional cor
pensation hereunder; but the rate of con
pensation shall in no case be less tha
that fixed In the award. That Is, wht
the price of coal reaches $4.55 per to
the compensation will be increased OF
per cent, to continue until the price fal
below $3.50 per ton, when the one p
cent. increase will cease or until y
price reaches $4.60 per ton, when an ado
tional one per cent. will be added, al
80 on. These average prices shall
computed monthly by an accountant
commissioner named by one Of the q
cult judges Of the third circuit court
operators, such compensation as the a
pointing Judge may fix, which compens
ton shall be distributed among the .
orators In proportion to the tonnage
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