Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-27
STRIKE COMMISSION
MAKES REPORT.
On Most of the Main Points Involved in the In
quiry, Save That of Recognition of
the Union, the Miners
Are Favored.

Washington, March 23.-The report
Of the commission appointed by the
president last October to investigate
the anthracite coal strike was made
public Saturday. The report is dated
March 1S, and is signed by all the mem
bers of the commission, who are Judge
George Gray, of Delaware; Labor Com
missioner Carroll ID. Wright, and Brig.
Gen. John M. Wilson, both of this city;
Bishop John L. Spalding,' of Illinois;
Edgar E. Clark, of Iowa; Thomas IL.
Watkins, of Pennsylvania, and Edward
w. Parker, of this city. The report is
to be illustrated and it will be accom-
panied by the testimony taken by the
commission, but thus far only the re-
port proper has been printed. This
alone covers 81 pages of printed mat
ter.
summary of the Awards.
Following is a summary of the
awards made:
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 1, 1902,
and during the life of this award. The
amount of increase under the award
due for work done between November
/, 1902, and April /, 1908, to be paid on
or before June 1, 1908.
Hosting engineers and other engin-
eers and firemen receive an increase
of from five to ten per cent.
During the life ofthe award the pres
ent methods of payment for coal
mined shall be adhered to, unless
changed by mutual agreement.
Any difficulty or disagreement aris-
ing under the award, either as to its
Interpretation or application, or in
any way growing out of the relations
of the employers and employed which
cannot be settled or adjusted by con-
sultation between the superintendent
or manager of the mine or mines and
the miner or miners directly inter-
ested, or is of a scope too large to be
settled or adjusted, shall be referred
to a permanent joint committee to be
Gist of six persons, appointed as here
iuafter provided. That is to say, if
there shall be n division of the whole
region into three districts, in each of
which there shall exist an organiza
tion representing a majority of the
mine workers of such district, one of
said board of conciliation shall be ap-
pointed by each of said organizations,
and three other persons shall be APP
pointed by the operators, the oper-
ators in each of said districts appoint
ing one person.
The board of conciliation thus con-
stituted shall take up and consider any
question referred to it as aforesaid,
hearing both parties to the contro-
versy and such evidence as may be laid
before it by either party; and any
award made by a majority of such
board of conciliation shall be final and
binding on all parties.
No suspension of work shall take
place, by lockout or strike. pending
the adjudication of any matter so
taken up for adjustment.
Whenever requested by a majority
v,
check weighmen or check docking
bosses, or both, shall be employed
The wages of said check weighmen and
check docking bosses shall be fixed,
collected and paid by the miners.
Mine cars shall be distributed among
miners, who are at work, as uniformly
and as equitably as possible.
Sliding Scale Adopted.
The following sliding scale of wages
shall become effective April 1, 1903,
and shall affect all miners and mine
workers included in the awards of the
commission:
The wages fixed in the awards shall
be the basis of and the minimum under
the sliding scale:
For each increase CT five cents in the
average price of white ash coal of
sizes above pea coal, sold at or near
New York, between Perthamboy and
Edgewater and reported to the
bureau of anthracite coal statistics
above $3.50 per ton, f. o. b., the en-
ployes shall have an increase of one
per cent. in this compensation, which
shall continue until change in the
average OF SAID coal works a reduction
or an increase in said additional com
pensation 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 compensation will
be increased one per cent, to continue
until the price falls below $3.50 per
ton, when the one per cent. increase
will cease, or until the price reaches
$4,60 per ton, when an additional one
| per cent. will be added, and so on.
These average prices shall be com
puted monthly, by an accountant or
commissioner, named by one of the
circuit judges of the Third judicial
Bner Refuses to Discuss Report.