Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
Disc,aims Power, Yet Gives Seats on New
Cancellation Beard.
AGES RISE AND HOURS FALL IN PITS
Some Employees to Work Less and scme to
Get More Weekly Pay.
BAERS SLIDING SCALE ESTABLISHED
One-Tentb More Money or One-Tenth
Less Labor Granted, with Chance
to Earn More as Fuel
Prices Increase.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.
!, Ten per cent increase for contract miners
2. Eight-hour day for tiremen and engineers
hUisting water
B. Sunday OF and per cent increase for
other engineers and pumpmen.
l. Nine-houT day with ola wages for all
other employees.
5. Partial recognition of union by forma
tion of joint board of conciliatiOn to settle
all future disputes.
6. Sliding scale of wages giving 1 per cent
increase with each scent increase In price
of coal to consumer.
T. Compulsory Cancellation law is advocated,
but compulsory arbitration opposed
WASHINGTON, March 21.-President
Roosevelt's coal strike arbitration board
today announced it's unanimous findings,
which are to be binding on operators and
men alike till March 81, 1906. Generally 1t
may be said that the matters In dispute
have been compromised. for while the men
win a partial recognition of their union
by the formation Of joint Cancellation
boards, the coal barons score point by
the declaration that while recognition Is
not within the arbitrators' power to order
it might be desirable were the Mine Work
ers' union somewhat differently organized.
So with the other questions Of hours and
wages, they are most carefully dealt with,
rated and special awards made. In some
Instances wages have been increased and
In others hours reduced, the dominating idea
apparently being to grant an actual or vir-
tual 10 per cent RISE but in practically no
instance has more money been given for
less work.
Mr. Baer's proposal of q sliding scale
convention has been adopted and in future
wages will rise and fall automatically with
| the price OF coal, though they can never
drop below the rates mentioned In the
| award.
Dealing with the prevention of future dis
putes, the arbitrators have taken two note
worthy steps. They have formed a joint
| conciliation board to which all grievances
must be referred and have recommended
| legislation to the state and federal author
| tiles, with thu object Of enabling such in
yestigstinns as that. lust concluded At. the
/ same time II Is specifically set forth that
| no binding award should result from such
! Proceedings.
For the rest, 1t may be said that child
labor and the coal and iron police system
| are condemned, the social conditions of the
miners declared fairly good and the rate
Of wages is said to compare favorably with
that paid in other industries.
The report is dated March 10, and Is
signed by all members Of the commission
namely: Judge Gray OF Delaware, Labor
Commissioner Carroll d. Wright and Brig
adler General John NJ. Wilson, both o.
Washington; Bishop John L. Spalding o.
Peoria, ILL.,; Thomas H. Watkins of Penn.
| sylVania, Edward w. Parker of Washington
and Edgar e. Clark OF Iowa.
The report is to be illustrated and will
be accompanied by the testimony taken b!
the commission, but thus far only the re-
port proper has been printed. This alon,
covers eighty seven pages.
summary of Awards.
The following is a summary of the award
made:
/. That an increase of 10 per cent owe
and above the rates paid in the month o
April, 1902. be paid to all contract miner
, for cutting coal, yardage and other worl
| for which standard rates or allowances eX
listed at that time, from and after Novem
ber l. 1872, and during the life of thi
award due for wo-k done between Novem
ber /, 1902, and April j, 1903, to be paid o
or before June l, 1903.
, 2. THAT engineers who are employed 1
hoisting water shall have an increase. G
10 per cent on their earnings between Nc
vember L 1902, ana April !, 1903, tS be pal
after April /, 1903, and during the life {
e the award, they shall have eight-hou
fective in april, 1902, and where they al
now working eight shifts, the eigh
: hour shifts shall have an increase Of
per cent on the wages which were eftecuV
In the several positions In April, 1902.
Engineers and PumPmen.
= and pumpmen other than those employe
:, in hoisting water, who are employed I
u positions which are manned continuously
q their earnings tetween November i, 1876
= and April l. 1903, to be paid on or befol
: June I 1893, and trEm ON and after April
: shall have an Increase OF per cent on Il
. rates of wages which were effective in Il
q several positions In April, 1902; and in add
= ton they/shal be relieved from duty
4, Sundays, without loss of pay, by a m5
- provided by the employer to relieve the
= That firemep shall have an Increase Of
h per cent on their earnings between n
vember. 1Sg2. and A@PGIl @ ]. 1903 to be Paid {
II April l. 1903. and during the life OF 9
m award, they shall have eight-hour shift
month as paid in each position in Apr
1902 ali employees or company men. 9th
IA than those for whom the commissions ma
10 per cent on their earnings between N
a vember /. 1902, and April 1903, to be pa
on or before ISne ,Ss i'S Sr,n and ,b from IT, a.
this award, they shall be paid on the ba,
Of nine-hour day, receiving therefor I
| same wages as were pdlh III <ApIl AJu@, /
a ten-hour day. Overtime In excess of nj
- hours in any day, to be paid at a propC
Id tional rate per hour.
w Hoard of Arbitration.
Id 8. During the life of this award the pr,
el ent methods of payment for coal min
ls shall be adhered to unless changed
;. mutual agreement
10 In all Of the above awards II is provid
"a that allowances like those made shall
is paid to the legal representatives Of su
employees as may have died since Nove
d. 4. Any dificulty or disagreement arisi
under this award, either as TO its interpl
tation or application. or In any way gro
-, ing out of the relations OF the employs
7 and employed which cannot he settled
K adjusted by consultation between the
4 perintendent OF manager of the mine
a. mines or the miner or miners directly
hs terested or Is OF a scope too large 70 be z
er tied or adjusted shall be referred to
~ permanent Joint committee 10 be called
s- board OF Cancellation. to consist OF six p
sons appointed as hereinafter prOvid
That ~ 70 say. there shall be a division
be- the whole region into three districts
e each OF which there shall exist an Organii
tIon representing a majority OF the m
n workers OF such disufct one OF said boa