Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

ever, that the suggestion Of a work.
ing agreement between employers and
employees, emhodyipg the doctrine OF
collective bargaining, Is one which the
commission believe contains many
hopeful elements for adjustment OF re-
lations In the mining region. Further
on they say: The present constitu-
ton Of the United Mine Workers Cn-
ion of America does not present the
most inviting inducements to operators
to enter into contractual relations with
It,"
The commissioners say that trades
unionism" is rapidly becoming q mat
ter Of business. If the energy Of the
employer is directed to discourage
ment and repression of the union, he
need not be surprised IL the more rad.
ical ones are the ones most frequently
heard"
They express the opinion that differ
ences can best be settled by consulta.
lions by the employer with q commit.
tee chosen by his employees" But they
add, that lin order to be entitled to
such recognition, the labor organiza-
ton must give the same recognition to
the rights of the employer, n Of 9TH
ers, which * demands for itself and for
it's members" They add that the union
must not undertake to assume or to
interfere with the management OF the
business Of the employer" They also
pronounce as untenable the contention
that the majority of employees Of in
dustry, by voluntarily associating
themselves in u union, acquire author
ity over those who do not associate
themselves.
The commission also makes a number Of
recommendations, as follows:
The discontinuance of the system of en-
ploying the coal and iron police" because
this force is believed to have an irritating
effect; and a resort to the regularly con-
stituted peace authorities In case OF nec-
essity.
A ~stricter enforcement Of the avs in
relation to the employment of children.
That the state and federal governments
should provide machinery for making a
compulsory Investigation OF
similar to the investigation which this
commission has made. With a few modl-
the federal act of October, 1885,
authorizing. a commission to settle con
troversies between railroad corporations
and other common carriers could be MADE
the basis of a law for arbitration In the
anthracite business. The commission,
however, takes a decided position against
arbitration, but adds that
could a commission, under the law or
1888, nave been brought into existence
last June we believe the coal anime might
have been averted: certainly the suffer
ing and deprivation might have been
mitigated."
Any difficulty or disagreement arising
unueT InIS aWdTu, ellllcE Us W u
probation or application, or in any way
growing out of the relations or the en-
and employed which cannot be
or adjusted by consultation be-
tween the superintendent or manager or
the mine or mines or the miner or miners
directly interested. or Is of a scope too
large TO be settled or adjusted, shall be
to a permanent joint
to be called a board Of conciliation, to
consist Of six persons, appointed as herein
after provided. That Is to say, II there
shall be a division Of the whole region
into three districts, In each OF which there
shall exist an organization representing
a majority Of the mine workers of such
district, one Of said board Of Cancellation
shall be appointed by each of said or
CARNATIONS and three other persons shall
be appointed by the operators, the opera
tors in each Of said districts appointing
one person.
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
ton referred to 1t as aforesaid, hearing
parties to the controversy and such
as may be laid before 1t by either
party, and any award maze by a majority
Of such board of Cancellation shall be final
md binding on all parties. If, however,
the said board Is unable to decide any
submitted or point related there
10, that question or point shall be referred
TO an umpire to be appointed, at the re-
quest OF said board, by one of the circuit
of the Third judicial circuit of the
United States, whose decision shall be
inal and binding in the premises.
The membership of said board shall at
al times be kept complete, either the OPP
or miners organizations having the
at any time when a controversy Is
not pending to change their representation
thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per-
son or persons as they may respectively
select.
No suspension OF work shall take place,
lockout or strike, pending the ad-
judication Of any matter SO taken up for
adjustment.