The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
URGE ARBITRATION 5,|S 'i
FOR FUTURE DISPUTES
Commission Say That They Had M.
Jurlsdictlon In Matter Of Recognlz. III
Ing the Union, but Suggestion 81
Of Collective Bargaining
Contains Hopeful 55S5
Elements. lE
Jan, /.
(By Associa ted Press

report Of the commission appointed By the sf
President last October to investigate the "
anthracite coal strike was made public
to-day. The report is dated March 18th
and is signed by all the members Of the n
commission. who are Jud dges Gray, OF jDel>%i
aware; Labor Commissioner Carroll DE-
Wright and Brigadier- General John 1als
Wilson. both Of this city; Bishop John ~
spalding, Of Illinois; Thomas n. Watkins,S
Of ofPennsyvania;s y Edgar z. Clark. OF lows. N
and Edward w. Parker, Of this city. S5S
The ireport is to be illustrated, Il, and IL 81
will be accompanied by the testlmonYsS
taken by tho commission, but thus far asy
only the report proper has been printed
This alone covers elghty-seyen ges OF ss
printe matter. M 5S8sssgs5
"a In brief, tho commission recomm ends a$s
general Increase OF wages, amounting Ia ii
most ins stances to ten per- cent? some de-
crease OF time; the settlement Of ali dis.|i
putes by arbitration; liking q minirn
wage and a. sliding scale 3 provides against
Discrimination OF persons by either t tlleAs
mine owners OF The miners 4 on "a count VI
OF membership OF 8llon-nlembership inSs stYsS
labor union. and provides that the awards
made shall inle In force un til M arch
81. 1906 S} XXX nv 85ss tss
The commission discussed q to some ex.}F5
tent the matter OF recognition or n on
recognition of*the miners, union, but de-
clincd to mako any award on a his ma t-gS
ter. $}S8 N 4 85y SS St
{sUN1MAR RY. ~ CHI IA a5 l31Hs IN
Following Is the commission 8 own SUI
mary Of the awards made: III g3 s S5SSsss
ss !. That un Increase OF ten per q cent
over and above the, rates paid i In! the y
month Of April, 1872, be paid TO al l8con-3fs
other work. for which standard rates or
allowances existed ut that time from
and after November !. 1902. and during ~
tho life of this award. The amount OF Fls
increase under the award due for work. @t
done between November t. 1902, and April III
!, 1903 to be paid on or before June q
1903 n SsEfBss3
2, That engineers who are employed in Yss33
ghoistng water shall have an Increase Of ~
ten per cent. on their earnings between
November !. 1909, and April !. 1908. to be
paid on or before June J. 1903: and from 81
and after April /, 1908. and during the life
Of the award they shall have t-hour'
shifts, with the same pay which was 2efsSs
fcctlve in April, 1902; and where they are II
now working elght-hour shifts. the elghtrsss
hour shifts shall be continued and these 81
engineers shall have an Increase Of ten 8s
per cent. on the wages which were ef-sii
fectiye In the several positions In Aprils
1902 ttEi
Hoisting engineers and other engineers
ana pump men, other than employed In
( t.ons which are manned continuouslys
shall hnye an Increase of ten per cent. 4
on their earnings between November J..
1902, and April !, 1908, to he paid on or W
before June !, 1908: and from ana AFTER
April /, 1903, and during the life OF the
award. they shall have an increase OF fye Mt
por cent. on the rates of wages which g
were effective In the several positions IN as
April. 1902; and In addition they shall be 5s
relieved from duty on Sundays. without NJ
lS1,,t mr. ad
employer to relieve them for the hours OF IA
the day shift. 4i5
Firemen shall have an increase OF ton 81
per cent. on their earnings between mo-
vcmber |, 1902. and April !, 1903. to be paid g
on or before June |, 19o3 and from ana
after April l, 1903, and during tho life Of 81
the award. they shall have eght-hour tf
shifts, with the same wages per days
week or month as were paid In each pos "
sItlon In April, 1902. S5s
INCREASE FOR ALL.
All employees or company men. other
than those for whom the commission
makes special awards, shall be paid an 2
Increase of ten per cent. on their earnings
between November, 1902 and April, 1903.
Ia be paid on or before Juno !, 1903; and M
from and after April !, 1903 and during Z
the life Of this award, they shall be paid G3
on the basis OF q nine-hour day, receiving
therefor the same wages as We're paid in
April. 1909, for a ten-hour day, overtime
IN excess OF nlne nOIlS ~ dnS uay 10 % A@i
paid at proportlonatc rate per hour. 5$S4
s. During tho life of this award ths M
present methods OF payment for coal
mined shall be adhered to- unless changed
by mutual agreement
In all the above awards It Is provided "a
that allowances like those made shall ba 4
paid to the legal representatives of such
employees rs may have died since NoYem,
ber |, 1902,
no SETTLE DISPUTES. 81
4. Any difficulty or disagreement .Aris- Il
Ing under this award, either as to its
interpretation or application or In any
way growing ont OF the relations OF the
employers and employed which cannot Il
be settled, or adjusted by consultation
between the superintendent or managers
OF the mine or miners, or the miners dis
rectly interested. or is OF q scope to ~
settled or adjusted. shall be referred "a
a permanent Joint commission, to & bsy
called the Board OF Cancellation. TO con-
slst of six persons appointed as herein-
after provided. This Is 70 saw Il there
shall ba q division of the whole region g
into three districts In each Of which thefs
shall exist an aorSanizution representing