The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-22

ing the right, at any time when a con-
troversy is not pending TO change their
representation thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such
person or persons as they may respec-
lively select.
No suspension of work shall take
place. by lockout or strike. pending the
adjudication of any matter so taken
up for adjustment.
Must Furnish ChecImen.
Fifth. Whenever requested by ma
jority of the contract miners of any
colliery, check weighmen or check
docking bosses, or both. shall be en-
ployed The wages of said check
weighmen and check docking bosses
shall be fixed, collected and paid by
the miners in such manner as the said
miners shall, by majority vote, elect;
and when requested by a majority of
said miners, the operators shall pay the
wages fixed for check weighmen and
check docking bosses out of deductions
made proportionately from the earnings
of the said miners, on such basis as
the majority of said miners shall deter
mine.
Sixth. Mine cars shall be distributed
among miners, who are at work, as
uniformly and as equitably as possible,
and there shall be no concerted effort
on the part of the miners or mine
workers of any colliery or collieries, TO
limit the output of the mines. or to
detract from the quality of the work
performed unless such limitation of
output be in conformity to an agree
ment between an operator or operators,
and an organization representing a ma
jority of said miners in his or their
employ.
Seventh. In all cases where miners
are paid by the car, the increase
awarded to the contract miners is
based upon the cars in use, the top
ping required, and the rates paid per
car which were in force on April I,
1902. Any increase in the size of car.
or in the topping required, shall be ac-
companied by a proportionate increase
in the rate paid per car.
Sliding Scale of Wages.
Eighth. The following sliding scale
of wages shall become effective April
l, 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 increase of cents in the aver
age price of white ash coal of sizes
| above pea coal, sold at or near New
| York, between PERTH Amboy and Edge
water, and reported to the bureau of
anthracite coal statistics above $3.50
per ton f. o. b., the employees shall
have an increase of 1 per cent. in
| their compensation, which shall con-
tinue until a change in the average
price 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 1 per cent, to continue until
the price falls below $455 per ton, when
| the 1 per cent. increase will cease, or
until the price reaches $4.60 per ton,
when an additional l 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
circuit of the United States, and paid
| by the coal operators, such compensa-
ton as the appointing judge may nix,
which compensation shall be distrib-
uted among the operators in proportion
to the tonnage of each mine.
In order that the basis may be laid
| for the successful working of the slid
| ing scale provided herein, it is also ad-
| judged and awarded; that all coal-op-
| Grating companies file at once with the
United States Commissioner of Labor
a certified statement of the rates of
compensation paid in each occupation
known in their company's as they ex-
| listed April 1, 1902
Union Membership no Bar.
Ninth. No person shall be refused
| employment, nor in any way discrim-
mated against on account of member
| ship or non-membership in any labor
| organization; and there shall be no dis
| elimination against, or interference
with, any employee who is not a mem
Der of any labor organization by mem
| bers of such organization.
Tenth. All contract miners shall be
| required to furnish within a reasonable
| time before each pay day. statement
| of the amount of money due from them
| to their laborers, and such sums shall
be deducted from the amount due the
contract miner, and paid directly TO
| each laborer by the company All en-
| ployes when paid shall be furnished
with an itemized statement of account.
! Eleventh. The awards herein made
| shall continue in force until March 81.
1906; and any employe, or group of
employees, violating any of the pro-
visions thereof, shall be subject to rea-
sonable discipline by the employer;
and, further, that the violation of any
employer or employees, shall not invai-
idate any of the provisions thereof.
Recommendations Made.
The commission also make a number
of recommendations, which may be
summarized as follows
The discontinuance of the system of
employing "the coal and iron police"
| because this force is believed to have
an irritating effect, and a resort to the
regularly constituted peace authorities
| in case of necessity.
| A stricter enforcement of the laws in
relation to the employment of children.
That the state and federal govern
| ments should provide machinery for
| the making of a compulsory investiga-
! ton of difficulties, similar to the inves-
| tigation which this commission has
made.
The commission express the opinion
| that with few notifications the fed
eral act of October, 1888, authorizing
commission to settle controversies
between railroad corporations and 9TH
err common carriers could be made the
basis of a law for arbitration in the
anthracite coal mining business. The
commission, however, take a decided
view against compulsory arbitration
On the subject of the recognition of
the miners union, the commission say
they do not consider that this subject
is within the scope of the Jurisdiction
conferred on them. They do say, how
ever, that 1.-THE suggestion of a work.
| ing agreement between employers and
I employees embodying the doctrine OF