Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21
Provides for Employment Of
Check Weighmen.
UNION NOT RECOGNIZED
QUESTION WAS NOT BEFORE THE
ARBITERS.
Award is to Continue in Force Until
March 81, 1eO6-Compulsory In
vestigation Favored.

The report Of the commission appointed
by the President last October to investi-
gate the anthracite coal strike was made
public today. The report Is dated March
Is. and is signed by all the members of
the commission, who are Judge George
Gray of Delaware, Labor Commissioner
Carroll D. Wright and Brigadier General
John NJ. Wilson, both Of this city; Bishop
John l.. Spalding of Illinois; Thomas H.
Watkins of Pennsylvania; Edgar E. Clark
of Iowa, and Edward w. Parker Of this
city. The report is to be illustrated. and
1t will be accompanied by the testimony
taken by the commission, but thus far
only the report proper has been printed.
This alone covers eighty-seven pages of
printed matter.
In brief, the commission recommends a
general increase OF wages. amounting in
most instances to 10 per cent; some de-
crease of time; the settlement Of all dis
putes by arbitration fixes a minimum
wage and sliding scale; provides against
discrimination of persons by either the
mine owners or the miners on account of
membership or non-membership In a labor
union, and provides that the awards made
shall continue in force until March 81,
1906 The commission discussed to some
extent the matter of recognition nom
recognition of the miners union, but de-
clined to make any award on this mat
ter.
The Commissions Summary.
Following is the commissions own sum-
mary Of the awards made:
l. That an increase Of 10 per cent over
and above the rates paid in the month of
ha 70 oil YnipQra
for cutting coal. yardage and other work
for which standard rates or allowances
existed at that time, from and after No
yember l. 1902 and during the life of this
award The amount of increase under the
award due for work done between Noven,-
ber 1, 1902, and April 1, 1903, to be paid
on or before June 1, 1908.
III. That engineers who are employed in
hoisting water shall have an increase Of
10 per cent on their earnings between No
vember /, 1902 and April l., 1903, to be
paid on or before June l. 1903 and from and
after April I, 1908, and during the life Of
the award, they shall have eight-hour
shifts, with the same pay which was eff
fective in April, 1902: and where they are
now working eight-hour shifts the eight
hour shifts shall be continued, and these
engineers shall have increase Of 10 per
-
the several positions in April. 1902.
Hosting engineers and other engineers
and pumpmen, other than those employed in
hoisting water who are employed in posi-
tions which are manned continuously shall
have an increase Of 10 per cent on their
earnings between November 1, 1902, and
April /, 1903, to be paid on or before June ],
1903, and from and after April /, 1903, and
during the life of the award they shall
have an increase of per cent on the rates
of wages which were effective in the several
positions in April. 1902, and in a EDITION they
shall be relieved from duty on Sundays
without loss Of pay, by a man provided by
the employer to relieve them during the
hours of the day shift.
Firemen shall have an increase Of 10 per
cent on their earnings between November L.
1902. and April l. 1908. to be paid on or be-
fore June /, 1903, and from and after April
1. 1903. and during the life of the award
they shall have eight-hour shifts. with the
same wages per day, week or month as
were paid in each position In April, 1902.
All employees or company men, other than
those for whom the commission makes spe-
cial awards, shall be paid an increase of ~
per cent on their earnings between Novem-
Der l. 1902, and April 1. 1903. to be paid on
April l. 1903 and during the life of this
award. they shall be paid on the basis OF a
nine-hour day, receiving therefor the same
wages as were paid In April. 1902. for ten
hour day. Overtime in excess OF nine hours
in any day to be paid at proportional rate
per hour
III. During the life of this award the pres
ent methods of payment for coal mined
shall be adhered to, unless changed by mu-
tual agreement.
In all OF the above awards 1t Is provided
that allowances like those made shall he
paid to the legal representatives of such
employees as may have died since Novem-
Der I. 1902.
Board of Cancellation.
w. Any difficulty or disagreement arisina
under this award. either as to its in,erpre.
tation or application, or in any way grow.
ing out of the relations Of the employers
and employed, which cannot be settled O,
adjusted by consultation between the super.
intendent or manager of the mine or mines
and the miner miners directly interested
or is Of a scope too large to be so settled
or adjusted. shall be referred to a perma
neDt Joint committee, to be called boart
Of concilliation, to consist Of SIX persons
appointed as hereinafter provided. That (.
to say II there shall be a division Of ths
whole region into three districts, in eacf
of which there shall exist an organization
representing majority Of the mine work
ers Of such district. one Of said board Of
conciliation shall be appointed by each
Of said organizations and three other per
sons shall be appointed by the operators