The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
COAL STRIKE R[P1li
Abstract Of the Findings Il /,
Strike Commission App,i N w
BY the President.
RECOMMENDATIONS FAVOR THE u,a
rhn r.-- N
OF Wages. The Miner, A.. "n 'a''sss
Altogether Rlameles,. ned N.
!, n time Recommended, also s,,,. ,s''.*
forccment of the Ch,la ,.,ce'hs

ioreement OF the Child L.abo, 1sa
Washington, March ea.-Th.
OF the commission appointed :. .spa'
vestigate the coal strike wac " y
public on Saturday. naa
The following is the commi.s..
digest of the award: sSoa'
Frst-That an increase .,
over n above the rates naidp r eat
.nontn 81 April. 1902. be paid to !, ~ u
anS inner Tor cutting coal, S Sa,G go.
or allowance existed at thar It ,;aad tate
and after Nov. i. 1902 and sme, tiqa
lie of this award. The anu amo during u
crease under the award dive OF b,
done between Nov. /, 1909, and vGt
1903, TO be paid on or before III ApM !
second-That engineers who ~ wv
pioye In hosting water shall he en-
increase q 10 per cen on their ,are y
net W. NOV. !. 1902, me April Il''1 lss
from and after April i, 1868, and ~ S.i sd
m life of the award, they s shan udlls
eight-hour shifts. with the s sam. nave
which was effective in April i T@e Ryy
where they are now working eiyb, t aa
shifts, the eighthour shifts shall hs, sv W
increase OF 10 per cent on the v,s :
tons in April, 1902. p3'
Hoisting engineers and other enein..,.
anu pumpmen. other than those em s,ls.
III hosting water, who are emnloy.S !
positions which are manned coniinvousiAs
shall have an increase Of 10 per cont y
their earnings between Nov. j. 1902, AMI
April ]. 1909. to be paid on or I4ias
June ], 1903; and from and after AMY riT !
1909, and during the life OF the awaI
they shall have an increase of s Der cen,
on the rates Of wages which were Il.
fective In the several positions in Ann
1902: and In addition they shall be n.
lieved from duty or Sundays, witbct
loss OF pay, by n man provided by M
employer to relieve them during the hu,
of the day shift.
That tiremcn shall have an increase q
~ per cent on their earnings between
Nov ]. 1902. and April ]. 1903, to be pan
on or. before June /, 1903; and from and
after April !. 1903, and during the lie
of this award. they shall have eight hou,
shifts, with the same wages Fer day,
week. or month. as We're paid in each R.
sition in April, 1902; all employees or com.
pany men. other than those for whom
the commission makes special awards
shall be paid an increase Of 10 per cen.
on their earnings between Nov. ], 1871,
AhN Iss1oVDs ~ Dc pdIN vi VI Dtlut
June !, 1903. and from and after April
]. 1903. and during the life of this awad
they shall be paid on the basis of a nips.
hour day. receiving therefor the sans
wages as were paid April, 1902. for a ten.
hour day. Overtime in excess Of nls
hours in any day to be paid at a proper.
tional rate per hour.
Third-During the life Of this avau
thg present methods Of payment for etsl
Ynjnaf shall ho adhorof RI nDIpcS changS
by mutual agreement.
In all of the above a'Enrds it Is PROVIDE
h a allowances like those made shall 7
paid to the legal Representatives Of ssl
employees as may haysv died since NOV. J
1902.
Fourth-Any difficulty. or Disagreement
arising under this award, either as 10 "
way growing out OF the relations Of II
employers and employed which cannot D
settled or adjusted by consultation es
tween the superintendent or manager '
the mine or mines, and the miner or MN
ers directly interested, or Is OF a seeoy
too large to be settled or adjusted, sna
be referred to a permanent joint conna
tee to be called a board of cancellation, /.
consist OF six persons appointed as hes
matter provided. That is to say. If tfeI
Shall be a division Of the whole lesn
into three districts. i'll each OF WHY
there shall exist an organization lem.
senting a majority of the mine ~ se son
citation shall be appointed ~ eacn
said organizations and three other pele y
shall be appointed by the. operators AZ ~
operators in each OF said districts o.
pointing one person. .o,et
The board of Cancellation thus con Mo.
ton referred to 1t as aforesaid, hea y
both parties to the controversy ana s ~
evidence as may be laid before u oy nv N.
er party and any award made .! q s M
jority-af such board Of concillalion 'Di
be final and binding on all paI.lesS. oct
however. the board is unable 70 . usen
any question submitted or POM sb ,siIil
referred to an umpire, to be appolh. " Il
the request of said board, by one c 81 4
circuit judges Of the third judicial ch ~
OF the United States, whose decision ~
be final and binding in the n,r
The membership of said boaid i.hnr /
operators or miners organization r over
the right at any time when a col
Is not pending to change their Iep'e"'
ton thereon. .ord Z
At all hearings before said o onah ne {
parties may be represented by suen
son or persons as they may resp"
select. - ,,s
No suspension Of work shall ta < adj ali
BY lockout OF strike, pending .ne IN
dtcation of any matter SO taken ~
adjustment, ;o,
Fifth-When requested by a taaiIlie
OF the contract miners OF any bnss
check weighmen or check docKihs
or both shall be employed. nen a
The wages Of said check weighmseh 9 :
check docking bosses shall De nm IN 81
lected and paid by the. miners II by
name as the said miners sn naanupst
majority vote elect. and Wneh - onel
by a majority Of said miners, tf fer che
tors shall pay the wages nxeo bosses
weighmen and check docking t ts fr
81 deductions made proportiona.eaayg s.
the earnings Of the said miners, e ~ 81
basis as the majority Of SAID rn'''e'
determine. ,,..r,hN
Sixth-Mine cars shall be dis nork
among the miners who are !. nossil
= part of the miners or mine limit
OF any colliery or collieries 20 art Fl
output OF the mines or to dls tad mi
n quality Of the work er1orn ~ cnnfor
such Limitation OF output be III onera
lty to an agreement between ar non rp
or operators and an Organiza.io in
sentlng a majority OF said m'he''
or thetr employ. -;,ers
Seventh-fns all cases where min n.ard
paid by the car. the increased am
contract miners is based ut and
rafs IN use. the topping REQUIRE Mege in fe
on April i, 1902. Any increase IN re nv s
OF car or in the topping reqMitnnate
De accompanied by q proportio
crease in the rate paid per car. scale
Eighth-The following sliding !. j
wages shall become affective Ap and n
workers included In the AWARDS
commission.