The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-26

| D. whenever requested by q majority
or those contract miners Of any com.
pany check wcighman or check dock
Ing bosses, or both, shall be employed
The wages Of said checs weighman
and check docking bosses shall be fiX-
ed. collected, and paid by the miners
In such manner as the aaid miners
shall by majority vote. elect and when
requested by a majority Of said miners
| the check weigher and deductions
made proprotionatcly from the earn
| ings cs the said miners on such basis
as the majority Of said miners Shall
| determine.
| 6. Miners shall be distributed amonr
miners, whG are at work, as uniformly
and as eQuitably as possible, and thcro
shall be no concerted effort on the part
Of the miners or mine workers Of any
colliery or colleres, to limit the output
or the mines, or to detract from the
quality Of the work performed, unless
such limitation of output be in con-
| formlty TO an agreement between an
operator or operators and an organiza-
| ton representing a majority OF said
miners In his or their employ.
I. In oil cases where miners are paid
ny the car, the increase awarded to the
contract miners Is based upon the cars
| III use. the topping required ana the
rates paid per car which were IN force
on April l, 1902. Any increase in the
SIZE or car, or in the topping required
snail be accompanied by a proportion
ate increase in the rate paid per car.
.. The following sliding scale Of
wages shall become effective April !
1903. and shall affect all miners and
nine workers included in the award Of
the commission: The wages fixed in
the awards shall be the basis of. and
thc minimum under, the sliding scale.
FOR increase Of cents in the average
prlce or white ash coal or sizes above
pea coal, sold at or near New York be-
tween Perth Amboy and Edgewatcr
and reported to the bureau of anthra-
cite coal statistics. above $3.50 per ton
T. 0. b. the employees shall have an in
crease OF | per cent. in their compcnsa-
ton which shall continue until change
III the average price Of said coal works
reduction or on increase in said ad-
dltlonal compensation hereunder: but
the rate of compensation shall in no
case be less than that fixed in tho
| award. That is. when the price Of said
coal reaches S4.55 per ton, the compen-
satlon Will be increased 1 per cent, to
continue until the price falls below
S43o per ton, when the per cent. in
crease Will cease. or until the prices
reaches $4.G0 per ton, when an addi-
tional | per cent. will be added. and SO
on. These average prices shall be
computed monthly, by an accountant
or commissioner, named by one Of the
circuit judges Of the third judicial cir
cult Of the United States. and paid by
the coal operators, such compensation
as the appointing judge may fix, which
compensation shall be distributed
among the operators in proportion to
the tonnage Of each mine. In order to
secure the successful working Of the
sliding scale provided herein. it is also
adjudged and awarded: That all coal
operating companies file at once with
the United States Commissioner Of La
bar. certified statement Of the rates
or compensation paid in each occupa-
ton known in their employment. as
they existed April I. 1902
.. No person shall be refused en-
Dloyment, or in any way Disseminated
against. on account Of membership
or nonmembership in any labor or
ganization. and there shall be no dis
eliminating against. or Interference
with, any cmpoyc who is not 4 mcm-
Der of any labor organization by mcm-
bers Of such organization.
10. All contract miners shall be re-
Quilcd to furnish within a reasonable
time before each pay day, a statement
Of the amount Of money due from them
before each nay day. statement Oh
the amount Of money due from them
to their laborcrs. and such sums shall
br deducted from the amount due the
contract miner, and paid directly to
each laborcr by the company. All en-
ploycs when paid shall be furnished
with an itcmized statement Of account
II. The awards herein made shall
continue in force until March 81, 1906;
and any cmployo. or group OF employees
violating any Of the provisions thereof.
shall be subject to reasonable discip-
line by the employer; and, further.
that the violation Of any provision OF
these awards. either by employer or
employees shall not invalidaIe any OF
the provisions thereof
The commission also made number
CT recommendations which may be
summarized as follows: The discontin-
uance Of the system OF employing 'the
coal and iron police" because this
force is believed to have had an irrita-
ting effect, and a resort to the regular
ly constituted peace authorities in case
Of necessity; q strcter enforcement Of
the laws in relation to the employment
Of children: that the State and Federal
governments should provide machin-
cry for tn" making Of compulsory
investigation Of difficulties, similar to
the investigation which this commis-
sion has made.
The commission expresses the opin-
ion that with few notifications the
Federal act Of October, 1888, authoriz-
ing commission to settle controver-
sizes between railroad corporations and
other common carriers could be made
the basis Of law for arbitration in
the anthracite coal mining business.
The commission. however, takes a de-
cided position against compulsory ar
bitration.
On the subject Of the recognition OF
the Mine Workers Union, the commits
sion says 1t does not consider that this
subject Is within the scope Of jurisdic-
ton conferred on 1t. 1t does say, how
ever, that "the suggestion Of q work.
ing agreement between employers and
employees embodying the doctrine Of
collective bargaining, Is one which the
commission believes contains many
hopeful elements for the adjustment Of
relations in the mining region"
Further on 1t says: "The present