Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
The Anthracite Coal Miners Gain
Their Point. Except as to
Union Recognition.
Safe Crackers at keducah. Ky,
Secure Bag Of 5000
in Booty.
CRISIS IN STRIKE IMMINENT

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The report OF the commission appoint
ed by the president last October. to
Investigate the anthracite coal strike
was made public today The report
is dated March Is. and is signed by
all the members of the commission
In brief, the commission awards a
general increase Of wages amounting
in most instances to 10 per cent, with
some decrease in time and the settle
ment of all disputes by arbitration
1t fixes the minimum wage and a
sliding scale; provides against dis
elimination Of persons, either mine
owners or miners on account of mem
bership or non-membership in labor
union. and provides that the awards
shall continue in force until March
81, 1906. The commission discussed
to some extent the matter of recogni-
tion or non-recOgnitiOn of the miners
union, but declined to make any
award on this measure.
The increase in wages in most
cases dates from November 1, 1902,
and are to be paid before June /,
1903 When the questions are too
important to be settled by consulta-
tion by the superintendent or man
ager of mine and the miner or
miners directly interested, it shall be
referred to a permanent joint COM
mittee to be called board of con-
ciliatin, to consist of six persons,
three to be appointed bys majority
of the men employed in the district,
and three by the operators. If the
board cannot agree on any point, that
question shall be referred to an UNI
pire to be appointed at the request of
the board by one of the circuit judg-
es of the 3rd judicial circuit of the
United States, whose decision shall
be final.
Whenever requested by majority
of the contracting miners of any
colliery, a check weighman or check
docking boss or both shall be en-
ployed The wages of said check and
docking bosses to be fixed and paid
by the miners in any way they shall
elect. The matter of the recognition
Of the union was not considered with
in the scope of the jurisdiction con-
ferred on the commission. and there
fore no action was taken on that sub
ject
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 21.-
George F.. Baer, president of the
Reading railroad, received the report
of the strike commission today, he
refused to discuss the report until it
would be gone over carefully
BAY CITY, Mich, March 21.-
When President Mitchell, of the Unit
ed Mine workers of America, who is
in this city, was shown summary
this afternoon, of the coal strike COM
missions report he declined to give
any expression of opinion on it. Il
cannot discuss it" he said, until
have an opportunity to. read the full
report and digest its contents. / ex-
peel. to have copy of it here this
afternoon" President MitcheH's de-
meanor, while he was reading the
summary was taken to indicate that
the commissions report was not as
favorable to the miners as had been
hoped for.
s WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 21.-
President T. D. Nichols of district
No 1. when seen was somewhat
averse to talking on the subiHat OF
the commissions award. Il do not
care to say anything for publication"
said Mr.. Nichols, until have thor
oughly investigated it." Il under
stand though" continued Mr.. Nicn-
oils, "men do not get the weighing
Of the coal, and that Of course, caused
great disappointment