Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-25
COAL STRIKE REPORT
Abstract of the Findings of Coal
Strike Commission Appointed
by the President.
RECOMMENDATIONS FAVOR The MINER,
The Commission Recommends an Increase
of Wages. The Miners are Held Not
Altogether Blameless. Some Decrease
In time Recommended, also stricter En-
forcement of the Child Labor Law,

Washington, March 23.-The report
OF the commission appointed to in
vestigate the coal strike was made
public on Saturday.
The following is the commissions
digest of the award:
F1rst-That an increase of 10 per cent
over and above the rates paid in the
and other Work for WhicE faa ratss
ard aftsr Nov !: 1872 and ana dar S !r fhe
crease under the award ard S due for " work az
done between Nov. l. 1902, and April i.
1893 to be paid on or before June i, 1908.
ne S@e9nd d That, engineers who are en-
between Nov: 1867 and APP. Aprn e1 a. isS$,
f 20 De Ra1d on or before June l. 1909 and
the life of the award. they shah have i've
eight-hour shifts, with the same pay
W Wh1sa t Tas effective tive in APRIL 1922
shifts, the eight hour shifts shall have an
1 mSief e,,o Of 70 per cent on the wages
tions in April, 1902.
Holstlng engineers and other engineers
and pumpmen, other than those employed
positions which are manned continuously.
esrenes %o7 per 1887 Ssnt aod
June /, 1908 and from and after APRIL priD !,
1903, and during the life of the award
they shall have an increase of per cent
fective in the several positions in April,
1902; and in addition they shall be re-
1nss l. from duty on Sundays, without
loss OF pay by man provided by the
employer to relieve them during the hours
OF the day shift.
- That fremen shall have an increase of
hoir ovrir h1+-
Nov. l, 1902, and April l, 1903, to be paid
on or before June l, 1903; and from and
of af this APr iseS and during the life
shifts, with the same wages per day,
week week or month AS as were PAID in each po
pany men, other than those for whom
the commission makes special awards
snail be paid an increase of 10 per cent
and April l. 1903. to be paid on or before
June l, 1908, and from and after April
l; 1903, and during the life of this award
they shall be paid on the basis Of nine
hour day. receiving therefor the same
wages as We're paid April. 1902. for a ten
hour hour day: Overtime in excess of nine
hours IN any day to be paid at a proper
tlonal rate per hour.
Third-During. the life of this award
the I pre sIa m methqds Of payment for coal
by mutual agreement.
In all of the above awards it is provided
that allowances like those made shall be
petIu 70 TIE legal representatives OF Sucn
employees as may have died since Nov. l,
1902.
Fourth-Any difficulty or disagreement
arising under this award, either as to it's
way, growing out of the rela lions of the
| employers and employed which cannot be
settled or adjusted by consultation be-
tween the superintendent or manager of
the mine or mines and the miner or min
ers directly interested, or is of a scope
too large to be settled or adjusted shall
ha rSfsn
tee to be called board of conciliation to
consist of SIX persons appointed as here
shall be a division of the whole region
into three districts. in each of which
there shall exist an organization repre-
senting a majority Of the mine workers
of such district. one of aid board of con-
Citation shall be appointed by each of
said organizations and three other persons
shall be appointed by the operators, the
pointing one person
The board of Cancellation thus consti-
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
ton referred to it aforesaid. hearing
both parties to the controversy and such
j evidence as may be laid before it by eth
! er party and any award made by a ma
be final and binding on al! parties. If.
however, the board is unable to decide
any question submitted or point related
thereto. that question point shall be
referred to an umpire, to be appointed. at
the request of said board, by one Of the
of the United States. whose decision shall
be final and binding in the premises.
The membership ct said board shall at
all times be kept complete, either the
operators or miners organizations having
the right at any time when controversy
;; is not pending to change their representa-
ton thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per-
son or persons they may respectively
select.
No suspension of work shall take place.
by lockout strike, pending the adju-
dication Of any matter SO taken up for
adjustment.
Fifth-When requested by a majority
of the contract miners of any colliery,
. check weighmen or check docking bosses,
or both shall be employed.
The wages Of said check weighmen and
check docking bosses shall be fixed. COL
; lected and paid by the miners in such
majority vote elect. and when requested
by majority Of said miners, the opera
tors shall pay. the wages fixed for check
weighmen and check docking bosses out
of deductions made proportionately from
i the earnings Of the said miners. on such
| basis as the majority of said miners shall
sixth--Mine cars shall be distributed
| among the miners who 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 collieries to limit the
| output Of the mines or to distract from
| such limitation of output be in conform
! ity to an agreement between an operator
! or operators and an organization repre-
/ or their employ.
Seventh-1n all cases where miners are
J paid by the car. the increased award to
cars in use, the topping required, and the
rates paid per car which were in force
on April l, 1902: Any increase in the size
of car or in the topping required shall
be accompanied by proportionate in
crease in the rate paid per car.
Eighth-The following sliding scale Of
! wages shall become effective April /. 1903,
! and shall affect all miners and mine
workers included in the awards Of the
| commission.
/ A nDIMNEv Y CAIAnX