Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-26
Scale of Wages Fixed.

VIII THE following scale of wages silaii
become effective April 1, 1908; anu sn"
affect all miners ana NINE m,;ssion The
cd in the award of the commissuion Tho
wages fixed In the aWarus n Tho Sliding
basis of and the minimum under the e''""e
SCALE or+s In the
For each increase of . cents fh s; ,a
average price of white ASH coai VI 81
above uea coal sold at or near New ~, i
hntween Perth Amboy and Edgewater' any
renorted to the bureau OF antnraclte we" ,
statistics, above say S4oe per toh o ame cont
Moves shall have an increase Oh pei H.ti
in compensation, whicn si af soid coal works
n change in the average OF sara coai VIZ ZION
n reduction or an increase in COMPENSATE. ;
but the rate OF compensation sna,' award
case be less than that hXed III the ava as
That is when the price Oh sa'u will be
S45j per ton, the compensation VII 10
Increased | per cent, to continue until IL" =
price falls below $3.50 per ton wien ., in1 1ha
rer cent increase will cease, or uhtii .n H
nrice reaches S4.6O per ton. wnen an az so
diiional l per cent Will be addeu' anu ''
These average prices shall be computed
monthly by an accountant or cieth ,n%icIal
nv the circuit Judge of the Third Juuicia'
district and paid by the coal operators
such compensation as the appointing Ju9se
may fix which compensation snail u ort Il
tributed among the operators III p'opo' '''
In order that the basis may De laiu IL,
the successful working of the sliding scar mt
provided herein, it is also adJudseo an.
awarded That all coal op operating t uU
NAMES file at once with the United states
Commissioner of labor certified sta a.. naa,
of the rates of compensation paid IN eael
occunaton known in their companies, III
they existed April l, 1907.
Must Be No Discrimination.
JX-No person shall be refused employ
ment or in any way Disseminated aeains
on account of membership or non Inempei
t.l... txn
shall be no discrimination against or Iltei
| ference with any employe VINO Is hol
member of any labor organization Dy iheih
bers Of such organization. ,,,.o,
Z-All contract miners snail De requIre '
to furnish within reasonable time De1or
each pay day n statement OF the amount y
money due, from them to their iaporers' az ~
such sums shall be deducted from IN
directly to each laborer by the company
All employees when paid shall be FURNISHED
with an temized statement OF account account o,,
NI.-The awards herein made shali con
tinue in force until March 81. 1906, ana an
employe or group of employees violating an
of the provisions thereof shall be subject Z
reasonable discipline by the employers an
further, the violation OF any provision
these awards, either by employer or EN-
pIoyes shall not invalidate any OF the pre-
visions thereof.
Recommendations Made.
The commission also makes NUMBER @
recommendations, which may be SUMMARY
ed as follows:
The discontinuance of the system OF Ell
blowing the "coal and iron police, becaus
this force is believed to have an lrritatin
effect and resort to the regularly const
tuted peace authorities in case of necessity
\ stricter enforcement OF laws In relatlo
to the employment of children
That the state and federal government
should provide machinery for the maxim
of a compulsory investigation of dllhcultle'
similar to the investigation which this con
mission has made.
The commission expresses the opinion Una
with a few notifications the federal act
October, 1898, authorizing commission |
settle controversies between railroad corp.
rations and other common carriers, coul
be made the basis of a law for arbitratio
in the anthracite coal mining business III
commission, however, takes a decided o.
position against compulsory arbitration. u
this point they add quite lengthy con
mentary, which closes in the followir
language: -,
THE chief benefit to be derived from II
suggestion herein made lies in placing II
real facts and the responsibility for su.
condition authoritatively before the peopl
that the public opinion may crystalize an
make its power felt. Could such a commi
{ sion as that suggested have been brougl
into existence in June last, we believe thu
the coal famine might have been averte
Certainly the suffering and deprivatit
might have been greatly mitisated