The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-04-03

ever that the suggestion of a worY-
Ing agreement between employers and
employees, e~mbodying the doctrine Of
corrective bargaining. Is one which he
COMMISSION believe contains many
hopeful elements for adjustment Of re-
iauonS in the mining region. Further
on they say: "Thc present conutjtu-
Ioh OF the United Mine Workers I'M
ION OF America does not present tn,
most inviting inducements to operators
10 enter into c~OntractuaI relations with
it," "'.A
The commissioners say hat trades
uhlohlSLn' IS rapidly becoming a mat
Ter or business. If the energy of the
employer is directed to discourage
ment and repression of the union, he
need not be surprised if the more rad
lCai ones are the ones most frequently
heard"
They express the opinion that differ
encea can best be settled by consulta-
tons by the employer with a Commit
tee chosen by his employees But they
add, that lin order to be entitled to
such recognition. the labor organiza-
ton u give the same recognition to
the rights of the employer, and of 9TH
ers, which il demands for itself and for
It's members They add that the union
must not undertake to assume or to
interfere with the management of the
business of the employer" They also
pronounce as u~ntenable the contention
that the majority of employees of in
dustry, by voluntarily associating
themselves in d union, acquire author
ity over those who do not associate
themselves"
The commission also makes a number of
recommendations, as follows:
The dlscontinuance OF the system of en-
ploying the coal and iron police" because
this force is believed to have an irritating
effect; and a resort to the regularly con-
stltuted peace authorities in case of nee
essity.
A s~tricter enforcement of the laws in
relation to the employment of children.
That the state ard federal governments
should provide machinery for making a
compulsory investigation of difficulties,
similar to the investigation which this
commission has made. With a few modl-
f%ications the federal act of October, 1888,
authorizing a commission to settle con-
troversies between railroad corporations
and other common carriers could be made
the basis of a law for arbitration in the
however, takes a decided position against
compulsory arbitration, but adds that
could a commission. under the law OF
have been averted; certainly the suffer-
ing and deprivation might have been
greatly mitlgated.'
Any difficulty or disagreement arising
under this award, either as to it's inter-
probation or application, or in any way
growing out of the relations of the en-
ployers and employed which cannot be
settled or adjusted by consultation be-
the mine or mines or the miner or miners
directly interested, or is of a scope too
large to be settled or adjusted, shall be
referred to a permanent joint committee
tO Ip called q hoard Of cOOcili1tiOn. TO
consist of SIX persons, appointed as herein
after provided. That is to say, if there
shall be a division of the whole region
into three districts, in each of which there
shall exist an organization representing
a majority of the mine workers Of such
district one OF said board of conciliation
snail be appointed by each OF said or
CARNATIONS and three other persons snail
be appointed by the operators, the opera
tors in each Of said districts appointing
one person.
The board of Cancellation thus consti-
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
ton referred. TO it as aforesaid, hearing
both parties to the controversy and such
evidence as may be laid before it by either
of such board of cancellation shall be final
and binding on all parties. If, however,
the said board is unable to decide any
question submitted or point related there
to an umpire to be appointed, at the re-
quest OF said board, by one of the circuit
judges of the Third judicial circuit of the
United States, whose decision shall be
final and binding in .he premises.
The membership of said board shall at
all times be kept complete. either the OPP
orators or miners organizations having the
right, at any time when q controversy is
not pending to change their representation
thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by snch per
son or persons as they may respectively
select.
No suspension of work shall take place,
by lockout or strike, pending the ad
judication of any matter SO taken up fol
adjustment.