Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-03-22
There Is Some Reduction IN Hours
Also Suggested.
NO DISCRIMINATION
AS TO UNION OR OTHERS,
The settlement Of Al Controversies
10 Be by Arbitration, bat Com.
pulsion on This Point Il
Not Advocated.

president last October TO investigate
the anthracite coal strike has been
made public The report Is dated
March Is. aud Is signed by all the
members Of the commission. who are
Judge George Gray OF Delaware. La
Dor Commissioner Carroll u. Wright
and Brigadier General John W vii
son. both OF this city. Bishop John l.
SpaldIng Of Illinois. Thomas II Wat
klns OF Pennsylvania. Edgar =. Clarke
OF Cedar Rapids. Iowa. and Edward W.
Parker OF this city. The report Is 10
illustrated. and II will be accompanied
by the testimony taken by the COM
mission. but thus FAR only the report
proper has been printed. This alone
covers eighty-seyen pages OF printed
matter
In brief. the commission recommends
a general increase OF wages. amount
ing In most instances To 10 per cent
some decreases OF time; the settl"
ment OF all disputes by arbitration
FIXES a minimum wage and sliding
scale: provides against discrimination
OF persons either by the mine owners
or the miners on account OF member
ship or non-membership tn labor
union. and provides that the awards
made shall continue In force until
March 81. 1906 The commission dis
cuSsed 90 some extent the matter OF
recognition or non-recognition OF the
Miners union. but declined TO make
any award on this matter.
Following Is In part the commits
slons own summary OF the awards
made:
That an Increase OF 10 per cent over
and above the rates paid In the month
OF April. 1902 be- paid % all contract
miners for cutting coal. yardage ana
ether works for which standard rates
or allowances existed at that time
from and after Nov 1, 1902 and during
the life OF this award. The amount OF
increase under the award due for
work done between Nov. /. 1902. aud
April |. 1908. TO be- paid on or before
June /. 1903.
That engineers employed In hosting
water shall have an Increase ot 10 per
cont on their earnings between NOV.
]. 1902. and April /. 1903. 90 be- paid on
or before June !. 1908 and from and
after April I. 1903. and during the life
Of The award they shall have eight
hour shifts. with the same pay which
was effective in April. 1902 and whore
they are now working Clrhthour shiit"
the eight.hour shifts shall have an in.
crease OF 10 per cent on the wages
which were effective in the several poo
s.tlons in April 1902
Hosting engineers and other en-
cIneers and pumpmou other than
those employed in hosting water. who
are employed in positions which are
manned continuously shall have an
Increase of 100 per cent ON their earn
iugs between Nov ], 1902 and April
!. 1908. to Dee paid on or before Jane J..
1903. and from and after April T. 1908.
end during me l.fo ~ the award they
shall have 40 increase of percent on
the rates 0f wages which were effect
lyo FOO the several positions Boo April
1902. and in addition they shall Dee r'.
l.cvcd from duty on Sundays. without
loss OF pay. uy q man provided Boy no
employer 90 relieve them during the
hours ~ the day shift
That drcmcn shall have AN Increase
OF DO per cent on their earnings Dee.
tween Noy. 1902 and April u. 1908.
o. boz paid on or before June I, 1908.
and from and after April ]. 1903. and
during the lie Of the award they shall
have pighthour shifts with the same
wages per day. week or month as were
paid I'm each position In April 1909.
All employees or company men. other
than those FOR whom the commission
makes special awards. shall bs paid az
Increase Of 10 per cent on their earn
iugB between Nov T. 1902. and April
]. 1908. 10 be paid on or before Jun"
]. 1903. and from and after April i.
1903. and during the life of this award
they shall Dee paid on the basis OF 70
riuC-hOur day receiving therefor 'h'
same wages that were paid Zoo April
1902. Tor tou.huur day over time
IN excess NJ nine hours boo any day 'o
be- paid az a proportional rate per
hour
INNIINE IN' IINN 10 N.|N. NV N'' N.'
present methods of payment Tor coal
mitpd shall be- adhered tD. unless
changed by mutual agreement 10 1Il
OF the above awards 10 is provided that
allowances Hike those made shall ID"
paid 10 legal representative 0f such
employees o. may have died since nov
!. 1909.
Any difficulty or disagreement ar.s.
lHr under thiH award either us l1 IH
Interpretation or application or 100 any
nay growing out Uf Che relations NJ
employers and employed. which lan0t
be- settled or adjusted hy consultation
between the superintendent 0r MAN.
ager of the milne Ur w.nU. ana Tho
miner or miners directly lutarO fDl 1r
T. Of a scope large tu Doe settled o, al
| justcd shall De- referred to pD.Ml.
nent Joint comm sion to u' called e
board Of Cancellation. to consist OF GlN
persons appointed as hor.Iahrlo'c pro
vided That ls 90 say. N There shall be
a division of tEe whole r'1u INTO
three districts ln each of Nai.1 taerc