Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-06
CANCELLATION
BOARD WILL MEET
Check Weighman Controversy May
Be Settled at Wilkesbarre.
NICHOLS ANSWERS WARRINER

quest of President Dcttrcy. district No.
President w. l.. Connell. of the concil-
iatiOn board, called a meeting of that
organization. to be held at Wilkesbarre
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. when
1t is believed that the check weighman
controversy in district No. l will be
practically settled. probably by refer
ence to the entire body of the anthra-
cite strike commission. or to its presi-
| dent, Judge Gray. for n binding inter
probation of the check weighman clause
in dispute
District President Nichols issued a
statement in reply to that given out
by Superintendent Warmer on behalf
of the operators on the Cancellation
board on Friday last. Mr.. Nichols re-
views the controversy in an exhaustive
manner and temperate spirit.
He claims that he never regarded
the letter of Umpire Wright. finding
that the operators should deduct a pro
rata share of the check weighman's
wages from each miner, where a ma
jority made demand. as an official
decision. and did not bring it to the
attention of the board of Cancellation.
Mr.. Nichols charges Superintendent
Warmer with inconsistency when the
latter charged Umpire Wright with
having exceeded his duties He says:
IF we admit that the umpire decided
a question or point which was not spe-
officially referred to him. we can also
show that the operators. through the
board of Cancellation. are positively
guilty of doing the very thing that
they charge the umpire with doing.
namely. adopting a resolution regard
ing the question of assignment for the
collections of check docking bosses
wages. whereas the grievance under
consideration did not involve the ques-
ton of deductions, or paymen of wages.
The grievance merely complained that
Coke Brothers & Co. refused to allow
a man selected by the miners to act
as check docking boss. because he was
personally Objectionable to the COM
pany.
While the question of collection.
deduction or payment of check docking
bosses wages was not involved in the
grievances of the miners of Coke Bros
& Co., it was directly involved in the
grievance presented by the contract
miners of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany. which was denied by Umpire
Wright
ITO sum up the whole matter: The
operators contend that the umpire de-
cided certain questions not referred to
him. in answer to which we show that
grievance No. Is did involve those
questions.
"They claim that he considered a
point disposed of by the board of con-
ciliation. namely, the question of as
signment
Before the last meeting of the
board of Cancellation adjourned the
miners suggested that the defendants
before the umpire in grievance No
Jog could petition the umpire for a re
opening of the case. and claimed that
they were only the parties who could
do so.
Eve also offered to submit the whole
question in controversy. that is. the in
depreciation of award No 5. to the
anthracite coal strike commission as
a body. and to abide by their decision
There is no provision in the awards
of the anthracite coal strike commits
sion which provided for the board Of
Cancellation reversing the decision of
are compelled to refuse to consider
such n nrnnnSifinn in any form -