The evening world., 1904-09-26
miners WIN AND ,
-UPTALKS STOPS
judgs Gray Decides the chsok.
Weluhman Dispute In Their
Favor and Danger Of 10000
Men Striking Is Averted
tspscial 20 The Evening wond.)

wrLKEsBARRE. Pa. Sept A.--Th'
anthracite mine workers have won
big victory In the decision rendered 70
cay By Judge Gray. Of Delaware. In th<
check wsighmen dispute with the opsr'
stors which threatened o strike OF thu
0.0o nine workers In this district
Ths question was referred to him. ~
ne only means Of avoiding q ti~up.
He decides that at colllertes where Q
majority OF the miners request . check
Weighing OF check-docking boss, o. both,
"a the miners must contribute Q pro
rata share toward paying the Wages Of
thsss men.
The operators contendsd that thsy
oouh not legally be compelled to deduct
From the wages of any men who did not
want 10 pay.
The adjustment Of this question ~
moves tho greatest souros Of trouble
between the operators and mine work.
err Encs the strike Of 1904 ended.
The check welghman question had pre-
vtously been adjudicated by Carroll d.
Wright In favor Of the miners.
Judge Gray's decision was received By
both w. L. Council and T. d. Nichols.
president and secretary respectively d
the Board Of Cancellation. The former
Ssprssented the operators and the lat.
ter the miners.
Majority Must RsSs.
The opinion 10 q lengthy one. making
2 thorough review Of all the issues pre-.
u along the lines taken by Umpire
Wright. In his conclusions Judge Gray
II have examined the statutes to
WHICH reference has been made, namely,
The act Of May 90. 1891. and the act Of
Jane n, 1904, apd DO not think that the
interpretation ] have .iyen 70 he arm
ments Of the same.
The courts Of Pennsylvania, how
ever, are the proper and only competent
tribunals for the settlement OF the Ques-
ton. My adjudication, therefore, In the
prmiseS Is that the nth award OF the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission re-
"First-That check weighmen and
check docking-bosses shall be employed
at any Of the collieries wherever re.
quiz ed by a majority OF the contrac,
miners OF said colllery. .
'Second-That the wages. Of said
check ~weiyhnien and check docking
bosses shall be fixed. collected and paid
by the miners (meaning all the miners
OF said colliery). But In such a manner
as said miners shall by a majority vote
elect.
DUTY of Operators.
'.Third-That when proper requests
provided In said award have been made
BY a majority Of the miners at any
eolliery, Il 10 the duty OF the manage
ment OF said colllery, under the award,
to cooperate with the miners Of SAID
colliery In the establishment Of cheek
welghmen and check docking bosses
and paw the wages OF the same out OF
the proportonate reductions from the
earnings OF the contract miners OF
said oolilery who are employed or con
tinued In employment after due notice
OF rht employment Of check weighmea
and c. eek docking bosses. under the
propositions OF said award.
seFourth-That no assignment of~eafn-
tnss for that purpose Is necessary 10
the due performance Of the require
ments OF the award"
Secretary Dempsey and the Executive
Board OF District No. 1 we're In confer
ence during the morning. They ex-
pressed themselves as pleased with the
decision.