Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-12
DIVIDED REPORT
IS RENDERED ON
WAGE BOOST FOR
MINE employees
Public and Operators Rep
reSentativeS Favor More
Pay; Working Hours To
Remain Unchanged.
WHITE FOR THE MINERS
REFUSES TO ACQUlESCE
Belief Is That Coal DiggerS
Will Not Accept the Award
and That the Matter Is
Far From Settled.
faV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
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Washington, March II tby the
Associated Press) The commits
sion appointed by President Wilson
to settle the coal strike has split
definitely on the questions OF wage
increases and hours of workN
The majority, Henry M. Robin
son, chairman, representing the
public, and Rembrandt Peale, rep
resenting the operators, in report
submitted to President Wilson to-
day, is understood to have recon-
mended a general wage increase of
approximately rs per cent and that
hours of labor remain unchanged.
This increase includes the IA per
cent granted after the miners re-
turned to work.
John p. White, representing the
miners, refused to concur. He IS
preparing a minority report in
which it is expected that he VIII
recommend a seven hour day and
O. wage increase of approximately
35 per cent.
In advance of the publication of
the two reports, officials of the
United Mine Workers of America
would not discuss the probable
courses of the miners. Since their
representative on the commission
had refused to accept the majority
decision, however, it was regarded
as certain that they would not ac-
cept the settlement 1t proposes.
William Green, secretary of the
miners union, after a conference
with Secretary Tumulty at the
White House late today, said there
was no radical difference between
the majority and Mr.. White ana
expressed the hope that the differs
ences would be ironed out at JOINT
meetings between the operators and
the miners.
President Wilson in inviting the
members of the commission to un-
dertake a settlement said 1t was I'M
portant, that their conclusions De
reached by unanimous action. Since
the commissions decision is not un-
animous there is much speculation
as to the presidents next step.
The operators would no. discuss
this matter in advance o. decis-
ion by the president, but, 1t was
plain that the miners and some ad-
ministration officials expected Mr..
Wilson to invite the two sides to get
together on the basis of the major
ity and minority reports and seek
an amicable settlement.
The majority report Is being
withheld from publication until
Mr.. Whites report has been sub
mitted to the president. Members
Of the commission refused to dis
cuss il and there seemed to be
some doubt whether it recommend
ed an advance in the price of BIZ
luminous coal to absorb the pro-
osed wage increases.
In addressing the commission
the president said that If read
iustment of prices of coal shall be
found necessary I shall be pleased
IN transfer to the commission the
rowers heretofore vested in the
fuel administration for that pur-
pose"
While the commission was un-
eerstood not to have asked Tor
these powers, it was suggested IN
s,me apparently we'll Informed
quarters that the individual COM
missioners would propose that
some price advance be made on
the basis of the facts adduced at
the long hearings held by the com
mission since it's appointment last
December. The majority report
vas said to cover something like
10000 words Included among It's
recommendations. it was under
stood, were retention of the check
eff systems by which the operators
collect the dues for the unions and
reference of the question of differ
entails in wages to special COM
mission to be appointed by the
next joint wage conference to re-
port within two years.
In an effort to reach a unani-
nous conclusion the commission
was understood to have held many