Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-11
Wilson's Coal Commission
Hands Consumers An
other Jolt.
PREsiAENT PUTS
OK. ON REPORT
Finding. ~ cemm'''''" Submitted
q Wilesn Dsfers Being Made Pub
ljs-lnsrsess Not Made Retroactive
-RalIread Brethsrheods Quarrel
ovsr Members Of cemmission to
Adjust Wsss Differences
BY Associated Press.

washington. March l1.--A 70 per
cent wage increase for bituminous
coal miners 10 recommended In q
majority report Of the commission
appointed by President Wilson 20
settle the coal strike. The wage IN
crsass would not be retroactive. The
eousnission did not ask that the pow
e, Of ~ fuel commission be con-
fsRTsA on Il.
The report of the commission was
sent to President Wilson for ms aP-
proval before 1t was made public.
Shorter Hours Refused.
No change In working hours or
conditions were recommended. John
p. White, representing the miners.
held out for higher wage increase, 1t
was said, and win submit minority
report
Tho wage increase proposed win
absorb the II per cent granted when
the miners returned to work last mo-
vembsr 20 that the actual increase
u II per cent over present wages.
The majority recommended that
the check-off system by which the
operators collect from the miners
dues 10 the unions be retained. 1t
also recomnsnAed that the QuAstion
OF differenk1alo be referred TO 9 spe-
cial commlsgb6n to be appointsd by
ne wase q1hferencs and to report In
twe yessu
i - ,noonunanda da4ions were sub
Z ntttsa 20 PDsident Wilson but moth
SAnR - hasSbssn made public, hits
Houeo officials saying thsyA were
awaiting 4hs minority ssport from
Ar. WhitA.
Rembrand$ Peale. representing the
operators. Joined with Henry Robin
son, representing the public, In sign
ing the report
The report was submitted to the
president only after the commission
had labored for several days in an
effort TO compose its differences and
make . unanimous report, As had
been rsquested BY President Wilson.
The majority made no recommen-
datIon az to price increases to cover
the advance In wages Its statement
+ that Il did not ask for fuel admini-
stration powers was taken to mean
that the question Of increased prices
was ono for the fuel administration
to decide.
Iabors nomination to the railroad
lxhor board. tho wage board Of ap-
peals ON which the public will have
representation. were submitted to the
president today. There were ten
1 names, from which the presldenv Will
select three, to be sent to the SEN
ate Tor confirmation with three from
the railroad executive ana three from
the pubic. The executives have not
completed their list. nor has the pres-
ident selected it, group.
The shop group. ono Of tho three
into which the sixteen labor unions
were divided. nomed only two men.
None Of the names was made public.
but il was learned the enop crafts
chose o. L. wharton. president OF
railroad employees department Of the
American federation Of Labor, and
10. W. Jewell. who during the time
Mr.. wharton served - the member
iof the railroad Administrations wage
adjustment board acted ~ president
Of the affiliated union.
The unions, With the exception OF
the shop crafts. wers reported to have
been far from unanimous IN the Sc
lection Of representatives. Each un-
ion fought to have 1ts own choice in
tho nomination. and the controversy
was serious until It was asrcad that
the names would be submitted with
out any indication az to the first and