Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-31
COAL MINERS IN
THE THRACITE
FIELDS GRANTED
WAGE: INCREASE
Wilson Signs Majority Re-
port Adding About $685.
100000 to the Nations
Fuel Bill Annually
PRESIDENT LAYS DOWN
THE LAW TO DlGGERS
Says He Expects Them To
Accept Committee Award
and Garry It Into Effect
In Good Faith,

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Washington, Aug. 30.-President
Wilson today approved the majority
report of the anthracite coal COM
mission, awarding anthracite min
ers wage increases aggregating
sS5.000,000 and notified the min
ers that he expected them ito ac-
cept the award and carry it into
effect in good faith"
Replying to threats from the
miners that they would stop work
September l unless the minority re-
port of the commission recon-
mending higher award than pro-
vided in the majority report, were
accepted, the president stated defi-
nitely that the majority award
would not be set aside.
The Majority Report.
The majority report of the COM
mission, signed by w. o. Thompson,
president of Ohio State university,
representative of the public, and
chairman. and by w. l.. Connell of
Scranton Pa, representing the OPP
orators, granted wage increases of
20 and II per cent above the pres
ent wage scale. The 20 per cent in
crease was awarded contract min
ers and the advance of II per cent
was recommended for company
miners, monthly men, miners la
borers ana consideration miners.
Neal j. Ferry of McAdoo, Pa"
representing the miners, whose MT
nority report the miners have en-
dorsed, recommended a minimum
wage of Sc a day for adult day la
borers and an increase of 81 per
cent for contract workers.
Straight Talk to Miners.
In refusing the request of the
miners for acceptance of the mi
nority report, the president called
attention to q resolution adopted by
the miners in convention, agreeing
to accept the findings of such a
commission as he appointed.
"By all the laws of honor.
upon which civilization rests"
the president, in his telegram
TO the miners added, "that
pledge should be fulfilled. ANY
intimation that the anthracite
workers will refuse to work UNI
dr. the award because 1t does
not grant them all that they
expected, is a reflection upon
the sincerity Of the men who
constitute the backbone OF the
community in which they live"
The president further told the
miners that If their communication
uas intended as a threat, tney
could rest assured that the chai-
Ienge would be accepted and that
the people OF the country Wouio
find some substitute fuel to ttdc
them over "until the real continent
of the anthracite mine workers can
find expression and they are ready
TO abide by the obligations 'hey
have entered into"
Effective Until 1929.
Immediately upon announcement
that the president had approved
the majority report, Secretary o.
Labor Wilson. at the direction OF
the president, issued call for
meeting Thursday at Scranton OF
the joint anthracite scale commit
tees of operators and United Mine
Workers of America to write the
terms of the award into contract
to be effective until March 81
1922.
The wage increases recommend
ed by the majority report will
amount to an annual increase N
pay of $S5,000,000 and $1S,000,000
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