The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
On Former Status.

TIE executive order withdrawing
government control of prices removes
virtually all government control Of coal.
placing tho fuel administration in the
status that it was before its authority
was restored when the miners struck
last Nov. /.
The president said there was no pro-
visions Of law for fixing new coal prices
Tor peace time purposes and that ''un-
less Aand until some grave emergency
shall arise, which in my judgment has
relation to the emergency purposes
Of the Lever act, | would not feel JUS
t1fied in fixing coal prices with ref
erence to future conditions Of produc-
ton"
The majority report OF the commits
sion said the q per cent increase abb
sorbed the IA per cent increase al
lowed when the miners returned to
Mogl1, and that in dollars ii would 'ap-
\ lsr9SiTEute S200U00,gUd IL year
in refusing the demand OF the miners
for a 30-hour week. the majority of the
commission said that IL the work day
We're shortened by one hour 1t would
be equivalent TO an additional cost of
more than $100, 600 900
The minority report of John p.
White. the miners representative. held
out for a higher increase for all day
labor and monthly men than was grant
ed by the majority, but he concurred
in the recommendation for "a cent
per ton increase on pick and machine
mining. His report was transmitted to
the operators and miners by the presi-
dent for their information.
The general terms of the two reports
previously had been published The
decision of the maiority-Henry M
Robinson, representing the public and
Rembrandt Peale representing the
operators--is summarized as follows
Terms Summarized, + y
,Unles otherwise ordered the terms
and conditions of the Washington
agreement of 1917 continue.
The IA per cent increase in wages
fixed by the fuel administration is elm
mated on March 81, and replaced by
this award (Which is on 27 per cent
basis).
\ The agreements drafted under this
award are to take effect April /, 1920,
and continue until March 81 1922 Gn
other words the miners do not get
their demand for termination of con
tracts in the 'falD,
The mining prices for mining mine
run coal, pick and machine. are ad-
Vanced "a cents.
All day labor and monthly men are
advanced a dollar a day, except trap
pers and other boys, wfro are advanced
% cents a day.
All rates fol> yardage. dead work and
room turning are advanced 20 per cent
The fulfillment of all joint and dis
trict agreements are to be ~guaran
teed by the officers of the interna
tonal organization
The siX-hour day and the fl, day
week are not grantek the eight ~ul
day is retained. y"
The practice of car pushing stan
but with recommendations for carei1
full consideration of ways aud means
fer the inuoducion Of amelioratine
practices.
A commission is set up for the cen
trail competitiya- sield to handle ques-
tons of differentias in rate and Ger.
tain other matters
If the recommendations of The presi-
dent's industrial conference are adopt.
ed I'm regard to industrial tribunals anC
boards of inquiry, this machinery is tC
be put into use in the coal industry
Otherwise a special board is to be sci
up,
Explosives. are to be furnished min.
ers at cost.