Arizona republican., 1920-03-12
GOAL COMMISSION
 MEMBERS GAN I
 AGREE ON WAGES
Body Appointed to Settle Strike Splits-To Make Majority and Minority Responsibilities on Wag- es and Hours of Work
1RepubIIcan A. P. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The commission appointed by President Wilson to settre the coal strike has split definitely on the questions or
 wage increaseS and hours or WorN'
 The majority. Henry NJ. Robinson. chairman. representing the public. and Rembrandt Peale, representing the op- orators in a report submitted to Pres ident Wilson today, is understood 10 have recommended a general F.1Se m crease of approximately twenty-five ner cent and that hours of labor re- main unchanged. This increase in cludes the fourteen per cent raise granted after the miners returned 10 work.
 John P. White, representing tho miners refused to concur He Is pre- pairing minority report Tn Whlch Ut is expected that he will recommend
 seven hour day and a wage increase of approximately thirty-five per cent | In advance of the publication Of the two reports. officials of the nted | Mine Workers of America, would nor discuss the probable course of the
 roiners Since their representative on | the commission had refused 10 accepI | the majority decision, however, It was | regarded as certain that they would 1 rot accept the settlement it proposes. May Iron Out Differences l William Green, secretary oL llt |
 Secretary Tumulty at the Wnlt&
 House today. said there was no radlcai differences between the majority ana | Mir. White and expressed the nope thdt the differences would be ironed oul at | joint meetings between the operators and the miners.
 President Wilson. in inviting the
 members of the commission to under take a settlement, said 1t was import
 ant that their conclusions De rea'lIe'' bv unanimous action. Since the com missions decision is not unanimous tbare is much speculation as to the presidents next step
 The operators would not discuss this | matter in advance of decision DIV the
 president. but it was plain that the | miners and some administrator OIL l cials expected Mir. Wilson to invite lne 1 two sides to get together on the paSiS | of the majority and minority reports and seek an amicable settlement 1 Report Withheld | Tho majority report is being with
 held from publication until Mir w hlte
 report has been submitted to the pres l idant Members of the commission re fused to discuss it and there seemed ! to be some doubt whether IT recon
 mended an advance in the price I,c..l.5 oL ni i luminous coal to apSoID Ihe PiOl'''NN i wage increases
 | In addressing the commission, thn ! president said, that if readlustIheh' l of prices of coal shall be found neees | sary I shall be pleased to transfer 10 | inc commission the powers heretotort vested in the fuel administration TOT | that purpose. , l While the commission was under
 stood not to have asked for these
 powers. it was suggested m some %p 1 narentlv well informed quarters thaL the individual commissioners would | nroDose that some price advance pe made on the basis of the facts adduced at the long hearings held by the com
 mission since it's appointment last i December.
 The majority report was said 70 cover something like 30 900 words. h. cluded among it's recommendations, d
 was understood. were retention or the cbeck-off system by which the oper- ators collect the dues of the unions ah9 reference of the question or ulleteii-- 1 tiaIs in wages to e. special commission
 to be appointed by the next loln' l t'.... Ms5 1 conference to report within two year s'
 Held Day and Night Sessions In an effort to reach unanimous, lconclusion the commission was under
 stood to have held many long sessions 1 this week. meeting both day ana hlshI- MT. White held out against the ma l ioritv recommendations, however and
 when an agreemnt appeared hopeless. the majority proceeded to compete their report at midnight last night. sending it to the white house early today.
 The commission began it's hearings
 on January 12 with the understanding l betveen the government and the miners that it's report would be made
 within 60 days, which period expires
 tomorrow.
 The commission began it's hearings
 thority to enforce it's findings had its
 report been unanimous. Howevers | agreed unreservedly to abide by it's decision and the operators accepted it's | jurisdiction with the reservation that l they could not be bound by any price
 advance for period subsequent to the ! life of the Lever act, as this might subject ther. to prosecution under the
 antitrust laws.
 Operators Insist on Raise Throughout the hearings, the oper- ators insisted that many mines could
 not operate if wages were advanced, | unles there was corresponding ln- l crease in coal prices. The miners con- 1 tended against this position and
 charged that the operators had made
 large profits during the war | The miners originally demanded a
 SO per cent. increase and 30 hours of
 work per week the year around. In | the conferences with the operatives l called by Secretary Wilson after the
 
 tion to end the coal strike their repre-
 sentatives receded from this and agreed to accept MT Wilson's proposal for a 31.6 per cent. increase in wages
 and a seven hour day
 The approximate increase of 8 per
 cent. which it was reported Mir. White
 would recommend in his report to the president tomorrow was said to have 1 been worked out on the same basis a $
 was that of Secretary Wilson, and
 that the increase in the cost of living since November had been added. l Wages were said to have been calcu e
 lated by the majority of the commis-
 sion on the basis of tonnage for pick and machine mining, a percentage in-
 crease for yardage and dead work. and
 a flat advance in the pay of day labor | CTS. The increase is not uniform for all mines. varying in accordance with 1 costs of production According tO l al an sl