Show FAVORABLE TO MINER REPORT OF COAL commission 18 13 MADE PUBLIC question of recognition of union Is I 1 dodged but in the main the workingmen are satisfied the of the commission up ap by the president last october 0 investigate the anth anthracite raci te coal strike has at last been made public the Is dated march 18 and is signed by all the members membern of the commission who are judge george gray of delaware laboi commis stoner bloner cariall can oil D wright and briga dier general john 1 M I wilson both of washington D C bishop john 1 L spalding of illinois thomas it II watkins of pennsylvania and edgar U E dark clark and edward W darher of washington D C the commissions commission s summary of the awards made gives the miners an in crease in wages that an increase of 10 per cent over and above the rates paid in the month of adrai 1902 Is to be paid to all contract miners for cutting coal yardage and other work for which standard rates or allowances existed at that time from and after november 1 1902 and during tho the life ot of this a asard N ard engineers are also to have a 10 per cent increase in earnings while the firemen will also receive a 10 per cent increase provision la Is also made for a board of 0 conciliation to settle future differ ances A further provision Is made that all moneys due shall be paid erectly to each laborer by the company the refers to the hazardous nature of anthracite coal mining and gives an estimate of the losses occa cloned by the strike these losses they estimate as follows As to mine mineo owners ners to the mine employed emp loyes in wages 25 to the transportation companies S M sexton editor of the united M mine I 1 ne workers journal commented on the strike commission a report as fol fo lows iowa there are parts of th decision that will probably not suit ault the miners the 10 per cent can be taken I 1 suppose as being in favor of the miners though percentages are great delu mons eions one of the greatest points in favor of the miner Is the recommendation for the withdrawal of the coal and iron police who are responsible for most of the trouble that occurs in the mining regions the lessening of the working hours for engineers firemen and other workers Is a 9 great point in favor of the miners the provision for the creation of a conciliation board to settle points of disagreement aill generally meet with the miners hearty approval Preg president ident mitchell Ml said I 1 cannot discuss it until I 1 have an opportunity to read the full report and digest its contents I 1 expect to ha have hae e a copy of it here this afternoon president mitchell Ml a demeanor while hile he was nas reading the summary waa nas taken to indicate that the commissions report was vas not as fai favorable arable to the miners as had been hoped for |