Show ij M 1 TO MINER REPORT OF COAL commission IS MADE PUBLIC question of Rec on of union Is dodged hut but in the main the workingmen are satisfied the report of the commission ap up pointed by the president last october to investigate the anthracite coal strike has at last been made public the report is dated march 18 and Is signed by all the members of the commission who are judge george gray of delaware labor commis commits stoner carroll D wright and briga dier general john M wilson both ot of washington D C bishop john L spalding of illinois thomas II I 11 I wat kins of pennsylvania and edgar E dark clark and edward W parker of washington D C the commission commissions s summary of the awards made gives the miners an in crease in wages that an increase of 10 jer xer cent over and above the rates paid in the month of apr i 1 1902 is to be paid to all contract miners for cutting coal yardage and other work tor for which standard rates or allow ances existed at that time from and after november 1 1902 and during the life of this award engineers are also to have a 10 per cent increase in earnings while the firer firemen will also receive a 10 per cent increase provision is also made for a board of 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 report refers to the hazardous nature of anthracite coal mining and gives an estimate of the 1 lo 10 ces ases s es 0 occa c c a stoned by the strike e these T h s e losses lo 10 s s e s they estimate as follows As to mine owners 46 to the mine employed emp loyes in wages 25 to the transportation companies 28 S M sexton editor of tho the united mine workers journal commented on the e commission commissions s report as fol lows there are parts of th decision that will probably not suit the miners the 10 per cent can be taken I 1 suppose as being in favor of the miners though percentages are great delu alons 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 tor 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 great point in favor of ane miners the provision for the creation of a conciliation board to settle points of disagreement will generally meet with the miners hearty approval president M said I 1 cannot discuss it until I 1 have an opportunity to read the full report and digest Us its contents I 1 expect to have a opy of it here this afternoon 4 president mitchell s demeanor while he was reading the summary was taken to indicate that the corn com mission missions s report was not as favorable to the miners as had been hoped for |