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Woodrow Wilson: “Its report will be made within sixty days if possible, will be retroactive to April 1, 1920, and will be made the basis…”

On the recordJune 2, 1920
Its report will be made within sixty days if possible, will be retroactive to April 1, 1920, and will be made the basis of a new wage agreement between the anthracite operators and miners in such manner as the Commission may determine.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1566—Appointment of Commission to Arbitrate Wage Differences Between the Anthracite Coal Operators and Miners

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