Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-12

entire system. The employees pro.
tested, a MASTER In chsneery was ar
pointed and took testimony and
recommended tho approval Of the re-
oeivers course, and tue men appealed
to the court
In Judge wool83n's decision be
makes n comparison between the Wa.
bach wages and those paid on other lines
operating In the same kind Of county
and fuds thu, they are not 10 excess
except IN the case Of local freight
engineers and nUmen, where he
orders reduction Of the general rate
but not 20 far as the receiver prorosei'
On all other points hls decision ls
against Receiver Barnard's schedule
The judge states that hecauso many
railway men ate out Of employ msnl
fnI through this fact this present EN-.
pl0yes could be tsken advantage Of
and DO compelled to work for less than
they are getting, IL no excuse at oil for
tue receiver TO luuue that couile. On
tho contrary, he points cut that
the retention Of faithful, intulli'
gent aud capable employee la Of
more Importance than any advantage
10 be gained through lessenlng the ox.
penses us proposed, and rays that the
court would not be Justified In die.
charging such employees "bscauac u
present ability 10 employ Others Of r.
duced wnges, thus perhaps rondofing
the rosd liable 10 accident, for which
the court would be legally anu morally
tespousible. II tho wages are no
greater than on other roads running
throush the same country, the reasons
for reduction should indeed DO
welrhiy. The evidence shows that
some employ o, are hardly able 10 main
taiu thoi families on the present
wsges. The highest and best service
cannot be expected from men COM
PEELED to live In q state d pinch aud
want"
Tue logic Of Judge wvolson regard.
ing what may be anticipated In case Of
such reductions ne would cause the
men TO feel aggrioyed IL ifroluiable.
In railway operation, Of all classes Of
business, there should be- goodly
measure Of harmony between the
management And the m %, tuat tue
latter may have on Interest
Tor tho employers welfare. When
that interest h absont not only
10 the employers property liable
to destruction through carclvssuots, but
In the case OF railways tue lives Of
passengers also ATE Al risk. This has
been shown repeatedly by experience
after enforced wage reductions, when
the humber Of accidents mas been iu-
creased alafmingly. la the case Of Que
branch Ct line In this Territory, a
policy Of this kind which resulted IN
an almost complete change Ia the
working force caused one OF the difeo.
tors TO exclaim that it had cost the road
more Tor breaksges In one year than
the entire record Of nearly n suore u
years previous would Ihow.
In conditions where the general
average Of wages Is low, men are
to great degree content to give
effective service; and for an Increase in
wages adopt other means NJ their com.
maud than those which iulufiously
affect the quality Of their work. Hut
where one set u employees feel that
they are discfim mated against because
OF their wages being loss than those OF
equally competent mon In the same
business, they proceed about their labor
with lack OF Interest, aud sometimes
with vungelul feeling that h
not at ail conducive 10 tht
employers welfare, When men
feel that they are being don,
~ we'll by as others Of their fellows N
the same class OF employment, or Al
well o. circumstances will admit OF
usually they arc desifous Of giving
good service In return. IL IL the prln'
oiple Of love and confidence on the
one hand begulting similar feelings on
the other or Of oppression calling
forth natural resistance thereto. II
the rule suggested by Judge WooIson,
that the men should DO Impressed by
a spirit Of ialfnoss manifested toward
them, were followed by both siie,
Instead Of the "iiamond cut diamond'i
policy, there would DO many lees dis
putes between employers aud oni-