The morning call., 1895-01-18
LIT THEM ARBITRATE
OIney's Bill for Railroads
and LabOrerS.
LAW FOR BOTH PARTIES
Compelling Them to Adjust All Their
Differences.
WAGES MUST BIZ FAIR And JUST.
The House Asked to Take Action on the
Plan Proposed by the Attorney.
General.
WAGES MUST Be FAIR And JUST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia labor arbitra-
ton plan has been devised by Attorney
General Olney and was introduced to-day
by Chairman McGann of the House Com
mittee on Labor. 1t is intended as a
substitute for the one framed by Labor
labors of the Chicago Strike Commission.
In several points the bill is more far-reach-
ing in its proportions than any that has
been brought forward. The terms Grail
road" and ''employe" are defined in the
bill, and the latter class includes those
working on cars operated by the carrier
under lease, making the carrier responsible
for their acts as though they were en-
ployed directly by him. The wages paid
to employees, it is stipulated, shall be
reasonable and just.
In case of wage controversies, the chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and the Commissioner of Labor are to
communicate with the parties endeavoring
to effect an amicable settlement, and if
this mediation fails the controversy may
be submitted to board of arbitration, of
which the chairman OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission shall be chairman and
which shall consist also of one commits
sioner chosen by the employer and one by
the labor organization to which the en-
ployes directly interested belong, or if they
belong to more than one by that one which
specially represents employees of the same
grade and class and engaged in service of
the same nature as the employees in the
controversy. Where two or more classes
of employees are interested their organiza-
tons shall agree upon their representa-
tives. Other features are:
That the award shall be final unless set
aside for error of law apparent on the
record.
Employees dissatisfied with the award
shall not quit work without three months
notice in writing.
The award shall be continued in force
for two years, and during that period no
new arbitration between the same parties
on the same subject shall be had.
Membership in Incorporated labor or
CARNATIONS, it is provided, shall be
terminated by indulgence in lawlessness,
violence, destruction of property, intimida-
ton or threats by members during strikes,
but they are not to DE held individually
liable for debts of the organization.
Employers who make it condition of
employment that men shall not be mem
bers of any labor organization, or dis
charge or threaten to discharge men for
such membership, or discriminate against
them because of it, or enter into contracts
compelling the men to contribute to any
fund for charitable, social or beneficial OBJ
iects, or, after discharging men, conspire
to prevent them from obtaining employ
ment, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of from 500 to $1,000.
OMAHA, Jan. 1.-THE first of the cases
whereby discharged employee of the
Union Pacific seeks reinstatement will be
heard on Monday by Judge Sanborn and
Master in Chancery Cornish of the Union
Pacific at Cheyenne. If this case is de-
cided in favor of the employees then it is
almost certain that other cases will follow.
The case that will be heard Monday is that
wherein Frank Merritt, a fireman on the
Union Pacific, was discharged for alleged
participation in the A. r. U. strike. He
was discharged for his connection with the
strike. He Immediately wrote Judge San
born, in which communication he sets
forth his case. Judge Sanborn replied that
the case would receive a hearing and set
January 81 as the date.