The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
Major Mclaughlin rendered the fol-
lowing concurring opinion:

Major Mclaughlin rendered the fol-
lowing concurring opinion:
For the sake Of industrial peace in San Fran
cisco. I concur in the conclusions reached by
Mr.. Chief Justice Beatty l am deeply i'm
pressed with the calm and dignifed review by
the Chief Justice of the issues involved in these
arbitration proceedings, and, while the wages
awarded are abnormally high l realize that
they are intended by the Chief Justice to meet
abnormal conditions, and ! therefore feel that,
under all circumstances, should not dissent
therefrom.
The cause of labor, in the hands of the Chief
Justice, rested with safe, kindly just and con-
scientious friend. His clear and impartial res-
sonlng must appeal 70 every man not warped
usanship is not arbitration.
The carmen Of the United Railroads could not
come together and, SO, to reach fair, un-
prejudiced award the entire controversy was
submitted to arbitration with view to securing
wage scale that under all of the existing con-
ditions and circumstances would be considered
fair-fair TO the men and fair to the employer.
When arbitration ceases to be fair then arbitra-
tion itself win Though the United Rail-
roads did agree to submit the wage and hour
controversy to arbitration it did not. Of course.
contemplate an exorbtant or an unreasonable
wage. Yet under our award IT win mean an
addition to the payrolls OF the company Of about
100000 per year, as follows:
Construction and trackmen. ..... 144.5o0
Other departments -.......-.... 25O.S00
Total se99, 500
At 5 per cent per annum 1t win require about
$14, ,o00, 800 to earn this increased expenditure.
THIRD INCREASE IN WAGES
The carmen are given average increase of
about % per cent, their hours remaining the
The emnloyes affected by these wages.
other than carmen. win get less percentage of
increase in money than % per cent: indeed, than
less than 20 per cent, hut they will have the
compensatfng advantage Of the reduction Of one
hour per day from their working time. 1t is
to be noted that the carmen have already. with
in the past four years. had their wages increased
twice, and that this is their third increase in
wages No such conditions exist as TO the other
men, except recent reduction OF working hours
In some Of the departments. 1t is also to be
noted that while the carmen ask for 50 per day,
the award gives them from S31O TO So 80. ac-
jority of the carmen falling into the So, 80 class
The hours. however, already stated, remain
the heretofore.
Despite the dissenting opinion Of Rev. Father
our award yet this award constitutes the high
est wage scale paid anywhere in the world to
men in similar employment with the single
exception OF Butte. Montana. where china tic
scale) not excepting the new wage scale of the
Oakland Traction Company. As a plain matter
OF fact. until the carmen of the Oakland Trac-
tion Company has been in its continuous employ
for between three and four years that schedule
does not reach the plane Of the new wage scale
1t IS true that the wsge scale of the Oakland
Traction Company does not appear I'm the testi-
mony-as a matter of fact IL not made pub
lie until long after the testimony and arguments
elissed during the meetings of this board of ar
bitration. | here refer to IL.
THINKS WAGE IS FAIR
AS the wage awarded to the carmen of the
United Railroads is the highest known It must