The San Francisco call., 1907-01-03

continued He seemed to be still capa-
BILE of more explaining, and added:
It's one thing to say what thing
is worth and quite another to get what
it is worth from an insurance COM
pany, as you would know If you had
had any experience"
1t was remarked that in view OF that
fact some claimants had gone so far
as to add to their statements of valus
rather than to diminish them three
quarters, but no one seemed to be de-
sirous of hearing Bodler explain any
more.
rs that all you care to say?" asked
Johnson, and Bodler said he was fin
ished.
Il do not want to force you, but 1T
seems to me that your explanation has
failed in it's attempt to harmonize," said
Johnson.
Bodler only stayed to add that the
settlement with the insurance COM
panies had been so satisfactory that. no
adjuster had ever visited the power
houses, and then he departed and the
board settled down to listen to the
argument by counsel for the men.
ARGUMENT COMMENCED
Johnson said that he commenced the
argument not without diffidence
prompted by the Importance of the
matters to be adjudicated. but at the
same time with a confidence inspired
men as it had been developed in the
course of the argument. he devoted
much of his time to the humanitarian
and broader aspects of the case, ap-
pealing in stirring phrases t the SYM
pathies of the arbitrators for tn, la
borers. He said:
when a difference arises between
y, a.
tion and its men the pubic has right
to insist that it be adjusted by arbi-
tration, and the interest of the public
in the matter cannot be dfsregarded-
You are called upon to uphold the
rights of the public. as well as to
preserve the rights of each Of
the litigants. These men are
demanding no more than a
just, fair and equitable wage. They
works hours, week and months in order
that this company may heap, up It's
earnings beside which the earnings of
any other company pale into insignifi-
cance This is no question of social
ism, nor yet of profit sharing, but we
will show that the court over which
years has held that a public service
corporation has obligations which are
other and different than the obligations
of a private employer of labor
Addressing himself to the case of the
electrical workers he summed up the
evidence which had been submitted.
showing that in neg1ecting the proper
| Insulation of the trolley wires the COM
pany was needless to the safety of the
linemen,
I'VE are not here merely to find fault
with the United Railroads and to point
out its shortcomings and negligence in
general way. God knows that IL that
were our intention we would never
finish these proceedings. But why, OF
all the companies on the Pacific Coast,
does the United Railroads pay its cleo
| tricians less than any other? If the
California Gas and Electric Company
pays its men 500 month. why should
the United Railroads pay less? II they
give their men an eight-hour day, why
should the United Railroads compel
their men to work for nine hours?
After the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars they have made from the public
traffic in this city since the fire how
can they arise In any tribunal and in
sist that the scale of wages that they
pay these men Is just-these men who
work with that intangible. impalpable
| and yet powerful force of electricity
which makes their occupation danger
Gus one. We who sit here in compara-
tive comfort and ease; would we care
to go out and do the work these mer
| are called upon to do?
This is not a matter which can be
argued nor yet decided upon the turn
ing of a single principle of law. as in
a suit in the courts. 1t involves broad
principles of equity Jurisprudence"
The board adjourned at o'clock t
meet again on Friday morning, wher
the argument will be continued. 1t II
not expected that the case will be sub
mitted for the decision of the board
before the first of next week
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