Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21

substantial increases In wages. FOR in
stance we give conductors between Mont
real and Portland an increase from $l1o
to $i35, between Montreal and Brockville
from $50 to $40 month between Mon
treal and Toronto from $40 TO $40, and to
bagEagernen from $40 to $50 and 10 brake
men from $40 ana $50 to 80.
ION mileage rates conductors of
through trips are to be raised from
2 90 To- SO cents mile and brakemen
from 30 to o.25 cents.
"On tho runs between Montreal and
$40 to $40 month: haggagemen
from SIS to ss5 and so on.
OFFERED TO ARBITRATE.
when l put this to the men I said
further that this was a large increase
but that # they did not think it salts
factory there was still another alter
native. | said was willing in such
case to go to the arbitration Of n board
Of expert railway men as to whether
or not the proposition was fair and
would nc Willing ~ abide by their de
cision.
Further [ said to the representa-
tives Of tic mon suppose ~ strike is
..rht on with an its disturbance OF
conditions and hu-tleSs what. shall
we do eventually hut settle t, as
have proposed? You Will have dis
placed n Great many mon. created great
losses all over, and got no further
Nh ad' But they refused TO listen to
this"
WHAT THE TRA1NMEN SAY.
Nice-President James Murdoch of
the brotherhood of Trainmen said in
explaining their side Of the case
We met Mr. Hays to-day. when he
elaborated somewhat upon his original
offer to the extent of saying he meant
/ by II the award Of the board of con-
citation and that the standard wage
for the territory should be adopted by
January, 1913.
/ Mr. Hays was told that the sub
committee and other officers could not
believe that they had the right to set
Of the men even If they We're inclined
to do So
with this the conference adjourned
until the afternoon when the sub com
mittoe and officers presented to Mr.,
Hays the lowest possible basis of set
Element that could be considered. That
proposed to put into effect a temper
AIRY modification of the standard until
January /, 1911, on the territory east
of the Detroit and St Clair rivers.
! Mr. Hays took that under advise
ment and called the subcommittee
back at 30 when ne presented the
company's proposition which he said
was their estimate Of the award OF
the board of Cancellation.
AWARDS NOT sATIsTA Glory.
THE committee at n glance found that
1t was very far from being anything like
the boards award and that In the great
majority of cases where rates had been
specified these rates were very much be-
low those suggested by the board.
For instance on the Portland-Montrea
runs we find Mr. Hays offering s23 per
100 miles to n passenger conductor instead
Of 81. a. $40 as filed In the boards award
we find on the Montreal-Toronto passen-
ger runs he offers conductors 1921 pei
100 miles instead of the boards award
of $245 $40 The minimum standard
monthly salary for passenger conduc
tor in the territory Is sl5 month. the
board recommended sl0l q month. MIR
| Hays suggests very many runs Mt $40
month and some as low $50 a month
The minimum monthly pay FOR n passen
ger brakeman recommended by the boarC
was $50. Mr., Hays offers in many case.
s55 monthly increase OF s. on a $50 sal
airy. Further In his proposition Mr., HaY'
ignored entirely the boards recomnanda
ton to standardize conditions on thu
Grand Trunk and Its recommendation t
put into effect the mileage basis Of pa,
In either passenger or local freight Ferv
ice. Instead he proposes to perpetuat
existing conditions and In some ways Il
make them much more objectionable
since there would be greater Inequalities
than IN the past,
BACKED BY 100000.
Therefore we positively refused t.
accept his propositions on behalf of tn
men, who had left US our Instructions wit
power to act As a result the men lef
the service ut $50 this evening"
Asked to what backing the international
unions would have for such an extens,v
strike. MI Murdoch said:
There is protective fund OF 81 ,O(O. 0t
back OF us now, and there will be n
difficulty IN getting $4,000 n month t
keep the strike going, The full protectiv
features Of both the conductors and train
mems unions Will be given with paymer
of strike pay of $50 a month to mem bers @
the Order OF Railway Conductors and s;
a month to members Of the Brotherhoo
of Railway Trainmen."
CENTRAL VERMONT APPEALED.
The Central Vermont, which is cor
troled by tho Grand Trunk, made an Al
tempt to prevent It's men going out b
appealing TO Washington under the term
of tho Erdman act. Vice-President Mul
dock OF the trainmen this afternoon r,
ceivcd a telegram signed by Martin
Knapp, chairman Of the interstate con
inercs commission, and Charles f. Neil
. commissioner OF labor stating that n
railway had made this application and 81
pressing their willingness 10 use their OF
ncea In the direction desired. TO this NJ
Murdock replied:
our organization always IL wiliin
, to accept your friendly offices. but III
l situation is such considering tho al
titude OF the compny us to leave sma