The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-19
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"Should strike be ordered, we feel
confident that Il will be found that many
Of the employees Of the company In the
train service will disregard such strike
land will continue service with the com
lpany. We have a large number Of APP
lplcations from other parties DESTROYS Of
ohtaining employment and shall also re-
lcnit largely from our own forces IN 9TH
Ter departments.
"ln the meantime, we shall make e.
fectivc The rules and rates Of pay offered
the employees. Pending settlement 81
matters, al shops on the system VIII be
closed
President Hays Offer.
To this president Hays addedi eve
have done The best we can, having regard
20 the interests Of the shareholders and
lof the men themselves We have Of.
lfered substantial increases III wages For
instance. we give conductors between
Montreal and Portland an increase from
$40 to Sl95, between Montreal and
4 Broekville from 500 20 $40. and TO bag
eagcmen from $40 20 ss5 and 10 brake
men from S55 aud 900 10 $50.
"On mileage rates, conductors Of
Through trips are to be raised from ESQ
70 $3.50 cents q mile, and hrakemen from
100 10 2.25 cents
"On the runs between Montreal and
Ottawa, conductors are raised from sllo
70 $40 month"; baggagemen from s75
10 SIS, and so on.
"Nhen / put this to the men. I said
/ further that this was a large increase
but that II they did not think 1t salts
factory there was still another alterna-
tive. said | was willing In such case
to 60 30 the arbitration Of q board Of
expert railway men, as to whether or
not the proposition was fair, and would
be willing to abide by their decision.
Further, ! said to the representatives
TO the mems Suppose O strike 10 brought
on, with al its disturbances Of oondi.
lions and business. what shall we do
Eventually but settle Il as ! have pro-
posed You win have displaced a great
many men, created great losses all over,
and got no further ahead But they
refused TO listen to this."
What the Traininen Say.
Vice President james Murdoch Of the
Brotherhood Of Trainmeu said IN ex.
planning their side Of the ease;--
I'VE met Mr. Hays yesterday. when
he elaborated somewhat upon his original
offer to the extent OF saving BE meant
BY It the award Of the board Of concilia-
tion and that the standard wage for
the territory should be adopted BY Janu.
airy, 1913.
'Mr Hays was told that the mb-com.
mittee and other officers eoudl not be.
lieye that they had the right to set aside
the strongly expressed position Of the
men, even II they were inclined TO do 50.
with this the conference adjourned
until the afternoon, when the sub.com-
mittee and officers presented 10 Mr. Hays
the lowest possible basis Of settlement
that could be considered. That proposed
to put into effect temporary modifea.
ton Of the standard untIi january
l9l, on the territory east Of the Detroit
and St Clair rivers
mr.. Hays took that under Amusement
and called the subcommittee back AZ
$3.50. when he presented the company's /
proposition, which be said was their esti- I
mate Of the award Of the board Of con.
citation
"The committee at glance found that 4
It was very far from being anything
like the boards award, and that IN the |
great majority Of cases where rates had l
been specified these rates were very !
much below those suggested by the 1
board.
aFor instance on the Portland Mont
real runs we find Mr.. Hays offering 1928 4
per 100 mile. to 3 PASSENGER conductor
instead Of S245 s.i0, as fled In the
boards awards We find On tbs MoaIrt4l
Toronto passenger runs he offers conducts 4
ors 1921 per 100 miles, instead Of the 4
boards award Of S245 s-l0 The mini 4
mum standard monthly salary for a pas
seuger conductor in the territory Is si25 4
q month, the board recommended SOL 4
a month Mr. Hays suggests very many
runs at 500 a month and some as low as
$50 a month, The minimum monthly
pay for a passenger brakeman recon
mended by the board was $50; Mr. Hays
offers IN many cases $50. monthly In
crease Of So on $50 salary Further,
iii hls proposition Mr.. Hays ignored en-
tirelv the boards recommendation to
standardiae conditions on the Grand
Trunk and its recommendation to put
into effect the mileage basis Of pay in
either passenger OF local freight service.
Instead. he proposes to perpetnate exist
ing conditions and in some ways to make
them much more Objectionable. since
there would be greater inequalities than
IN the past.
Therefore. we positively refused to
accept his propositions on behalf Of the
men, who had left us our instructions
with power TO act. AZ a result. the men
left the service 1t $3.50 this eveniuV"
Asked as to what backing thei ntsrna-
tional unions would have Ior sueu ~
extensive strike, Mr Murdoch said
There is a protective fund Of $1,000,
600 back Of us now, and there will be no
aificulty In getting s350000 a month to
keep the strike going The fun protect
i've features OF both the conductors and
trainmens unions will be given, with
payment of strike pay Of $50 a month
IA members OF the Order Of Railway
Conductors and S35 a month 10 members
81 the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men,
Central Vermont Appealed.
The Central Vermont, which is con
.rolled BY the Grand Trunk, made an
attempt to prevent its men going out by /
appealing 10 Washington under the terms
81 the Erdman act. Vice President Muir
lock Of the trainmeu yesterday after
noon received a telegram signed by Mar
Tin A. Knapp, chairman Of TIE interstate
commerce commission, ana Charles ?.
Nenl. commissioner Of labor, stating that
ne railway had made this application