The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-26

i dates should M. ascertained before they
we're propelll@d into offices where Trey
might do harm 10 employers employees
4 and the public
" q re. president of the trainmen
sad II VAS unusual IN labor organization
. pNperienCs. for the employees 20 take an
active interest IA the Iusin.~- welfare nj
their employers bat that he and his broth
erhp~d believed that Il Vas right under all
. circumstances. and e-I-eCtallysO now " hen
I u ~ necessary for 'he employees 20 stand
Nv thor am blowers IN getting Justice
The division % earnings,' said MIR
/ Lee, lis "A question that has always been
I foremost between capital and labor.
| hut even at that we recognize that capt.
| tai must first earn money before n can
/ pay wages Another economic question
entirely enters INTO the matter OF the
division 81 earnings after the railroads
have secured them
II was something new he thought
for the employee To learn that he ~ an
and that his influence IL lust a. valuable
80 his employer as tn. mental and physical
effort he contributes to the business
REGULATION oyERDoNE
Tn. railroads continued Mr. Lee.
represent the only great industry that
the people presume To regulate. and in
some cases they have overdone the work
The railroads unqusstIonably are respon
Slhle for whatever degree 81 public sentI-
ment II against them. but that does not
Justify present opinion. which ~ unque~-
tionably against IN. railroads earning
returns commensurate with their business
and costs 81 operation II ~ the right
Of the employe" To assist n far employer
u - no evidence of weakness for him
10 demand fair returns on railroad invest o.
msnts. for on Those returns depend his
own wages
He said the companies are IN exactly
the same position as the men They
have To meet Increased costs and " APP
pears that the rest 81 the business inter
,-StS have determined TO oppo-s them
lie did not believe that business should
be- Interfered with IN regulating ItS prices
50 long ~ u didn't form combinations
contrary to the law Primarily the men
worked for wages. tut how could they
get proper wages Il the companies Weren
allowed to earn enough money to paw
them
The railroad employees ara directly
interested %" saig in ANYTHING that
Irterf-re- with heir earning power.
therefore th"v are Interested m the oppp.
sItIou To- a iagr freight and passenger rate
and they ouCr' not 10 afraid TO say 80
IN" railroad comp9nis.- and m" men are
IN ~" sam" npat when u oorn"s 20 earn
Iugr and whoever oGpO-.a far ret urns
for railroad Investments 'auper~ not
only with the railroad companies hut
with their employees and the public
will not ignore the nights ~ more than
ons-fifth Of the population 10 meet the
desires Of combination " business
interests
He said that there had heen Legislation
20 tensit every class 81 corporal ions
except the railroads Many ing corpora.
tIpns were protected not only hv the tanf
wall hu 10y SPECIAL Legislation They
have 10, many privileges from national
and state Legislatures He Couldenams
the psper trust. the steel trust. The coal
trust tho hImher trust, me tobacco
trust ana many NOR" Every bIg bllSI
ns~- ~ the count ~ seemed TO have the
same arrangement abOut 10 selling
pf1C.'s ~ the railroads tined 70 have hat y
Appeared THAT an eTor was n"tng mad" 10
urak" IN" railroads aSS'Irn" the burden ~
protests nov popular against corpora
tons
Mr.. -. favored a direoi address 90 tho
Pres Idsu' ana the Interstate commerce
tommI--iun. He h.'lisved that candidates
Tor oftIc,. ought 20 max" clear whether
they intend - In'ur" or uUhti ~" rail
road business. which means tie w"ltar"
81 railroad employees
Tier" wsr'' addresses along the same
lines py Mr. NorrIssev Mr. Stln'-- and
at her lenders If the bro'harhODds i'
Wiz apparent hefors the resolutions Were
read what m" feeling oi VA" messing was
l. ! CtHTtv - Providence. X !
veteran cngina"r - wears - age made a
sp.-|h that Interested the delegates He
rpnke ~ for supporting th" companies
aud bee gaN" fhe vpgng men som" good
advice
h....,. away from saloons and tad COM
Va'v sud thu veteran When Won hav"
"Iris 80 gam. accomplish them hy tenn
p"rdte methods aud far dealing k~ap
y0Ur promise II ~ the PRIDE Of railroad
men that they lIv" NJ to their word
NJ MORTAL TO rNPT ASp rHF COMMISSIONS.
IN" memorial 10 President Taft and the
commission Was read. IL IL ~ follows
= -. pr..ta,rf ~ ne r,isd >'a's. NJ
i'''.s'0'' '1r, r-Src' 'rr'T'.sr1H n-~
~ rrrarr' ard ~'r'. LaWwotrrg
B.rt.s Grr,rrV
IA union meeting ~ tho members 81 the
~ Locomotive Engineers
Of o"omo'iv" Firsmen ana
! nstnemcn order 81 RAILWAY tnnducior-
AMI me Motherhood of Eailroad Trainmen
employed "u the tri-. Iacsaaanns Long
Island. Reading Nev Jersey central.
-htgh Valley. central % New ENGLAND
rn'rl' ~ Vernon. \ru Nork New Haven
and Hartford NeV NorS ontario AMI
Western psnnSylNania l.ine- Fast Pos'on
aud Maine Boston and Albany. Delaware
ana hudson NeA York central PuHalo
and Sv~quehAnna and all other railroad
lines N ID" Eastern territory. held A. the
amsterdam opera Hous@. New York city.
on sunday september p. 1910 the follow
Ing resolutions acre unanimously adopted
Whereas The 'rain service organiza.
lions a, reuresentoi ~ This meeting 18th =
continued memh"rshIp ~ approNimately
q ".p's' rroro-" - continue 10 insist from
i"'T I'm plo'er- higher wages more faVora-
hI" vursinE conditions shorter hours
and ateUua'" compensation for their
m"rI h~rship injured pr Killed IN the service.
: r"y ar. no.. however unmindful ~ the
taos that 800 ORDER 80 accrue these benefits