The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-31
TELLS WHY
ROADS REFUSE
SAYS COMPLIANCE
WOULD MEAN CHAOS
Julius. kruttschnitt Enumerates In De.
tail Demands Made by the FEEDER
ated Shopmen-S. p. Now Paying
Higher Wages Than any Road.

San Francisco. Aug. 2S.--That the
granting of the demands of the feder.
alton of shop employees of the Har.
riman lines would mean chaos, that 1t
would abridge or deprive the corpora.
ton of the ability to fulfil the duties
imposed upon them by the law, and
that the officers deliberately so betray.
ing their trusts as to agree to such an
arrangement would be universally con.
demned by public opinion, was the
statement made tonight by Julius
Kruttschnitt, vice president and direc.
tor of maintenance and operation of
the Hartman roads
Mr.. Kruttschnitt took up i'm detail
the reasons for refusing the demands
OF the federated shopmen, saying
These are the reasons why we de.
cline to surrender to an irresponsible
committee of federated employees,
representing a very small portion OF
the public, trusts confided to us by
the entire public and why we will not
concede to such committee the right
not fulfill for 2O,000,OOO of people in
seventeen states the duties clearly
prescribed by law.
Demands Of Employees.
The employees demands are sub.
stantially as follows:
"First-Recognition of the shop EN-
ployees' federation
Heretofore issues arising with a
machinist ,bolermaker, blacksmith OF
sheet metal worker were taen up with
his associates of that craft. When not
successfully adjusted, strikes of that
craft have followed. but they were not
serious enough to prevent the roads
performing the public services for
which they were created. Under the
change proposed an issue on a small
system road in Louisiana might stop
all shop work throughout the system
by requiring members to strike in Cal
iiornia, Oregon, Washington or Ne.
braska."
rSecond-All present, or future EN-
ployees shall join the Federated As.
sociation within thirty days.
This means the discharge of All en-
ployees who will not join on an abso-
lutely closed shop.
"Thhd-That the company agree
that the final settlement of differen
ces shall rest with federated commit
tee representing all five crafts.
Would Breed Trouble.
"'rhis would place the employees OF
all crafts behind demand made by
any one craft and would encourage un.
reasonable demands not likely to he
made by individual crafts.
"Fourth-The restriction of the
number of apprentices.
This would deny to American boys
the opportunity to learn trades,
"Fifth-A flat increase of cents
per hour for all mechanics, apprentices
and helpers; an average for the en-.
tire shop forces Of % per cent, and a
reduction of hours and other demands
averaging Is per cent additional
THE Southern Pacific is now pay.
ing higher wages than any other rail
road in the United States and has in
creased the pay of all shop crafts
~ l.2 per cent in the last five years.
"Sixth-The abolishing OF piece,
premium or bonus systems, shop fore
manships to be filled by promotion
from among federated employees.
Conflicts With Public viii.
This is in direct conflict with the
public will. recently emphaticslly ex
pressed, that increased expenses OF
carriers should be met by increased
efficiency of operation and not by in
crease Of freight rates.
"Seventh-That no form of physical
examination or personal record shall
be required.
This denies to the companies the
right OF every citizen to require Of