Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-31
Finding Against
 The TroIIeymen
PERPETRATORS REPORT IN NEW
 HAVEN CASE
MEN MADE A MISTAKE
Judge Case So Regards Their Action
 in Repudiatins Agreement Entered
 Inte by Men of all Other Divisions.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 3o.-Ths trolleymen in the New Haven division are entitled only to the same scale of ~ wages as the men in other divisionS of the state, Judge w. S. Case, as the deciding arbitrator in the wage nego- tiations between the New Haven union and the Connecticut (troiley) company, decides in finding given out this af- ternoon. He hays particular stress on the lack of sincerity of this union in it's dealing with the company last spring, when it stood with the other 12 divisions in their demand for higher wages but took independent action after the other divisions had won their point because they, the New Haven men, thought they were entitled to higher rate of, wages.
 Men Made a Mistake
 Judge Case says the New Haven men made a mistake" when they re- pudiated an agreement entered into by the companN. with all the divisiO1a which had stood united for certain demands. Judge Case says the Con necticut company made the same mAs- take two years ago in repudiating an agreement entered into with the men.
 Judge Case agrees with Clarence Deming, who represented the company, " lillft NIL 1T AANH t1i dAh lliA1 ABi AAAt ANNl on the ground that the cost of living has gone up and that the New Haven mon are entitled to more wages than are paid in other parts of the state.
 Cost of Living Has Increased.
 Judge Case in his finding calls at tention to the fact that the board of arbitration is the same as two years ago, and says that much of the ovi- dence heard then has been repeAteI this year. On the question of the cost of living and the financial ability Of the employer to advance wages, he sRys he would, if these were controlling questions, be inclined to reach con clusion in favor of tho men He says that it is hardly to be questioned that the cost of living increases and. white the increase is probably by no means so marked as the arbitratOrs were ask cd to believe. there is no gaiusavinr the upward trepd of prices affecting persons of restricted means. As 10 the ability of the employer 10 pay. he says that tho real party involved Is th- New York. New Haven and HartforF Railroad company and that segregation of the trolley properties does not touch | upon the broader interests of Inc par ent corporation.
 Different from Two Years Ago.
 But Judge Case said "there is an entirely different situation from that Of two years ago majority of the board then felt and said that there was no justice in holding the entire body of employees down t0 the old schedule far the claimed bad faith of only part | of them. IL Is the natural corollary O, that proposition that lca ds me to my conclusion in this matter"
 | .1udGp Case 1aVe that f1xo proncaf- tions of the men came before the arbi- trators thls year-a flat rate without ! regard to period of service and one l fixed rate for all divisions The first spropesition was fully considered two 1 years ago and it is as true then az now that the present merit system is | an admirable one and that eficlencr | comes by experience But the other proposition advanced from the differ 1 ent divisions and maintained by them | was for uniform rate of pay This ] had the unqualified support of the 1 New Haven men and the weight ot that support might have been conBid- erable.
 New Haven Men Not Consistent.
 It is obvious that last May the New Haven men were not only asking for | themselves what they considered sntis- factory pay, but were giving support to a united demand that the other di- visions should be put on the same basis as themselves. The committee of the various divisions were asting sa unit to enforce a common demand on men claiming a common grievance. They did pot enforce it and got dis tinct relief The united front of the men brought concessions from the company satisfactory to every division except New Haven, and the capitalized wages of the men throughout the state was clear gain to the men as q body in recognition of a principle for which they appear to have long contended. But we now find" says Judge Case, the New Haven men re- pudiating the suggestion that they act ed for the beneqt of any but their own men and insisting that local conditions entitle them to more pay than th. men who in May they were insisting should be paid the same rate as them selves" The New Haven men having east their lot with the counittee as s unit. the judge goes on to say,J should abide tho judgment Of the committee ss 10 the results. ell adds T caunbt escape the conclusion that the New Haven men have not acted with con sistency in the matter"
 Mr. Deming's Report.
 ALis CCl4lllAE LII HIS HnQlnR TeV1AWg the evidence at length and refers to | the effect, of anti-corporatlop sent,- ment increasing the hardships on both steam and trolley lines and the diff culties Of approaching arbitration On the matter of cost of living he reject g most of the evidence offered hv both sides as to prices, of food. claiming that they were too partisan. and also that figures were easily maulnuIatsd but lays stress upon the Hartford Courant's market reports for 1910 and lgll as being non partisan. From thls source he finds that out of 1s1 article. 4l show Increases, 3S decreases and s- remained stationary, while in meat arI poulLry II snow decrease, 9 an in crease and 1s remaining Unchanged for two years. I Connecticut Company Has Deficit. !. He maintains that comprabensfvs review or food prices shows an sctual decrease from two years ago>and that recent rise Accented by utterances ot the ponucal campaign has obscured the comparison with two years ago al the time of the previous arhitrstion
 the real rise being merely fin a csrtsi,, limited group of meats He says that rents Tn New Haven have not risen
 he reviews figures of the company es- peeially or its financial condition shows that the Connecticut com panv now has deficit over receipts for the laat three years Of S1.0S5, Pos and of Sll2,3bb for the last fiscal year.
 Ills summing up is that the companv
 having actually offered a uniform vsrs 10 2 divisions. he assants to inc con
 eluFion of JtsdEe Csss and placed the
 New Haven men on fhe samo va-e ' Ia