The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-25
Public Should Be
Protected Against Strikes


TIE principle that the engineers sfouid
BE- paid q fair waEr
Tn determining the hasis % fair
waaf the board took tha point of
view that The existing facts reFardluE
IRE relation 81 wamea of enEinCefw %
those 81 ofher alasses - employees I'm
Tire train service in the eastern dis
trict and ln ether parts ~ the eoun-
try should - ere Euiaiug rrinriple
The hoard's ascussion % fartu in This
connection led % 20 the conclusion that
a Ransrai increase a. wages en- at
roads vas me- warranted upon the
basis 1f The evidence presented.
a MINIMUM WAGE.
ff was concludes hy the board. hos q
ever. mat On some roads and Cor GER
tain classes 20 service. the compensa-
ton vas too small; and therefore ne
beard introduced into thr aware thc
principle - q minimum uags fof che
entire district in question
The board states a. zee belief thar
the enEinserH should he granted 4 fair
compensation It further states b o.
b. probable that Ire great majority Of
The railroads in ths district consid-
cred are able 20 pay fair compen-
sation. if they are not able - pay
such compensation with existing rates
the report SAYS. there - iust Gauss Cor
them % open again the question az az
Increase % rates with ths interttats
commerce commission.
The Board points out that a rail
road strike for the great centers oi
ths United states can no longer bs
considered 80 a matter which prlma-
riiy Affects the railroad operators and
employees While 81 does afect trcm
seriously the public D. Far more deep
lv Interested. indeed. the interests Of
the public 30 far excel those ~ the
parties 90 the controversy. says the
report, a. 20 render them paramount
u IL therefore imperative that SONS
other way bs found % settle dinercn-
Gee between railroads and their en-
gloyes than b. strike. the report says
In thia connection the gains secured
through the Erdman act and the Can
adian Industrial Disputes act are dis
cussed. and while these acts are found
to have merits they are held bv the
hoard % - inadequate 20 meet ths
situation.
DISPARITY OF STATES.
ln many respects the railroads are
subject q the interstate commerce
commissiou and various state CON-
missions. The same Ia not true - the
employees of the railroads. The board
saya This disparity o. status sug-
Eosts the creation ~ federal and state
wage commissions which shall uxer-
Cise functions regarding labor engaged
IN WORK upon public utilities analog0us
Oh those exercised with renard 20 cap
itnl 81 the public ueFvice commission
already IN existence.
II "a wei understood bV the beard.
The report SAYS. that the problem Cos
whteh ne above plan is = suggested
solution IL e compiler and dinicuf one
The suEgestion. however. Slows out o.
a profound conviction that the food
end clothing Of our people. me indus.
| tries ana tn general welfare 90 ths
nation. cannot be permitted % depend
upon the policiea and dictates ~ auy
particular group 81 men. whether em.
piayers or employees not upon the De-
termination of q aroup q employers
and employees combined. The pubIt
utilities ~ tho nation are ~ such fun.
damcuial importance 20 the whole PEG.
pie that their operation must not hs
interruted. and means muat 10 work
ca out which wiu guarantee this re.
auIt"
The report o. signed without reserve
bY Charles n. Van fflsc. Madison. WlH.
/ chairman. oscar 8. straua. New York
Albert shaw, NeW York. Frederlek 81
Iudaon. So Loulsi and otto a. Eldurz
/ Yea Aorkl VINO were appointed ~ tht
/ chief Justice 81 the supreme court Of
I TIE United States The United state.
rummiFsI1uer ~ labor end fhr rrealI.
inw Judge ~ the United States com.
msrre court. ard 81 Daniel Willard
/ president ~ che Baltimore a UHh
railroad. reprcasutlnE the railroads
/ ~ H Morr.scy. formerly Frand masfe
20 The Brutherhous of Railway Train.
men. reprraeutinE tho engineer ernt.
e dlsaonting opinion in witch Do ev
pressed fra belief that the aware
would have the smaft 0f retarfinE tn,
progress ~ ARBITRATION Ia tie fefUa
mrut of Industrial diFpltes on che rail-
reads
moRRissEY NOT SATISFIED.
STR MorrlFrg enuteudu that tb.
award does nos settle tha .mpaFtau
principles raised uE the enEiueera au,
claims That .t ID based upou statistic
that are not UuIy unreliable Coz Ga.
purposes foI which ths bcari uset
them. nlf chat fH# NHaFd air1 erred