The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-25

IN ths application - these VASE STA
tiHffra.
For this reason. says Mr Morrisssy.
while the engineers VIII faithfully
abide - the award durins the perio3
that BE- Ga % confinue. 90 the same
times So can De only tcmporaT, because
ffH furfamental bnEis IL 60 Insecure
SIR. Murrissev recognises the import
anre 20 Ere engineers of ths effects
o. such increases In wsme rates and
the ESTABLISHING 81 such uniform rules
a. service a. ths board has awarded
There has been" be save e gain IN
essentials and 8 step forward hss beer
taken In the stsndardiEation IN snai-
nserT rates ana a. conditions for the
eastern district
I Nr Morrisaey dissents from the ma
}oritg ~ ths hoard IN their recommsn-
dafion that wage commissions BE- es-
E tahlished with power IL compulsory
Arbitration. although ne suggests that
there are some important activities
20 which wage commissions might
Irroftabie rive their attention.
a striking suggestion e made In hts
Recommendation that hereafter arbi-
Itration boards should bs 80 constituted
that none o. thsf parties composing
them-not even representatives % the
publio-fhouid have = majority o. the
members. that ths majority should b.
constituted ~ representatives % a.
least two ~ ths parties sWreeing.
TIE DISSENTING OPINION.
y ST.. Marrissty disenting report con-
cludea with the statement.
= wish % emphasize my dissent
from that recomnn endation % the board
which ga itH effect virtually means
conn uisorY arbitration for the rail-
roads and their employees. Regardless
- any probable constitutional prohI-
billions which might operate against fta
being adopted. it D. wohliy impractfc-
able. The progress toward the settle
ment % disputes between the railways
and their employees without recourse 10
Industrial warfare has been marked
There IL nothing under present condl.
lions % prevent &c contlnuance. II
win never Re perfect. but even 20 ii
vii be immeasuFahlv better than h
would be under conditions such a. the
board propose The peace that wouia
satisfy such an deal condition az that
bad in mind BE- those making The rec
Iommcndation. would be too dearly
bought even n 81 could ~ attained. To
insure the permanent Industrial peace
80 much desired viii require a broad-
Ier statesmauship Than that which
would shackle the rights % q large
group of our citizens"
The arbitration resulted IRON = con
csrtsd movement begun ~ the Broth
erhood % Locomotive Engineer IN
January last. when the hroghsrhoos
Nssse
requests involving uniform rates u
pay. uniform classification q service
and uniform working rules throughout
the eastern district Refusal 81 tha
railroads 90 grant the requests m part
az in whole resulted IN e strike vote
by the engineers which indicated thar
over % per cent ~ the men were pre-
pared 20 80 out unon approval q
Grand chief Warren e stone JudRa
Martin A knapp % the United states
( Commerce Court and Dr Charles "
NELL United states Commissioner ~
Labor, urged en- amlcabIe settlement 4
7 conference with these two oflcials
hrought about an agreement between
TIE railroads and the engineers 20 sub
mit the dispute % a board - arbitra-
ton.
BEcAN WORK ~ JULY.
The board began Sc deilherat ton On
July but only today was able % an
nounce fts conclusions hearings were
Eiycn more thar a score ~ engineers.
whose case was presented - Grand
hief Worreu r. stone. and me railroads
were Represented hy VI. ~ Duncan. re-
csiver - Tire wheeling a. Lake Erie.
ard M a WorthiuFton. now president
~ The Chicago A. Alton. Zach Uarty
presented an abundance OF statistical
material and ~ documentary evidences
in support ~ &c contentious
The engineers presented IS arEu-
menta IN faror ~ tkeir claims. ths
foIiowInR. The nature ~ their cauinr
they stated Involved heavy and tn
creaainH responsibility. great skin and
efnrieurv long preparatory training
acute mental strata much hazard. ard
limited years ~ earning cover TheF
hef that on account q ths fnrraase
ln the sire ~ engines their RESPONSE
bIffv and productivity were steadiis
|tnrreasinE They held that the wages
~ engineers had not Kept pace wfth
other Glasses a. train service ard that
the wakes a. ths engineers in the east
ern district were not 80 nirh e. in the
southern end western districts
HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES.
Tho railroads Ca their eide heid thaa
ths engineers nov receive not only =
fair buf liberal compensation ~
Iths work performed bsins TIE hishesf
paid class % employs Gu the raiiroa d
service. that the hours - duty we're
limited ard other conditions ~ ser.
vice 80 arranged 81 % relieve ths en-
. Fineers IN the normai course 81 work
~ excessive strain anf that there
had been ~ change m working conti-
|tIans sIn-r tre tssf ware ad5ustueus.