Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
A PARTIAL VICTORY
WON BY ENGINEERS

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| likewise indefinite as to the future.
| My acceptance of the award as a
whole does not signify my approval OF
all the findings in detail" said Presi-
| dent Willard. He added that although
| the award is not such as the railroads
had hoped for nor such as they felt
justified by the facts .''They now ac-
: cept without question the conclusion
which was reached"
| The members of the Board of Arhi-
tration We're appointed by the chief
! justice of the supreme court of the
| United States. the United States COM
missioner of labor and the presiding
judge of the United States commerce
| court.
Washington. Nov. 25-An award
| that is considered a partial victory
| for the 10000 locomotive engineers in
| their controversy, begun last January
with the 81 railways, operating in the
| territory east of Chicago and north
of Norfolk and Cincinnati was an
| nounced here. today, by the Board OF
| Arbitration which investigated the
! questions at issue 1t grants certain
| increased compensation and improved
and uniform rules of service requested
| by the engineers, but holds that y
| general increase of wages on all roads
| is not warranted upon the basis OF
| the evidence presented.
] The board found that on some reads
and for certain classes of service, the
compensation was too small and there
fore introduced into the award the
principle of a minimum wage for the
entire district. The award, which
dates back to May /, last, and will
stand for one year, settles the most
important American labor dispute sub
mitted to arbitration since the anthra-
cite coal strike in 1902.
In it's report the board suggests the
creation of federal and stage wage
commissions which shall exercise
functions regarding labor. engaged
upon public utilities, analogous to
those exercised with regard to capital
! by the public service commissions al
ready In existence. The representa-
| tive of the engineers on the board, p
| H. Morrissey, dissented from this sug-
gestion, which, he said, in its effect
virtually meant compulsory arbitration
| and was wholly impracticable.
Following are the more important OF
| the boards awards and the requests OF
| the engineers;
| In passenger service. a minimum
wage was granted of $4.25 for 100
miles or less; and an overtime rate
of so cents per hour with an average
speed of 20 miles per hour. The en-
| gineers asked $40 and $3.50 per day
of 100 miles. according to the size
OF the locomotive cylinder, with an
overtime rate of 20 cents per hour
after five hours. =
In through freight Service, a mini
mum was granted of SAFE per day of
100 miles or less. with overtime pro
| rata after ten hours The engineers
requested rates of $5.25, $3.50 and $5.l5
per day of 100 miles. according to siz.
of the engine; and $500 for dallett
engines; the same rates TO apply tn
mine runs, work, wreck. helper or
pusher, milk and circus trains.
In local freight service, 25 cents adj
ditional to the through freight rates
was. granted This met the full re-
quest of the engineers.
l In switching service, a minimum OF
$40 per day of 10 hours or less was
granted The engineers asked $3.50
per day of 10 hours in switching ser
vice and for belt line service.
All existing rates higher than thu
minimum granted by the board ar
| continued in force.
In fixing the minimum wage in pas
senger service at s4.25 per day, highc1
minimum rate is established for tn
roads parties to the arbitration witt
the exception of a few.
In awarding the minimum through
! freight rate of safe per day, the boar
establishes wages for the district tina
measurably approach the current min
imuin OF roads now paying the bette
1 rates.
II III making the rate for local freigf
| service % cents higher than throug
, l freight service, general increase 9
compensation is granted.
The effect of the 20-mile- per-hor
basis of computing overtime in tn
I passenger service, the rules regardin
| final terminal delay, and other change
l in the rules of service. are all more IA
! voraDle to the engineers than existin
: ] rules upon many of the roads.
t The problem before the Board OF Al
/ ! bitration was one of snch difficulty thu
d 1t became necessary before an awar
l. was made for the board TO consider u
< principles which should obtain. II
( facts upon which it reached it's cor
S illusions were so involved and nume
e Gus that they cannot be summarize