The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

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nutes Act are discussed, ard while
tlicse acts are found to have merits |
thoS are held by the Board 10 be in.
adequate to meet the situation.
In many respects the railroads arc
subject lo the Interstate Commerce
Commission aud various state cen
missions. rhe same ~ not true Of
The cmpiuycs of the railroads, the
BOARD says. This disparity of status
suggests the creation Of fe6eral aSd
state wage commissions which shal!
exercise functions regarding labor ""-
saScd IN w0rl; upon public utilities
analogous To those exercised with ie-
gard to capital by the public service
commissions already i'm existence.
1t - well understood by the Board "
the report says. That the problem for
which the above plan is Il suggested
solution is Il complex and d.GiColt
enc. The suggestion. however, GROW
| out of a profound conviction that tn
food and chthlng Of or people. the
industrious and the general welfare of
| the nation. cannot be permitted 10 de-
pend upon the policies and the Gle e
tatoS Of any particular group Of men
whether employers or emplt yes no
upon the determination of Il group al
employers and employees combined
! The public utilities Of The nation are
| If such fundamental importance to ~.
/ whole people that their Operations
muyt not oc interrupted. anG means
must be worked ont which viii guar
aztec his result"
p. n. Morrissey Dissents.
The report is signed without re-
serve by Charles Il. Van Hisc Mad
ison, Wis. chairman, Oscar :. Straus
I New work. Albert shaw, New York
Frederick X. JudsOn. II. Louis, and
Otto NJ. Eidlitz. New York who were
| appointed BY the chief Justice Of th'
/ Supreme Court of TIE Cnite' States
the 'n.ted States Commissioner o.
| Labor and the presiding Judge Of he
United States Commerce Court ano
| pA cOnlel w IidIu DINSiu'HN VI 'H'
paltimCre Il Ohio Railroad, represent
! ing the railroads - II. Morrissev. tor
mer grand master of the Brbthcrhoo'
! of Railroad Trdinmen, repre-
| enting tie engineers, w,ote dissent
| irs .linicn in which he expressed IL,
| belief that the award would have The
effect of retarding the progress Of ar
| litratIon in the settlement IF indus
| Il ial disputes on the railroads.
Mr.. Murrissey Coatciis tat ti'
award does not settle the important
Principles, raised by the engineers AID
claims .ha: IL is based UPON statistic
! that are not only unreliable for 'il'
purposes for which the Board uSet
them but that the Board also ere
In the application of these wage sta
| tistiCs.
For ;his reason says Mr. Norris
sen. while the engineers Will faith
fully abide by the award during the
perird thai IL is to continue at tn"
same time il can be only temporar!
because It's fundamental basis Is 81
insecure"
Mr.. Morrissey recognizes the i'm
pnrt.nce To g,e engineers NJ tue al
facts OF sucl, Inc, cases In wat~ rat
and tile establishius oil such Uniform
rules of service as the Board faa
awarded.
'"rhcre has beca," he saSH. "a satl
in essentials and Ste9 FORWARD V'
been taken in the Standardization IN
engineers rates and Of conditions lol
the Eastern district"
Mr.. Mcrrissry dissents from the
majority Of the Scard in their recon b
mendation that wage commissions De-
established with power Of compulsory
arbitrstiou. although he suggest" tha'
there are some important activities L"
which wage commissions might pro
Jitably give their attention,
some Stupendous Figures.
The railroads involved operated to-
so miles of main tract in wv OF
more than one fudrth of the ttta'
mileage of American railroads. Fheii
annual operating reverLes exceed 81
coo. 600 O,C. 81 nearly forty per cent W
the total rr all American railroaai'
They carried nearly one-hah of III,
freight traffic of the United States ah'
over twc-hfths of the Passenger u II
tic Excluding general officers TIE an p
NAL nav roll IT their ,nlploNeS
amounted to $iG6.pOr,OO0 and the an 20
nual compensation Of the engineers
alone was nearly S3S,Ooa.Oec. or forty
one nor cent Of the total compensa'
tion Maid all railroad engineers in the
country.
The railroads comprise ntaiIy al VI
tl,ose in New England, New horN
pennsylvania. Delaware. New jersey
Marylard ohio. Indiana Michigah
and part OF Illinois, or practically at
lines east OF Chicago ard north CT tue