The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-26


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ward has been tdlren n the stand
SrGlzat:on - eng1neers' rats ana
q conditions for the eastern dis
Mr.. Eorr.ssey dtsgents from TIE
majority 81 the board "a their rec
lornrlendatEon that wage CORN -, en-
ibe established with power o. con-
paIsory arbitration, although ae
suggests that there are some i'm
lportant activities 20 which wage
com missions might probably give
itReir attention.
a striking suggestion e made N
his recommendation that hereafter
iarbitrat.on boards should be 50 con-
sfitu+ed that none of the parties
lconaposing tbem-not even repre-
lsentatfves OF the publie-shoeta
have a majority OF the membeFs'
mat the ma jorfty should DE eonsti-
tuted by representatives Of At lea.se
two OF the parties agreeing.
Mr.. 1Gorrfssey's dissenting report
concludes with the statement
| s Il wish to emphasize my dissent
$50 reco1omendatfo OF the
board which in its effect virtually
meaus compulsory arbitration noF
/ the railroads and their employees.
lRseardfes of any probable Ooustltu-
fttionaI prohibitions which might op-
srsf,z eaesinst It's being adopted, It Is
w,ollv 5npractfeabIe. The progress
toward the settlement Of disputes
between the railways and their en-
nIoyees without recourse to indus
triaI warfare has been Marked
Tbe-c T. nothing under present con-
ditions 70 prevent its continuance.
hi will never be perfect, but even
50 it will be UNNECESSARILY better
man Il would be under conditions
such as the board proposes 4ne
lpeace that would satisfy such an
IDEAL condition as that had in mlno
by those making the recommends
ton, would be too dearly houene
even IL It could be attained. 70 IN
snre the per1nsnent industrial peace
so much desired will reQuare
broader craftsmanship than that
which would 'shackIe the rights OF q
large group OF our ct zens.
The arbitration resulted from
concerted movement begun by the
brotherhood OF LocomotiVe En-
eineers in January last, when the
brotherhood presented to the ran
roads a series OF requests INVOLVING
rniform rates Of pay, uniform class
Aca*ion OF service, and uniform
working rules throughout the East
ern district. Refusal OF the rail-
rosds TO grant the requests IN part
or in whole resulted in strike vote
Nv the engineers which Indicated
hat over 90 per cent? Of the men
war. prepared to go out upon APP
nrovaI Of Grand Chief Warren 3.
stone Judge Martin S. Knapp, OF
tbo Irnite5 states commerce conrt'
and DR.. Charles p NeiA, onleeo
states commissioner Of labor, uFiseu
an amicable settlement. "A CONFER
ence with these two officials brought
obo,+ an agreement between the
railroads and the engineers to SUP
mit the dispute to BOARD Of arDl-
.tration. .,o,s
IN July but only yesterday was aDle
- announce its conclusions. Hear
mos were given more than score
~ engineers whose case was sePFe-
seted bv Grand chief Warren
stone, and the railroads were repre-
sented by w. NJ. Duncan. receiver Q.
the wheeling and Lake Ere ana
IN worthington. now president
.; he chicago and Alton. Esaen
0 - ,resentedli1 abundance Of sta
t,sticaI material and of documentary
evidence in, support of its senten
tons. >. or.,,-
r,e,4s in favor OF their claims, the
eol1owing: The nature OF their call
ing they stated. involved heavy ana n,
increasing responsibility, great si<lll
and efaciency, long preparatory
raining, acute mental strain muSn
hazard. and limited years OF earnlns
1owar he held that on account OF
the increase in the size OF engines
! their responsibility and productivity