The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-15


nave aeemed tner pFesosstive. nut
even tnis y gov D,nuI.
op@ny s1 s:ss. VIII ~ ID, ~ III
0er uo1' Sho unuI wlenan eMs 49, soa-
totaton tne unu0t 1os ~ tno lAaiwr ~
woEso ~ 1911 tnc omp,Oye n II
ues OF oepIe.On ne Iuc.aIs -
accept rcdncuon ox 49, ana N g
times OF prosperity the sdvances 90
ny come . Suy nOus" 40 s.a...y
MN; On .ne otno. nnus sno so n.anss
,.nS,.. S.,st,o - - - 49, s vsa
u nVn . sln IpNs.
e 1850 -. , %'o - .,ss"or.,en
'no'o 20 eno sp'iie y. oo.Opels uo".
| ARC Coneefveuvo A500ies.
Tne railway brotnerh0ods have
gained . reputation Tor conservatism
surpasslng tnet Of any other OF the
tram unions. AZ y out just 20 my that
they oio NOT instieate the Two most
violent outofeAk1 IN tho railway OF
tms county,. Ineee were lomonted
ny otner ORGANISATIONS ana formed In
.ne noat OF passion and urged on ny
the aetator. committee represent
hsd IA 2, me n1s
|sycH NJ nAo IN 3mic4oie conIer-
enco "tE Frenoent scout ana ac-
cepteo reduction OF ~ per cent In
wages. Inc eMpioyes Of the lines ter
mlmAIlhk IN Fittsou1 Tepuoiated their
ActIon ana formed the !ralnmons
unIon. AZ W. TINS nassiiy formed or
sanisation wnicn Drought about the
s.lke tnAt enoeo ~ tnc rots OF 1877.
W. 1noeneT nsstiy formed or4ani-
.Iuon' ING american RAILWAY union.
Wcn .omorseo Ino trouDie IN 1879
snat aeo 70 tue OnNeo states troops
C Ceans Haoo ON tho iAAc front IN
Sn,caso.
Speakin6 nfoeoiy' the railroad
orOtnSTnoods ounn9 the last twenty
nAY0 0ul64lY MO 4n0CftVAIV
su0u tneir COursc, avoiding entanennS
iu4hces with otnef ana less stable
,soor ois1nixAuons: Iney nave stead
~ woEAeu lot ni8noI wages. shorter
nouIs 1no easier cono1taons Tor their
Mcmoers ana nave almost uniformly
| Deen successIul Ine late secretary
OF the interstate commerce commits
haiI ana the STATE ieeisiatures nave
passed countioss laws IN tneir iavor.
inese DrotneFnooos nave an advan-
4 age over inc railway managers In
tnat Wniie empioyes may Strike the
managers oaro not ietaAate with
sockou. Inoeeo, ANYWAY mana6ers
40 not dare 70 permit controversy
stage OF strike because tney are
cer.ain 10 arouse PUBIC nostinty:
Wnich Amos! InvaIiaoiy uIrected
asanst tneM ana not asaipst the en-
pioyes'
me Euman ACT
IN 1878 the consress passed tne
Erdman act. under wnicn the medi-
aaon OF .ne cnaIIAn .. .ne inter-
statc commerce comMlAslon ano tne
commissioner OF iapor may pc invoked
oy ether tne empioyes OF inc man
ases .. q faIiroao company VINO
nave haneo 10 come 70 Al a8IeeMent.
IL - sara 10 nave oeen Aomitteo Dy
one OF the members OF TINS commis-
sion that when II mas been called
upon. mas moi gwen attentaon 90
Hucn 10 tne meTits oi caSe - ~ mas
acted with desire 70 keep the en-
proves from strikine ana Whicn. tnere-
1ore: mas increased the expenditure
Oh vne IaIway.
me orotnernooos nave another ad-
vantage IN that one or more oficers
OK eacn protnerpooo keep thoroughly
ln as,.ie as 20 .ns fa.es OF pay ano
conditions o! work on each OK tne
railroads, while tne railway man
aser mas 70 90 with many matters
20 Whicn the wages ana conoitions OF
,AuoE OF the compahys employees are
put one.
result OF AL these conditions Is
thAt WhiIe the RAILROADS. nave been
prosperity they nave oeen unable
during TINS past decade to reduce
tnem In times OF depression a re-
ducSion IN wages would nave been
logical consequence OF the depres-
SION IN lso7. but the Erdman arbi-
treuon board exerted Its EFFORTS to
prevent SUCH reduction.
In one conversation coterie OF
brotherhood members said they had
struck Tor more wages and intended
70 strike ior more again and again |
wnen told that advances In the face /
OF lailang business would mean bank
ruptcy they said that receivers
money was Just as good rs that OF
the raiiroads. In another case com
mittee INFORMED railway president
tnat wages were nrst hen ana that
the pay OF their members was as
sureo whether the road was In the
nanos OF the company or the court
Onance 70 snrk work.
Ine sta.ement is frequently made
ny lANway managers tnat because OF
INC stIenstn OF the oIothernooos tneir
meMoe.s Jake less interest IN their
work tnan IN former years that IN
steao OF uyins 10 90 tne most Ior the
INTERESTS OF company tney try TO 40 |
the ieast, tnas the tenoency is to bring
the eHorts Of tneir various members
70 1ne same IeveI. l.
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