Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

clan of the bureau of labor statistics
and acting head of the bureau since
the resignation of Dr. Neill. He also
has had much opportunity to famil-
iarize himself with labor controver-
sizes. He has been chief statistieian
of the bureau. since 1887.
Judge Knapp is presiding judge of
the United States commerce court and
for long time has been identified
with arbitration movements on the
part of the government. Since the
creation of the new board was con-
templated he has been looked upon as
certain to be one of its members
Mr.. Post is the assistant secretary
of labor and as an editor and writer
has long been and advocate of the
single tax and allied reforms. He has
been a candidate for office several
times on labor tickets.
The attitude of the $1,000 trainmen and
conductors toward the announced pur-
pose of the Eastern railroads to submit
for arbitration under the Newlands
amendment to the Erdman act "all ques-
tons in dispute was declared, tonight, 10
be that the roads are honorably bound to
dispose of the employees demand for bet
ter wages and leave to later time the
settlement of the roads grievances.
Seth Low, whose mediatory efforts, last
week, convinced the trainmens leaders
of the desirability of joining the road in
the conference with President Wilson,
that resulted in the Newlands legislation,
made known the employees attitude In a
letter sent to the roads conference COM
mittee of managrs.
The roads at once evinced an appar-
ent willingness to meet the trainmen
half way in settling this point Elisha
Lee, chairman of the managers, invited
Mr.. Low TO set a time for a confer
ence.
The insistence by the roads that "all
Questions" be arbitrated is regarded
by the men as breach of faith" ac-
cording to Mr.. Lows letter to the man.
ayers. continuing:
If it has been the intention of the
railroads to submit these questions as
soon as the new law was passed and as
part of the pending controversy,
think this purpose should have been
made known to the Brotherhoods be-
fore their aid was accepted in secur-
ing the passage of the Newlands law
1t must not be lost sight of that the
Brotherhoods were willing to arbi-
trate under the Erdman act as il was
but they Joined the railroads in asking
for the Newlands law because they
thought the desire of the railroads fol
4 larger board of arbitration was rea.
sonabIe and fair
They also shared the wish of the rail.
roads for an independent board of me
diation and conciliation such as is pro,
vided in the Newlands act.
This attitude Of the Brotherhootls
towards the railroads as to the size oi
the board of arbitration fairly entities
them to ask at the present time that the
railroads confine the immediate arbi-
tratfon to the questions raised by them
This request seems to me both rea-
sonable and just and venture to ex-
press the very earnest hope that the
railroads which you represent will ae-
coed to it,
Commenting on Mr.. Lows letter, A
3. Garretson, president of the order oi
Railway Conductors, said, tonight, that
Mr.. Low had expressed but mildly
the feelings of employees toward the
purpose of the road to have all qucs-
tons TO dispute arbitrated.