Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-16
Sunday Morning, November 16. 1913
uNJusrlFlAsLe STRIKES

In view of the strike just called on the Southern Pacific and the unhappy promise of a continuance of trouble in the Colorado fields. unpreiudieed ob servers are prone to lay charge of villfu evasion or crass ignorance agairst any all or the parties concerned in failing to submit matters at issue to arbitration under the NewIands amendment the Erd ruan act Through this medium, the longlived eontrc versy between railroads of and their conduct CTS and trainmen over the laters demands for moro pay has been ended successfully. The employees have been granted an increase in wages averaging seven per cent. and totaing $sOo0OO5 Tie railroads de- scre themselves as discomGted they abiding by the decision Among the periis avoided by this peaceful means of settling the dispute are violence hIoodshed loss of wages and immeasurabe loss in time and money the public
 In reaching it's award Board of Arbitration ruled a;nIy against employees four out of five points submitted as reasons why the increase should be granted and found for them on the Gfhts increased cost of Irving had increased seven per cent certain minor contentious embraced also conceded to the employees.
 Without attempting to staGdardze the rates of pay between railroad employees of the East the West, its nehcf tas it is desirable put no possible at the present time me award voices the  whether there is any Ionger substantial for the maintenance of direfendh between the two sections.
 It is an interesting phase of the proceedings that an analysis of te vcte on each article submitted by te trainnen reveals an almost unbro&ea condition between the two representatives of the empoyes and the to independent members the Board, with the railroads representatives opposing them let railroads aOdei ri-ay- he. tweon two horns Of dilemma from which there was uo apparent escape-hat tey either raise rates or cease raising wages On point, the Board said:
 This Beard believes it must make its findings with out any reference to the dilemma which the raj! roads are evidently placed The Interstate Commerce Commission and not this Arbitration Board has the duty of determining whether the railroads earn in add ten to their other charges. without increase n rates the rates of pay that this board believes at the present time to be due to the conductors and brakemen
 After calling attention to the installation oi steel cars double tracking improved signals which coa tribute ;o the protection of employees in their work tic Board said
 "AH of these things tho aggregate an ihi lscnse sum of money Any policy would make ii impossible the railroads command this money would be profound misfortune to the whole nation Such policy would be bad enough in its effect upon Ire transportation. because it would reduce the eft oiency of the railroads would be criminal in tho sense that it would make great ol railroad e rioyes, who are numbered by hundreds of thousands follow their hazardous occupation conditions moro hazardous tran are necessary. and indeed mere ha1 ardors that are justaable in a country like this
 There no longer exists an for strikes It i. tine that employers and employees get together cl differences They have the at their command The Southern Paeiac strike and Colorado coal field ssrike are cases in point