Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-05
Arbitration Hearing Is EnIN-
ened by Several Novel
Claims Made by Represent
ativeS of Labor.
RATES OF PROPOSED
PAY INVESTIGATED
Radical Increases Are De-
manded, Along With Short
or Hours and Standardiza-
ton Everywhere.
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Chicago, Dee. 4.s--intercst in the
arbitration of demands on western
railroads by their enginemen today
swirled about the basis on which the
men assert their wages should be fig
ured. A frank admission that the
nen consider themselves entitled 10
a share in all profits from the opera
tions of the roads was a feature in
the hearing. Another feature was the
development that the men seek at
presenf0 the Standardization of rates
only, while the railroad managers as
sert that rates cannot be standardized
without coincident Standardization of
rules and regulations affecting work.
arbitrary allowances for overtime and
other service.
should share In Profits.
William s. Carter, president of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Fifemen
and isnglnemen. testified IN n techni-
cal way as to why the men consider
Il of vital importance that their pay
shall be computed on the basis of the
weight of the locomotive which they
drive, on its driving wheels. Ii was
Carter who likewise insisted that the
men have a right TO share in the
profits of their roads.
The only other witnesses of the day
were Samuel r. Steinberger, a clerk
employed by the Brotherhood of Lo-
eomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
He produced exhibit four, pamphlet
which gives the present rates of pay
on every type of locomotive used on
most of the railroads parties to the
arbitration as compared with the rates
which the compilation purports to
show would be paid if the proposed
schedule Of rates were awarded.
Calculation af RATES.
Steinherg stated that the latter rates
were calculated without consideration
Of other payments made the crews for
preparatory time terminal de-
lay or the number OF hours employed
In d day. James Sheean. attorney for
the railroads, directed his cross-ex-
animation in an attempt TO prove the
railroad contention is correct that
rates so calculated. without consider
alton Of arbitrary allowances, hours of
service and the like, are valueless for
purposes of comparison.
In instances where the schedule
showed that considerable apparent
increase in pay would result from the
new schedule. shcean's favorlte ques-
ton directed at Steinberger was:
hut Mr.. Steinborger, you cannot
tell from your schedule, without fig
nring overtime, terminal delay and
other figures which you say have not
been considered, what the enginemen
are really earning r
Figures Only Approximate.
This The witness admitted, but
Warren G.. Stone, grand chief engineer
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and chief counsel for the
men in the arbitration brought out
that an engineer or firen - might
run his locomotive for me a,.sas without
overtime accruing. Ha contended
that for practical purposes the COM
narison submitted by steinberEer Is
sufficient to give the general effect
with approximate accuracy. of placing
the demands of the men into effect.
In the course of Carters testimony
point raised yesterday was cleared
up. 1t concerned the fact that two
engines which had run 1000 feet out
Of the switch yards under instructions
70 see If they could help in the matter
Of Il derailment, returned promptly
with the information that they could
not, but nevertheless put in claims for
full days pay. This run, under
present schedules, constituting q days
work. Ike any other run when COM
pleted. Yesterday Stone intimated
tilat the railroads were not likely to
allow such d claim, even II made.
Kilograms were sent out last night
and today Sheean recited that the
elalm was allowed and paid for.
Pr0fit-sharing Plan.
Well" Stone said .'if You want TO
go into that sort of exception, | Will
guarantee to Introduce ten claims
which were not paid for every one
which you can show was paid
Carter's profit-sharng declaration
came out when Sheean sought TO snow
mat firemen and engineers trans
ierred without change in pay from
coal-hnrning locomotives to electric
motors or oil-burning engines would
nave much less work to do, and yet
eialmed the right not only to the
same wages as paid on the coal-burn-
'fs but to wage increases because the
men claim the right to share in the
increased productive efficiency Of the
roads, no matter how brought about
even by the boring of tunnels. the
reduction of grades, the strengthening
q curves or changes in motive power.
IN his reply in which he enunciated
me prnfit-sharing theory, Carter re-
d leired to the testimony of H. a..
Nerthington, member Of the eastern
managers subcommittee in the arpi-
ration of the eastern railroads PROB
lems
Entitled TO Full Share.
90 not believe we can get away
rom the theory that the engineer II