Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-06
Oh. LxxxIn.-NO. 2e4.
FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 6, 1914
WHAT OF THE GULL CREW" Law?

western winds have waited glad tdings to the
railroad magnates the East and great is the re1oie
ing thereat That to say the magnates are rejoic
ing but there is no cause comfort the rank
and file of the vast armies of railroad employees, nor
can the travelling public, numbered by the millions
find reason to jubilate the news from the wild
and woolly West.
For Missouri, that land of you must show me- "
has knocked the full crew. law, enacted in 1872 into
"cocked hat" and it the people themselves by
their ballots on election day through the medium of
referendum proposition who sweetened the cup of JOY
of the big corporations and simultaneously admins
tered the bitter dose employees railroad passengers
and the labor unions.
The Missouri Legislature unimpressed by the ar
guments and Establishments of representatives of cor
porations enacted the law. The people at the polls
smashed the law into smithereens. So there you are.
What will the harvest be? The full crew. law
Is on the New Jersey statute books. is in effect has
furnished employment for many hands and Is con-
sidered by commuters and others who patronize the
railroads as positive benefit to passengers as it af
fords of security to the travelling public, and
is looked upon a safeguard against accidents and
loss of human life An attempt is to be made to re-
peal 1t.
II may be quite true that the operation of the law
has proved expensive to the railroad companies, but
there nothing written in the records to indicate that
the railroad magnates writhing under the pangs
produced by the high of living, that they have
compelled to discharge even their pastry cooks
because OF the full crew. act. goodly portion of
the "fat of the land can always be found in their
larders.
Now, how about the safety to human life and prop
erty that this law guarantees?
Isn't that point at least entitled to consideration?
The addition the pay roll due to the extra force
of employees required to make the working of the law
Just what it was intended be will plunge
railroad company into bankruptcy. 1t will not prove
near as expensive as would railroad accident that
might be averted with full crew" duty. There
lave been lessons enough due to railroad horrors,
goodness knows
Our New Jersey Legislators need have care, for
the railroad magnates will be hot-foot their trail
at Trenton this winter in effort to repeal the full
crew. law. They sounded their notes Of warning
and intention
And they have sounded these notes OF warning and
intention in uncertain tone. They will seek the
legislator and urge him to vote for their cause.
SO it is up to the legislator to ponder long and we'll
He must bear mind that to him is entrusted the In
teress and the safety of hundreds of thousands of
travellers. and the interests of the working He
must bear these vital things in mind while listening to
the siren voice of the railroad lobbyist He must be
fair to all, of course.
Signs point to lively times and stirring scenes at
the New Jersey capital during the coming winter and
even Governor Fielder will be a very busy man.