The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-19

only without the loss OF a dollar In
wages TO a single employe. or n dollar
hours Inconvenience to any member OF
the community. The one exception was
strike which took place in Winnipeg
AFTER a board had been appointed and
mad investigated the differences be-
fWsen the company and its employees.
/ ,,, ,sS.eu on,N lew days, and was ulti-
mately settled practically on the basis
OF the finding made b., the board
Sonlins next 70 the great lines Of
GRAFTON of the Act TO the classes OF en-
pioyes 70 which the Erdman Act in this
I country applies. namely the operating
switchmen, telegraphers and conductors.
the record for the first six years OF the
operation OF the Act will be found 10 be
the same as that ON the street railway
systems OF the Dominion. There has
been one strike which to any degree
mas affected transportation or the in
convenience OF the travelling public
The Canadian Act IL wider In it's ap-
phcauon than the Erdman Act. and en-
way connected with railway compani
As, Tor example. roundhouse employees.
car builders. machinists. freight hand
lers, Transfers. clerks and other class
IS. There have been disputes In which
all or these classes have been concerned
ana while In one or two cases the Act
mas not completely adjusted all the dif-
ierences between the employers and the
employees. Its provisions have prevent
- Ai4fNt ulUetFufeS from spreading
from one class Of employees to another
ana nave been "a means OF effecting a
Speedler settlement than would otherwise
have been possible.
Take another Industry OF vital con-
Germ To the public. the shipping indus
Try before the Canadian Act was pass
90. as regularly az the spring rains
came strikes Of lonEshorem-n at some
OF the ocean ports at quebec. at Mon
- ~ -. Jnhh or AZ Halifax Since
the ACT has been passed. the disputes
between longshorem and the shipping
companies have not ceased. but strikes
lot the most part have. Whereas YES
sells were formerly held up for weeks
at "a time. there has not been in water
transportation In the Dominion. since
the Act was passed. and INTERRUPTION
which has inconvenienced either the
travelling public on the shippers or
litltnI Al tne disputes have been ad-
Justed under the provision Of this Act
either before the season OF navigation
opened. or while the shipping was actu-
ally being carried on.
'Telegrap pliers and telephone operat-
ors are other classes 7 have mentiopeg
IN the years Immediately preceding the
both these classes or employees which
very seriously Inconvenience the pub-
nc. since Its enactment there has not
been "a single strike Of either tele-
ELaphers or telephone operators In the
whole Dominion. although there have
been several disputes which hut FOR the
existence OF the Act would certainly
have resulted In such
IT YOU, except. therefore. the one
Ia
madc mention. and the one strike on the
railroads. OF which ] have also spoken
II may be said that during the hrst six
Years OF the operation Of this Act. Can
ada had an almost complete imuunitv
/ from Industrial strife on an her aFer
Giles OF transportation and corn,Iini-
tati1n. When ~ is remembered that In
highly organized community these
atencles correspond 20 the arteries In
ti,,,l nui''an system that upon their con-
tiuu1uS ana hnimp'ded operation de
Ponds In such large measure the per-
iorfnance Of all other functions. some
the service which this Act has rendered
10 TIE Dominion OF Canada.
mere are two or three alternative
methods or dealing with Industrial dis
putes that viii surely come up for con
Sldsratlon. and To which il may be as
wen 10 cove moments attention
Permanent board FIRST.
There b. first the Alternative Of a
bbe, , board. instead Of separate In
diNidual boards FOR the several dis
rutes that may arise ~ h. Oh, ms
ilat permanent board cannot be iu
nTt dozen different places al one
,nNe, TINS difficulty Is overcome in
ih' case Of individual boards
Nngtner advantage Is this. The ruf-
' ,E- OF "a permanent board are apt 10 be
come liked and one or other 81 Inc
lArli or the general public T. ant In
,t,,vl ue.ce. 70 become preiudiced in It's
,hat al OF you have seen tNat Hind 81
lnihg' time ana time again. The rul,nF
"ians ln one case. another case come,
ui ana board which has given a pre.
{ El.ns decision thinks. Tor is own rsr,u-
.. D. TOT N" other reason. 10 o. nee
tNr.lIN 70 give similar ruling In liz
[ ~. 'F-'. ana Fn on. After two on
'Nl'H decisions. Ideas aud preeederta he
,. pl'lll wen lived. and pre- iudire I'm
,'.-'qu"nC". is created 90 the yery ,vt
80 " ih" case OF individual hoard.
,I'IT lg'as Hr" not known Ir advance
''i ilH'"d nutil the findings are made
non permanent board i4 NOR. ~.
! w y" DO subject 90 political .orf~sI o.
n ~ '.i' ',f or 90 amy rate Co 10 believed
} ''--iu subject 90 such yyb.r. .
nno.Id D.. chosen by the PARTIES 10 fhs
'filc1ItN themselves there h. NOT ,
, Same possibility. "'' '"'
. There BEL Too n great adrartsr. Cd,
leaving 10 t1 the dierutaute tbsms.I ~,