The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
FULL CREW REPEAL
FAVORED IN JERSEY
Five Out Of Every SIX Citizen,
Said to Believe the Law
Is Unjust.
INVESTIGATION Is ASKED

y. d., FeD 60 ne HOUSE
+,,pt resolution introduced this week.
cor.
P'oN'"'"e
mission to investigate the luh ere" law
was no doubt intended 10 feel out the
san,imen, of the Legislature or the sub
loo, and ~ that sentiment is favorable
i, Mil he followed by the Introduction
of n repealer this wear.
II 10 no secre, that the full crew law
of 1918 was passed for political effect
.na ,bat There was no popular demand
FOR IL FOR Years the same bin had
beer introduced only to fan of passage
IN me house or the other. ~ not in both
E4n,lIv in 1912 tho Democrats made
n an issue by declariIn that We favor
railway travel as far as
posribIe and therefore pledge ourselves
10 the NASSAU "a of a law to accomplish
On. nurnnse c,ntempl,ted IN the full
crs~, MI, tina, last Year failed to pass
tbs Rcpublican senate"
Tna,a had moo, ,o referenc. made TO
Oh. .,,hiect during the campaign In
~hich tho 1914 Legislature was elected.
~ rs..on, had been advanced for such
iox,.iatior hu, ~ tho time i, was the
onsn season for hunting down corpora
,ion. 81 ali kinds and esueciallv the rail-
roads
Wooarow wilson had ius, heen elected
On rho Presidency and the state of Penn
.y,van,a influenced b> the spasm that
30. nassiny over. had enacted a full
crew law. In his last message before
.s,ana ~ .xacrtv. oe,ce COY Wilson
r.Ssrred 10 the niece of legislation
~rhich seems 10 me essential both TO
ths .afe,v ~ travel on the railroads and
81 -. ,.sr nra,sc,ion 81 certain classes
~ ,oI,wav emn,oyees"
To M q seemed nj IN. highest con-
..o,.nc. ,ha, railway rains that passed
.hsouah Noa' Iarsev "should be manned
hv ADEQUATE crows and to me. for one,
q, 4, q matter Of chagrin that they
.how,a row carry smaller crews through
New Jersey than through Pennsylvania,
-d,h vh,ch we are linked by so many
tmnortan, line. of railway"
Pa - ,hs fulI crew hill was trotted
49, 80 w.. and connie, Ford was
Hrougb, Down TO Trenton to line UP all
A.. tr,ana, -, oryarizeJ labor 10 support
~ hi,l which the Democratic ma iority
Sas n,siged 10 mass connie has gone
20 his reward-hc is now the Public
p ~ Wa,hirg,on
Mnu, ,h.re may be An Investigation,
to-. o. odd me,h nod Of nrocedure first
~ ,arjsIa,e and ,ben Inquire into the
., ,ho ,sgis,ation Ouite as odd j.
.ha ,sc, Ina, while the act was passed
nar,v measure n, the Democrats.
- ~ penuhIic,ns know that IL was
dnn. in an ,t,enp, to hold the railroad
,hs, aro af,,id ia undo what
~, hoi,.va 70 he , wrong
Inr,ediatslv after the election last
Hayamh., whom suggestion WAS made
-, - ,,,t ,-ou, a., should IA. re-
na.i.d Demorr,tlc state Chairman
Ernsscnr ,ave out an Interview in which
=. aoc,a-oJ ,bat Ms marty would not
co,ser, IN the reneal of the law. The
800 u.nt for fo,mc, Goy S,okes i'm
~aa;,,aI, ,nro,rcaI thar the RepubIi.
60 had no Intention Of pass ng q re-
49,, ye, ,hey ar, willing to stand
-, 81. codrrey Morris Canal abandon
nert hills
4, there is any place In New Jersey
- az noonIo A.. ,forded an nppor
t,nity for determining the need of eNtr,
-, On frairb, trains IL is right here
~ 1rrorton II is no uncommon sight
" co. t,.i,s of sxty SEVENTY. even
.jybtv cars going no and aown the Bel
.,aor. div,sion Of the Nlyania
pai,r.d
~" 3atr,, coal .ars bringing
o., from r. L.ilch VALLEY ro-ion I'm
pen,svII,ra and box cars that carry
,riscelianeous freight to and from Buff
- ID IN Wes, The COMPANIES have
Med maj wnen they provide the
ax,ra man y merely result, In add Ms
20 the nonul,tinr in the c~aboos.s at the
snd az IN trains
Tbat IS m, fac, The only trinrner
ord,nariiv visihl. on the tass.ur freIght
ana coal trains are The engineer and
erenan in the oromotve. II there ar,
.ix nersons .mplnyed. .to wit, ore EN-.
,n.m,n an. 6rsm,n. one conductor
an. e.rman and tyo prakemen." as tn,
NJ nrovid.s the other four are hidder
a. ,bac aho;sa
10 the trin consists Of f,u;er thar
so,rtv Yrsivht car. there need be hl.
Nv. trainmen The caboose Is relieve,
of the presence of one OF the brakemeu