The sun., 1916-08-26
WHATMR. WILSON'S PLAN MEANS To
THE UNITED STA TIES.
The Per Capita Cost Of the Adoption Of the Eight Hour System In.ui
gently Computed and Clearly Stated.

this concession will not hc i.Iov,l
by a like demand upon the par, Of I'm.
other 1900. 900 railway EMPLOYEES :.
any one knows n good reason n,.o.
which MI. Wilson can base Il rcrl,
will he kindly state such reason
As per Interstate Commerce Cam
mission figures of June 50. 1911 ~.
railways had during the year ,nd,.
on that day employed 800, IA mon ~,
the four brothcrhoods. and had p,.
these 3O9.174 men s3s7.j1l.aoS duin.
that year. Exclusive Of official. al,
Office employees and of the 30, =,
brotherhood men. the railways 80,
ployed for the year ending lame a.
1914. 1,3S1,413 men. and had pad iU,.
i,3S1,l13 men the sum of san, %; ~.
during that year. II is known N,
the number Of both kinds nf On.
ployees tabulated herein has Increase
since June so, 1914. and that thor.
have been advances since th,t d..
In pay. However. nothing H. flrtA,
from the writers intention than 4,
quote figures open to question. nj
figues not official. hence he has v,,,
back to the interstate Commerce Com,
missions last report covering .,at',,,
AZ regards employees and c,npcrs
ton OF the four bruthcrhuoIs and
the railway employees aside ron
brotherhood men and officials and ~.
flee employees.
The average yearly earning o.! 4.
four brotherhood men during that ,,.
ending June 80. 1914. was Si.s32;
and the average a year OF the otto.
class Of railway men was >G>l1S. A..
Stunning that what the bruthorhoot
claim entailed "A % per cent. adv,ro
III wages. /. g., a day shorter 'v ~ ,s
ent with ten hour pay. this vol
cost the railways 20 per cent. or one.
fifth of s3S7.ji1.iO>. which D., o.
502 .301. and these figures, hc j, r.
memhercd. are based upon the ,,,-
nding June 80. 19li If t. Tho otie,
railway employees Is to be- cunccd
what is conceded by Mr.. Wilson
advance of arbitration. j.. f.. It 20 b.
cent. increase In wage. tins "
amount to one-tith of SHl5.9bj,,S;.
which il $3.50. 1873 III.
II is admitted that no ono othcr ma,
rs railroad operating heads can 10.
prCNimate increase in cost a TN n .
hauled, entail"d 10y necessity ~ ~
ting down train loads and in,ro,sr.
speed. which complying With a r.
eight hour day n,cosS.titc,. ana n
brotherhood mcn insist That th,' .
tlcir objective. But iutsmU,r as
20 per cent. advance means o.,
SiI."on 600 IN railways wps. a.ro.
il"ne, II IL entirely eitN.u r,Ini.
Reasonable probability 80 So. NE .
would amount to the So. 500 u'u ,o,.-
sdry to mas" the railways ,~.ul
q; SlOD, 600 ouo a. IN, cost Il trif
the concession demanded -
hrotherhoods. Figures uiiutod beg,
show that Mr.. wilson demand n
railways of an eight hoir d., 'uo'
III itself ~ S77.u"o u"o. h,.5 ,
tie wear ending Jun. 20. 1rll. 49, tr.
II is conceded that 80, aur,s i5 Vt..
have been mad, S.uC, + ST tIu..
tTeSc iiglrcS ar" cnu-'rtu'.t, o. '
lnrdS present amounts of WAGE.
wages paid +" our brother .ua-
year ending June 10 l.lG
In view nf the fact ,l,, NJ "
say NO one huo.,s Nhai ilc..to, II.
hoods drmdr,ls wnuld entail IN t..,
81 added cut IT, jlIc raiiu .s.
would seem as II h" lad 10, o.
the trouble to iind mi what =" H.
mum added cost would SO go 90.
ways Of col cod.r. h- I.uur..
g. figures per capita tor Viz.
tion Of this Culn;r, SAY. r
stance. that tN" puuInif. 20
zoe, Oo0- IT mean, over - 60. a
for every man. woman a.d
Are the people uf mi r.t.'
& year apiece To- i@urroa-" '. ri-