Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-29

Presumably every man, woman ana
child who has recently reed the news
honestly and earnestly advocate arbi-
tration in all wage matters. Tho
Washington Post Of Sunday. August n.
quotes one Of the railroad presidents as
saying:
the demands Of about $4,000 men
upon the railroads has been denied
(by tho employees committee). Tho
health. happiness, prosperity and
lives Of the American people are in
jeopardy because Of this refusal to
use the method Of settlement found
satisfactory in great international
disputes"
And at the very same time that this
railroad president was masqueradfng as
a devout worshiper at the arbitration
shrine tho railroads collectively posi-
lively refused tc arbitrate the eight
hour day on many railroads and for
many employees. as Is shown In the fol-
lowing statements:
Hestlefs Are Excluded BY the Rail-
reads From the Proposed Arbitra-
ton On the Following Railroads
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Buffalo and susquehanna Railroad
Wellsville and Buffalo Railroad Cur
porat1on.
WESTERN DISTRICT.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
(proper). Rio Grande. Ell Paso and Santa
Fe railroad. Pan Handle and Santa Fe
Railway.
Chicago and Alton Railroad.
Chicago and Western Indiana Rail-
road.
Belt Railway Of Chicago.
Chicago Great Western Railroad.
Colorado and Southern Railway.
Ell Paso and Southwestern System.
Fort Worth Belt Railway.
Kansas City Terminal Railway.
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway.
Minnesota and International Railway.
New Orleans. Texas and Mexico Rail-
road, Beaumont, Sour Lake and West
ern Railway. Orange and Northwestern
Railroad.
Northern Pacific Terminal Railway.
Northwestern Pacific Railway.
Oregon Washington Railroad and
Navigation Company.
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad,
Paris and Great Northern Railway. St
Louis and San Francisco Of Texas. Fort
Worth and Rio Grande Railroad.
Southern Pacific Pacific system).
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha
Virgins Ferry Company, East St
Louis Connecting Railway. St Louis
Transfer Railway Company.
SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT.
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlanta and West Point Railway,
Western Railway of Alabama.
Carolina, Clinchfeld and Ohio.
Florida East Coast Railway.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
New Orleans and Northeastern Rail-
road. Alabama and Vicksburg Railway,
vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific.
New Orleans Terminal Company.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac, Washington Southern Railway.
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
White Firenen Are Excludes By the
Railroads Fr0m the Proposed Arbi-
tration On the Following Railroadss
EASTERN DISTRICT.
None.
WESTERN DISTRICT.
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
way.
SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT.
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlanta and West Point Railway.
Western Railway Of Alabama
Central Of Georgia Railway.
Florida East Coast Railway.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
New Orleans and Northeastern Rail-
road, Alabama and Vicksburg Railway.
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
White Rrakemen Are Excluded by the
Railroads From the Proposed Arbi-
fration ON the Following Railroads.
EASTERN DISTRICT.
WESTERN DISTRICT.
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Rail-
road, Beaumont. Sour Lake and North
western Railway, Orange ana NORTH
western Railroad.
st. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico.
SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Exclusion of All Colered nailrsad
Employees.
Because of the limitations placed
upon employees represented by the ma
RAILWAYS it is understood that in their
proposed arbitration no colored railroad
employees are to participate therein. For
instance, should the railroad employees
agree to arbitration in accordance with
the proposal of the national conference
commission of the railways, and
through such arbitration the eight-houF
day with present rate of pay be grant
ed, the thousands OF negro nremen,
hostlers. brakemen and yardmen now
employed on the southern railroads
would be excluded from the arbitration
award This would result in the white
firemen, hostlers, brakemen and yard
men working eight hours a day. while
the colored firemen. hostlers, brakemen
and yardmen would work ten hours
day on the same railroads. 1t Is be-
lieyed that with this difference in the
working conditions and rates of wages
the southern railroads would soon
eliminate all white f1remen. hostlers.
brakemen and yardmen for purely
economic reasons.
Names of Railroads, Most Of which
Are Owned by Railroads Proposing
Arbitration, But Which Railroads
Are Excluded In the Proposal of the
National Conference Committee Of
the Railways. for Arbitration.
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad
Controlled jointly by B. & O.. c.. A. &
c.. N. o. and Erie).
Baltimore. Chesapeake and Atlantic
(afflliated in interest with Penna- R r.
system through ownership Of capital
stockl.