Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-10

ttOnlfnutu from Iusc Ont.l
man made his 100 miles in less than
ten hours, that is, in four hours, he
gotta days pay. If it took him twelve
hours, for example, he got days pay
and two hours overtime. Now the
change was not to limit or alter the
hours of labor, but to pay on the basis
of eight hours instead of ten hours.
1t is mere increase Of wages by fix
ing a different basis OF calculating
wages.
Service over eight hours is not pro-
hibited. 1t is not penalized, No PEN
atty is provided for permitting any
one to work 4 longer time. On the
contrary, such Work is evidently con-
templated. The railroad runs must
be completed in any case, and, under
this bill, all service over eight hours
is simply to be paid for pro-rata. The
bill says that for all necessary time
in excess OF eight hours such employees
shall be paid at rate not less than
the pro-rata rate for such standard
eight-hour work days There is no
increased rate for additional hours.
Not Eight Bill.
"T+ e ,h.refor. wbo1,v r,;s1s,d;,o
TO refer to this bill as an eight-hour
bill. Let the bill be called by its right
name. What is fair and right can
afford to be described correctly and
can stand on its merits.
What is the purpose of this at
tempt to make the public believe that
this bill fixes an eight hour work day?
Manifestly, in order to endeavor to
justify this extraordinary action of the
administration in its abicct and hu-
initiating surrender of principle in de-
handing and securing this legislation
without any proper inquiry. as the
price of peace. Evidently it is felt that
a wage increase could not be justified
in this manner. SO it is sought to give
the impression that what was done
was to fix all eight-hour work day
and that this was already approved by
tne Judelneht OF society - snaiit te',s
Pei W. Sloii i, E. $500 40 az oe snt bas
WORK gay the luusiilell' "a soeiGg Has
never oeeiS pdsseu Oh ne dpp.itatloi,
10 i ra,lIoaos, WIN 'ne'r foau u''isio'S
ana hours VI au'y'
Want to Be Heard I
"Tbe railroad emnloves themselves
would desire 70 he heard on This noint.
II there WAS anv such Judgment Of
soc;atv nbv did the administration
int 'the a1,lication If the Hill TO
these nart;crIar emnloves7 Is NOT the
e;obt hour work 1av unite as impor-
tant fot So ner cent az Tor 20 ner cent?
What hecones NJ The sngqestion that
the 10 a;obt hour work dav Vas granted
not not hecarse # was demanded but be-
cause i was right? On this assump-
t;on WIN not grant if to all railroad
emnloves? Is there anv special iudg-
ment of society for the 20 per cent?
The more highly paid? Why does
the bill except electric railroads and
those railroads which are less than
100 miles in length?
An Increase in Wages.
nrt H. aaa,;,;e+r,t;o, was g,v,no
ofsan+ ~ tn1 tha ;,'damant Of society kvhe
Ala = n ~ nass he measure At the he
u vim Of the administration or GER
ta;nlv wear ago? The president saws
that the mater was apitated for over
\ wear We might at least expect the
so.caIled Judgment of society discov-
cred by the administration to appear
in the democratic platform. Inc an
swer IS Inat We are ~ no ueai .,;tb ~" an
any luugihem o-, u daU HI With an m
elent.iioq a WIZ u a: 70 III The inst;ce of
',,S saJ n o society," nor the admins
snt;nr has has INV information
~ nav add that hastv LEGISLATION
i ,;LaIw 70 carry with # unWelcome
S,rnr;scs r. e;oht hours is 10 be
;,,, ~, =, re, or1s+andard of a davis work
fnr he nrrnose Of reckoning the COM
neneat;on n he Daid. how are these
hon teft who comn1ete the prescribed
nn,,ho- ~ ,o;1eS in less than eight
hnmrS5 Have thev anv assurance, i'll
thnw ora n he Maid under this bill of
b,sis of hours that thew will be
n,;d IN = basis Of miles when they
,worL 1ass +ban eiqbt hours? And how
viii !, r;e;d eight hours basis of paw
,ffect nTesent q,,arantees? There is
n,,,cb food for thought in this lepisla-
.;o go rot on1v IN the mart of those
for whom # does not provide but on
The mart ~ those to whom il expressly
rnfers
~, o.,c n D
.r, ,,: 49,. ,oo,
o,oasod - +hn nr;pc;nie of an e;pht.
I Lppo' ,,orIo dav Mapv Years apo a
r ,U conoress nrovided that
I'M pIpi homrs SInTid constitute = davis
'sr,. 60 tohnrors norL,nen and me-
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