National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1916-02-12
viii Demand Eight Hours as
Period Of Labor.
EXTRA PAY FOR OVERTIME.
-Four 3D. Brethsrhoods joined l" e.
FOR, to S,Surs Better Wors,n3 Con
ditions-sssriy halt . M'iiion Men
Insol.sd-wortsrs Not Disposed TO
Arbitration

kafrual men, both euII toA'ts hHh
unD,rs. ar. ,uufrouted With the niaSt
,iu.,ttaut Irubl.ms they have fh,~d Ia
rAAnAi history
\ referendum vote Is l'lns tasrh
amuLg Ia. memters Of the four great
ra..r...d unions ON the question ~ prr
>.ItAe demands OH n. al of th'
.uaatry IT MA eight hour lay. VIII
tlur aid Ia AaIt Iay fyr overtime
IL, mn Vii certain 'ute to prestnt
tacS. demands ON March
This situation MI IN. -. more inca
than did the great ia, str.N". y vi
usu.,t every railroad Ia fhJs euuutr.
all IN. IN canada. has H. totA. Ia
caiiiaI SECURITIES {, l. r. tAan So
t.stss,ss
admitted hs rairnai mAha-ts east
and Wrst The ,eadrrs y the four
gr,ai railroad Unions involved In ia
demand. tie Broth,rha'l = ios"na
tl,e Engineers. the Bruthrrhnd of l.
,S,lnuti,r Iiremen aud Ensiuruen. TIN
UNIT TT fAhl4N bAstAut 80 hAiS ''aN
Bru'h,tho"d ot Railway frhihm"n
whifA rpr the trst time are a.tins ~ n
INIT IN such "A case. HAr~i>. rra ne III"
s.ri5u>utss uf the situation they hr"
,#ipltAtins and ARE l.ndlus AL their
ener.ics 10 nrouslIg their members aud
getting them. 10 stand firm when thu
matter II brought 10 a head
The serinu~nrss Of Ia. situation now
shaping its..f i shown 10y the fact that
in these four unions there arr between
,-.it.n and 4ppo men There ar"
more than .iluO engineers. more than
,SnH fremru more than i'sD con
iucttrs and more than l'.,uO train
men In the year 1914. when there
were upward II 3io.6D employees Of
these classes On the railroads OF this
country. they drew . total In wages Of
$3Si sSns Their unions are the
strongest In the country In the hold
they have on their respective indus
trte- anil In the funds which they have
at Their disposal For the first time In
the history Of the railroads these four
unions are acting In concert. east. west
and south. In demanding . change In
the conditions Of labor.
The dcmaid. which the heads Of
these NJ lonS have now submitted 20
their respective members for approval.
Is not one - rates. a. previous de
mnnds have hcen. For purposes OF
colleet4t. nc'lun his would te impos
SHE o-'.nsihly and Theoretically. II
II fer shorter working dsy and In
addition higher rate Of remuneration
.hAn they lew get for any time work
Ell In .lt.ss -: this limit
Summed ~ briefly. these unions ar
a's.4i Ia demand OF the railroads of
ihe ,nu-i'r,. without RESPECT To their
geosr-tiiin leca'ion or physical char
aetcriS'ts- day OF eight hours In
>t.Hi ~ ten aud Iay for any time over
that ~ -" rate Of one and q hs
tine liz pro rata rate. instead Of Just
the pr rHfa rate for overtime
Tie demand. FOR n shorter day do not
npIgd, tn Ids~euger serN .re and this
fa"r - a'4e II great siguih anee The
Ia~scIe, -ervice i better paid than l.
the fright service. aud the hours are
shorter Men -raduate 10 II from TIA.
freight -cryi,e The freight service II
by far III, iargrr Oh most railroads
thout ~ Ter cent Of the men In train
Wosk ielare - his tranrh u the busi
urs-
But alfhepsh the present demand
ufan vll h lie referendum Is b@ing
takrn eNscH's hose men Ia the Pas
s.usrr servi . II does not except them
rum supporting the demands made OIL
bchl'f = IL. uIcu Ia the freight seryir.
n The 2rfr = ia" OF approval
Altlau.l tie leaders ~ the unions
hasr Hf tef discussed their plau-
shouA '8- matter reach cri-. and
aulmlnn'r II strike. Il l. known thai
fh.} ~. a plan Ia mind. should III.
ur = Living ~" pnsztu.er met
70 reuaiu ~ work Aud oannninx Their
EN- 2" attention to tying NJ the freight
s.r,ie It's. Tor this would ile IA
~. I ? thlt II would mol bring th.u
hi, collision With the Tllted State.
-a}sfGurGt yer tn question Of th,
mi matter which rame mp an
Ms ,ettlcd Hoo lsivelY aud adversely t,
IN fnan m In the ehfago strik,
lsaf- t-o nin'eruirtinn ~ Isss"n
e,r ~ - >ame ~ the union leader,
nr' Id - f'.'l would help them viii
The ruiIir
Tie referendum vate INV bein,
iatrr Va every lpal IN the country o
ea' p ~ tie four unions T. rxf..ete.i :.
- rumplriel rs Maroh The vote
arc - "a" raunts-i In Chirara nv sfr
La s"mmi'fr" - tie uuias should
b. iu faser - making h. drmqnd T.
IA "i-fi hour day a. present lndlel
Ton. Lint. n demand VII lie form
tai'7l ahd scr ell on every railroad B.
III country which VIII lien In,
i'lr'E slnfs IN vhI. h faa#sv,r
iHler ia" asre"neHts G4w IN furr