The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-19

Of the Missouri. oklahoma n Gulf
railroad. chosen by the railroads ami
department Of Justice 90 determine
Tor the whole country. the Issue
Involved were vital pubic and prl-
vate interests present and future. IN
Guiding those Of American railroads
aggregating 25o.900 miles and prop
crty interests Of S. 00O. 200. 600 togcth-
er with those OF 900. 600 railroad em-
ploycs. onc-nfth OF the total Also
involved was future limit Of public
regulation and private operation OF
common carriers. with boundaries Of
regulatory legislation by congress.
\ decision upholding as constitu.
tional all features of the Adamson
act entaiied:
Permanent establishment Of a
work-day OF eight hours as a measure
or standard OF calculating wages and
service OF train operatives.
Temporary but immediate Increase
OF about 25 per cent IN wages. during
not less than seven nor more than
eleven months beginning January !
last Of about 400. 900 trainmen, most
Is Of the big Four" brotherhoods of
engineers. iiremen, conductors and
brakemon and those principally IN
freight service Comparatively few
passenger tfaIhmeh We're gwen ih-
mediate benefit by the law
Cost TO the railroads of such tenn
purary increase of from siO.000,000
to $50. 900, ,0OO, as estimated by the
railroads. or about $40. 100000 as cs-
tlmated by the bTotherhOOds. Future
additional cost Of a permanent eight
hour day scale was established oy
the railroads NJ $luo,VvV'uVo ahhu"'iS'
with prospective additional wage ue-
mands from l,SoO'Oo0 other employees
not benefited by the Adamson law
Vast extension OF congressional au-
thority In federal regulation OF COM
mon carriers. with power 10 au'hoT-
!ze wage hNing by the Interstate COM
mcrce commission.
Dismissal OF about 1oo railroau m
junction suits, IN virtually every teu-
crol district court. To enjolh tue
laws enforcement. -
A decision holding the wh"ie ia"
unconHttutional lnNoNeu'
CurtRllment OF congress- pow'r'
possibly forever IN regnia,ihB H,"r
state commerce, With liil''a'io.S
upon public regulation as dls'lnsuish-
ed from private operation OF common
carriers.
PreV"nuon OF phssase pg Vo"s' es'
/ OF the bill authorizing the !. - = '"
hN rAilfoad rinP'oF's ""se' INV
are regulated.
lssuanees OF inJnhc''ohs III every
federal court in the railroads. Soo
odd suits permanently enJoihihs en-,
forcement OF the law Oy the ieue'"'
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less OF 'he "'''''""
law
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, c,ght-hour day Tor empl"S'- Oh .'l
riers engaged ~ inters'"'' s"u 'ul
=. cign commerce ana lo' "'"' pp'
' poses the Ia" was h"u' 'u'N'''
, january / ANA compI's'' lou' ~
!. uons. hrl'"N' 'ht u'sl a
. Ndins thv pc, ..,,.'',.,,
, wage standard, declares 'h"' ~
, ming January elsht mum ''''
contracts Tor l"""r ol'"
deemed "hS W"'h l"' 1"' ~, -
, # reckoning compensation o' az S',
I, ployes now OF he' '''ito' 'i,,,,' .,','v,
actually ens"s'u ~ "nS ''f''