Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19

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CRAVE MENACE
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that they would accept the
br o t h e L h 0 0 d chiefs de-
mands, rather than give
the impression at home or
abroad that the efficient OPP
GRAFTON of the country's rail
ways would be hampered or
impaired in the face of it's,
latest peril.
The railroads surrendered
completely, leaving their
end of the adjustment en-
tirely in the hands of Presi-
dent Wilson's mediators. A
Joint committee is to thrash
out the minute details.
AGREEMENT SIGNED.
The following agreement was signed
today by the railway managers COM
mittee and the brotherhood chiefs, for
mally settling questions over which
they have been at odds:
New York, March 19.-Settlement
awarded by the committee of the
Council of National Defense: In all
road service except passenger where
schedules now read: one hundred
miles or less, nine or 10 hours or less,
overtime at 10 or II miles per hour;
insert: Eight hours or less for basic
day and 121a miles per hour for a
speed basis for the purpose Of COM
putting overtime to be paid for at not
less than eighth of a daily rate per
hour. In all yards, switching and hos
Ting service, where schedules now
read: Ten, IL or IL hours or less shall
constitute a days work. insert eight
hours or less shall constitute a days
work at present 10 hours pay
"Ovcrtime to be paid for at not less
than e-eighth of the daily rate per
hour.
In yards now working on an eight
hour basis, the daily rate shall be the
present 10-hour standard rate with
overtime at one-eighth of the present
standard daily rate.
In case the law is declared uncon-
stitutional, eight hours or less at pre-
sent 10 hours pay will constitute a
days work in hosting service.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
In passenger servica the present
mileage basis will be maintained. on
roads noN having flat 1O-hour day in
passenger service, the rule will be
amended to read: Eight within 10
hours
For all classes of employees in short
turn around passenger service. where
the rule now reads: Eight within II
hours 1t will be amended to read:
Eight within 10 hours
For such territory as has no num-
Der of hours for a days work in short
turn around passenger service the
eight within &c hour rule applies.
overtime to be paid for at not less
than one eighth of the daily rate per
hour.
The general committees on individ-
ual roads may elect TO retain present
overtime rules in short turn around
passenger service, or the foregoing
provisions, but may not make a COM
bination of both to produce greater
compensation than is provided in
either basis.
ADAMSoN LAW DECISION.
in the event the law is held to be
constitutional, if the foregoing settle
ment Is inconsistent with the decision
of the court, the application will be
adjusted to the decision. If declared
constitutional, the above stands with
all the provisions as written.
(The above Is interpreted as meaning
that if the supreme court decides the
law constitutional but in doing so gives
an Interpretation which disagrees with
the settlement, the terms of settlement
will be adjusted. If the court pro-
nounces the act constitutional as
drawn, without restrictive interpreta-
ton, the terms of todays agreement
stand unchanged.)
THE foregoing to govern for such
roads. classes of employees and classes
of service represented by the national
conference committee of the railways.
The schedules except as modified by
the above changes remain as at pres
emit
"(Signed). FRANKLIN X. LANE,
'DANIAL WILLARD,
wv. B. WILSON,
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
Accepted by: w, G. LEE,
81. f. SHEPPARD,