Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-12
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earliest possible moment The names
of the committee will be announced in
a few days.
"As soon as the committee makes
report, the director general will rem
der a decision which will be effective
as to wages from January l, 1918.
Every employe affected by this inquiry
may, therefore, devote himself unre-
servedly and patriotically to his work
with the assurance that his rights and
interests will be justly dealt with"
Brotherhoods Are Pleased.
This means, according to W. N.
Doak, vice president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, who took
part in the discussion, that four men
who do not represent directly either
the employees or the management of
the roads will hear both sides and
make recommendation of wage
award. Whatever increase in wages
is awarded will date back to the first
of the year. The brotherhoods are well
satisfied with the manner of Director
General McAdoo in this conference.
They do not look for any but harmon
ious relations.
1.-The first problem before the gov
ernment now is to get rid of the
freight congestion" said Doak. after
that we shall have more time for con-
ferences on matters directly concern
ing the members of the brotherhoods
and the other labor organizations in
the business. But this commission of
four men will go ahead in the mean
time to take up the wage questions
that have already been submitted to
the railroad executives.
will tn nf
later"
The Railroad Cabinet.
Among the questions that will be
discussed within a short time will be
the placing of one or more representa-
tives of organized labor in the So
called railroad cabinet, which Mr.. Nc
Adoo has formed for the management
of the roads. This group Of advisers
now consists of Hale Holden, presi-
dent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy; Henry Walters. chairman of
the board of the Atlantic Coast Line;
former Vice President Chambers Of
the Santa Fe; Walker d. Hines, chair
man of the board of the Santa Fe,
and John Skelton Williams, director of
the Seaboard Airline. These men all
represent the investment and manage
ment interest. 1t is possible that, in
accordance WIN lllt uttldTttl ItTllld-
nent policy of the A. F. of L., n rep
resentative of the organized shopmen
will be placed in this railroad advisory
cabinet, and that the brotherhoods will
have man there also.
Paying Fancy Salaries.
Just 267 employees at the Hog
Island shipyard project-the island in
the Delaware river below Philadel-
phia, where n contracting corporation
is spending S2l 100000 or more of
government money in building ship
yard to construct 100 ships-are get
ting more than 5000 a month. There
are so many fancy salaries among
them, thanks to their long connection
with the interests that are in charge
of this spending of public money, that
the average pay is 1862 per month.
One press agent employed for some
reason not yet clear to the Senate
committee which has dug up the facts,
gets $500 month.
MediatOrs Take Hand.
These facts were presented to the
committee by Senator Hiram Johnson
of California, after Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota had sought to
show that the delay of construction of
ships was due in large part to difficult
ties between labor unions or with or
ganized labor. Senator johnson brot