The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-09

Washington, May N.-AH railroad employees whose monthly pay in be cember. 1915, was less than $25o a month have been recommended for wage increases by the railway wage commission. The recommendations if adopted by Director General Me Adoo, would give the workers $1O0.- GOO, o00 in back pay to January 1 and would add $2SS,0l2,71S to the payroll as of l9l7, net increase of l5O2l per cent
 wage advances proposed, however do not represent increases over eN- isting pay but are based on the month of December, 1915. In other words, any increases which may have been allowed by individual roads since that time must be deducted. In some cases deductions will almost. if not altogether cover the increases suggested, according to the report.
 The roads during 1916 and t9t7 i'm creased wages an amount equivalent to $35O,00o,000 if applied to the pres .ent number of their employees. Flat increases of SEQ month are pro posed for all employees except ap- prentices receiving $46 or less and all others up to S239 would get ad- vances ranging from 43.6 per cent to 4.6 per cent, the smallest increases going to those with the highest wages Above S239 flat increases would be given to make the wage $250.
 Apprentices from 1S to 2l years of age would receive only three fourths of the recommended increases and those below that age. one-half
 In the application of the scale tho wage runs with the place. so that the men who have been promoted since December, 1915, shall receive in- Dreases applicable to the new place and not to their wages in that month
 Men discharged si2ce January sEali recc,ve their share of t4e re troactive pay for the tmc that .h,y a 9rked
 Mr. McAooo $ a,rt' ''u the rclu~t which was made public tonight and will decide what increases shall oe allowed probably within ten days. It is considered he will make re- adjustments which he believes to be hecessitated by the intricacies of union wage scales and other wage factors. The commission based it's recommendations on monthly pay ot the men ina5much as the advances were recommended to equalize wages and the growing cost of living. but the rates of increase were adopted for ali classes of employees. whether paid by the month day. hour or number of miles
 An important feature of the report was the recommendation that where the same service is rendered the pay shall be the same without discrimina- tiOn as to sex or race. Overtime pay and hours of services should not be disturbed during the war, the com mission reported, in suggesting that al exhaustive study be made of both subjects with a view to changes to eliminate dissatisfaction and improve the service lt was recorded how ever that a standard day or day of limited length is as much a part of the measure of justice with the working men as is his rate of wages
 Permanent tribunals to continue the study of railroad labor problems and to adjust many grievances p,/- sented to the commission, but which it was unable to take up, were pro- posed With the comment that it's in quiry should substantiate the read justment of the salaries of the off cials will promote the efficient opera tion of the roads, the commission added:
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