Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-09
WILL NOT DENY
RAIL WORKERS
STRIKE RIGHTS
Proposed Bill for Permanent
Railroad Legislation Ex-
cludes Much Discussed
Anti-Strike Clause-Pro-
vides for Arbitration
Boards
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Finally
refusing to include an anti-strike pro-
vision in it's program of permanent
railroad legislation, the house inter-
state commerce committee completed
tonight the bill which will be pre-
sented for consideration in the house
beginning Tuesday. Passage of the
bill by the end of next week is planned,
republican Leader Mondell informed
the house on adjournment tonight. By
that time, he said, he hoped the treaty
situation in the senate would be such
as to permit adjournment of the special
session of congress. Night sessions of
the house will be held next week If
necessary, to pass the bill he added.
Vote Down Many Proposals
The committee worked all day on
the labor provisions. Various forms
OF anti-strike legislation, including
provision carrying fine and imprison-
ment for strikers were voted down,
none of the proposals receiving more
than half dozen votes. A minority re-
port on this or other provisions, on
which the committee failed to- agree
unanimously is not expected but the
disagreeing committeeman said they
would carry the fight into the house.
The committee differs radically from
the senate committee proposals. No
provision is made for the creation of
transportation board which under
the senate measure would advise the
interstate commerce commission of
these matters.
Voluntary arbitration through boards
similar to those created during the
war was agreed on by the committee
as the basis of the labor section. The
only penalties provided are assessment
of damages against a railroad for a
breach or violation of contract or
against union authorizing a strike
that would violate a contract. Under
/ the provisions the carrier would be
I liable TO double the damages suffered
| by an employe from loss of employ
ment and the union would be liable for
the full damage suffered by a carrier
4 because of breach of an employment
| contract.
| Damages would be collectible by
court action and any judgment against
a union would be limited to its COM
mon property, not including insurance
pensions or other benefit funds.
Proposes Two Boards
The bill would set UP two boards
! for adjusting disputes with headquar-
ters in Chicago. The railroad labor
adjustment board would be composed
of 20 union appointees and 20 reDre-
sentatives of the railroad executives
and function through a conference
committee" chosen from the genera
membership of the board, to represent
each union directly interested in the
dispute and an equal number of en-
ployer members. Decisions would re.
quire concurrence of two thirds of the
committee membership.
Failure by the adjustment board Il
agree would refer the dispute auto.
matically to the railroad board of labor
appeals, composed of nine member.
appointed by the president, with equa
representation being given employees
employers and the public. Decision
by this board on appealed cases, how
ever, would be made by the labor ant
employer representatives concurrene,
of five of the six members being re
quired
The appeal board also would b
charged with a study of relations be
tween carriers and employees. TIL
public group would vote on all ques
tions except those certified from tn
adjustment board