The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-05
WAKEFIELD HAS RAIL
LABOR PEACE PLAN
Suggests to Chamber Regional
Cancellation Boards All
Over Country.
SUBMIT FINDINGS TO Ice.
Both Sides Would Be Repre-
sented-National Board to
Make Final Decision.

Regional boards of Cancellation
throughout the country to adjust diff
ferences between the railroad manage
ments and their employees was the
| plan suggested yesterday by s. Davies
Warfield in the monthly meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce OF the State
OF New York. That plan, Mr. Warfield
declared, was the only satisfactory
method of bringing about better rela-
tons between railroads and their en-
ployees which he could suggest.
1.-THE working and other conditions
under which employees perform SER
vice In, the regions in which the coun-
try would be divided" he said could
be fairly averaged for the region. [
believe that in the first stage of the
negotiation with it's employees the
proper agepcy is the railroad which
employs them. But I do not believe
that the individual railroads can solve
their problems when they arrive at
the point where differences become
acute and cannot be reconciled.
TT has been suggested that national
board for the adjustment OF these mat
ters be formed, composed of repre-
sentatives of labor and the railroads,
equally divided. The national labor
board provided by the Transportation
act practically meets that suggestion.
Personally, I feel that the Interstate
\ Commerce Commission should be con-
suited at some period of the proceedings.
The regional boards may be composed
OF representatives Of the employees and
from the railroad, the commission to
be kept IN touch with the proceedings
The findings of the regional boards
should be submitted to the Interstate
Commerce. Commission and by it to the
National Labor Board, with such sug-
gestions or recommendations as Inc
commission may see fit to make.
This suggestion would insure thor
oueh knowledge OF the conditions under
which the shipper is to pay rates on
the part of all the elements wnlcn are
a party to and concerned in the making
Of those rates. If the individual rail-
road is left to ultimately determine
what is to be done after 1t fails to get
results with its own men, 1t Is not
nra cticable for each railroad to present
its case to the labor board. A lack OF
harmony or lack of cooperation or CO.
ordination Of effort would result, Whlcn
would seem to be necessary TO successiui
results. This would be secured through
regional boards. preferably arranged TO
\ correspond with the four districts FOR
grouping the railroads for rate ADJUST
men+ under the transportation act.
meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
recommends that the Pubic SerVlce
Commission. which IS investigating the
annlication of the New York Telephone
Company for increased rates, determine
what increase shall be necessary 10 re-
store the former efficiency of the service
and take into consideration the past
record of excellent service" performed
by the company.
Tho regulation requiring the Hing Oh
shit, charters was opposed by resolu-
tian adopted By the chamber on the
ground that ut is contrary to the instiu-
lions of free country and to runda-
mental principles OF success in foreign
trade and shipping" Another resolution
adopted urged the New York State Legis-
lature to enact legislation under whcln
the settlement Of Industrial disputes III
this State would be settled.
Credentials were presented TO four
successful candidates In the school OF
business practice conducted By the
chamber to promote American trade In
Yesterdays meeting II was announced
| that those four candidates were the oniy
successful ones out Of forty-one. One
senior credential was presented to Z. ,.
Bilyou, who was presented also with q
prizo OF 800 in gold for proficiency IN
| spanish. The other three candidates
| Gladwn Bouton, Hugh Doyle and VIII
| lam q. Chatter, were presented with
| fanlor credentials and prizes of $50 eacn
| for proficiency I'm Spanish. The creden-
tiais were approved by the New YORK
state Board of Regents.