Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-24
EVENTS or A wEaK-

EVENTS or A WEa1K
Exompect Of a great railway Strike
haa been removed by the making OF
tto ,Haes award by the railway o
board during the week and the ac-
cenka nee OF the award. in pm cases
under protest, by most Of h unions
xrhnae members are affected. The
dSuands presented by the various
xrpups Of railway employees for ad-
4itional compensation, If granted
vron.d have involved additional. pay
neuts aggregating something ovcr
one billion dollars a year. The BOARD
recommends the granting of abou 80
per cent Of these demands, and n
additional payments required VIII
xrspun to q little over $eoo,ooo,o GOV
. year. The representatives OF the
various unions expressed dissatistac-
tann with the awards and asked Tor
= rohosring. The board declined to
xrsnt this, on the ground that the
awards were made after hearings IN
which all persons interested had been
given ample opportunity to present
THAR claims and that full considera-
ton had been given to all he facts
disclosed. The board held that a FUR
thar hearing would merely delay mat
tars without serving any useful pur-
pose.
After a good many hours Of de-
liberation the union heads, with one
excaption. announced their acceptance
Of the awards, but under protest ano
declared their intention to preeent
surther demands in the near future
me te~legraphers' representatives. de-
clfnad to Join in this action. and nave
snbuitted the award to their
to.ather with a strike proposfuoh'
rha members will vote on this IN the
usual way.
Immediately following the an
nnrnoement of the awards came Inc
request Of the railway officials 1o1
narmission from the inteFs2te CON"
n,.-ce commission to make. Increases
n addition to those now under >con-
~.,aS,.tion suf3cient ;to.yieadsrevenues
49,. nouzh to meet. this increased
cost. It is proposed that passense.
ntes be advanced 20 per CEN anu
,ra,.ht rates 9.13 per cent inssddte9on
- the 17.e per cent previously re-
{ n,ested. This will bring the~total az
..nc> demanded on freight rates or
! to- 3s.s per cent.
hearings on the advances previous
s, .ao,,ested we're concluded some two
veeks ago, and ii was expecteo tna
tha decision would be announced II
+.rnA for the filing of new
h.fore the expiration Of the govern
r.nt guarantee to the roads on Sep
tember 1. What disposition Will d
made Of the new demands is not IN
A,cated. but It is evident that tn
nrenaration of two new scheoule'
vithin . few weeks of each otne'
) would involve a great deal OIL con
fuston. For this reason it seems IKE
10 that action will be deferred unit
the new demands rave been consld
arad. and that whatever Increase ar
ranted will be made at one time.
Republican presidential IAN
paign may be considered fairly unde
wsy. with the official notification O
! the. candidates. Senator Harding out
/ nnsd The basis Of his campaign in hi
acceptance speech, giving the prenale
position to the questions involved II
Ms peace treaty and the controvers.
over the League Of Nations. On tht
/ subject his views : sufficiently d.
rent from those Of President VIII
! son and those presented in the Demo
cratic platform to provide opportunit'
| Tor the uvefest sort of campaign. Il
| M discussion Of domestic question
Mr., Harding flung a challenge to al
faoforces OF disorder and disunton.
Iutsreat.ng, IL not important. is tn
fASk TINT tho prohibition party
nsn4a:tn the .f3eld with . ticket head
Sdsby A. 8. watkins Of Ohio. Tn
- old state thus hass another presi
0aaAal candidate. and 1t is not sub
tectsd.to anyer risk Of losing tho presi
dancy BY ANYTHING that the prohtbi
I upanb hsve, done. The party nom
1saon vas tsndered to ". J. Bryan
anasraps1fuIly declined ~ him. Per
49, u Usatsr tntsssst saaen the nom
ha9aons actual1yAmade BY this part
- declnsfion by M. Bryan tha
nelses notsyst know how he Wi
80 . tAs fail. and that he does nc
$500 u Nxt company with tn
DS1eaatisspaTty.
Nsrth Dakota political sttus
0sashas been caaxtfied ~ ths aeto
6h Within the past few days b
ncpnGittsss o4 Twsaty-ons vhic
IA S1Ff GEandsEorks 10 decide on wha
ensns6ations could be made /
6o6es WITH refsrencs 10 the stat
of th4s year The actto
- ~ accord with avery ger
well understood desire, naml
thsre be presented for tn
olAoes one tiekets .
IN ~ frisnAs 81 indspen1e,
eovsrnment could unit
i 1S6nance 81 this the eommitts