Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-15
GENE ERA[ MEETING
ON WAGE DEMANDS
SET FOR FEB. q
tNiON COMMITTEEMAN WILL.
DEFINITELY N, iDL rItNS
on TiLir IiIE
ACCEPT WILSON PROPOSAL
Presidents prclsiun L. Create ~.
bunal To Hear Claims or
Workers iWtrrs to IL ,grcc.
able a. tnion iaRdrrs

Ny Associated rrr.
WASHINGTON. Fob. IT, The
railroad wage controversy WAS g..
fcrrcd today to u general conference
~ union committeeman called to
meet here February % for final de-
cigion ~ 10 whctn,r demands for
Increased pay will hc pressed ou tho
government ur passed on Ia ~"
railroad corporations soon 10 ns
sumo control
Representative uf the fuurlovH
unions comforting with Director
General Hines since February . am
whose spokesman laid their clam.
before President Wilson Yesterday
have tentatively accepted tho white
house proposal. for tribunal
created esther bv law or On the
presidont't motion. to consider the
demands Final word must come.
however. from higher union author
iiy. the conference ~ union heads.
Fear Dcia,
While union leaders feared the
effect ~ further delay on their
membership possibility of general
strike appeared moro remote tonight
Officials ~ the brotherhood ~
Maintenance NJ WAYS Employees and
Shop l.nhorcre did moi sign the let
ter accepting Mr. Wilson's PROPOSAL
Assurance WAS giyen union officiala
hy the prcffdci, In iils Nroposal thar
ho would provide machinery 20 dc1'
comprchcnsvcly with their claims
he proposed the naming of tommig
sion NJ wage experts 20 begin con-
pllation OF data. The president snif
he wns "cerinin II is appn,tnt to Dll
reasonable men ana women thai
these monentons questions he dealt
with hv an agency which ran con
tinuo To function after March first
Announces tlnn
II wish therefore" he said TO
announce to all railroad cmplove.
that proplsc 10 carry out the fol
lowing steps
u. In the event that In conn'r-
tion with the return to private con
troll provision shall be- malc hy law
for fachinery for dealing with rail.
road wage matters 7 shall prompt,
use nv influence and SO lar rs ouch
law confers power upon me. ! shall
promptly exercise that power g.
bring abuu, the earliest nrac'icnh''
organization OF the machinery thu
provided
"9 In the event No such prnvir-
ION T. made by law for dealing with
these matters. shall employ III"
Influence Of tho clccutiv" to got
the railroad "niiprnlcs ana the rail
road cmploye, e. ioin prumn,ly unI
the creation NJ ,',D"nnl IN take ur
these problems and curry thcm to o.
conclu siun
ENI.ri, ~ H. Summoned
"g shall n ohcc cuhs'itut" e.
committee Of cXucris to take the
data already available IN The various
records of the United states railroad
administration including the record
of the anc commission and ~ th"
hoard of railroad wnpcs and work
ing conditions. and To nnalViIc . '"|
same 20 M ~ develop IN the short
csi possible time the facts bearing
upon u just and reasonable basis
~ wages fnr the various classes NJ
railrond cmplov,s with due regard
to all factors reasonable honrins no.
an the problem anl specifically 81
the factors NJ 'hH average wng'
paid for similar or analogous labor
for other industries. The cost of liv.
inr. aud fair living wage. va ~ to-
rrt the problems y tlapt fu" ihr
earliest possible fifn1l disposition
The views NJ tbs hnlrd VIII tcryo|
~ u guide tn ~ IN carrying .u'
Tho assurance gave in The omplcNr
ias' summer thu ! would ~" the
full Influence of tho executive to SEQ
that Justice WA done them. and VIII
I believe. urans " avoiding what
otherwise might hr lirr drawn ou
Investigation ~ facts while I pro
plac N ne, at one" In regard n this
matter. aal tn avoid any delay N
dolnc 50. shall. nevertheless invite
tho cooperation of ~" rR'ironi cor
poraiions and believe they win an-
prnrlnic that u II 10 their interest ~
well ~ 10 he uhlic iu'"rcgt
Shonid w, w I'reiponcd
W. Wilson said ncfwthsirudf.g
thai corrective flrtnrs ars 81,
WORK" In controlling lhN cost ~
living. these Important wage nat.
tcrs ought noi t. be- nostponed 'or
fur,h her indefinite period aud ouch
IN he disposed oi on their m'riis
nj the earlles, practicable iime
The readjustmcni Of liylng costs
could not come With rapldliy. Mr.
Wilson explained hu- lfGed his b.
lief that efforts 10 force prices down
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