New Britain herald., 1921-04-18
|gations Made By Elm
 byes When Roads Ob- Et To Any Delay By
 (ilway Board
ms Protest Docketing of hge Cases and Also
 in Presenting fdence.

slgo. April 1S.-Chargos of ir- rtty in docketinE wage cases
 tho railroad labor board were
 by labor representatives
 strenuouS protest aEianst
 E the length of presentation
 encc in the consolidated wage
 lon hearing winch convened to- Pr'a first move was to request nmcnt of the hearing until q bard should be present. The
 of three members expired last
 and President Harding's new
 ocs have not yet been con-
 by tho senate. Tn addition.
 Philips, labor member. has alied to California by tho seri- hess of his wife. \
 Other Requests Made.
 econd request was made by of union and Independent em-
 organizations alike. all of tho
 rAescWatfvcs entering pro-
 the eight hour limit of |ny recently set by the board efrort to expedite the hearing.
 a limitation was the most
 departure from recognized e over pronounced by a judi body. declared w. S. Carter. f the brotherhood Of locomo- |emen and enginomen. ird request that the transporta- roup. including the four big rhoodA and tho switchmen. be
 separate hearing was made E. Shephard, president Of the of railway conductors. The took all three requests under pont and went into executive
 to mako it's decision.
 Questions Legality.
 five Of the 14 cases affecting srs docketed had been pre- l to- the Brotherhood Of loco
 engineers. Warren s. Stone. | |nt. declared.
 b not believe these certifica-
 re legal and proper" MT. psserted ''Somc roads called h perfunctorily on Saturday, | them If they would accept a |pn and when the employees h entered their dispute by ' conferences wore not ac- l - the transportation act" nnd Mir. Carter urged an ex- of timo saying that the rail- wuid have much data to pro- 'nd that tho employees should npie time to consider the man. hts' evidence and prsparc a fair Railroads Aro Ready. railroads. however. were on Yprepared to proceed immedi- Their case was in tho hands of
 walber. of the Pennsylvania, | |plninod they had outlined their ] that 1t could he presented the eight hours. He empha- he need for immediate action, hg that wage increases had aI- Soen made retroactive but this hposspbie In the case of reduc- wafber charged that '1f the es on the roads had been free with tho homogeneous no dis- kouid bo before the board" ccusation brought sharp re- Tom union heads who declared to2Id show that all union men \ nstructed to confer with n ficiais. | Crunnu fs Heard. ln John Grunau now head ot Foclation of Railway Employees th America. attempted to speak br extending tho cight-hour |mit for argument. his right to before the board immediately ] Iailenged by W. c. Lee. of the lens union. Chairman Barton h Mir. Grunau amid charges niais of tho legality of MT. h's organization but allowed proceed when tho secretary )he name of tho association on kket. lad Business Charged. railroads' urgency brought a reply from MT. Jewell. The ea, he said. would show: for 20 years preceding the war surplus earnings had been bed by the issue of fictitious |es dissipated through finan- khmanaEement.'
 employees and the public were |Ad from m equitable participa- railroad earnings in the form |es and decreased rates. 1 proper reserves had not been Ee for depreciation or improve <ven under these adverse bns," labor costs had been low
 of the efficiency of railway les.
 wages had not kept paco with |rreascd cost Of living during |r time.
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