Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-08
PR, R, JOINT BOARD
PLAN IS AOOPT TED BY
RAIL LWAYSOF NATION
p.nnsvIvania Systems Plan OF
Adjusting Differences with
Employees Endorsed.
UNIONS DEMAND
M'ADOO SY STEM

Vow York Jan. = The World today
'Ibc Pennsylvania plan of adjusting
d;ffcecnccs with it's employees through
80 ,es Of ioint boards made up oi empi"yes
and officials meeting monthly Is 10 DC
foilowcd bv the railroads ot the country
.u,;. nos dcc,dcd YESTERDAY ut n meeting
nf the Railway Executives NsSoc'1.loh .,
.ftc. rrcciut uf a decision by the hall-
80, Iahor Board that the roads are not
b,,nd 10 opcrate through the system oi
naflonaI boards set up during the perloa
ri Government operation and demand
ed hv the rail Dad unions
Tho .uhng of the Railway Labor Board
- tbat The utcstiuu oi forming natlonai
ss.cm IS no piupc ~ matter ior It's
,.,s,,,n the ,na,}s. under the law. being
f,.#f,, 9,.-c. ~ not. e~ they may deem
l,r.t
rb,- leaves the one important CUES
t.., brtvcen the roads aud the unions
- ,ue~i.uu 81 national agreement
H., ,,s and working 'nndltohS' SIN
49,, fu.nu~ demanding the continuance
l., ,r,. S, stem nGugUated IN " Iliiahl -
\lau.- tenn aS Railroad Adlhlhisl ta-
arl tho s1ads insisting that the affairs
,s e.,l. system hc settled by the men ON
.rd - officials of these systems
-, .als fhreyecutlvcs agreed 70 nam :
- tl,a,, H.. ,un hcln cthc Railway Ian
(, E.a-d ~ ChIeann On Monday On that
A.. / Il Nhitrs will ~ resent ther
Non il outlined ~ Yesterday meet
-. tha s,eh + 81 Stem docs not make Tor
cAe.ruf utratinu r. continued gnod ieei-
rh II. vren ttr companies and then men,
.,l d.rr Is hc5 md tho power oi the
I,. i ,onlrrl the roads - abandon
ti. l,u~tlci
me- unp.r,arc" q tire labor matters
upd.,, ,nsHirratton "ver-shadoWeu =
matt. IS slnn0Nn0MO Witch tho rah- (
-..l. .f4,,,. +. ,lli., fram hc Treasury but
rh,.ft ~clattrv lIniston refuses 7" l,ay
t ,..t,-.i i,a-, on thu EXISTING lev
,a.a III. Houston holds. does not
r..,.ul. Itr.,, .,ulhc ia n"nts dUe through
III. nia.tU,s. feature II thc fsoh' UNI
,a.u- bll.ptl nal terms ale agreed nnon
lt. courts 1ayc sustained hIm N this
.,., 1,,ru,s,s- +. fo lic asked II tins Sos
com ~ li,-- enabling legislation lhls has
tte ep1,rayal ~ lhe Interstate onmerce
Commission y.
IaIh,r, Is receive moneys admittedly
,lia an a., ,rnt have Il was stated A.
,stortlat niretlug, seriously limited
-.a ah,lit, II some rads to meet then
llt tla- ,.r,atlng difficulties for thell
u-S l. Is the moro serious IS h1ch
r uar ted hv tho Railroad laool
I4s-t ia Jul, % absorbed apron
Sl5on9) Goo # the rallFoads
,astarlay- meeting the decision
s,s,.lnino tho position If tho road
IN tho matter ii forming system boards Z
aliust grievances with their men. wa
ba,lod ,s . substantial stop toward gettln
.be ,,ade hack tp tho point where they
can l,a most efficiently operated Bv dealih
I,reet with their men. Il IS maIntuHe
hot II vii ~ more nearly possible I
,,,J inuistico on either side and ~ h
me tlmc decrease tho danger oi strike
Il, giv,np An carly dccison on All matter
that may aris'
Ebe uattor ot C4rs1 dec'slors IS al
attedlv of grave importance cXnerienc
la.irg shown that delaN 81 such matter
.lrnos, invariably makes them NOR
4 fi,cult 81 final adjustment On the opn
nom of some this Is almost as importan
- the advantage rt having Slch ms''t
settled hv family laftN
The dl3crcnce un this as o. the ma
tcrof = national agreement covering wage
and working conditIoas. an eNecuuV
eNplained. rs the difference between II
h. e-srm view of the Government and II
foar-vicw of tho private manager ab
and ANXIOUS 10 deal with the matters Il
maatclS before hlm
\ltred 7 Thorn oi Washington, chi'
ca,ir .cl of the association. viii draft II
IaU authorizing he payments OF iuno
,;adcr hc doficit and sf> months glarant
clauSe oi the Isch-t ummIngs bill l !
.lrct>.o7 to appeal . Co"grcSS was reaci
- ate. tho clt.rc matter had hcen car
,-~ats, tho 100 executive present som
:. hr'c showed that IL tic cases Of md
,.a... read, thc embar1a~em Is serlou
W. c.aa. Ia : The railroads {
tbo uofry caracd oaly about Sl50,000
onolse, ,.arar S3G5 .00n 600 less than /
Ioia aeeoldi. ip estimates prepare
lR T. l. p@lmclec director 81 the burea
81 railway economies and made publ
toda,
Nj Parme.ee estimates that III l91
tic carriers had gross revenue sb,2OO
OD.omaad expenses amounted to S5,5d
G1nll0 leaving g gross, revenue OF $3.50
OoU30 Deiuc.Ioa of taxes and equil
MT rentals amountIng to S300,OO0, ,O0
lsft the net income II $50, 600, 900.
Now rates, which became effecti'
Scptember. served to materially a
croa> the carriers gscome, which for Il
tn months OF the wear showed