The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
Railroad
Labor Situation

Labor Situation
An 5d @yf he Rs n Ac S
for the Rsosd & al eu the payment by
unreasonable for emergency work and similar aho and
a representative Of the machnis organization have made PUBLIC
@ T6sd s1ppod to " be- ad with Certain banking
aFg ce o Of those for which the
their a shops and that this n aon the D nFnose OF the
Congressman Huddeson Of Alabama who rePuted to be partial
of organized labor has recently spoken in congress g on
concerted campaign railroad executives and influence
public members OF and the Railroad Labor Board against
this P bs u c se dWF tsS
AT the moment when real progress being made aed
o g na? statements na are beng made to the public which e
intended not will impede these steps OF progress and b
The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered inquiry
subject of railroad repairs The RaFOhd Labor b ra Boa5d
%ohg conditions C dne Uau and with the Railroad Labor
arrive the facts and the proper conclusions
" be a6s Of b Mr. 7 w. lett Lauk on behalf of the ac
lists u8 Rf issued to the newspapers Washington
oe he Rsos aen nsbo Bod cheso Mr.
Jewell made another speech OF the same c nd oda MISTY m
from Washington issued another statement full OF nnuation and
These would seem evidences Of concerted movement to
and pp1h the G Railroad a labor confuse the
ne The u public Should be- on its guard against
The companies preparing present under oath
the facts concerning equipment repairs to the interstate 6
Commission From the facts available to me am conn
4 Transportation Act the railroads bound by
rigid restrictions what they may put out tor repairs ana
During the period covered by OF the so-ealed excessive hd
OF the Federal Control period For this guaranty period the law
the perod @ sept e is the law limits railroad
such items be justified under honest ehcient and eco
montreal amusement and reasonable expenditures " nA'
4or to incur
tor repairing equipment would invite loss OF earnings the COM
M oad /: o2 0sa gSs9 nss ' s5so 9S
railroads giving repair work to out
side shops and dprvng railroad employees Of the work unless tor
of economy speed and such reductions IN forces as are
being shops the results of falling off in bust
railroad s 6 sa ad auotfd as Sos the e f0 for the 5sP5 oo
The costs charged against repairs railroad shops include
no charges for interest investment depreciation Overhead
Private companies must include sGGn items items not com
parable o the that in order capacity and to
the railroads placed with locomotive building companies
the work do r i'm sr a0 that w nd s
cuTed from the outside firms the best terms obtanabe to get
~ When returned operation ton
order recurring repairs The excess Of bad order equipment was
S OF cas hd @d efficiency AND
@ % o on equ nnG to % all the
' Of the of the country for these repairs
and That there absolutely truth in the charge that banks
ana railroad companies in conspiracy against labor the
truth ipo as bad as whoIe M The referred
been given deceptive FEASIBILITY by the clever use OF
The whole truth will be ascertained by the interstate
the facts" ~ ~ f
In commenting situation Winbu that the
e OF Georgia has ample shop capacity to take care OF an
10 Its rolling stock and is therefore, not OF the foauS
III the attacks by representatives of organized LABOR out
unfortunate that charges of bad faith should Do
with Investigations of this character and that the puD
assured that all the will be brought at the hearings
the Labor Board and before the Interstate Commerce CG 1d
p ana that the will be taken to correct any
Should mat be shown exist that i'll the meantime the PuO
which not lend willing these charges the only purPo 81
of the during the period o.
is