Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-02

of the other things which are the
privileges of the average American
citizen. Anyone who believes in
the observance Of the Sabbath can
not help but agree that our con-
Itentions in this respect are we'll
founded and just. Our fight upon
this matter is not an effort to estao
lish something new, but Is an en-
deavor upon our part to retain a
condition under which we have
been working for years and whlch
condition when granted was re-
garded as Just and reasonable.
The third proposition, upon the
wage question, is the straw that
really broke the cancels back, AMI
when our friends really understand
what is contemplated in the latest
decision of the board, we feel sure
we will have your unqualified syE~
pathy and support. Using the ma
chinists. for illustration, the nv
iority of the labor board woutA
have you believe that the new rate
of pay will still be 1872 per cent
greater than the December, III T.
wage. They get these figures BY
drawing a comparison between the
present hourly rate and the l9l'
hourly rate, giving no consldera-
tion TO the fact that in December,
1917. a ten-hour day was worked,
whereas the present days work II
eight hours. The only fair basi' OF
comnari1en is the daily rate--a
mans actual earnings-and bet us
see what that means for macnlh-
list. in dollars and cents. IN De
cember, 1917, this class or mechan-
les in Albuquerque received 80 LOT
a days work; under the new pro.
posed scale of pay they would get
$3.50. or twelve per cent more man
thew received in 1917, instead OF
30 per cent more, as stated by tRe
railroad and public members OF
the labor board Why this mlsrep-
resentation, If they wished TO De
fair? Why also did they not cut
the supervisory forces in proportion
If they wanted to be fair ohdet
the decision the supervisors rate OF
nav is not to be disturhed. is IL
possible that the alleged reductloH
in the cost of living mas NOT A.
fected these men? The tact OIL tne
matter is, there is nothing ial'
about the decision, except the min.
oritv report, and the document
actually contains statements known
NV the writer's thereof to ne frauu- :
49, IN The concentrations they
,,,,anrtaLe 70 make. The choice OF
n Nee. 1917, as a base. means
~ ohoice of n time when the
~ cros ~ this class of employees had
eation far behind the cost of living.
70 snealsinr Of this same period.
NJ McAdoo in one of his reports
It'll ni
..r,ho b;cb cost of living had
,oda n impossible for many of
i 49, - live on the wages they were
,aoaiyiSg and it was clearly in
~ interest Of Justice and right, to
.ay nothine of the wisdom and rea-
sa,, If the noiicv to bring their
SUI o m level which would en-
NE ne tba railroads to command the
raa,;site amount of service and to
,Ira,,ent tho continued depletion Of
i ~ 80 forces with the constant labor
t,,rn-ovor which railroad managers
~ had insisted was one of
w raosons whv thew were unable
.no 49, the railroads function eff.
o. a,a
Tha nronosed reduction, being
a., lug ,,e fpr helners and apprent-
, sne sill u1iiI . ffect these classes of en-
n NO., nronortionately greater.
49, Pr, 20 tha seven cents per
y, s,t n'hiob n,eans for the me.
ltou, u W. nov cent reduction In
y, si,aii ny, Iii p,oon for the heIuer
ms pay VIZ honneforth work for
rnar fiftaen nar cent less. and
mnan tho snprentice the reduction
will he even more severe. We be-
- ~ t,,oi I,,,,a,t