Evening journal., 1922-06-17
DECLARE RAIL
LEADERS ARE
INFLAMING
MEMS Minds
(Contlnued from First I.age)

900 workers. caused a profound
sensation on railroad labor circles
here. The majority members rep
resenting the public and the rail-
roads claimed the dissenting opin-
ion filed by representatives OF labor
did not represent the beliefs OF the
labor representatives on the board
but was written by employees OF
the railroad department OF the
American Federation OF Labor. The
majority members claimed the dis
senting opinion was an "incendiary
argument TO employees IN favor OF
striking against decisions OF the
board" despite the fact that the
main purpose OF the board is 10
prevent strikes"
The entire dissenting opinion"
the majority members continued.
CONSTITUTES a strained and exag-
gerated effort to inhsme the en-
ployes 10 the belief they have been
grossly outraged by the decision"
Telephone girls who. the board de-
clared. have suffered from dispro-
portionate increases and decreases
are given a minimum wage OF SIS a
month. A further provision says
any girls who receive more than that
amount at present shall not suffer
any reduction.
Signal men helpers suffer a six
cent slash: signal foreman. assistant
foreman and inspectors. however,
escaped with no reduction.
The 5000 train dispstchesrs also
escaped a cut.
Stationary engineers fremen and
oilers. numbering 10000, were re-
duced cents an hour.
A decision covering 5000 teleg-
raphers will be issued by the Board
later.
Dining car employees and the Gull
nary workers on the ferries in San
Francisco Bay will continue TO get
their present pay.
Marine workers wages were un-
touched.
Figures in the decision showed
that clerks will receive, under the
new scale, an average OF 5s.5 cents
an hour compared with s4.5 cents
in December. 1917. when the gov
ernment took over the railroads
The firemen and oilers have an
increase TO 49.5 cents
THAT the carriers shall have q
fair opportunity TO profit by the re-
vival Of business that they may ex-
pand their facilities is absolutely In
despensable 10 their efficient service
10 the American public the decision
said. Every facility OF railway trans
portation has been skimped for the
last several years and. as 10 mileage.
there has been an actual decrease in
stead Of an increase.
The decision also asserted the
board had given careful cons!dera- /
ton TO the employees testimony on |
family budgets and standards OF liv- /
ing, but declared much OF II was /
highly theoretical and Of but little I
value"
When the railway employees de-
oartment presents figures TO show
he sum Of s2636.s7 is necessary for
he minimum comfort budget OF the
lverage family, it was propounded
IN economic imposs!bility. the de-
,ision said.
Five reasons were named 70 cover
he minority objections: That the
,asis on which the decision was
made ARE not sufficient TO Justify
he action taken; that the reason
'ffered for the cut go far beyond
he provision OF the transportation
Ict'; that the new wages do not
insure continuance OF previous
tandards OF living; that basing
ailroad wages on similar wages IN
outside industries Is not sufficient
eason for a reduction at present.
md that the new wages condemn
hese railway workers to lives OF
xtreme poverty.
The labor members charged that
he majority had taken over the
ypical employers approach to the
'roblems OF the workingman."
I'm promulgating modified
aisse faire' policy, the majority re-
urns to the era when workers were
and industry was in
haos." the minority report said.
Taking up the family budget con-
roversy. the labor members pre-
ented a table showing that the new
Jerks wage would be from 1857 TO
96s below the s2133 heath and
ecency" budget OF the United
tates Department Of Labor. Com
ION labor around stations would
Hiss the budget by s11e7. the dis
ent said. The new wages. II said !
'ould reduce clerks to a standard :
2 per cent below that OF 1914.
CINCINNATI, o.. June 17-Agree-
rent that a separate peace" will
OF be made by either the striking
oal miners or the rail workers who
re believed about to strike, is to be
ought at the forthcoming confer
nee Of rail union executives and
'aders OF the United Mine Workers.
uch action, II agreed on, would
1mmit both miners and rail work.
~ to stay on strike until both had
on. The first session Of the joint
difference requested yesterday by
le rail workers under terms OF their
liance with the miners, will be held
le moment John L. Lewis, miners s
lief gets to Cincinnati, It was an I
ounced. Just when Lewis is COM I
e remained uncertain. s
The move for joint action OF the a
70 great labor organizations had C
irred labor circles as nothing else
at has occurred since the conven- II
on of the A F. Of l., met here on d
onday. The possibilities are vast d
ID far reaching" a Federation lead
said today. Federation officials n
III follow the conferences closely, c
The possibility that the mine I
orkers and rail unions might run Z
oul OF the Federal Courts on {