The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-04
.eptable to both parties.

ceptable to both parties
(D There is nothing in any law
ful decision Of the Board 20 pre-
vent such an agreement being reach
ed between the carriers and their
employees AZ any time in the future.
(5l The resolution adopted by
the Board today simply means that
the Board has accepted its failure
10 bring about an agreement, and
the employees cannot be honestly de-
scrihed as fight against the Labor
Board or the Government.
90 The organized employees, in
their effort 20 maintain the Ameri-
can standard Of living and 90 COM
bat the intention Of organized mon
ey power 90 break down that stand
ard are unfolding and fighting for
the institutions which the Govern
ment Of the United States was or
dancd 90 protect and preserve.
u s perhaps peculiarly TO appro-
rinie that on the Fourth Of July we
state "the cause which impeP the
Organized railway employees 20 de-
clare themselves "absolved from all
allegiance" 10 the Board
The history Of the recent conduct
Of the Beard lis a history of re-
peatcd injuries and ursurpations, all
having in direct object, the estab-
lishment of tyranny" over the work.
ers engaged in the transportation
industry.
The Board was created for the
purpose Of establishing just and
reasonable wages and working con-
ditions, when an agreement upon
wages and working conditions be-
tween carriers and employees could
not be- reached The Board was re-
CURED 90 take into consideration
"waCes paid for similar kinds Of
work in cher industries" and 'the
relation between wages and the cost
Of living among other standards
How Far the Board in is recent de-
cisions failed TO follow the law IL
most wildly shown in considering
the lowest wage fixed by the
Board because it inevitably follows
that Il the minimum wage fixed is
below the level Of a just and reas-
enable wage then all wages grad
uated upwards from the wage will
be below the proper level
The board has fixed the minimum
wage at 23 cents per hour, or, ac-
cording 70 the Boards own state
ment, an average for all section Of
men Of 1927 cents per hour. Yet
on July l.. when the wage thus es-
tablished was 70 90 into effect, en-
ployers OF common labor through
out the middle west, such as road
contractors, were unable 10 employ
unskilled and unorganized workers
for any such rate Of pay--the fact
being that wages Of 40 cents an
hour have been offered by the rail-
road themselves, and that private
contractors have found it necessary
10 paw from so % as cents per hour
10 obtain common unskilled labor.
The Board has attempted 20 es-
iablish wages which for a large per
centage of the men concerned Will
not provide the minimum amount
found by Government officials to be
necessary to maintain a worker and
his family in condition Of decent
living.
We are ready and willing, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
transportation Act, as representa-
tives Of the national organizations
Of railway employees concerned in
the present dispute, TO meet with
the representatives of the carriers
and to do all in our power TO reach
an adjustment Of this dispute which
shall insure reasonable wages and
working conditions 20 employees IN
the transportation industry. We
have no desire TO promote any fur
Their misguided effort Of the Labor
Board to hamper and prevent fair
adjustment Of this dispute and can
accept the actica Of the Board Of
July 3, as relieving these organiza-
tions, which the Board has attempt