Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-03

| llldL NlOlallOIlS Oh law anu REFUSAL
to comply with decisions of the
labor board have been exhibited
ponly by the railway Arrangements
and that it has been universally
admitted that the employees in ex-
ercising their right to suspend work
under unacceptable conditions,
were neither violating the law nor
the decisions of the board.
Validity of Decisions.
! Owe understand that the recog-
milton of the validity of all deci-
Aons of the railroad labor board
as contemplated by the law means
for example, that in the case of the
I Pennsylvania railroad all employees
/ will return to work under the
wages and working conditions es-
tablished in the decisions of the
/ labor board and that the sole ques-
ton of validity pending is the
authority Of the labor board to
/ determine as in Decision No. 21S,
the method Of selecting accredited
representative of the employees,
assuming that the railroad has APP
pealed from the. decision of the
! United States circuit court of ap-
peals, which sustained the action
Of the labor board.
Second, the carriers will with
draw all lawsuits growing out of
the strike, and>>the railroad labor
board decisions which have been
! involved in the strike may be taken,
in the exercise of recognized rights
| by either partys to the railroad
labor board for rehearing.'
Prompt Rehearing.
"lt Is our understanding that the
representative of the employees,
upon seeking a rehearing of the
controverted decisions concerning
wages and working conditions, will
! be afforded promptrehearing and
| decision by the labor board. We
assume also that the practically
Unanimous action of the employees
| in electing to suspend work in
continuing this suspension under
the sanction of, and in accordance
With laws Of, their national organi-
cations has ended any captious
questioning as to who are the prop
erly accredited spokesman of the
vast majority of railway employees,
We desire to calb attention 10 the
orderly and disciplined conduct OF
these employees under difficult con-
ditions, which has demonstrated
the indispensable value OF their ma
tional organizations in aid of the
effective adjustment Of controver-
sizes and the efficient conduct Of
the industry.
Third, all employees now on
strike to be returned to work and
to their former positions with SEN
iority and other rights unimpaired.
The representatives Of the carri-
ers and of the organizations espec-
tally agree that there will be no
discrimination by either party
against the employees who did or
did not strike
Justice of Proposition.
eve are glad to observe that the
obvious justice of this proposition
has been accepted. 1t would GER
tainly be a wholesale injustice of
unparalleled extent, If hundreds of
thousands of experienced men who
have given four to forty years
service, and whose value to the
transportation industry is proper
toned to the length of their serv-
ice, should be placed in a posi-
ton of inferiority to limited
number of men who have been en-
poyed as substitutes for these eX-
peri 1nced railroad workers. The
demand that such a wrong should
be perpetrated, as penalty against
men who have exercised funda-
| boil oIpNittn1 ri0It mr.
render service under non accepta-
bic conditions was SO unfair that
we could not believe it would re-
ceive the sanction of any impartial
judgment.
I'VE understand that the langu-
age all employees now on strike to
include all employees who hold
seniority rights under the rules
agreed upon between the carriers
and the organizations of employees
or as promulgated by the United
States railroad labor board.
Making Concessions.
at should be understood that in
acting favorably upon these pro-
posals for settlement OF the pend
ing controversies the representa-
'tives of the organized employees feel
that they are making concessions
and sanctioning sacrifices on the
part of the employees which enti-
tie them to the highest considera-
ton and to recognize as law abid-
ing American citizens, who are
ready and willing to do all in their
powers, even beyond that which
is strictly reasonable, in order to
promote industrial peace and to
further the uninterrupted flow Of
commerce of the nation.
1--WE see evidence of little sacri-
flee required on the part Of the
arrangements to whom like pro-
posals have been submitted. They
will suffer no loss in abandoning
a. host of futile lawsuits, complain
ing of wrongs which have never
been committed. 1t is understood
| that the labor board must confirm
its previously announced position,
and that the railways must aban-
don the condemned practice Of con-
ira citing out work and shops and
restore the employees to their form
er status. 1t should be noted that
this practice is not only a violation
of the transportation act and OF
the decision of the board, but, as
shown by many decisions Of the
courts, is a violation Of the charter
obligations of the railroads and
would have been unlawful without
the passage of the transportation
act or any action by the LABOR