Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-28
Traffic . i On Chicago And AL
ton Railroad In Missouri
& Completely Tied Up When
'Brctherhoods Walk Out;
Lee = Says Men Must Return
Or Lose Charters.

Chicago, Aug. 2s.- (By the Asso-
c1ated Press. Hearing by, the rail-
road labor board was begun today on
q petition of the United Brotherhood
OF Maintenance Of Way employees and
railroad shop laborers on more than
400 railroads asking an increase Of
minimum. wages from 20 cents to 4S
cents an hour, a virtual demand for
recognition Of a basic eight hour day
with time and one-half for overtime.
The submissions of the union were
suspected to be predicated upon the
relation expected to be shown be-
tween minimum wages and the mini
mum cost of living and 1t was report
ed the union leaders planned to urge
amendment Of the transportation act
TO include q definition Of the basis
for computation of the. minimum cost
OF living for railroad workers.
-. Appeal Refused,
The first opposition to the union
submissions came when six eastern
railroads refused, to recognize the
unions appeal on the ground that
railroad shopnien,. including some OF
the maintenance men were on strike.
Roads which refused to consider
the union submissions or make re-
ply were the Chicago, Indianapolis
and st. Louis; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western; Grand Trunk; Monon-
gahela; Pefe Marquarte and the Buf-
falo, Rochester and Pittsburgh.
The principle of a basic cost of llv-
ing was expected to be the principa,
point through&th presentation of the
track mems case. e. F. Cradle, pres1-
dent of the union, presented a llngthy
statement on behalf Of the organiza.
ton, and w. Jett Lauck. labor stats.
tician' was relied upon to produces
men hope to establish that their pres.
ent wage scale minimum, which
ranges from % to 35 cents an hour IL
insufficient to. provide for thsil
: families. %1,t rs \
Three Points.
Mr.. Cradle in his statement emp
First, that the board recognize .
living wage as~the M OF the deet
y second, fhaasin applying this prin
ciple. q minimum I rate Of not lesl
than: Accents an hour. be awarded tt
all our members Who, under the las
wage decision, are receiving % cent
an hour or less. d,
Third, that for those who are re-
their differential in cents above tn,
% cents be added to the new mini
mum rate Of 48. cents an hour"
Mr.. Cradle further asked that tim,
and a one-half as, a.punitive wage b,
paid fo1 all:work over eight hours.
Chicago, Aug. ss.-Railway main
tenance of way employees comprisint
Approximately 100000 track workerI
and NrNaE1nD Ha n1QroH fhoirs
mands for Increased pay before tn
U. s. railroad labor board hero today
e. F. Cradle, president of the tract
men, who with w. L. McMenimel
and Chairman Hooper of the labol
board, were credited with holding tn,
strike in check when the shopmel
threw down their TOOLS, opened th'
q minimum wage of forty-eight cent
an hour. The scale provided by tn
boards July decision ranged from
20 to 35 cents Il
The maintenance men based thei
claims for higher wages on increases
in the cost of living.
Mr.. Cradle in entering tho hearinl
today was armed with q strike vote.
OF the 202 class one roads of tn,
country. 105 were parties to the dis
pute before the board today. y
Mr.. Cradle characterised the cas-
as the most important which ha
come before the board since It's crea
F ton. :, @
,,The maintenance Of way employee
haye remained at work since July
under the expectation and actual as
surance by. the original trainers o
I, the Transportation act that the.
would be able to secure a living wag,
under the provisions of the existing
law" he said. l.s-
wages On some roads, Mr.. Grabl
continued, had been forced down q
low as t7h cents an hour, employe
receiving this pay being compelled t
work twelve hours q day to eke out I
bare existence. s
4. Tra0fc Tied Up.