Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-28
RAIL BROTHERHOOD
Chief SAYS WAGE
PLAN IS UNFAIR
PRESIDENT JEWELL IN STATE
MENT BEFORE RAILWAY LA
Dor BOARD ALLEGES ADJUST
MENT SYSTEM is uNJusT-coN'
FucT TO CONTINUE, HE
CLAIMS,

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Chicago M"i'" ''s .....,.
Charactorizing the present p'"'''i'''
., v.aco adjustment as unjust. Il. NJ
,av.au prasident of tho railway en-
Moves department OF the American
Fcjeration OF labor. told the railroad
Iohor hoard today that costs ana
,,..gc. should remain constant even 10
,ro elimination Of profits, and that un-
a. ,na oronomic basis was accepted,
,eiS, between capital and labor
,.,nr1S cont,nue
NJ" A. 1o,ya,I opcned his GGht against
-cnorsI wara reductions sought 10y
aos railroads before the board TO-DAY.
~, termed irrelevant all carries arEu
-, of lowor living costs and lower
,,.,res In other Industries he asserted
The so.called law OF supply and de-
-, IN rayer afford a living vase
:, s,s,eu organized according 90
,',od.rp business principles, :" ana de-.
,lar.f for "a living wage for an pro.
5nct;ye workers of the country
I,,o-ost and profits must not con-
,;-ue while the working man suffers
1,,u. ,raras and unemployment, Mr.
Iou.olI ssserted I'm presenting his
,haor, ne The living wage 4 guar
autpe M steady earning power Tn the
800 Garner even NJ the expense ot
immediate p~ofts. he added. would go
Car toward eliminating these recur-
,..r, ,,orieds of depression.
"yvc have come here 10 challenge
a., ;,.tics of tho wage rates of an
Il a.H.rH
;,,.f-I,., ,,rnn which the railroads
,,-,rose thar rates of nav be adjusted,
;5 A. Ta,yaII I'VE propose 70 show
bo,. he entire purpose for which I'M
5,,,r,, Re onsratad can and must be
,banrad
"7,La sc.calIe5 law of supply aud de-
,,,.rd ,,iIi move afford a living wage
e,,gts,n orranizad according to
,,,odern business principles. The eX.
;sting wage scale is insufficient TO en-
atia - a5uIt wage Garner TO
,,,ai,toi, an ascartaipahla minimum of
,5aaa,,t living duo largely to an I'M
80. Ii,isior ~ the conntrv's products.
20. IN. ,,;Iroads ora saving 10 their
-. ,,,a cannot afford 10 nav a
49,, ,.aoo white We ga what the
, H. ,n,,s+ nav at least that. The
l1,,r r,ns+ nav all productive work
80 i,,-inc wage
sO,t of tba animal Weld Of apv in
-. ;, Ia,rol, continued "thrae
.,'i,,,.. nm boing Maid costs Gpclud-
;nc ernnIioe danreciation extensions.
taYatinn etcl wages and profits. Two
NJ those va say ought 10 be constant.
costs (reduced IN an economical fig
mol ond WAGES at q level which will
allow fuII human life, inclusive of
art literature music. recreation and
eociahilitv such as are eniovad bv the
,,.oIItodo Tbis Iaavas nrofits a. the
cola ,ariabIa factor and frankly con.
tannlatas situation in which tamnor.
oriIv tbov nav have IN cease Until
tbat situation has heen accented the
conaic+ hatwean canital and Labor win
oarti,,,,o -
Woes ba,o continual roar tho Low.
81 ~ hara enheistarca tbru nrns.
.it,, n,,d do,,,.ae,ion LID Inripg ,ha
~ .ronar,tin,, a. nninn ,nadar soid
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$50 raid one of srrnI,,e nrofits storol
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not tha raiIroods tba etoe1 corno,a
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