Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-17
6f which - to prevent railway strikes
and to protect the public from their

6f which ID to prevent; railway strikes
and to protect the public from their
dire effects. s.
"One Of the passages referred to Is
as follows: The transportation act
aimed to substitute for the strike such
just and reasonable wages as would
render resort to strike unnecessary.
such wages admits that under existing
circumstances it cannot fulfill this
function, obviously the employees must
use such power as they have to in
fluence the labor market which is
henceforth to be the determining fac
TOR in their wages
That is to say, IL the board makes
such admission. the employees must
strike.
Then the dissenting members pro-
coed to remove the IL and to assert
sion which renders strike neces-
sary. . 49,
Dist0rt Language.
mot only do the minority step
down from the judicial position which
they occupy, to advise a strike, but
they obviously tiistort and mfscon-
strue, the language Of the majority
in order to provide the condition
which they pronounce a Justification.
This is not the only place in the
dissenting opinion where the suEges-
ton is made to the employees to
strike. AS a matter of fact, the en-
strained and exaggerated effort to in
flame the employees by the belief that
they have been grossly outraged by
this decision.
"A fair statement Of the facts will
convince any disinterested man that
no injustice has been done to these
employees by the present decision, and
that the decrease in their wages is
conservative and ts based upon the
law and the evidence"
The minority report to which to-
days reply was made was signed by
Arthur o. Wharton and Albert Phil
lips. The third labor member of the
board, WI McMenimen, was in the
east on an investigattoa trip when the
| minority report was issued.
A dissenting opinion protesting
against any reduction was included in
the decision, and was signed by Ar
thur o. Wharton and Arthur Phillips.
both labor members.
Definite recognition Of. Giving
wage" and a saving wage" was made
for the first time by the board in Fri
days decision. Although abnormal
post war conditions were pointed out
as distractions to fixing any scien-
Ltific living or saving wage at, present,
the board declared that as soon as
T this condition cleared away it would
give increased consideration to intri-
cate details incident to the scientific
adjustment" of such wage.
'sHello Girls'' HAPPY.
Under the Accent reduction come
janitors, watchmen. office boys. mes
| sengers and freight handlers, as we'll
as all common laborers around sta
! tions and warehouses.
Telephone girls who, the board de-
clared, have suffered from improper
! tionate increases and decreases here
| tofore, received the most welcome
| news of the order when minimum
! wage of $s5 month was fixed by
the board, with the further proviso
! that any ''hello girls who receive
more than that amount at present
| shall not suffer any reduction.
| The $4,000 signalmen received the
! heaviest cut of the groups. being re-
duced SC an hour. with helpers SUI
ferring SC slash. Signal foremen. as
sistant foremen and inspectors. how
| eeer, escaped with no reduction.
I Dispatchers Dodge Cut.
| The 5000 train dispatchers likewise
| escaped a cut. Stationary engineers
firemen and oilers, numbering 1000,
| esca ped with the smallest slice from