Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 2

' thérmore, . themselves in private business, draw- ! hour day. as well as from their own y - whl i - nign S merial _ sabinet meeung. COMPROMISE SEE ~ INRAIL DECISION Neither Side Believed Here to Have Scored Victory Over Other. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The railroads are getting back to nermalcy. The decision of the Rail- road Labor Board is hailed here as the first step in an.adjustment between employers and employes. 1In some re- spects it is a viotory for the railroads, but upon oareful a: the decision is really found to be a compromise. The so-called national agreements which now have been abrogated re-l H % quired the railroads to deal as & unit with their employes. In other words, the arrangement was made when the roads were under federal control and the government was a single employ- er. ‘Smoe the systems have been Te: turned to their owners. the roads have contended that cach employer should be permitted to work out his own sal- vation with his own employes, because conditions are different in each local- ity Labor insisted that it "fl{l !Il’:; ler to retain the national conferen o ‘But this the Railroad Labor Rhas upset, and its decision also eps aside scores of vexatious rules ezarding working hours. which. it |!| estimated, have caused a waste of ut $300,000.000 a year. Wil Draft New Workiag Rules. As the situation rests mow it is in- cumbent upon the railroads to get into conference with their employes and adopt a set of rules to govern working conditions. The Railroad Labor Board has not given either side a free hand, however. Those rules must eonform to the sixteen prin- ciples laid down in the Chicago de- cision. The eftect of some of those principles is such as not to destroy al- eth jome of the burdensome rules, but even if the railroads should Be able to save $150,000.000 annually By means of new working rules, the economy will be considerable. Fur- the disciplinary effect of dealing direct with one’s own men and regulating conditions locally is expected to be a big factor in effici- ency of operation. The sixteen principles laid down by the Rallroad Labor Board preserve, in a !arge sense, the bor standards wh the railroad employes were most apprehensive about losing if the national agreement were abro- gated. Labor was not so much con- cerned with Dh:'llbl reductions in idea. B ¥ e by arbitrary raifroad officials. = Byt the Chicago decision sets forth cardinal principles which must be the basis of all rules, whether local, regional or national It the parties to the dispute cannot formulate a set of rules by July 1 next, the Railroad Labor Board will hand down a set of rules binding upon both sides. iadividual Negotiations. Naturally, the workingmen imagine that with the abrogation of the na- tional agreement, certain aggressive foes of union labor in the railroad world will assume an arbitrary atti- and that the strike weapon which has hitherto béen used as a means of coetcing & single road will DBe of little avail If working conditions on the Penn. sylvania system, for isstance, ble and wages sre fixed to the satisfaction of the men there will be ittle reason fi hetic action ith the employes of a southwestern roilroad. The power of the railroad Brotherhoods has deen their rlfhl to ncgotiate for all the ra ployes of the coun!r{ A8 &' unit. * admittedly resuited in ‘nequities and the railroad systems have in- sistedghat since the roads came dack 00 employers exist instead al employer and it is de- for each road te deal directly with its own men on all questions. Beard Still Has Power. howevas, itk oull be, Sublect 15, he wever, ot of the Rallroad Labor Board, to which an al can be taken there are violations of the principl in the Chicago decision just an- nounced. On the side of the rail- roads, too, some therns will have been_removed. It will be noted that the Chieago deaision speaks of pay- n hours were fixed by the ::::n- law, dut it does have a vital bearing on station agents and other railroad eémployes for whom the rail- three hours work & day, been compelled to pay a full day. It is said that there are many in- stanées of station agents who open suburban stations for an hour in the early morning and again at night, handling only two trains a da: In the interim they have established ing pay from the roads for an eight- Dusiness pursuits Effeet Neot Yet Apparemt. The full effect of the decision will 6t be immediately apparent. The ific rules ha yet to be formi 1ated Dy the roads and the representa- tives of labdor. But the Chicago decision affords a basis for compromise and readjus ment. aAnd the general feeling in the R Capital here, particularly among those who have ma of the railroad problem, Chicago decision starts the bal fng. and that if as expeditious action can be secured on the general que tion of wages the railroads will slo 1y emerge from chaos to the efficiency which formerly characterized private operation and control. President Harding (s for the moment occupying himself with consultations 166king toward a compromise hetween Both labor and smnloyers on the wage agreements ahich. of course. are nntouched hv the Chicagn decision. Snms mtimulux from the chief execy. tive may Be necessary before » decision AfhA an the wage question. and *hare ix talk of A genera] conference | fi Between employern emploves of Ach region tn sdjust wage scales ir- aenartiva af the autcame of the eases pending before the Railroad Labor Heard at Chicago. (Copyricht, MACKAYE TO GIVE READING. Percy Mackaye. nnet and plav- wright. who is keenlv interested in tha sffortx nf the department of art ~f Howard T~ tv to develop the Asdmatic abilltiss of the negro race, A reading from his plavs to- At 7 o'clock in the Rankin me- chanel of that institution “#3eve will he no admission fee and Prof. Montgomery Gregory. director of the Howard Plavers. announces “+hat the general puhlic im cordially (invited to hear Mr. Mackaye. who ix not only a successful nlaywright, but a leader in community drama and pageantry. SUES LAWYER FOR $5,000, Deelaring that E. Barbour Hutchi- %on. & lawyer. allowed the statute of Timitatio: b suit for damag: which sl had placed tn his hands. Tthel Espey has brought suit against the attorney to recover $5.000 4 921 ) 'he tells the court that she was the vietim of an assault in county. Va.. October 25. 1919, nlaved Attorney Hutchieon suit against her assailant. He n ~lected. she avers. to file the proceed. ing Before the expiration of one-year limit placed by the Virginia law. MR. HAYS OVER ILLNESS. Postmaster General Hays, who has been iil neveral days with the grip, was able today to attend the semi-weekly RAIL LABOR BOARD DECISION FAVORED BY BOTH PARTIES (Continued from First Page.) particular carrier or otherwise, shall be agreed to by management. 6. "Non-discrimination shall be prac- nt as between embers of or- ganisations, or as between members of different organizations, nor shall members of organizations discrimi- nate against non-members or use other methods than lawful persuasion to secure their membership. Espio- nage by carriers on the legitimate ac- tivities of labor organizations or by labor organizations on the legitimate activities of carriers should not be practiced, ) Right of Employes. “7. The right of employes to be consulted prior to & decision of man- agement adversely affecting their wages or working conditions shall be agreed to by management. This right of participation shall be deemed adequately complied with, if and when the representatives of a ma- jority of the employes of each of the several classes directly affected shall have conferred with the management “8. No employe should be disci- plined without a fair hearing by a designated officer of the carrier. Sus- pension in proper cases pending a hearing, which shall be prompt, shall not be deemed a violation of this principle. At a reasonable time prior to the hearing he is entitled to be apprised of the precise charge against him. He shall have a reasonable op- portunity to secure the presence of necessary witnesses, and shall have the right to be there represented by counsel of his choosing. If the judg- ment shall be in his favor. he shall be compensated for the wage loss. if any, suffered by him. “a' Proper classification of employes and a reasonable -definition of the work to be done by each class. for which just and reasonable wages are to be paid, is necessa but shall not unduly impose uneconomical condi- tions upon the carriers. “10. Regularity of hours or days during which the employe is to serve or hold himself in readiness to serve is desirable. Principle of Seniority. “11. The principle of seniority, long applied to the railroad service, is sound and should be adhered to. It should be so applied as not to cause undue impairment of the service. ‘13. The board approves the princi- ples of the eight-hour day, but be- lieves it should be limited to work requiring practically continuous ap- piication during eight hour: For eight hours’ pay. eight hou hould be performed by all railroad employes except engine and train service employes. regulated by the | Adamson act, who are paid generally | on a milgage basis as well as an| hourly basis. H “13. The health and safety ‘of em- ployes should be reasonably protected. | “14. Thegoarriers and the several! crafts and® classes of railroad em- ployes have a substantial interest in the competency of apprentices or per- sons under training. Opportunity to| learn any craft or occupation shall not be unduly restricted. “15. The majority of any craft or! class of employes shall have the right to determine what organization shall represent members of such craft or clags. Such organization shall have the right to make an agreement, which shall apply to all employes in such craft or class. No such agreement shall infringe, however, upon the right of employes not members of the or- sanization representing the majority 10 present grievances either in per- oon o by representatives of their own ars fchoice. “18. Employes called or required to report for work and reporting, bdbut not used, should be paid reasonable compensation therefor.” UNDERTAKE ANNEX 10 MEMORIAL HALL ¢|Officers’ Club of D. A. R. Votes to Raise Funds for Addition. Erection of & $200,000 addition to the Continental Memorial Hall will be undertaken by the National Ofm- cers’ Club of the Natlonal Society of, the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. The officers, at a meeting in Continental Memorial Hall, today voted to take care of the work of providing the addition, which is to ‘b: known as the administration build- 'he plans for the new addition have been completed by Marsh & Peter, local architects. It to be co structed of Indiana limestone, and the architecture will be in general keeping with the present building. It will be located on ground in the rear of the present building, which now is owned by the sooiety. The society at its annual conven- tion last year authorized the erection of the additiol The Officers’ Club by voting to un- dertake the eérection of the building pledges itself to begin immediately the work of raising the funds neces- sary for its erection. Miss Boardman Speaks. Upon the use of suffrage by women in those communities in which it is granted depends the election to of-| fice of men and women who will work for the general uplift of the com- munity, and particularly provide those things in which women and children are peculiarly interested, Miss Mabel Boardman this afternoon told the club. o The Officers’ Club is composed of past and present officers of the D. A R. Mrs. Robert H. Hogan, president,. presided at the morning meeting. The | session was given over to a discussion of a revision of the by-laws, and this afternoon the triennial election of of- rs will be held. Whether women believe in suftrage or not, wherever the vote is allowed the right should be exercised by all women.” Miss Boardman said. She speaking on the subject of wom- nd children and their relation to rnment. Choone Right Oficlals. ‘The vote,” she continued, “is not an end, but a' means of importance in getting the right officials in office, of- ficials in whose wisdom and upright- ness the people can trust Unless the vote of the women is strong enough to make itself felt in the election of the right officials there 18 @ great danger in Congress of the passage of much unstudied legislation affecting women and children, she said. Women, by their peculiar closeness to the home and children. know the needed legislation and should exer- cise the vote to make sure that the right officials and legislators are put in office to ®et the proper legislation on the statute books. ‘While women and children have the same interest in all general legisla- tion that men have, nevertheless there are many things in which women and children have special interest. These she outlined as matters relating to the public health, schools, markets, playgrounds and other recreation cen-. ters and charities. en gov 6 Rooms, $100 Carroll P. Carpenter British Assured Bolshevism Will th Triumph in Strike BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. ‘Copyeight, 1921. LONDON, April 15.—The govarnment throughout the last week has prepared steadily for an unparalieled national crisis if the “triple allisnce” strike actually is started. The authorities are less anxious as to what may happen than they were when the menace of a general strike firat appeared, Then they did not know how strong the revolutionaries might prove to be. Now that these have vainly done their utmost in_council, in the start an upheaval the government feels reassured. Lenintam Distasteful. It has become clearer every day that the bulk of the British labor wants mno experimenting with Leninism. It wants the pending dispute to remain an un- usual matter. For its opposition to strange political adventures is good reason. This reason inheres in its strong pull on the parliamentary ma- chine. British labor knows, or thinks it knows, that it can get far more out of maintaining intact the two tried in- stitutions of trade unionism and rep- streets and in the industrial centers to resentative government than out of a so-called_dictatorship of the prole- tariat. This explaina why British Dbolshevism, with its alien auxiliaries, rages and bests its breast unavail- ngly. Strike Would Be Test. Every ounce of recognised labor statesmanship has been thrown into the scales against the extremists. These have offended the rank and file of labor eo much in numerous locai- itles that the local leaders threaten to counsel disobedience to strike orders on the ground that bolshevism has been lu.bovu'tul in the central gov- erning bodies and that the whole body of trades unionists should have been allowed to vote on the question of a strike. How strong is this spirit of disaffection only a strike can show. There are spiders in Argentina that in webs on telephone and telegraph wires heavy enough, when dew seaked, to cause short circuits. 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