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THK BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 19i.
RAIL EMPLOYES
DEFENDJMANDS
Brotherhood Official! Deny that
Eight-Hour Proposition it Not
in Good Faith.
OVERTIME DUE TO OVERLOADS
ALL READY FOR PHONE TALK
Governor Morehead Will Be Con
nected with Washington
This Evening.
JUDGES READY TO PICK ODE
CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 9.-Th first
official statement on tbe impending
controversy between railroads of the
country and their train crew over
working hour, waa issued here to
night. It was aimed by W. 8. Stone,
grand chief engineer of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers; W.
S. Carter, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen; L. E. gheppard, acting
president of the Order of Railway
Conductors, and W. O. lee, presi
dent of tbe Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. The organisations claim
to. represent approximately 400,000
employes on 628 lines of railroad.
The statement was headed "Why the
Klght Hoar Dar," and was In the na
ture of a reply to a statement Issued
February 1 by- the eieeutlve committee
of the Association of Western Railways.
The brotherhood's statement salil In
part:
"The elgtitiour day movement la
based wholly upon tha Justice oi a work
day of reasonable hours, that will permit
the men further to separata tha dead
line between work and wages. Tha rail
roads say in affect that men who have
put In a few years of railroad service
tiava worked themselves out and will
not he) accepted If they loss their posi
tions. If mn era worked out In a few
years under present eervtra conditions,
the demand to extend their wase earning
years Is fully justified.
Overtime pat t Overload.
"Overtime In road service la due almost
wholly to the practice of railroads over
reading trains so that they can not make
their mileage within their time limit.
Tha railroads are doing this for profit;
they do not deny It, and If they propose
to demand extra service St the sscrlfloe
of tha health and future earning ability
of the men they should pay extra for It.
The payment of overtime applies with
particular fores to yards, wlire the eom
panle csn .regrulats their Work so thst
no overtime need be made."'
The statement denied that "the men
are not sincere In their demand for the
shorter work day" or that they "want
a wasa Increase rather than a time de
crease." It alao argued that eny Incen
tive to delay railroad work ao as to ob
tain overtime payment would be Impos
sible, pointing out that discipline Is ad
ministered by the roads.
Hates of pay In the eastern territory
wers quoted at length to llluetrate wage
conditions, the statement saying In part:
"The psy of train service employes.
other then passenger, la based on loft
miles or leas, ten hours or less. In the
eastern territory, for Instance, the brake
man will receive the munificent sum of
11.87 for rcular freight train service,
oi.t of which tie mutt maintain his fam
ily st home .and take cars of hlmeelf st
the other end of tho run. The MO-mlle
trip (a what represents ens day's work,
and means that at Its explrstlon the man
mut lay away from home until he Is
riead-headed back or returned with a
train. The conductors receive approxi
mately one-third more than tha brake-
man. Wages are a trifle blither In ths
southern snd weatern territories.
Torty-five per cent of the earnings
ef the railway companies are paid in
mages,' " affords the opportunity to show
ie sum total of wage paid. What In
terests the railroad employe Is not the
bulk sum paid to all of tha railway am
ployvs. but tho Individual amount that
goea to each maja, '
"That there Is not so much Justifica
tion for the contention of tha railroads
that the eight-hour day Is Impossible Is
proven by tho fact that at present there
are seven roads In ths southeastern and
one tn the western territory that pay
overtime on an eleven miles per. hour
tiAtia. Six roads la tho southern and two
In the western territory pay overtime on
a twelve-mile per hour basis. Klght In
tho southeaatem and five In the western
territory pay overtime on a twelvs and
ine-hHif miles an hour basis. There Is
only olio road In ths United States of
which we have knowledge that works
nor than the ten-hour work day."
.ot Baaed Peak Earatagts.
The statement denied that the present
demand "Is based on 'peak' earnings of
the railways, due to the present boom In
business.' It said further that tbs fact
thst roads in ths hands of receivers had
not cut wages should not ba credited to
the companies so situated, but to ths
courts which have forbidden reductions.
Whether tho controversy Is to lead to a
strike was pronounced a "question that
at this time Is not a part of the d lac na
tion." Tho organisations "sro not op
posed to arbitration, neither are they
pledged to accept It," said the statement,
ehich added:
"The railroad organisations are practi
cally pledged to. peace, bitt that does
not mean p-aee at any price. means
pears with honor and nwt peace at tlie
sacrifice of justice.
Jfo Grievance with rabllr.
"The org-anisatlotia do not desire to
take Issue with the public; they hava
no disposition to take undue advantage
of It In any sense; thev accept every
publio responsibility. They challenge
even the inference that they ,av not
always been fair to the public, and they
ak only from ths public that which
the public holds faat ss Its sbaolute tight,
nsrjiely, the liberty to make lta own
terms of service so fsr as It has the
power.
"It l true that In tho past arbitrations
the men were disappointed snd to some
extent lost faith In that method of ad
justreent of differences.- but there 'Is
neither warrant nor authority for saying
that arbitration will or will not bo ac
cepted. Clrcumatancca will determine
the position of the men when tho need
ariM-a and they will then decide what
shall be done."
(Prom a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. .-(Speclal.)-Tomor-row
evening Governor Vorehesd will hold
a conversation with ths preldent of the
National Board of Commercial Clubs at
Washington.
Tho conversation will be held In the
ptivato office of tho executive, where a
telephone will bo Installed especially for
the ocean I on and It la expected that a
few may be Invited In to listen tn the
conversation.
Jeserea to Seleet Ode.
Stale Superintendent Thomas has se
lected the committee which will have
cherrs of the selection of the ode to Ne
braska on which there Is a contest. Quits
a number of contributors hsvs sent In
their versified productions and It will be
up to ths committee to make ths selec
tion. The committee will consist of Pr. L. A.
Sherman of the University of IVebrssks,
1r. W. R. Nlcholl of Bellevtie college and
Miss Mary Crawford of the Kearney
Normal.
After tbe selection has been made an
other contest will be held, In which com
posers will be given a chance to earn
1100 by setting ths words of ths chosen
po-ro to music.
Coffey F.lected to Office.
Prank M. Coffey, stato labor commis
sioner , who Is attending a meeting of
the labor commissioners of western states
In Ksnsas City, has been elected vice
president of ths Nstlonal Farm Labor
exchange.
Welle Fargo Pays Tax.
Attorney eGneral Teed received this
mominj a check from the Wells-Fsrgo
Express compsny for 1.oi., being ths
smount of ths corporation tax due the
state, which has been In litigation. The
check will be turned over to the state
treasurer.
cherslagrr for Legislature,
Word cornea to Lincoln that' F. A.
ftcherslnger of Nelson, who for mors than"
thirty yesrs has published the Nelson Ca
sette, , rosy try to bresk Into the Ne
brsska leglslaturs and file for representa
tive from Nuckolls county. Mr. Bcher
slngrr has been Interested In the raising
of fine blooded stock for soms years ss a
aide Issue to his newspsper business and
he 'been Identified wtlh the state fair
along stock showing lines. We would like
to add a little legislative experience to
his other diversified experiences.
Maker Files Pretest.
John O. Maher. president of ths Old
Line Insurance company, has filed a pro
test with the Stats Insurance board
against licensing Ted Anthony and Terry
Anthony of Lincoln as agents of a rival
company. Tha Anthony boys nave Been
with ths Maher company ever since Us
organisation and have done effective
work In building up the company. Presi
dent Maher makea the charge that they
have been guilty of violating the Insur
ance code of ths stste and have been
guilty of prohibited frsctlcea. On the
other hand, the Anthonys chergs that
Colonel Maher has been guilty of breaking
contracts with agents.
Morton Files for Senate.
Virgil L. Horton of Stanton has filed
for the republican nomination for the
state senate from tho Tenth district, com
posed of the counties of Madison, r'tanton
and Colfax, represented In the last session
by John R. Henry of Hcwells, a democrat.
Dr. Willis Wilson of Frontier county
has accepted the filing made for him
about a month ago and will be a candi
date for renomtnatlon for the senate on
the democratic ticket.
Another for Malt Jo.
The Job of railway commissioner ap
pears to look good to ths democrats and
today another filed for the Job. Kriward
Pnghroue of McCook looks with lonslng
eyes on Henry Clarke .t Job. This makes
three candldatea for the place with Fire
Commissioner Rldgell and Victor Wilson
of Stromsburg.
Two Marriage Licenses.
Marriage license were Issued yesterdsy
to Frsnk F. Kohbert of Council Bluffs,
sged X, snd Maude C. Lewis of the sams
city, sged If; also to Harold P. IHmpeon
of Benson, aged 22, and Lillian Howard of
Exeter, aged It.
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