Show PENALTY WAGE FOR OVERTIME tERMED UNFAIR Time ami ani a Half Proposal Is Opposed by Rail Official Ask Raise ei i Washington ton Feb 21 Requests h by that the rall railroad railroad oad wa wage o commission commission commission com com- mission recommend and a half work wort be beyond beyond he- he penalty for tor for lor overtime as ns a today tolla hours was answered yond ond eight by E. E F. F Potter assistant to the thc genral genof gen gen- the Minneapolis St. St t. t ral manager of oC Marie with the assertion as as- P Taut Paul Sault Ste Ste. such mch proposal was unfair unfair un un- un- un that a fair air and nd Impracticable commission both hoth tho Iho Mr r. r Potter told the the managements mana and impossible to run a It was o agreed reed that railroad without some overtime o because because be because be- be beyond the tho were cause man many delays control of or either cither side In the final analysis an- an sal said reduction in overtime he hc hc and the employed work depended on should not be imposed Im Imposed im- im I therefore a penalty permIt had I posed though th the railroads always alwa's been willing to submit the question to I arbitration b by a government o board The railroads have ha not granted time and a half overtime o Potter declared because because it does not represent a proportionate proportionate pro pro- increase in labor for or the expended and because it Is Inconsistent Inconsistent in inconsistent In- In monc money consistent for or men working on a d dou- dou r- r ble standard of pa pay like train Cf cre S 'S s who CI figure their wages w on a n. basis o or of either cither hours or miles Overtime work worl was said to be bo caused most frequently by delays during which the were idle so BO that the tho overtime o did not mean a great drain on heir heh physical strength th I believe belle In pa paying a man for or ever every minute of or his hh time but no more I Potter Pot Pot- of in that phrase ter tel added I r believe of oC the Lords Lord's prayer which says Lead Leadus us ins not into temptation and ancI I think it itIs Is 18 putting putting- temptation In Iii the wa way of ofa K a man to stretch out his task These in men are arc my mr brothers brother I came up through them and and- understand their problems All the officials o of m my road rose from tram the tho ranks and the president formerly was a section hand The problems o of the low paid man held the tho closest attention o of the commission commission commission com com- mission throughout the recital of oC J. J T T. T Morris of oC Pittman N N. J J. Jf who asked in increases increases increases in- in creases for Ol railroad ferrymen now receiving re re- re- re from rom 31 to S cents an hour Morris forris asked w wages wes es of oC 50 60 to cents hour eight-hour instead of at a anine anine anine an hour an nine and on hour third da day and one ono weeks week's vacation with pa pay A A A. H H. Krc Krom m of or Chicago ChiCag speaking for or members of or the American Association 60 50 0 cent In Increase Increase Increase In- In of oC ers urged per crease for or technical when men Ho lie Introduced Introducer Intro Intro- ducer a letter dated 1839 showing that the pay of or an assistant engineer on the tho Louisville Cincinnati R Charleston was 1 1500 OO a year which he said was the average pa pay toda today |