Show HIGHER WAGE is TO REPAID I RAILWAY MEN MENt t it Whose Requests c V Were k Tot ot Given Recognition in ill inFormer p c Former ol A Awards wards Ben Benefit fly Cr 11 ashington ab July 31 Director Director of or Railroads McAdoo today announced cd wn c wage Increases for rOl blacksmiths ma iia- boilermakers sheet meta metal metalworker workers worker car n mC molders and their apprentices These Thuc men Inch complained their requests were not pi given clI 1 von adequate l tc reco recognition It by the railway l w c scale cale committee fn Its w wage vatic c awards several Sc months a ago aKo oThe o. o f The The plea has Justified Itself to Mr 11 McAdoo o by br this action The Tho Inci Increases cases are nrc made m retroactive to January 1 1 All 11 classes sn save C r car rr r men second class workers an and apprentices and helpers ls with more than four Cour years years' cars cars' experience Ar Arta given Riven a 68 6 cents an ln hour minimum Those of them who the first of the year ar recessed received less than 5 55 cents a year car are arc rated at the tho Utter latter CI figure re for Cor the thc half haIr year car and the new wane wage Jul July 1 Their back 1 pay will be he the difference rence between these scales since the first of or orth th the year ear A minimum rate of 53 55 cents an hour Is set for car men and secondIa second- second Class Ia s electrical workers who on January Januar January Jan Jan- uary 1 received less les t than 15 cents an hour For men of this class who have hn not not worked four or more moie years a sliding slid slid- sliding lIdI lId lId- I ing g scale of from Crom CromI I cents an nn hour to toH H Is set Sonic Determined T For or workers of the other classes below beI below be be- low I low the thc lie Cou cars experience a n slid slid- scale from of-from 50 cents to 62 cents lug u- u u u nn on Hour is fixed Under un nu m circum- circum m sl st can men of this thle branch of work Worl who are arc now receiving ln wa wages ts t's hl higher her than thu those c set forth in the Increase be bei i reduced educed so their salaries will conform I ip the thc new sch schedules d Provision also alo Is made for the pay pay- irie it of or back salary r ll to those workers ti who have 0 Joined either cither the arm army or orn n navy vy and substantial Increases are given I cn helpers and apprentices The schedule rh dule Is on the basis of oC an eight eight- hour da day with time lime and one half half for overtime o including Sundays and hc ht h following holidays holidays- New Years Year's day clay 11 birthday Decoration cia day Io Fourth rth of ot Jul July Labor da day Thanksgiving ing ng and Christmas operation co of oC all railroad em em- es Is asked b by Mr Ir McAdoo doo In a statement accompanying the order It Il tn says In n part In reaching the conclusions conclusions ions upon order Is based I have hn been keenly conscious not alone 91 o of the thc Interests of C the large number of ot I r vay es who are greatly benefited there thereby b but also of m my solemn solf sol sol- f earn duty ut to the American people to see see to to it il that thal the trust the they have ha com coln- committed mitte-II mitte to me Is discharged faithfully with Justice to them as well as to the tho railroad concerned Xo No right decision can be made which i t ani only the thc demands and interests Interests Inter Inter- ests of any class of oC men apart from the paramount Interest erest of or the public mid and tho the supreme necessity of ot winning tries war var Appeals to Loyally Ix nUy of or Mr Ir McAdoo doo points out the Importance b. b of motive e power and cars being kept In repair and adds that recent disturbances disturbances disturb disturb- ances in locomotive c and car shops have ha been extremely hurtful to the nation Continuing he says The loyal loal and patriotic can render a new nets service to their countr country country coun coun- tr try by br using their Influence to expose all any who ma may become slackers In their work worle b by opera co-opera operating co-operating tin with their officers officers cers In the thc enforcement of oC discipline and b by increasing to the utmost the output out ont put JuL of locomotives and cars can I know 1 can count on the patriotism and de devotion de- de of ot every true American enga engaged e eIn in the railway service of or tho the United Sta States 0 |