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Show ENGINERS WIN PARTIAL VICTORY "Washington, Nov. 21. An award that Is considered a partial victory for the 30,000 locomotive engineers in tholr controversy, began last January, Janu-ary, with the fifty-two railways operating op-erating in the territory east of Chl- cago and north of Norfolk and Cin- cinnatl, was announced hero today I by the board of arbitration which in-j in-j vestigated the question at issue. .The I award, which dates back to May 1 J last aud will stand for one year, set-I set-I tied the most Important , American I labor dispute submitted to arbitra-I arbitra-I Uon since the antharcite coal strike In I 1902. In its report the board suggests the creation of federal and state wage I commissions which shall exorcise I functions regarding labor, engaged R upon public utilities, analogous to H those exorcised with regard to capi- tal by the public service commissions already in existence. Tho representative of the engineers on tho board, P. H. 'Morrissey, diB-sonted diB-sonted from this suggestion, which, he said, in its effect virtually meant compulsory arbitration and was wholly whol-ly impracticable. Following are the more important of the board's awards and the requests re-quests of the engineers: In passenger service a minimum wage was granted of $4.25 for 100 miles or less; and an overtime rate of 50 cents per hour with an average speed of twenty miles per hour. The engineers asked ?4 40 and $4.60 per day of 100 miles, with an overtime rato of 70 cents per hour after five hours. In through freight service a minimum mini-mum was granted of $4.75 per day of 100 miles or less, with overtime pro rata after ton hours. The engineers requested rates of $5.25, $5.50 and $5.75, per day of 100 miles and $7 for Mallett engines. In local freight service, 25 cents additional to the through freight rates was granted This met the full request of the engineers. In switching switch-ing service, a minimum of $1.10 per dav of ton hours or less was granted. The engineers asked $1 50 per day of ten hours In switching service and for belt line service. All existing rates higher than the minimum granted by the board arc continued In force. The board ;olnts out that a railroad rail-road strike for tho great centers of the United States can no longer be considered as a matter which primarily pri-marily affects the railroad operators and employers. "While it does affect them seriouslj the public Is far more deeply tnterestod |