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Show RAILROAD LABOR GIVEN DECISION II ERSE DISPUTE Labor Board Rules Cut in Warjes of Trackmen Should Not Stand CHICAGO. Match 7. The railroad labor hoard today handed down a decision de-cision ruling that the Erie railroad iiad violated prevtotll board ruling In six respect. particularly , in reducing WMKCft of employes and falling to cancel can-cel these reductions when ordered to do so by the board. The road had contended con-tended that the board must hold a hearing before ordering restoration of previous rate of pay. Althouch the decision did not again order the road sp-rlfleally to restore the previous waire rates which the road had reduced 27 per cent for trackmen. It declared that when the Krle shall have n-sconded the order constituting violation of the board's' decision and if It has not bean reasonably rea-sonably possible to decide the disputes dis-putes In conference, und the dispute shall have been referred to the board. It will hear und deiermlne such dls-, putt and iiei.de what waiifJ are now Jut and reasonable. , The de.lslon was reRarded as a rlean cut victory for the employes in labor circles, the board upholding labor's la-bor's contention of iolation of the board's order by the Erie In every Instance. The position of the board regarding regard-ing the question of Inability to pay tho wages ordered, which has been tb rhlef bona of contention in several sev-eral recent cases, was clearly set forth In today! dtetslon. "There is a simple, orderly and legal method ooen t.. all oarrlen tej secure appropriate relief. " the board'aj Statement Bald. If. after failure of conference witn . employes to decide a dispute, the carrier car-rier is able to show that the wages fbrad bV decision No. 2 are not now lust and reasonable, this board will, li its duty under the law. decide what wages uro Just and reasonable." 1-1 N 1 l V IS MIS-SIM. rjBlbAOO, Mar. 7 Failure of the rnlirond' labor board to penalize thej Krle ra'Toad after ruling b a decision, hsnded down today that the road had iMi.ted previous board rulings, brought a statement from Judso R. M Barton, chairman, that the board I 1;. pur-l a mediation body with no power to enforce decisions. Hnllroad and labor leaders Bald the board was not given enforcement! power-. In the transportation act. but that "public opinion and a delre On I both fides for fairness were all the powers that had been thought neccs-sar neccs-sar " no |