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misapplications on some of the roads were corrected, but in many cases back pay due Firemen and Hostlers has not been paid.

As before stated, on practcially one-half of the Eastern Railroads, serious differences still exist, and every effort has been made to adjust these questions with the officials of the different railroads, and also with the Managers' Committee. Failing, the representatives of the Brotherhood proposed that the entire matter be again referred back to the Board of Arbitration, but the Managers' Committee declined this proposal on the ground that the representative of the railroads on the Board of Arbitration (Mr. W. W. Atterbury, Vice-President of Pennsylvania Lines East) was not in position to again serve, and for the further reason that the position of the Chairman of the Board of Arbitration had been made clear in the former decisions and interpretations.

When this attitude of the Eastern railroads is considered in connection with the fact that it was mutually agreed in August, 1913, to submit all points of difference back to the Board of Arbitration, their decision to be final and binding, and the questions now in dispute were thereby decided, the contention on the part of the Managers' Committee that the position of the former Chairman of the Board of Arbitration is well known, can only mean that they fully understand the meaning of the original award and its interpretations, but are unwilling to have same so applied.

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The efforts on the part of the representatives of the Firemen and Hostlers to secure the benefits conceded through the Eastern Arbitration, and have the award and its interpretations fairly and uniformly applied, have developed the fact that there was nothing in the Federal Law, known as the Erdman Act, nor is there anything contained in the Newlands Law, which superseded the Erdman Act, by which the railroads may be compelled to apply awards rendered thereunder. other words, the parties to arbitration under the Federal Law are bound only by good faith, and the application of awards rests entirely with the railroad companies. After more than a year of futile effort to secure an equitable application of the arbitration award of May 3, 1913, the representatives of Firemen and Hostlers were compelled to agree to arbitrate the arbitration award by referring the matter to another arbitrator. If the policy of the past is to be pursued by the Eastern Railroads, whatever decision is now rendered upon the arbitration award will again be a matter of endless controversy, but the foregoing evasions of the Eastern Firemen's award of 1913 do not cover the most flagrant violation of the award. The Eastern Managers' Committee, in good faith, signed the arbitration agreement for all of the railroads represented by that committee, and among these railroads so represented and signed for by the Managers' Committee was the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad. The form of agreement to arbitrate all matters in dispute was prepared by Judge Martin A. Knapp and Mr. G. W. W. Hanger, representatives of the Federal Government, and so far as is known, was as binding on both the railroads and the employes as the agreement could be made. This Arbitration Agreement was signed February 18, 1913, and contained the following, providing that both the railroads and the employes: do hereby submit to arbitration under the terms of said act the questions hereinafter set out and specified; it being understood and agreed that both parties hereto invoke all of the provisions of the said act and submit themselves unreservedly to the terms of the said act for the purpose of securing a final determination of the questions as if all of the terms and provisions of the said act were written into and made a part of this agreement."

The arbitration hearings were formally begun on March 10, 1913. On March 13, 1913. Mr. Elisha Lee, Chairman of the Eastern Managers' Committee, and counsel for the railroads at the hearings, announced to the Board of Arbitration that the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad had given the Conference Committee of Managers authority to represent it in this case, but that they had received a notice from this railroad of its desire to withdraw. Objections to such withdrawal were formally filed with the Board by the counsel for the employes and the official printed proceedings show conclusively that the Conference Committee of Managers and the inembers of the Board of Arbitration protested that the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad had no right to withdraw from the arbitration and that road would be legally bound by the arbitration.

We herewith enclose you some printed statements wherein you will find extracts from the arbitration proceedings, and we think that this should convince you that so far as the Eastern Managers' Committee was concerned they did all within their power to compel the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad to not repudiate an agreement made by the Managers' Committee for that railroad.

The Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad has never applied any portion of the arbitration award. The matter has been formally referred to the Federal Commissioner of Mediation and Conciliation. It is understood that he referred this matter to the Attorney General of the United States. It is understood that no law has been found that will compel a railroad to observe an arbitration agreement made by a Managers' Committee with a Committee of Employes, even though the agreement and arbitration are conducted under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Law. The most recent experience of members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi

neers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen is that of the arbitration, under the Federal Law, on the Georgia and Florida Railway. In this case the General Manager of that railroad (Mr. Duer) proposed to submit all matters in controversy to a Board of Arbitration under the Federal Law. The representatives of the Engineers and Firemen protested that their past experience led them to believe that if the matter was so submitted that the Georgia and Florida Railway would not properly apply any award reached through arbitration. Mr. Duer gave his personal pledge "as a Southern gentleman" that any award reached through arbitration would be equitably applied. Subsequently, after methods under the Federal Law had been invoked, and the Commissioner of Mediation had failed to bring about a settlement, there was an agreement to submit all matters in dispute to arbitration under the provisions of the Federal Law. Almost immediately after the award had been made public, the Georgia and Florida Railway Officials, through their attorneys, appealed to the courts against the decision, basing such appeal upon certain statements made by the Chairman of the Board of Arbitration to his associates. This case is now in the courts and it is understood that if the decision of the Lower Court does not sustain the attitude of the Georgia and Florida Railway the arbitration award will be defeated by keeping the case in the courts, carrying the case up to the United States Supreme Court, and thus seeking by "legal methods" to repudiate an arbitration award, notwithstanding the pledge of the General Manager to the contrary.

Of course, we may anticipate that the railroads here accused will deny the statements herein made, but we should remember that it is not usual for any accused person to confess his guilt. The statements made herein are true and may be verified by the record.

Hoping that you will accept the foregoing statement as fulfilling your request that we cite specific instances in support of our charge that railroads have refused to place arbitration awards in effect, we remain, Yours truly,

W. S. STONE, Grand Chief Engineer,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
W. S. CARTER, President,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

Records of Representatives.

tive Bureau of Information, where there is kept a carefully-compiled record of how each Member of Congress and Senator voted upon measures of special interest to the working people. Copies of

The Congressional campaign is now upon us. At the fall elections there will be selected 435 Congressmen and about thirty Senators to go to Washington to legislate in the interest of the entire these records will be sent to members, country. Now, under our system of for their information, free upon request Government, both Senators and Repre- to the respective legislative representasentatives will have to go before the people, and be voted upon directly.

There is possibly no class or craft so vitally affected by National legislation as the railroad employes; and it is safe to say that there is not another single interest in the country of equal voting strength with the united memberships of the Brotherhoods. The railroad citizens of this country, have it within their power to greatly influence, if not to

men,

determine the kind of men who will be sent to make the laws that will govern them in their work. To act intelligently and with effectiveness, however, it will be necessary for them to be fortified with facts; knowledge is power in politics.

As has heretofore been remarked in the Magazine, the four train service organizations maintain at Washington, D. C., 101 B Street, S. E., a Joint Legisla

tives.

In order to avoid delay and confusion, in applying for a record, the particular Representative or Senator should be named, and his District or State should be given, as well as the number of the division and the name of the organization of which the applicant is a member.

H. E. WILLS,

A. G. C. E. and National Legislative
Representative, B. of L. E.

P. J. MCNAMARA, Vice-President,
National Legislative Representative, B.

of L. F. and E.

W. M. CLARK, Vice-President, National Legislative Representative, O. R. C.

VAL FITZPATRICK, Vice-President, National Legislative Representative, B.

of R. T.

Stevens, Alias Sherman, Never Employed by The Travelers Insurance Company.

Our members should write our National Legislative Representative, Bro. P. J. McNamara, 101 B Street S. E., Washington, D. C., for a copy of the record of We observe in the July issue of the their U. S. Senators and Congressmen. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and In an announcement under the heading Enginemen's Magazine that one R. A. "Records of Representatives" which apStevens, alias Sherman, who formerly pears elsewhere in this issue the Narepresented himself as an insurance in- tional legislative representatives of the spector for the Brotherhood of Locomo- railroad labor organizations at Washingtive Firemen and Enginemen is now rep- ton, D. C., invite members of their reresenting himself as an agent for our spective orders to write them for these company. We desire to state that we records. Some of these Senators and have never had nor do we now have an Congressmen will soon be seeking re-elecauthorized agent by the name of R. A. tion. Stevens or Sherman. This man has no connection whatever with The Travelers Insurance Co.

GEORGE S. PENFIELD, Manager Railroad Department The Travelers Insurance Company.

Attention Recording Secretaries.

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The "Catechism of the Electric Headlight," containing supplement on the Pyle National Equipment "E" with folders, can be purchased for fifty cents. information it contains on that most important device is of inestimable value to railroad men desirous of keeping up to date in all matters pertaining to the locomotive. Send your order to John F.

Every communication sent to the Magazine office, whether for publication, or Some recording secretaries in correct otherwise, must, to receive attention, bear ing mailing lists return them to the Mag- the signature of its author. If the auazine office showing sometimes the former thor desires that his or her name be withaddresses of members who had recently held from publication such a wish will be changed their place of residence and who complied with, but if the communication had themselves notified the Editor and is to receive attention it must be signed Manager of their new address, same having been already (often for two months by its writer as evidence of good faith. or more) recorded on our mailing list. On receiving the corrected list from the secretary, we, of course, make our own list correspond therewith and the addresses of such members are therefore changed from the correct address they sent themselves to the former and wrong address sent by the secretary. As a result the postmaster in many cases orders the names of such members dropped from our list and, as we accept the secretary's McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction latest report as giving the correct ad- Terminal Building. Indianapolis, Ind. dress, these members fail to receive their Magazine and correspondence, loss of time and confusion results as it frequently happens in such cases. We would, therefore, request all secretaries to be exceedingly careful when correcting mailing lists to be sure that they record thereon the latest address of every member of their lodge before returning list to the Magazine office.

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Although the Magazine is being printed at Columbus, Ohio, the editorial offices are still located at Indianapolis, Ind.. and all mail should be addressed to us at Indianapolis.

All brothers who have held membership in our order continuously for twentyfive years should apply to the General Secretary and Treasurer, Bro. A. H. Hawley, for one of the twenty-five-year lapel buttons provided for by the TwentySixth Convention (Washington, D. C.)

We urgently request recording secretaries upon receiving a lodge mailing list for correction not to make up a new list but instead to make all necessary changes on the list sent them from the Magazine

office, adding thereto the names and addresses of members of their lodge that do not appear thereon and return same to us.

Elsewhere in this issue under the title, "Records of Representatives," the National legislative representatives of the four brotherhoods at Washington, D. C., announce that they will be pleased to send to the members of their respective orders copies of the records of their U. S. Congressmen and Senators which will show whether or not they have been friendly to organized labor. bers should write for these records so that they will know whether or not to vote for present Congressmen or U. S. Senators who may be candidates for reelection.

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All brothers should promptly advise the recording secretary of their lodge immediately of their change of address inasmuch as lodge mailing lists are sent to recording secretaries for correction in accordance with instructions of the Twentysixth (Washington) Convention.

A piping diagram of the LT Automatic Control Equipment and a set of 12 colored charts of the No. 6 ET Locomotive Brake Equipment in its different operative positions, together with descriptive matter, may be obtained for 35 cents. Send remittances to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

Brother Killingsworth's book of poems entitled "Sparks and Cinders," can be secured for $1.50 single copy. In club lots of ten or over to Brotherhood men, $1.25. Send remittances by express or postal money order to J. A. Killingsworth, St. Thomas, Ont., Canada.

Don't neglect to notify the Magazine office of any change you may make in your address. A postal card will do and will insure each copy of the Magazine reaching you regularly as issued.

Send us four cents in postage and we will forward you a copy of the TwentySixth Convention Magazine souvenir.

There are quite a number of firemen and hostlers who do not belong to our organization, although eligible to join our ranks. All firemen and hostlers should be initiated into our Brotherhood as soon as they are eligible to membership.

A piping diagram of the LT Automatic Control Equipment may be secured for ten cents. Remit to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

Why not try your hand at soliciting subscriptions for the B. of L. F. and E. Magazine. Full particulars will be sent upon application to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

ing printed in Columbus, Ohio, it is Inasmuch as since our Magazine is benecessary that we close our mailing list each month earlier than heretofore, all changes of address must be in our hands not later than the tenth of the month to be effective with the issue of the following month.

All notifications of changes of address, etc., to appear in the Directory should be in the hands of the General Secretary and Treasurer, Bro. A. H. Hawley, Peoria, Ill., not later than the first day of February, May, August and November as the Directory is corrected up to the 10th of the months named.

Read with care notice appearing at the head of the Brotherhood Department before sending matter for publication to the Magazine office.

Important! See announcement elsewhere in this issue under the heading "Records of Representatives."

Twelve colored charts of the No. 6 ET Locomotive Brake Equipment in its various operative positions, together with printed descriptive matter, may be secured for thirty cents. Send remittances to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

There are Congressmen and U. S. Senators who before long will be candiSome of them have dates for re-election. been friendly to labor and others of them have been bitter opponents of the legislative interests of wage earners. Our members should vote for Labor's friends amongst these men and against Labor's enemies, and should, therefore, write Bro. P. J. McNamara, our Legislative Representative, 101 B Street S. E., Washing

ton, D. C., for records of their U. S. Sen- sure your having an unbroken file of the ators and Congressmen. See announce- Magazine. ment elsewhere in this issue under the heading "Records of Representatives."

A book that will prove a valuable addition to any railroad man's library is the bound volume of the B. of L. F. and E. Magazine for 1913. Same will be sent prepaid to any point in the United States for $3.00, or to Canada and Mexico for $4.00, subject to duty. Remit to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction

Brothers, when changing your place of residence, you should send us a postal card advising as to your new address so that you will be sure to receive copies of every issue of the Magazine to which you are entitled. This will facilitate the work in our mailing department and in- Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

FROM THE

GENERAL SECRETARY AND TREASURER

Trustees Not Auditing Books.

It would seem that considering all that has been published in the Magazine with reference to the duties of trustees, that the officers of our subordinate lodges, the president in particular, would see to it that the trustees examine the books and accounts of the financial secretary and insist that the financial secretary submit a report to the lodge every month. Nearly every time we have a report of a shortage, we discover that the trustees have failed to audit the books for from one month to two and three years, and then the lodge, or the officers who do finally discover the shortage, expect this office to call upon the bonding company to make good the defalcations that have probably been existing for a long time.

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It seems as though just as soon as a lodge gets into financial difficulties, they immediately write this office, or President Carter, to send them someone to assist in auditing their accounts. It should not be necessary, and would not be necessary, to call for assistance if the officers would see that the accounts are audited every month. During the period that we were anticipating serious trouble in the It is the duty of the trustees to audit West, there were calls in this office from the accounts of the financial secretary five different lodges asking for assistance every month, and it is the duty of the in trying to audit their books. There is president of the lodge to see to it that no officer available at all times to send the trustees make this examination. If to these lodges to assist them and it has the trustees fail to make the examination been necessary, on account of the exas is required, then they should either treme conditions in several sections, for resign or be removed from office and the General Secretary and Treasurer to members of the lodge who will make the leave his duties at the office and go to a examination that is required should be locality in order to check up the affairs placed on the board of trustees. Failure of the lodge so that they might get someon the part of the officers of a lodge to thing from a financial secretary who had perform their duties as set forth in the been dishonest. It would be well before Constitution makes our bond on the finan- making a call for assistance from this cial secretary practically useless, and in office for the officers of a lodge to. them

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