THE NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Whereas, This Chamber has already by referendum vote among
its membership expressed its opposition to an analogous limitation
placed in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill upon an appropriation
for the enforcement of the anti-trust laws; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
of America in Annual Meeting assembled urged the Senate and the
House to reject the so-called Deitrick Amendment to the pending
bill which makes appropriations for the Army in so far as this
amendment seeks to prevent the study of methods to increase indus-
trial efficiency in manufacturing establishments of the Government
and to forbid additional compensation to employees as reward for
improvement in skill and effort. (Resolution, Third Annual Meet-
ing, 1915. This resolution was reaffirmed by a resolution adopted
at the annual meeting of 1916.)
INVESTIGATION OF RAILWAY LABOR CONTROVERSY
Congress should be asked to adopt the following resolution
directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to make immediate
investigation and to present a report as soon as practicable:
“Whereas, the controversy that has arisen between the railroads
and certain of their employees relating to a shortening of the hours
of labor without corresponding decrease in pay, and for increased
compensation for any service performed in excess of the daily period
prescribed, may lead to a serious interruption of the railroad service
with disastrous effect upon the public welfare and upon the com-
merce of the Nation; Now, therefore, be it
“Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress Assembled, That the Inter-
state Commerce Commission be, and is hereby, directed immediately
to investigate and report to the Congress as soon as practicable the
minimum, maximum, and average wage paid, with hours of service,
paid in other industries where similar skill and risk are involved,
the relation of wages to railroad revenues, the question of whether
railroad revenues based on existing rates for transportation will
admit of equally favorable terms to all classes of railroad employees,
and any other matter in this connection that the Commission may
deem relevant: and be it further
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