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THE ranUHAPOl® HEWS. TTESDAT, AmtST 56, 191«.

IDENT QALLS FOR TRUCE IN ALL WAGE CONTROVERSIES-HIS LETTER TO THE PEOPLE

railway ampieraa ara baaad upon tb» J vtay liai^nstnd ntto ttoat toay are to receive for eidkt {iammMf raise.

Spelt liiereasea weald net Ipwer. toe cost

iMwr veto toe same pay they r»> cetoad for fba longer -werfc dar was the wtol stamlaJd of toe pre-war period. This etotoi fe. I ant told, wcB ' foasdsd. asd I coaear to tfee coecPMdwi

^ lef toe dtoactor-StoMsal toat tlie sbopA) siUaUioo has arisen m coensc-1 osgbt to be dtrea toe additional 4 a adto too adisbiist ration of too rail« j cents an ttosr. etoicii toe raadjunment Uto wbtoh is of suto seneral sddoifl* I o^tw* will jasttfr There are eerlate tost X toink it »y doty to awke*®^ lead^^meats also pointed ^ to nax X xnina n my amjr r^^ort to toe diroetor-gfeiltoal wbKh

OQ^t to folraons to be made and wbicb

will be ittode

*a>t me add also toat the pototioe whicb ttir yfSTtimmsnt ntost to omiseieBcc take acatost seaetal increases to waso levels edtOo toe present totceiv tiosai and temporary cfremnstaacto e*-

ii Ofent* per hoar. ♦ cocree not peectode toe rail- . -4 , I} road administration from dirtogr prompt dtven carefnl consideration to any claime by toe board; tlat may be made by other etosses of by toe railroad I eo^doyee for readJueuiMairts beliered to

' be proper to secure Imparttoi treatnienr for mB who are employad to toe rail-

way service.

“WOODROW WIUBOiC,” Statement to Union Heads.

The Preeldent to his statement to toe representatives of the shopmen said: ^ *tieatiemeD—1 reiiiicst that you lay this critical matter before toe men in a new light. The vote they have taken j

the ooestkm whether tbeyt

of Bvteg. IfoniifaetiireEB sad prodooers oi every amt wottid have toneaneniMe

akmg with the nwt. AH that I am now urging is, toat we toould not be guilty of the toexcnsable toconslsteno of making general increases in wages on

additional inetexta tor increasiag profits I the assumptimi that toe preeeat coet asd an efforts to dweover and defeat | oi living win be permanent at toe very profiteering woeid be hopelesudy con- ‘ time toat we are trying with great confused. X believe tf|af the m^esent efforts | fidence to red«x:e toe cost of living and to redace toe coat of hvmg will be sue- 'are able to say that it is actuaJlv becoesfal. if no new elements of dilBcttlty ginning to fall.

are thrown In toe way; and I confidently count opoR toe men engaged to the aemce ot toe raOwaye to assist, not obstruct. It is maeh more In their tntereet to do this than to insist upon wage increases which will taido everything the government attempts. They are good Araerfcaas. along with the rest us. and may, I am sure, be counted

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operating managers of toe

bdard has been unatoe to come

to arr agreement and »t has, therefor^ 4dsvol«ird upon the ditector-genaral of

railroads and myself to

merita of the cast.

Not Fair Comparison. "Tho shopmen urge that toei ar*

CRtod

“I am aware toat ratiwas employes have a sense of Inseemitj as to the future of too rallroada and have many misgfviags aa to whether their mterests will be properiy safeguarded when the present form of federal control has come to an ««!- No doubt it is to part this sense of uncertainty that pronapts them to insist that their wage interests be adiusted now ralher than under

, conditions which they can not certaln-

Inexcuuble Inconsistency. ftsresee.

It goes wicbeut saying that if our “But I do not tomk that their unefforts to bring toe co« of living down easiness is well grounded I anfcii^te should fall, after we have had time! that legislation dealing with the fuenough to eMtablish either rucceas or I tore of the railroads will in explicit foilure, ft win of courss be necessary I terms afford adequote protectitm for to aco^it the higher coots of Mvlag aajthe Interests of the employes of the a permanent basis of adjustment, and j roads, but. ttult# apart ftom that, it ts raflway wages should be readjusted i dear that no legislation can make the

railways other than woat they are a great public Intereet, and it is not likeiv that the President of the United States, whether in pooseasiop and control of the railroads or not. will lack opportunity or persoadve force to Inflaence the decision of queotloos aristog between the managers of the railmads and toe raitwav empkiyea The

einpIo>'«e mav rest assured that, during my term of ofllce, whetoer 1 am in actual possession of toe railroads or not, X shall not fafi to exert the full Influenoa of executive to s«e that justice is done them. “I believe, therefore, that they may be justified fn the confidence that heart> co-operation with the govern-

ment now in Its elfortfl to red«ios the cost of living will by no means be prejudicial to their own interdtts. but will, on the contrary, piepare the wav for more favcmable md fiatlffa^ tory relations in the future. “I confidently count on toeir co-opem-tlon in this time of national gad crisis *’

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t should insist upon the wage increase

I they weiw asking er consent Xo toe sub- s < mission of their claims to a‘new trfbu- ^ ^ i nab to be constituted by new legfslatftm. ' I That question no longer has any life in

to high^- wkfes beirntMc of the gueh legkdatlon is not now In con- [

illllllllllllllWhere Style and Price. Meet |||||||i|||||^| M Exclusiveness in Bishof I Suits and Coats I

Xd0»er wagto for the present received i9 sum dcixig simitar work in sAiipygrdg, navy yards and arssMds, au well M in a nnaxher of privato fodustriss. Nut coacmr with tlis dfrsetor-imnena hi that^tbsrs ts ns rsal basis 0$. sumpailsoa betwemx ssttlsd fisysssBt sffpfded sssfitentes by the ihhOresdS tmder llvh^ ootidttieiui as vaHtMhi a» ths loeatloa aad surreoadlngs of ths raHtway Abops tosmselves and toe lhw*pt«M-g afforded to to* diigUdss fitosptioiiatly and temporarily yttoTtriiated by toe war sx»d located al* ihost without exuwptifm in todustrtei i44egBtofs where emrt of living is highest.

H. G. L, at Its Pssic.

>« sutastantlai aivument which tbs

urgs is toe very serious Inthe east of living. This is s t argnmeat todeed But tlM toe cost of living Ime cer* Its peak and will inrob-

by efforts which

everywhere being coneefled out. It wiU certsJnly be coon as there are eettled of production and of comto so fooir as the treaty of iff hMUted and to operation: and tdmffaoturers. and farmaU have a certain baste of to to what their business %lf} hs and wtwt the mtodUlone wUi be whteh It must be conducted. The bf toe idwinneB uid all elmilar

ara la effect this,

we make increases In wages are to be permanent to ora» fos^ a MUtorary aituation which

WUI teat can certainly tell how

t j|n aU probability smiy for a

vffias. i increases to wages wUl eertidoly result in stilt fur-

ther *"»g toe cost of production ffhd therefore ths emit of living, and wa Should i^ly have to go through toe trirr proesw again Any substantial Ipereaae of wrages in leading lines ot ItoMted titoS'^ Increases in wages will, tttoSugtry at thia time would utterly fgpA the general campaign which the l^lramment to waging with oneryy, ▼ti^ and. substantial hope of success

fo redsce the cost of living.

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“Aa4 the tncreitoas In the coet of tfOnsporlatlon that would neceeaanly TMSilt from increases in the wages of fgttway ffliployes would more cerand more immediately have that iffiet thtoi any other enhanced wage Chily by keeping toe cost of ^mbmtlon on Ita: present level, by foeraaffng production and by rigid semxomy and eavteg on toe part of toe pMi^e can w* hope for large d«* cxsaeee In the burdensome coet of livbig which now weighs us down “The director-general of railroads and rt ktova felt that a peculiar resporsibUity rests on us because to determining this question we are dot studying the balance toieets of corporations merely, w« are to effect determining the burdea of taxation which must fall upon the psc^ of the country in generaL We are acting, not for private oorporaUoag, but in toe name of the govwnIMM asd toe public and must aseeae attr retofoneibtlity accordingly. For It is Mdtoer vtee nor feasible to take care iff taereaees in the wages of railroad eigpleges at this timo by tecreaeee to freight rates It Is impossible at tote ttoM, until peace hss come and normal eondltione are restored, to estimate what the earning capacity of too railwill be when ordinary condittone

tmiutoitloa. i requeR that you ask the mwa to reconsider the whole matter to view of the following oonstdmrntkms, to which X ssk their thoughtful attention as Amwrteans. asd which I hope that you will lay before them as I here state them “We are face to face with a situation wMeh Is more likely to aff^ the happiness sod prosperity, snd even dhe life of our people then the war Itself. We have BOW got to do nothing leee than btipg our todustries aad our labor of •very kind back to a normal baso aftM the greatest upheaval known in bietory, and the winter just ahead of us may bring suffering toflnitely greater than the war brought upon us if we blunder or fall to the imocesa An admirable spirit of aolf-Hmcriflcc. of patriotic dovotion, and of eommuntty action guidod and toaptred us while the fighting warn on. We shall need all these now. aad ne«I them to a hightened degree. If we are to accomplish the first taafca of peace. They are asore difllcult than the tasks of war—more complex, Ims easily understood—and require more intellii^nee, patience aad aobiiety.

Women who view our wonderful display of Bischof suits and coats for fall will realize that there never has been a time when the range of style was more varied nor a wider latitude allowed in the selection of fabrics. Biachof is prodaeing fabries of more striking originmity than ever and you can not sQord to miaa inspecting this stunning collection.

Formula for a Day Off -for Out-of-Town Business or Recreation

Special prices will prevail all week— Saits $29.50 to $98.50 Coats .$22.50 to $150.00

AU Furs, Coats, Capes, Coatees, Scarfs—Special reductions this week. Have your old furs made into new styles at summer prices.

IS aprlng cape*, nsvy serge and foney ekeeffs, np te fl8dW~

S5.98

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dtelee eC every wash dress In house, voiles aad gtaghaaia, pretty models, up to gi4.eA— S4.50

ISO wash shirts, g a h e r d I aes, pfqnes and pare linens, np to

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Duty of the Hour. “We mobilise our men power for the fighting let us now mobilise our brain power snd our consetencea for the reconstruction. If we fsil. It will mean iwUonsi diasster. The primary first step te to toersMM production and fscilItnU tranaportatloB. so sa to maks up for toe destruction wrought by the war. the terrible scarcities tt crested, and so as soon as possible relieve our people of the cruel burden of hlito prices The railways are at the center of this whole process. '“The government hbs taken up with all its anargy the task of bringing toe profiteer to boos, making the stocks of nsoasdarlss to itifo jmuku^ avafiabie at lowered prices stimulating production and facilities distribution, and very favorable results are already beginning to appear. There is reason to entertain the confident hope thst aubStantial relief will result and resoH in increasing measure. A general increase in the levels of wages would check and might defeat all this at its

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