The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-02-28
NAIL EAR TO THE PUMP.
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pay of and employees Mr. Smith resen the Presidents Inn
platon possibility of contention between the Louisville
Nashville Railroad Co and its employees which might result III de-
srction of property public disorder He this
paon does great injustice the employees of the road He also
denies general manager of the asserted that
legislation largely chiefly responsible for the conditions re-
curing the reduction
.F D. Underwood President of R., says: There
IS no harm in the letter On contrary should have good
effect What sensible than for people who have
dcerene to get to gether talk and they
admit the matter 0 fair and competent arbitration
er E. Bryne Vice President of the New York New Haven
Hartford says We have Massachusetts TO complain
Of too drastic state laws governing railroads. have heard that
general in wages contemplated road We are
believe the present depression due to business
alone and hostile legislation
wv r. Newman President Of the New York Central lines
No steps any kind have been taken make uniform reduction
the wages employees Of the New York Central The reductions
that have been made the past have been made by shortening the
working hours and not BY reduction Of wages.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission says he
believe general concerted by the
railroads Of the United States reduce wages Information in
of the commission appears show that the Southern
Louisville Nashville the Seaboad Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line practically the only roads which maybe effected and
intention of the officials of those lines merely consider
with their employees the question Of readjusment of of the
wage scales with view to reducing operating expenses
Anet the subject the The New York Sun writes thus
anngly
Mr. Roosevelt having heard unexpectedly of intention
duce wages the part of railroads. his surprise ag
on instantly ordered investigation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and this after having been the pains inform him
self that investigation necessary the commission being al
ready possession of all the facts the Whereupon
Roosevelt makes public his demand for the investigation pub
city the main intention
There mob designing matrea unhappy VICTIM
but in quandary how proceed Wherea gentle feminine
heard cry oh please nail his ear to the pump
Hetancy thus dispeled delay longer excusable
There might have been doubt INDIGESTION the the
employees the which they should proposition
lower their wages 1t supposabe might ac
quece bndy and and aiouy if submit ceeruy Mr.
Roosevelt se the propous demand for
the investigations
An industrial conflict between railroad corporation and its en-
toyes offers peculiar opportunities any of evil dis
posed persons destroy life and property and omen public
The sympathetic and womanly appeal in the pump
was and dsnguous compared with the decacy
ety Of Mr. Rooseyelt inspiration fact his whole letter
of its ndirecton will live history as model of intellectual
ac 1t il had solved that refractory of prob
lens how to set fire haystacb with pint butermik
Conscious Of the risk appearing to lack def
ence we have nevertheless the temery Mr. Roose
welt intense desire for information forth letter to the
commission triAe oyerdone failed matter of intel
ectua symmetry In fact the vulgar would allow that it snacked
Of afecaon
we must however confess greyous misdoubt of our own
Judgment those matters since informed that theempoye
q the railroads are everywhere far accepting proposed re
auctions 1t is far from complimentary their intelligence which is
clearly imperyous to the higher forms of rhetoric"