The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-06

InesFpsetAtions 81 ths Programme lba,.
Gated ~ Nlr. wiokershaEAS Pvelud..

FSom ne Hanf0rs Dsag rmss
To tell the railroad managers Of tho r4...
try that they must instantly aCCede .l s...-
demand that II made upon them fur .....
wages by their millions ~ empior... .-,
higher prices for materials Of eyar. ...
hut that they must not attempt o.. ..t..-
an additional cent for the only tn.. .t..
have 20 sell. transportation. on rr. ..,t
being prosecuted by the Goveruur. ia,
United States as lawbreaker. and .... ~,
ator-, 4 10 warn every prudent rHr ..r.
head u a railroad property 10 -flE, .t..
and 10 prepare for another period gf ta.s
business aud OF restricted financial .....
This wholesale attack on tho rr.ru.....
Mr. Taft aud Mr. Wickershaw .- . ,....
TO every inancier In Europe that u....
best 10 delay further loans IN Nr.- ..
railroad companies II u a not. f.t....
railroad president In America o. '...r.t
likely To have money with which .. .ar
the equipment he has bought and OH. I'D.
provemcnts which have been under ...
FROM no Boston Daly AersrF..
The injunction necessarily tiers 100 .s..
ness. not merely in the district coy.r.. ny
the court proceedings but IN mau. n.rrr
parts Of the country. Tor mo trunk Dino rar.s
are necessarily part NJ the through .HIrVs
on shipments 10 ar from thr last '1sna"v
II not legally Both the railroads ami ..1.s
who use the railroads mils' remain Ir Hn.m
a. 10 the outcome Of tho suit and 'HIs .n.
certainty must Inevitably affect hI.usss
all over the country The respou. iH|fv
for this condition Of things must rc.r pt,h
the Senatorial group from the State 20. he
middle West II j. bv M means imr0-,
that such States ~ Iowa. Nebraska ~uuh
Dakota. Wisconsin. Gc.. will themseiyr- Eel
the pinch before the question j. decided 10
the courts when the bottom has fallen
out OF the speculative boom IN farm ands
in that section a. least 'he people o. rboss
States will know Whom 10 blame
Another group Of ciiiJen- also should ha
in llttle doubt a. to where TO place 0is 70.
sponsibiitv FOR anv unp'elsan' ,Yn...
quences ~ the Injunction pTo,ccdiars 10
m .lroad employees .. the rpInfry have been
generally successful very rcseu'Ir 'n ge,.
ting substantial increase ~ wages n
The railroads are not allowed 20 increase
their gross rrrripts en- mo same proportion
a. the operating eyucuses have beeu .u.
creased. will 10 not be inevitable that no
recent increases IN nav must he totally red
out from nabiitv 10 pay the increased
wages? And II that zones about ana lie
railroads are forced no reduce wages. WI
the labor unions NJ the middle West fe -
Enthusiastically in favor ~ the insurssnt
movement ~ the have heen'
PROM No SrrHg7sli R-BuhiSlr
Where week HgO business confidence
was gaining strength daily in the face n
imprO, ing crop ard other conditions.
feeling Of great uneasine-s and apprr.
hensiOu again pervades the market places
Of the country.
The flint question likely to be asked s
whether the railroad managers are not
bluiing' In their talk OF destroyed credit
and the necessity Of stopping improve
ment work and laying on help. which thev
are already beginning 10 do w doubt
they are eNaEgerating and ~ degree
purposelv the eytremties Of the situation
into which the Government at the instance
of the shippers has thrown them sun
10 must be- admitted that they have strong
reason for talking a- they 10 and for setting
~ they think they must act With such ,sr0-
Ous consequence To the productive indus
Try Of the country.