The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-08-11
RAILROAD STRIKE
CRISIS IS NEAR
Mediation Board Ready TO
Offer Ssrriss.
GONPERs ISSUES STATEMENT

Declares Thzt the Fsdera.ion q Lzhor
VIII Stand Firmly 5ehibd TIE ssa
IN Their DsEsand FOr an Eisht-t4s.sr
D4lk
New YORK Ass. s.-NinesesE nez.
reprsssEftzs rs railroads. Of he UEst-
ed States. have the power % de,z.iES
today Whistler tie nation sslzz ~
plunged into : Disastrous ten, u an
steam trzMe tacfIf,sss. Thsy sseet.=d
The word: n Is ID % goL- mn
Spokesman for i94.e15 =sz - th-y
sEsassd over IRE ulFtmztrn thscgsk
ne afis zOon zE6 long fEro ths ni<kt-
- re cs5ces o. C1AfrEsE EtiEhE i-ss
u the Grad CearrL TsTai1d 5asst
Ing UAen he egHtsrsnee vas eAisd
mo vord vas so--scoESiEx a. % aHT
decision thar may have s-e- reacksd-
we Oan say lOLh.zz !scEzrrd Js<-
Lee. because 4 World not - lag 20
the four bzotksThoods 70 til tbs psb-
he tslors Ne sen rhsa And fsTthaE4
mare. Il would b f0ossa % mp or
ha1dS-
Indications are thst 9 fesdlock may
Be the result when the two sfaes nsr1
IN tie Engineering Soissyls b1HIein<
Ore railroad oEcfaI. a member % Lke
conference committee. sid
-ThB much is certain: ArtttKztoa
i stiI = long way on And a. for
msdiatton, no steps have been taks1
toward IL that - know o. The
presence o. William B W1=0r, ssore-
tary Of Labor N the ely. mans Eoth-
ing in regard 20 The national railroad
strike. because he has 10 power 10
the situation We have not seen ht1
Judge W L. Chambers and G. "
". Hanger Of the United States bozr,i
Of mediation and oonetItsrioa ass o.
the ground ready % o1eR tk1fP SEW
les 70 the eoate1diaE partfA
Under TIE Eav the board q met1A-
Ho1 f. not s1tho-tssd 20 0EeE rs 1917
ioss Until asked % intervs1e ~ inter
ssted parties. Or uaf1 cs1D = i'm
ntnent. bit Il Vfev Of tie uagnit1de
o. TIE Threatened trpEhIs 4 vas said
that Al oEer 70 mediate zigtt BE
made sho1id the employees and the
msa al 20 get tOsssheE
That the Amsriczz PsderzsfOn q
Labor stands sQuarsly behind the men
n thsfr demands for an sighth01r
day vas made plain IN . letter adj
dressed to oEaeials az the unions IN
VOWED b. Presidsnt G0npers and
made public here The eomzzni>a-
ton was sent on behalf Of The szsez-
tive council 70 the secretaries o. m
Order Of Railway Cozduce1rs and The
BroshsThoOds o. Railway TEzinnea
and Locomotfvs Erensn znd Elgtn-
eers- In n Mr- GczS= szsas
1t y our most earnest hoe thzf
the railway compaz3ss ny bs n
dueed 70 taxa . broadratnded znd IN
nzuftzrian view a yoI t@1nd
When the railway eonpzn1eS u11er
stand the f1H meaning q O. sfghR-
hour DAY and rsaIize the material
moral and social advantages that vii
inevitably result from IN estzsIisa-
neut. they can Bot refuse 20 eo1nets
to the WORKERS the hOoa q TIE eight
hozr dzE-4nd oono@ts v.shost I'm
posing uRn1 ths workers the necessity
Of cessation q EOrk n order 70 -
lahifsh yoIr 6ensn1
-RszzxdIsss % whether you pu
pose Is seczTE5 - ths Voluntary
agreement Of cAe rzfl~1y sozUzEt=s
or vhsshsr Il - IReeessGxT nE the
railway Rsz % strike 70 Sotatz ths
Just and necessary prOsscskoz- ~
American Fsde-ztfon q Labor pssdz.e
70 the brosherhoods ~ sEppor1 snd
sympathy n The scnrt 20 aeeozpf-sA
that which Is fundamental for the pro
lection and b@tts-Eent q Ihe railway
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