The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
ahead of Alabama There is every reason why Alabama should be the banner good roads state of the south.
Railroads and the
 Get Together Spirit

1 N brotherhoods issued last night, followed by statement from Presi- dent Wilson, giving the result of a { two-hour conference, relieves all ten sion growing out of wage demands and reassures the public that there will be no interruption to transporta- 1 ton.
 The spirit of patriotism and the spirit of accommodation prevail, and enter now more than ever into all con tentions between carriers and their 1 employees, and this fact of itself is enough to cause rejoicing. l War conditions have wrought 2 marked change in the attitude of rail- road companies and the brotherhoods toward each other and toward the gov crnment Threatened strikes no longer bring disquiet to the business world, for in the war crisis the Pres ident is invested with authority to in tervene and adjust differences, and both sides to the controversy rely upon MT. Wilson's sense of fairness and justice. If friction arises it is onlV for the moment To make the Presidents task in dealing with the brotherhoods all the easier Fairfax Harrison, as chairman of the American Railways association, wrote to the chief executive commit ting the roads "unreservedly to ar l bitration and placing their interests" ] in his hands for any disposition the President should make in the public interest.
 1 As to the matter of wages, the 1 brotherhoods make out a good case. The high cost of living has to be met and wages that were adequate two years ago seem inadequate today, especially to the man with large 1 family President Wilson will con- sider judicially such wage demand as may be submitted in the premises. 1 But the outstanding fact that there will be no tie up of traffic is heart ening to all classes and conditions of people.
 All that is the matter with Russia to- | day is that the boss is away and the boys are riding the cars around" says Henry 1 F. Davison, national chairman of the American Red Cross. If the boss doesn't show up soon there won't be any cars left.
 1 Before the recent British offensive was 1 launched in France the general com inanding the tanks distributed an order of the day which read: We expect ev- cry tank to do it's damndest' They did, i and then some.
 Knitting in the courtroom where Mrs. De Saulles is being tried will not be per- nitted. Her trial is going to be as lig- nified as the judge can make it. < *
 Alice Faui thinks it's perfectly dread ful to be treated as if you were insane. Then-if we may ask the question-vhy act that way?
 No tears are being shed for New Ycri<'s theatre managers who are paying; the rcnalty for having gouged the public too iong.
 Herbert Asquth has discovered that 1t will take something more than gas at tack to put Lloyd George out of busi- ness.
 When this war is over a venturous traveller can go to sea in tub and run no risk from U-boats.
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 Are you keeping the home fires burn
 ng?y is a pertinent question and closely related to the high price of coal.
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 A man thinks better of his last years overcoat when the wind veers around to the northeast.
 While General Byng is the hero of the hour in London. there will be no wooden statues of Byng.
 Life" is right. Germany will starve her women and children long before she'il starve her soldiers. The present situation in Russia is wha, the average soap box orator has dreamed abo1t all his life. That Hindenburg line was called i'm , 1 pregnabla." This war has proved tht
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 If they keep on going across there vii soon be iaore American troops "ovcl +tse n, Io