Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
APPEALS FOR LOYALTY :
OF ,ALL RICHMOND MEN
Director-G General McAdoo Snys They
Are All Uncle Sam's Ser
wants Now.


George w. Stevens. Federal manager
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
has sent out to employees the follow
ing statement, issued by Director.
General of Railroads McAdoo to rail-
road shop workers at Hillgard. Wash
ingstop State, on Monday:
Il wish / could make a speech to you.
but L overstrained my voice in three
! Liberty loan campaigns. and tho doc
| tors have forbidden me to make any
| speeches for q short time. But [ do
| want TO tell yea :.sat | am glad 10
| see you and be associated with you in
doing very great work for cur coun.
! try. TO us railroad men have been as
| signed one Of the biggest parts in
this war. 1t depends upon us whether
! or not the Kaiser viii be licked ten
! times as quickly as he otherwise viii
be- I know that we are going to lick
him ten times as quickly because the
railroad men Of the United States are
going to DO their duty to Uncle Sam
You are all Uncle Sans servant.
now. No private interests control the
railroads any more. Uncle Sam is in
command. He has his hand on the
throttle, He is running these railroads
and you are going to help him make A
success of it. | want TO give you all
Just as fair treatment as | know how
can people. ynm and l alike. and IL de-
ponds upon the way In which VIC dis.
charge our responsibility, whether or
not the American people are going tn
treat us right. The strength OF our
position must always rest upon puhlic
opinion. What do for you from time
to time must be done with reference 10
what IL Just, not alone 10 you. but to
the public. which has got to pay tn.
bill ! want TO give you a square deal.
In h In
square deal as well. When your
wages are raised. how do we get III.
money TO pay 1t? We have 10 put ~
the rates on all the American people
and If We do not treat them fairly ,hey
VIII refuse to sustain me in irving 10
help you. ] want you to help me 10 do
the square thing for the American peo-
pie while ! am trying 10 do the square
thing :or you. That Is :air all around
Isn't il?
Il know tha, the n,nchinis,s and the
shupmcn think they are not treated
fairly in the original wage commits
SONS report There are peculiar con
ait"ns affecting the mach!n!sts and
the shopmen OF the country. Because
! recognized that. / appointed u com
nlSs!on--the board Of railroad wages
anu working conditions. They have
made a report TO me. am working
on that report, and shall! render Il de-
cis:on on the 25th OF this month. When
mat decision Is made. ] want YOU 10
know that have conscicntiously done
me best / could for you. having Just
regard FOR your interest and the in
tcrest OF the public. 1 want you all
TO accept that decision like true pa
triots. putting country above self or
selfish interests Ike our brave SOL
diers are doing in France. We owe
tina; much 10 our splendid sons who
arc shedding their blood TO make our
Jobs and homes safe and 10 have human
liberty throughout the world. II we
all do our duty as well as our boys
are doing thei:s in France. we sha ~
soon plant the Kaiser face downward
and keep him there. Let every rail-
road man hold on TO his job and back
Uncle sam 10 the limit"