Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-09
NECESSARY IN WINNING WAR
Efficiency in Transportation
Essential as Fighting
Men in Trenches.
PAOGET BOASTS or FUTURE
Fleet Of 1873 Now Building
Only Small Part of Mum
Der to Be Constructed.

WASUNGTON, Jan. s. Director
General Me Ndoo tolty addressed an
appeal 10 railroad Officers and ON
ploycs to 10 their utmost tn maintain
efficiency in railroad service as ,Spa-
triour duty. saSur Every officer
and employo is Just as important a
factor in winning the war as the men
In uniform who ,rc fighting In the
trenches
lie promised to consider labor prob
lens Justly and faidF at the caruoa,
possible moment" The names or four
members OF the hoai 20 investigate
the bro,horhoods rnqlcsr for more
pay probably viii bc announced to-
morrow
Committees Gi,N Hearings.
At the capitol the railroad prob
| lem was the subject OF hearings before
| the interstate commerce committee.
~ both the senate and house lnior-
ftotc Commerce Commissioner Auror'
ron explained the purpose and effect
Of the pending administration hill 10
the house committee. while Julius
p
81 tho Southcrn Pacific continued his
to. timony before the senate committee
on The difficulties OF railroads nndo'
| private Tare gemcn'
The anpral OF the director genera
1 TO railroad officers and employ cs
/ witch VII he posted within "a feN
days nj every railway station, sho
lrrd roundhouse IN The country, is a
! follows:
| THE government OF the Unite
States having assumed possession an
control OF the railroads for the perio
! of the present war with Germany,
becomes more than ever obliGator
upon every officer and employe o
the railroad to apply himself with un
, reserved energy and unquestione'
! loyalty to his work
Must support Troops.
| The supreme interests OF the ma
| tion have compelled the drafting OF I
great army OF our best young mel
and sending them to the bloody field
( OF france to fight for the lives and
! liberties OF those who stay AT home
| The sacrifices we are expecting o
| these noble American boys call to M
who stay at home with an Irresistible
|apbeal to support them with our mos
surselfish labor and effort IN the work
We must do at home, II our armies
are to yave America from the seriou
IGirgcrs tha, confront her Iipuu Ne
llallroads rest a grave responsibility
t9r the success uf The war. The ra'l'
roras ca. IT be efficiently operated
without the whole hearted IN lnNa
support uf every one IN the service
Z, .m lie h'ri est to tho lowest
j earnestly HrIoll . YOU e. appl,
vNIrselves with new Devotion anu
elsrPv 20 your Wo'k.' 20 Nc"p Irain'
mo,fnt on ,thrdlic time md To meet
~. demands upon the trnusporta'tor
ures go that our soldiers Hnd sailors
nav want toi nothing which Will en-
al1e thcm 10 fi-ht thu enemy to a
stnnh ~ aud win Il glorIDus victory
for united America.
IN Scrsrr oI Government.
'F7yory railroad officcr and en-
Move a. row in effect ia 'hc serve"
OF N" United states and every cficcr
end cmpl yc rs lu"t Hs Important a
',rtnr IN winning the wUr as tnt m"l
IN uniform who arc fighting IN the
trenches.
- am c1wng careful consideration
10 thn Problems - railroad rnploye'
md e,crv effort viii 100 uade 10 dral
" n 'Ncse problems justly aud fairly
AL At the earliest posaIbic moment
Trr,Nc should be- new incentive q
cy -vuuc IN railroad service willis
under government direction To- acqui'
hiro-e'f with honor and credit 10 him
,elf and to the country"