The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-01
RAILROAD WORKERS
MUST BAR STRIKES
McAdoo, Announcing Increase
for Shopmcn, Urges Them
to Justify Favors.
EXPECTS BIGGER OUTPUT
Warns That Nation Looks to
Them to Show New Energy
HencefOrth.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Ralway EN-.
ployees were told to-day by Director.
General McAdoo In announcing details
Of the wage increase for more than ZOO.
900 shopmen that the nation expected
new energy from the workers in return
for pay increases and Improvements in
employment conditions and that strikes
eliminated during the war.
"In reaching the conclusions upon
which this order Is based said the D.
rector General, 1T have been keenly con.
scious not alone OF the interests OF tho
large number Of railway employees who
are greatly benefited thereby. but also
Of my solemn duty to the American peo-
pie to see to 1t that the trust they have
committed to mo Is discharged faith
fully. with justice to them as well as To
the railroad employees concerned. No
right decision can be made which COLI
siders only the demands and interests
Of any class of men apart from the
paramount interest OF the public AMI
the supreme necessity of winning this
war.
Must Justify Increases.
the American people, whose servants we
are, expect every railroad employee 10
devote himself with new energy to his
work and by faithful and efficient ser
vice to Justify the large increases OF
pay and the improvement in working
conditions hereby granted. The Ameri-
can people have right to expect this
and they will be content with nothing
less.
ut Is Of the utmost Importance that
motive power and cars shall be kept
in repair and that the output OF rail.
road shops throughout the country shall
be greatly increased In the future. Tn
less this Is done the railroads cannot
efficiently perform the increased duties
imposed upon them by the war and
the fighting power OF our armies in
France and Of our navy on tho high sea-
will be seriously impaired.
II am proud OF the loyal service tho
great body OF railroad men throughout
the country have rendered to their Gov
eminent since the railroads have come
under Federal control. 1t is a genuine
pleasure to make this Acknowledgment.
but I should not fail to say at the same
time that there are instances where agt-
tations and disturbances in some OF the
locomotive and car shops have been en-
trenrely hurtful to the country.
Strikers Have Wrought Injury.
The loyal and patriotic employees
who constitute the great majority o. the
army Of railroad workers have not
yielded, be IL said to their credit and
honor. to these disturbances. But the
few who have have done their country
grievous injury by impairing the
efficiency and reducing the output OF tho
shops where these disturbances have
occurred.
The loyal and patriotic employees
can render new and powerful service
to their country by using their influence
to expose any who may become slackers
in their work, by cooperating with their
officers in the enforcement OF discipline
and by increasing to the utmost limit
OF their capacity the output Of locomo-
tives and cars which are so essential IA
tine efficient operation of the rai,roais
OF the country and to the success OF or
armies in the field. l know I can count
on the patriotism and devotion 10 duty
of every true American engaged In thu
railway service OF the United States