The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
FAIR TREATMENT FOR WORKERS IN
 RAILROAD SHOPS
Director General McAdoo
 Issues Address to Work CTS in His Employ.

New York, July 25 - Director General McAdoo, on his return to Washington yesterday, made an ad- dress to the railroad shop workers at Hillyard, Washington, wherein he told of the necessity for cooperation on the part of all railroad men to help win the war. In opening his ad- dress the director general said that he had over-strained his voice in the three Liberty loan campaigns and that the doctors had forbidden him to make any speeches for a short time, but he added that he was very glad to see the railroad shop workers and be associated with them "in doing a very great work for our country"
 Director-GeneraIM McAdoo added:
 "To us railroad men has been as- signed one of the biggest arts in this war. It depends upon us whether or not the Kaiser will be licked 10 times as quickly as he otherwise will be. I know that we are going to lick him 10 times as quickly because the rail road men of the United States are go- ing to do their duty to Uncle Sam.
 You are all Uncle Sam's servants now. no private interests control the railroads any more. Uncle Sam Is in command. He has his hands on the throttle. He is running these rail- roads and you are going to help him make a success of it. I want to give you all just as fair treatment as I know of, but we are all servants of the American people. you and I alike, and it depends upon the way in which we discharge our responsibilities, whether or not American people are | going to treat us right. The strength | of our position must always rest upon | public opinion. What I do for you from time to time must be done with | reference to what is just, not alone to you, but to the public which has got | to pay the bill I want to give you a | square deal and the public wants to you to give it a square deal as well | When your wages are raised, how dc we get the money to pay it? We have | to put up the rates on all American | people, and if we do not treat them fairly, they will refuse to sustain me in trying to help you. I want you tc help me do the square thing for the l to do the square thing for you.
 "This is fair ali around, is it not I know that the machinists and the shopmen think they were not treated fairly in the original wage commis. sion report. There are peculiar con, ditions affecting the machinists and the shopmen of the country. Because I recognize that I appointed new commission, the Board of Railroad Wages and Working Conditions. The! have made a report to me.
 "I am working O. that report ant shall render decision on the 18th O
 this month. When the decision ii
 made, I want you to know that hay, conscientiously done the best I coulC
 for you, having just regard to you I want you all to accept that decision
 like true patriots, putting countr.
 above self or selfish interest like ou
 brave soldiers are doing in France.
 I've owe that much to our splendiC
 sons who are shedding their blood t
 make our jobs and your homes saf
 and to have human liberty throughou
 the world. If we all do our duty a
 we'll as our boys are doing theirs il
 France, we shall soon plant tn : Kaiser's face downward and keep hin
 there. Let every railroad man holt
 on to his job and back Uncle Sam t
 the limit