The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
M'ADOO TACKLES

CONTINUED from First Pnge.)
uary |.
The nIan will affect Immediately only
: tho wage requests Of He brothcrhnods
hut demands which may bc made late!
! by other classes of organized labor prob
! ably will he handled in the sam" way,
i Mr.. McAdun rcservinC tn" right ~ make
! whatever decision he chooses wlthou:
regard 10 recommendations Of tho ad-
viSerS.
Increases Certain.
Some increases. both 10 tho brother
! hoods and to other railway labor. are
: generally cons dcrch certain. The li-
! rector general. in q statement Tonight
! promised every 'cmploye that his rights
! and interests will h" justly dealt with
! and appealed tor n hearty spirit OF on
=; thusiasm and cooperation from every
! man.
Efforts To speed tho movement OF coal
! ard other freight continued to-day along
! with tho Legislative and labor phases
of the railway movement. and special
orders were issued providing that 500
additional cars shall be furnished daily
thracite mines, mainly In Pennsylvania
+ for supplying New England.
! These problems forced Mr.. McAdoo &c
postpone until Tomorrow action on cas- l.
crn passenger traffic officials: recon-
mendatIons for curtaillnGnt of passenger
schedules.
: McAdoo's Stateme nt.
Referring 10 his negotiations with the
brotherhood chiefs yesterday and to-
day. the nircctor-GGn"ral tonight is.
sued n statement. saying:
! This Is Il time of great stress, and
the attitude OF every cmployo should be
determine by the supreme need Of the
hour-duty to hts country hrst Of all.
cannot state too strongly tho necessity
for devoted and loyal service by every
man In this emergency. Every railroad
employc Is now in effect government
+ emplnye. and as much In duty bound &c
! gIvo his best service to his country as
II ne wore n uniform Of Tho United
States army and occupied tho trenches
at the front. Every unnecessary de-
lay IN train movement vitality affects
our soldiers and sailors. and seriously
impairs our ability IT, defend our rights
and our liberties. Every man whose neg
lect or Indifference causes such do
lays may be responsible for thu loss OF
! the son OIL some UuB!t .AIuCElCdN
F. or father. 1t Is as serious to the coun'
. try for an employee 10 be a Stacker In
his work as for a nun to bo O Stacker in
tho army.
Calls on Employees.
Tho present serious congestion and
! actual suffering for tho want OF coal
! and other supplies Will be greatly I'm
| proved and may DO entirely remedlcd II
! every employs will do his utmost in his
! individual task. In the naIuo OF pGtTl-
| otism, thercfo"r. for the protection ni
our sons abroad and for tho safety OF
/ the nation. l hcpo that every man.
! wherever placed. will do his level best
! Let us who stay nj home be ashamed
; not to bo willing To mako sacrifices
! equally as great us those our gallant
/ sons arc already making for us on tho
| bloody fields Of France"
MIR. Mc.iduo Explained to-day. that nj
| though no general provision can b" made
! under the law for cXcmpt:nG railroad
! employees from the draft. he will not hes
| ltaic TO appeal to local exemption boards
to defer tho calling OF these workers II
! tho boards nf their own violation do not
| display Il tendency IL regard the rail
/ roads as an essential industry from
which employees should not lie taken Tor
! real service.
! Mr.. Wilson's Address.
In his address IL congress. FrcSldGnt
/ Wilson announcing his action in taking
| over the railroad lns-iscd the way il,
! which railroad executives went to work
! In an attempt to unity their lines under
. private management. but said the war
emergency demanded government action
/ because only under government admins
: tr:Ltinn could as absolutely unrestricted
! and uneInbarruSS"d common use he made
| of oil lines and facilities. He promised
! that the comm"n administration VIII
: b. carried out with rs little disturbance
! OF thu present operating organization
/ and personnel IL the railways ~ pOss'
! ibr" and repeated tn" assurance given
: in his pr"clamaIio last week that own
.crs uf railroad securities should moi
: suffer financial loss because ri the ncW
! plan Of or'":ali"n.
: MI. Wilson'S Address
Gent l"m"m 1T III" Congress: ! have
asked the privilege ct addressing You in
order I" report that on III" 18th of Dc
ccnrhrr last. during The rrr"SS of con
rrrSS, :,rlinE Through tn" Secretary al
War. and unRrr the authority conferred
upon me L. tn" net If congress arpr"H-
/ 81 August -? 1916. took possession
and aSSulnci control nf tho railwa! lines
Of tn. country ana ne SESl"IlS 'l Nhlci
transportation uI'''r their control. This
step S.'vIn,'i /" IT, iiRrcra lively n"crS'
yary in tn. interest of tho public vel
fare. in the pr"Srmr" II the great tasks
Of war with which "" arc now dealing
: AS .uIr experience Develops ditiIcult!c
and MAKE. il clear what they are. ] have
deemed II my duty tn rcnIuvr those ar
nruiiicS wherever ! hay" III" legal
mower iu DO SO. 70 :LSSlmr control al
tn" vast railway systems Of IN" c"un'
try. is. realize. Very great r"Sp"n
sih!Iily. hut IA fail In do :" III III" cN'
islinS circumstances W"IIit l!nN' beer
much greater ! assumed the less re-
~unnsih:lity. rather than thr w"iEhticr
Mobilize Resources
, | am sur" tG:Il | ain speaking th'
: mind rr all th"lirhrfui Americans whrr
D SLY il is uur duty as III" representa-
tivra of tn" uat"II Ia do everything
. Ih,, u is necessary tm Gu T." gather the
cuInuI"ir mobilization Of tho whole re-