The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-09
APPEALS TO RAILROADS.
N doc Asks Them TO DO Their Utmost
for Efficiency.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. p.-Director
General Me.idoo yesterday addressed AZ
appeal 60 railroad officers and employe'
10 do their utmost To maintain efficient
railroad service as a patriotic duty, say
ing "eyery officer and employe is just a
important factor in winning the wal
as the man in the uniform who : fight
ing in the trenches"
He promised to consider labor prob
lens Justly and fairly and at the earli'
est possible moment The names of four
members of board 90 investigate the
brothcrhoods' request for more pay prob
ably will be announced to-day.
AZ the capitol, the railroad problem
was the subject Of hearings before the
interstate commerce committees of both
the Senate and the House. Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Anderson ex-
planned the purpose and effect of the
pending administration bill TO the House
chairman of the board of the Southern
committee, while Julius Kruttschnitt,
chairman of the board Of the Southern
Pacific, continued his testimony before
the Senate committee on the difficulties
Of railroads under private management.
The appeal of the director general TO
railroad officers and employees, which will
be posted within few days at every
railroad station, shop and roundhouse in
.he country, is as follows;
"The government of the United States
having assumed possession and control
If the railroads for the period of the
present war with Germany, il becomes
more than ever obligatory upon every Of
icer and employe of the railroads TO ap
'ly himself with unreserved energy and
loyalty TO his work.
"The supreme interests of the nation
ave compelled the drafting of a great
rmy of our best young men and sending
hem TO the bloody fields of France TO
ght for the lives and liberties of those
Fho stay at home. The sacrifices we are
xacting of these noble American boys |
all to us who stay at home with an ir |
esistible appeal to support them with
ur most unselfish labor and effort in the |
'ork we must do at home if our armies |
re TO save America from the serious
angers that confront her. Upon the rail
Dads rests grave responsibility for the
lccess of the war. The railroads cannot
e efficiently operated without the whole
earted and loyal support of everyone in
he service from the highest to the low
It.
II earnestly appeal to you to apply
ourselves with new devotion and energy
} your work, to keep trains moving on
hedple time and to meet the demands
pom the transportation lines so that our
ldiers and sailors may want for moth
& which will enable them to fight the
lemy to a standstill and win a glorious
ctory for united America.
Every railroad officer and employe is 4
Nv in effect in the service of the United
ates, and every officer and employe is 5
st as important factor in winning the [
ar as the men in uniform who are fight I
g in the trenches. |e
81 am giving careful consideration to t
e problems of railroad employees, and a
cry effort viii be made to deal with d
ese problems justly and fairly and at 0
e earliest possible moment. There b
ould be q new incentive to everyone in n
lroad service while under government n
.ection to acguit himself with honor t
d credit to himself and to the coun- \
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