Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-09-05
HINES WARNS THE
STRIKING RAIL men
Tells Them to Run the Trains or
the u. S. viii.
LEADERS, PLEA TO WORKERS
Tell Them to. Accept Wilson's Offer
and Give Him Chance to Re-
duce the High Cost of
Living.

lie officers, railroad officers, and en-
ployees and citizens generally in Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada, that the
| railroad administration would under
take to restore full railroad service in
those states on and after seven o'clock
next Saturday morning.
All striking employees who do not
return to work by that time will find
their places filled.
Any one who interferes with or i'm
pedes the use of railroad property, Mr..
Hines said, would be dealt with for
having committed an offense against
the United States.
This action, coming after the an
nouncement by the four brotherhood
chiefs that they would assist the rail-
road administration in operating the
lines. if the illegal strike was not ter
minated, is the most drastic ever
taken by the government in a labor
controversy.
Mr.. Hines, IL addition, sent tele-
grams to the governors of California,
Nevada and Arizona and to the mayors
of principal cities in those states ask
ing cooperation in maintaining traf-
fic and in preventing interference with
the movement of trains.
Accept Offer, Chiefs Advise.
Washington, Aug. 29-Acceptance
wage increase pending the outcome Of
the governments efforts to reduce the
cost of living was advised by the exec
utive council of the railway shop
unions In a letter sent to all union
locals.
with Samuel Gompers. president, and
other members of the executive COM
mittee of the American Federation Of
Labor. Their letter said if there was
to be strike every class of railway
employees should be willing to join in
the movement.
Advise United Action.
IF the federated shop trades strike
now" the letter said, "they carry the
full burden Of securing the same gen.
cru IllCiedSc lbI lllt 10 per Cclll VI
the railroad employees who have not
yet decided what action they propose
to take. We do not believe that we
should allow ourselves to be placed in
that position.
''In our opinion the next 80 days will
bring the entire situation to a head,
and if a strike is TO take place every
class of railroad employees should be
willing TO join in the movement. share
their full measure of responsibility
and not leave the issue to be decided by
% per cent of the railroad employees
represented by the federated trades.
'It is our honest Judgment that a
fatal mistake would be made by our
members TO assume the responsibility
of tying up the railroads at this time
when the president is evidently doing
all possible to reduce the high cost of
living.
at is but fair TO assume that the
president will have the loyal support
of a majority of the American public
i'm his effort to procure this much
needed relief We would, no doubt,
be charged with obstructing his eff
forts.
"It should be understood, however,
that if the government fails TO effect a
substantial reduction in the cost of liv-
ing within reasonable time we re-
serve the right to put the strike vote
into effect"
Put Limit on Coast Strike.
Saturday morning has been set as
the time limit by which all striking
railroad employees on the Pacific coast
bo hrofhor-