The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
Conditional Acceptance of
Presidents G Q mpromise
Offer Urged Over Coun-
try.
RAIL SERVICE IN -
WEST BE RESTORED
Justice Department Officials
Claim Results Are Already
Being Shown in High Cost
Fight.

Washington, Aug. 2s-Industrial
peace in the United States depends on
results the government can show dur
ing the next ninety days in its cam
paign to reduce the cost of living. This
is the time limit tacitly set today by
the executive council of railroad shop
crafts in suggesting to locals through :
out the country that the president's
comprt siise offer to their wage de-
mands be accepted. pending the out
come of efforts to lower prices.
Washington. Aug. 2S.-Belief that
definite progress is being made in the
governments campaign against the
high cost OF living is expected by At
torney General Palmer in announcing
last night that the department Of jus
.ice is meeting with success in OBJ
tanning from shoe manufacturers
promises as to fixing a maximum
price on shoes.
With reports to the department in
dicating that slight downward trend
In prices already has set in. although
IL is not yet sufficient to be reflected
in purchases on the retail market. Mr..
Palmer declared that given a fair
chance. efforts OF the government to
squeeze the initiation out OF prices
soon viii show substantial results.
Expressing satisfaction with the suc4
cess so far attained. the attorney gem
eral said he believes culminative re-
gress of amendments to the food con-
troll law providing criminal penalties
for profiteers and hoarders.
Effcrts of retail merchants to stim-
ulate buying by predicting higher
prices next season on clothing and
other non-perishable articles were con-
demned by Mr.. Palmer. who warned
the public not to be stampeded by this
propaganda into a buying hysteria."
Extensive purchasing now. he said.
would make such predictions come
true.
Was'1rgton. Aug. 2S.-Director Gen.
eral Hines tonight served notice on
public officers, railroad officers and
employees and citizens generally of
California. Arizona and Nevada" that
the railroad administration would un-
dertake to restore full railroad SER
vice i'm those states Saturday and that
all strikers who don't return to work
will find their. places filled. Hines
said that anyone who interferes with
or impedes the use of the railroad
property would be dealt with for hav-
ing committed an offense against the
United States. The four brotherhood
chiefs announced that they would as
sist operating the lines.
Hines also sent kilograms to gov
ernors of California. Arizona and Ne
vada. and TO the mayors of the prin-
cipal cities of those states asking their
cooperation in maintaining traffic and |
preventing any interference with the
movement of trains.
Chicago. Aug. 2s.--Expectation that
1Io. 600 building trades workmen would |
return ., work today was dissipated by |
the announcement of the carpenters
district council that the men had voted
10 reject the 90 cents an hour offered |
by the employers. to remain firm TOT I
sf a., hour. Efforts of federal media
tors and Mayor Thompson were De
lieved to have brought about a settle
nvnt until announcement OF the vote