The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-08

work and again recoEniz" the authority
Of their own organ .zatlon. the who"
matter must be at n StandStll.
when federal control If tho rail-
roads began the railroad administrator
accepted existing agreements between
tho shopmcn's organization and the SCI
cral railroad companies. and by 9Grct-
ncnt machinery was created for hand
ling the grievances of the Sh"pm"n'7
organization Of all the railways.
whether they had heretofore had the
benefits OF definite agreements or not,
There can be no question. therefore, Of
lthc readiness of the government Ia deal
In a spirit of fairness and by regular
met hods with any matters the mon may
bring to their attention.
concerned and very careful Consid-
Grafton is being given by the entire
government TO IN" question Of reducing
the high cost Of living. | need hardly
point ont how intimately and directly
this matter affects every individual III
the nation. and if transportation is III
tGrIuptcd. it will be Impossible" To solve
il. This is n time when every employ"
Of tie railways should help to make ~"
processes Of transportation NOR" cnS%
and economical. rather than less. ard
employees who arc on strike arc DELHI
crately delaying n settlement Of their
wage problems and of their STANDARD ~
living. They should promptly return 10
work and | hope that you VIII urE" upon
trcir representatives IN" INN NdiatC ne
ccSsity for their d"nG SO.
CORDIALLY and sincerely yours.
(Signcd) "WOODROW WILSON"
With tho railroad shorm"n's strike
growing moro aCut" hourly. Director
General Hincs conferred with President
Wilson late today. as I" tn" r"SSlbilit"
Of Immediate settlement without re-
course to congress.
Dircctor-ticncrnl Hines went into
conference with President Wilson TO-
EardinE tho Shopm"n'S s,rlk" about
o'clock. for the second Vino. il WAS IN
dcrstocI. that n statement would hc
madr either by IN" president ar Mr..
Hines after the conference.
Upon leaving the president. Mr.. Hines
sent n hurried call for Director Of OpCr-
ations Tyler. of tho railroad adnllnlStra-
tion and two other officials. ana held
n lengthy secret meeting nj tn" oNrcu-
tive offices. Participants at the second
conference made known that tho strk"
or Shopmcn had spread TO the n"in'
whore so. oon men w"r" out and tho pos
sihility Of a railroad ti"-up was imm!n-
cut.
The entire subject Of methods Of s"t-
Element. with particular stress on tn"
solution that could no effected without
waiting for congressional action was
considered
Hines to Jewell.
Director General Hines notified the
unions Immediately that tn" railroad ad'
miniStratiCn was ready To tax" up the
question AS soon "a the employees re-
turn Ia work" In n letter TO H. NJ
Jewell acting president OF tho Railway
En-, yes department Of tho American
FEDERATION Of Labor Mr.. Hines said:
" enclose a letter which l have just
received from the president relative to
the wage matter 1t Is obvious that II IL
Of the highest Importance. not only IN
the interest of the public, but In the In
trrr:t Of the employees themselves. that
they shall Immediately return to work
The situation having been clarified by
tho definite indication that Congress docs
not wish to Jake action in the premises
the RAILROAD administration stands rcndy
to take up the wage question on It's
merits with the duly accredited interna-