Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-10-21
HAYS SAYS MAIL
MUST BE MOVED
Maps Out Program for Service
During Rail Strike.
MAY USE TRUCKS AND PLANES
Federal Government Has Fifty Air.
planes and 10000 Army Trucks q
Misunderstanding Officials
Work to Forestall Waikout.


Washington, Oct. 1S.-The govern
ment, through its various departments,
worked feverishly to forestall the gem
eral strike that railroad workers have
authorized their leaders to call for
october 80. Chief among the days
developments We're:
/. The public group of the railroad
labor board conferred with Attorney
General Daugherty for more than an
hour. The conferees declined to COM
ment on the meeting, further than to
Say the situation was discussed gen
orally"
2. Possible changes to existing laws
to meet the possible strike emer-i
gency were discussed by the public
group with Senator Cummins, chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mittee.
3. Postmaster General Hays, in a
statement, declared that if the strike
comes, 'there will be action. The
mails will be moved" 4
4. The public group conferred prac-
ltically all afternoon with the inter-
state commerce commission in an eff
fort to decide upon some plan that
may precent the strike
5. Chairman Barton of the pubiicJ
!group and Chairman McChord of thel
commission later met with the Presi-
dent at the White House, to acquaintl
him with the nature of their deliber-l
ationS.
Trusts Public Sentiment.
! 6. Cabinet officers in close touchI
with the situation declare the admin
Sistration will "count on public senti-I
,ment rather than any positive meas
lures, to bring about a peaceful settle
Ement'
! z. Shipping board announces that
lit can turn over % oil-burning yes
Isels day for ten days, in event their
fuse is needed.
Postmaster General Hays assurance
THAT "the mails will move was madel
with characteristic energy, as he set
lin motion the machinery of -prepared-l
ness that will enable his department.
to function in case of emergency.
He began by calling into conferences
his department chiefs, and for hoursI
they discussed the strike Develop
nents, with particular reference to the
transportation arm of the post office
Service
Mr.. Hays expressed himself as con-
sfident that "the parties to the strike
controversy will not permit develop
,ments which will interfere with gov
eminent service" and added:
''But a time may come for action,
he said. 81 sincerely trust that it will
not If it does, there will be actions
The mails will be moved"
Z Has Fifty Airpanes.
And to the end that the mails shall
move, the postmaster general and his
assistants surveyed the entire situa-i
tion, and by night had plan of ops
eration laid down that anticipated the
most remote contingency that may
arise if the strike materializes.
The department has fifty airplanesl
ready for immediate service, and Isl
lin a position to call on the govern
lment for additional equipment of this
kind. Establishment of air mail lines
,of long and short distances is possi-l
bile at a moments notice, it was stat-
led. The department also has 4,500
Imotortrucks scattered over the coun-
try, which is but a fraction of thisl
type Of transportation which the gov-
ernment can transfer to the post Of
flee department without delay. The
War and Agricultural departments be-
tween them have more than 100000
army trucks in service or storage.