Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-10-21
MAIL MUST co,
IS HAYS WORD
Postmaster General Maps Pro-
gram for Service During
Rail Strike.
TO USE PLANES AND TRUCKS
Government Has More Than 10000
Army Trucks Notwithstanding
ton Officials Work to Fore
stall Great WaIkout.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The govern
ment, through it's various departments,
worked feverishly to forestan the gen.
eral strike that railroad workers have
authorized their leaders to call for
October 80. Chief among the days
developments We're:
1. 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-
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. The public group conferred prac-
tically all afternoon with the inter-
state commerce commission in an eff
fort to decide upon some plan that
may prevent the strike.
5. A report of the conferences be-
tween the public. group of the railroad
labor board and the interstate COM
merce commission on the threatened
railroad strike was laid before Presi-
dent Harding. Chairman McChord of
the commission announced the confer
ences had concluded Anything re-
garding our report must come from
the President" Mr. McChord and
Chairman Barton of the labor board
said. AT the White House, it was
said there was no statement on the
strike.
6. Cabinet officers in close touch
with the situation, declare the admin
istration will "count On public senti-
ment, rather than any positive meas
ures, to bring about a peaceful settle
ment"
z. Shipping board announces that
it can turn over % oil-burning yes
sells day for ten days, in event their
use is needed.
Postmaster General Hays assurance
that "the mails will move" was made
with characteristic energy, as he set
in motion the machinery of prepared
ness that will enable his department
to function in case of emergency.
He began by calling into conference
his department chiefs, and for hours
they discussed the strike develop
ments, with particular reference to the
transportation arm Of the post Office
service.
Mr.. Hays expressed himself as con-.
fident 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 action.
The mails will be moved"
And to the end that the mails shall
move, the postmaster general and his
assistants surveyed the entire situa-
ton, and by night had plan of op-
Grafton laid down that anticipated the
most remote contingency that may
arise If the strike materializes.
The department has fifty airpIanes
ready for immediate service, and is
in a position to call on the govern
ment for additional equipment of this
kind Establishment Of air mail-lines
Of long and short distances is posi-
BILE at moments notice. it was stat
ed. The department also has $500
motOrtrucks scattered over the coun-
try, which is but fraction of this
type of transportation which the gov
eminent can transfer to the post Of
fee department without delay. The
War and Agricultural departments be-
tween them have more than 10000
army trucks in service or storage.