Show I STRIKE THREAT lATE RAISE AlREADY GIVEN BT Dr rT Washington ton No Nov 17 17 Yesterdays Yesterday's order Increasing wages s of ot railroad telegraphers raphers and other would I havo have been held up It developed dC t today lla If Director General McAdoo hil had re received received re- re the tho St St. Louis Terminal Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- roa road telegram threatening a strike before he signed signet the order Mr lr McAdoo yesterday received recel a telegram from the tho telegraphers train I dispatchers and certain other o of or the terminal railroad a association of or ori I i St. St Louis and affiliated lines Informing Informing Inform Inform- that th they would ing him y stop work at 7 o'clock Monday morning unless ho he made an award asard on the railroad mens men's complaint for Cor higher wages be before before before be- be fore that time The rho telegram ram arrived several se hours after tho the award had been made and Issued Mr Ir McAdoo oo said sahl tO today a In making malting public a COP copy of or his reply In answer to the telegram Mr McAdoo Ic sadi If It the decision had not th thus s been ma made mado o before your our threat of or a strike was received the thc order would have been withheld until this threat had been eliminated You must understand nl that the United States government cannot bo be Intimidated and that It is highly highl Improper Improper improper Im Im- im- im proper to attempt to do so |