Show The WorlliweHicrn War New York 24 ThejTPbrM prints the following MILWAUKEE November 23 To the editor of the World hit L have to say in answer to your inquiries by telegraphthat I cannot possibly pos-sibly tell how long the existing and inexcusable inex-cusable railroad war may last It has been begun because we refused to submit to what we deemed Tery unreasonable demands and after we had offered to leave all pointa in dispute to arbitrators It augurs badly for the future of railroad property in this country if great corporations corpo-rations are to act in this manner After submitting without retaliation for some weeks to unprovoked hostility wa are now simply trying to defend ourselves Signed ALEX MITCHELL president CH and St P railway Chicago 21 Manager Cable of the Bock Island road this evening said there was nothing new in the passenger and freight war between this city end point northwest He stated as his opinion thai the war would be protracted He declined to say anything in reply to the card of Alexander Mitchellpre3ident of the Chicago Chi-cago Milwaukee and St Paul roadpub li bed this morning but intimated that he might have something to say on that head within a day or two w |