Show HUNDREDS OF OFFERS Many Men Are Anxious to Go to Work at Once St Paul Minn April 19 President Hill has received a joint communication tion from the American Railway union and the grievance committee of the striking employees He answered that the Great Northern was always ready to hear its employees on all matters affecting their relations with the company com-pany Although neither in its address nor in its substance did the answer mention or seem to recognize the American Amer-ican Railway union the officers of the union announced themselves as in no way satisfied with it and promptly sent out notices to men along the line t come to the conference Whether the men will not return to work President Debs of the union said the officers had no authority to order the men to go out or t go to work that being decided by the men themselves Hundreds of applications from competent com-petent railroad men all over the United States have been received at the Great Northern office None of these have been accepted yet as the company expects ex-pects the strike to be shortlived All the brotherhood leaders left for their homes today |