Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-08-04 | Page 1 | Railway Strike Spreads

LI LJ cJ L I J lI LJ LJ lI LJ w Y r 1 r I lr RN Of Y I rRt of Six Big Bi g Railroad Brotherhoods Brotherhood Ask sk the Immediate e granting Granting of High Pa Pay y WASHINGTON Aug 4 Of Of- Of ls of the six big railway ni ions ns t told ld Id President Wilson o q day da a Eney ey could not approve i is plan for the settlement of ailway wage problems and asked for the immediate granting f ft increases averaging approximately I i iely 25 per cent which were il demanded last January IThe The brotherhood demands are retroactive to January 1 1919 md nd include a hour four week week Wiek overtime and 20 cents an anh h hour ur increase in wages The railroad administration was asked to grant the workers hearing and fco to make a definite reply im im- mediately ASHINGTON Aug 4 All 4 All l y railroad officials official now in n Washington Washington were asked by Hines to meet with lim at noon today for a con- con rence on the high cost of ot living elides Besides the chiefs of ot the engineers t inch indi railway trainmen who already re lave lav made demands for tor increased rages cages to meet high living costs It was the heads of ot the other two and the organizations of ot oth h and clerks would attend he meeting Thus a a majority of the railroad workers would be EXPLAIN PLAN fir Dir nines Hines expected to explain his Ian lan t to have congress create a com- com on to go Into all phases of ot rall- rall oa Qa-d Qa d wages This plan was proposed oc congress last week by the pre president ident j rA rAs chairman of the committee ap- ap i by Attorney General Palmers Palmer's i pence rence on means to reduce the cost cost Mr Hines limes is In close touch under consideration to bring b boUt t a normal level of prices and rethe re- re the distress' distress of the average citi- citi en It was said today that the JI I r jeneral devoted the whole of Suna Sun- Sun a Jp p p. p considering the cost of livIng rs gem em going over many suggestions lail ade ie by Assistant Secretary Leffinge e j and Commissioner Colver the hep he two members of ot the committee I report rt to the conference will be adt morrow at t the toe second meeting 1 members and other officials l. together by 1 Mr Ir Palmer and rec- rec are expected to be soon to President Wilson