Show H Will T TAKE AK V VOTE T O N NT STRIKE T IK Industrial Peace on U. U S. S Railroads Railroads Railroads Rail Rail- roads Hinges on Result of Referendum By Press WASHINGTON Aug 27 Railroad Railroad I throughout the tho United States will begin voting immediately on whether they will accept the wage proposals proposals proposals pro pro- made by President Wilson and Director General Hines or go out on strike to enforce their demands for tor a general advance in pay I On the outcome of the balloting hinges industrial peace on the government government government govern govern- ment controlled railroads If the i decide to accede to President Wilsons Wilson's decision that there I shall be no general wage advance until until until un un- un- un til the government shows what can be bedone bedone bedone done to control the rising cost of ot living living liv liv- liv-I liv ing sufficient time to effect some change in the price levels probably I will elapse before other unions press their demands for more money What hat action the government may be expected to take in the event of a vote by the to strike to-strike strike for an immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate increase in wages which President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson has said would have pres-I pres a disastrous effect on efforts to brin bring down price prices has not been disclosed If indeed it ie has been considered I brin WILL HEAR DEMANDS Indicative of the determination of I Director General Hines and the railroad railroad rail rail- i road administration to deal fairly with all classes of or the director general instructed the board of railway railway rail rail- I Iwa wa way wages to consider promptly IY any i demands that might be made and to I report port recommendations for correcting any inequalities found to exist though general advances for any class will not be made until it has been proved that the present level of prices is perma perma- nent In that case both the president and Mr limes Hines have given assurances that railroad workers would receive early readjustment of their wages The taking of a strike vote ordinarily requires about three weeks In the present instance however It Is believed believed believed be be- the vote may be completed earlier as instructions were given by bythe bythe bythe the international officers to the unions to summon meetings If necessary and to telegraph the result of the ballot ballot- ing DEBATE GROWS BITTER Announcing that they had refused the proposal of the tho director general the committee of representing the made public a letter sent to the varl various us locals calling for tor a strike vote The committee was In session several hours debate becoming bitter at times it was said the more of the members demanding a strike to compel more money In the letter however was seen a suggestion that tha some of the committee were inclined to give the government a chance to make good in the campaign against high prices Asking very serious consideration of the question the committee told the unions that any additional general in increase increase increase in- in crease in the wages of railroad em em- virtually all of whom have made or will make demands for tor more mova money would include the and they were told not to forget torget that a astrIke astrike astrike strike now meant that the were striking alone to force torce an Increase in increase increase In- In crease for the entire railroad Strike benefits it was said would not be paid beyond the limit of funds now available |