Show l 5 r RAIL All TI r I IN iS N EEL Momentous Strike Question Is Js Before Convention at Detroit By Associated Press DETROIT Sept 8 8 Whether Whether there then tv I 1 be declared a strike which It Is h 1 s Ca med ed would tie up all rail trans trans- 10 Uon Jn In n this country and Canada w i be decided at the convention o otha of 01 the tha International United Brotherhood ot of Maintenance of Way ay an and Shop Laborers wh which was to open ope n here re today Rith from 2000 to delegates delegate s representing It is stated main main- ten nce of ot way and shop workers th the theco then i co n is ready to consider action ac- ac Uon tion on the strike vote canvassed last week ek which stood for nr and against the proposed strike should wage demands of ot the brotherhood be denied Director General of ot Railroads s sW W D D. limes Hines is expected to ad- ad the men during the conven conven- lion The brotherhood also asks a ne new working agreement which with th the wage dem demands has been laid before the Itlie director general Officials of ot th the organization have expressed the vie view hat an agreement satisfactory to th the themen men roen may be reached It is claimed 25 p per r cent of ot the maintenance mam- mam penance of ot way and shop workers rep rep- lr r receive less than a it An increase in wages of ot 1 pc per pcr da day per penman man is a demanded |