Show BRITISH REJECT PROPOSAL By Associated Press LONDON LO DO Sept 24 The 24 The executive body bod r of ot the railway men this morning mornings s nt an ultimatum to the government rejecting a standardization offer made by- by bythe bytho the tho latter and intimating that unless unless unless un un- un- un less a favorable reply was received by noon Thursday the men would be or ordered ordered or- or dered to cease work Minister Geddes replied to the ultimatum ulti ulti- declaring that the he action of ot themen's the themen's themen's mens men's executive was unjustifiable and that in order ordel to meet their demands freight rates rate would have ha to b be advanced ad ad- probably 60 50 per cent He de declared declared de- de dared that the increased pay de demanded de- de would mean an additional permanent permanent permanent per per- manent expenditure by the railroad companies amounting to c annually as compared with the prewar expenditure |