Show SIX HOUR RAIL DAY OPPOSED Trainmen Urged to Play Ball With Employers to Aid Prosperity CHICAGO Jan 12 UP UP Rail Rail Railroad road Coordinator Joseph B. B Eastman today vigorously opposed a six hour day for railway workers urged they and play ball baU with their employers promised the governments government's active cooperation to bring back prosperity prosper prosperity ity to the men who run the nations nation's trains Eastman asked labor leaders to cease agitation for a six hour day until until and and if it if-it it becomes general throughout industry The six hour day unless it is put in at the expense of lao or will add at least to railroad expenses ex cx- he said The railroads cannot possibly stand that without harm unless an equivalent burden is put at the same time upon their competitors and I doubt whether they can stand it t without harm even then unless a like Jike burden it put upon all industry The shortened work workday workday workday day cannot be applied to the railroads railroads rail rail- roads alone without disaster Eastman said he would suggest soon to President Roosevelt and congress congress con con- gress grecs a system of dismissal compensation compensation com corn so that every railway man who loses his job through consolidation consolidation con con- projects will be paid a modified pension Eastman asiman said he did not fear tear government government gov gov- ownership of ot the railroads because of the possibility of politics and inefficiency but because the railways railways rail rail- ways might be used as a dumping ground for thousands of unneeded workers |