Show WAGE CUT MAY C BIG RAIL RAILWAY CHICAGO GO Feb cb A 19 19 A situation which radical men say may way result in astrike a astrike astrike strike of ra railroad employees on railroads in various parts of tho the country has developed developed de do- as a result of a general movement movement move move- ment on the part of tb the railroads to reduce re rc- re- re reduce duce duee the Iho wages of all aU classes of opera opera- tives In every cry part of the country officials ala i of unious unions comprising railroad employees have been notified b by the railroads that thata a general reduction of wages and revision sion siou of working agreements must bo be rondo made bv liv March arch 1 The fhe unions arc are determined determined de dc- de- de termine that no DO reductions shall be made and the tho union officials arc preparing pre pro paring parin to res resist st every c attempt to reduce reduce re re- duce the thc present scale In Iu t time Iho o west the situation js most threatening on the Chicago Great West Vest Vestear Western ern ear railroads ra railroad now in tho the hands of receivers receivers re appointed by the federal courts Reduction Notice Served President A. A B. B Stickney an and Charles Charlls II F. F F Smith receivers of the tho road des xe yes yesterday served notice on 14 W. W J. J Trost Chicago Chi cago eago business agent of the tho Switchmen's 9 union that the tile road demands a reduction tion in iu wages and aud asked for a joint eon con conference ference to he be h held ld in St. St Paul on March 9 Tho The engineers firemen sY switchmen and conductors on tho the road have o a agreed recd to resist tho the demand for a reduction and aud Sil say that unless tho the road recedes from rom its position they will strike It is is more than likely that the of the unions comprising the employees em em- plo ces on the Great Western estern railroad will wm demand that time the m wage e dispute be bo l s submitted J to the tho courts as provided province h b by the Er n a act t in the case of railroads in of receivers 1 I The road also proposes to make a radical radical radiI radi radi- cal revision joll jn in the present working conditions conditions conditions con con- I of its union employees Switchmen Switch Switch- men Inca no now are working under an In a agree agree- ree- ree which provides for u a minimum working day dav of ten hours The road proposes to change o the minimum to five hours a day The rule general wage wago committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will bold a n conference in Cleveland Cle next week for the purpose of taking some somo action relative to the threatened wage reduction Members of tho time com committee mitt eo have asked asker for a large attendance of 01 members member from unions unious in all an parts of the country |