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Show indications are that thia will be the "bis; showdown" between capital and labor. Should the railroads succeed In fore-Ina fore-Ina a reduction, it Is believed It will be followed by reductions in nearly every craft. Should the railroad--employes maintain a successful stand, other unfcni are expected to -aland fast afraintU a cut In wap;es. Denial of charges which union leaders lead-ers Included in a message to President Presi-dent Wilson wre made in a wire the railroad chief sent to Wilson last nlRht. The national working- agreements, the wire said, shou'd be abolished and would mean a saving of half a billion dollars to railroads. It denounced statements of union I leader as 'llumb plan" propaganda and gross misrepresentation. CAPITAL, LABOn LI IIP III IP CHICAGO. Feb. I. (United Preset Battle llnea between capital and union labor were drawn tight bar today. to-day. raced by the request of the railroad owner for abrogation of national agreement and wag reductions, rail union leaders today put the finishing touches to the answer they wis) present pre-sent tomorrow before th United Htatea . railroad labor board. I B'. M. Jewell, prealdent of the railroad rail-road shopmen's union and spokesman for the rail labor unions, will give labor's la-bor's answer to capital. Thong tha matter at atake Is only between railroad owners and employee. |