Show I That Railroad Dispute I I Salt Lake August 17 1916 Editor of The Telegram As we view the railroad situation now It Is very clear that the railroad brotherhoods are arc doing overy everything thing possible to avoid a strike President Wilson is taking the only fair method that of making a nation wide eight- eight hour day It Is against the law to work a man longer than eight hours on any government work and most of the government work worle is easy If It the brotherhoods can get the hour eight-hour day with time time and and a half halt for overtime attached as a penalty for working them more than eight hours they will have accomplished a great deal of good not only for themselves but in making it safer for the travelIng traveling travelIng travel travel- ing public The men refuse arbitration because It has always been Impossible to get a fair fairand and Impartial arbitration corn com I Any agreement with the men can be broken but when it is Incorporated incorporated in a law it will have to be respected One set of men with whom we came In contact told toli us that the man at atthe atthe atthe the head of their concern would not sign a contract but that he gave his word and always kept It So we told them to stay with that man until he broke his word But a law with a penalty attached is far ahead of ot any agreement The men have had an agreement to have two brakemen on passenger trains of more than five cars In length which Is the only safeway safe safeway safeway way but there being no penalty at attached attached at- at the agreement I is broken re re- re More on this subject later H. H E. E Chairman O. O R R. C C. B. B of ot R. R T. T B. B of at L. L E. E B. B of ot L. L F. F E.- E. |