Show I Looks Like Strike Says Rail Official ST. ST PAUL Minn 1 Aug 19 Louis 19 Louis Hill 1 president of the Great Northern I railway and perhaps the strongest op opponent opponent opponent op- op of the hour eight-hour day among the railroad presidents left tonight with Edward Pennington president of I the Soo Line for Washington in re response response response re- re I to President Wilsons Wilson's sum sum- mons Goons It looks like a strike Pennington said at the train We Ve have given in time and again Now we must call a halt President Wilson on simply gave In Into Into into to the demands of the brotherhoods then asks us to bear the financial brunt of the decision We wont You Youcan Youcan Youcan can say that We e think we know more about running our railroads than do the politicians in Washington said Hill True the government runs one rail- rail road oad And without any winter conditions conditions condi- condi ions to meet without any mountains to o tunnel 1 or hills to climb this Panama railroad of the government gets four times imes the rate we get for hauling frel freight ht The hour eight-hour day means receivership Railroads In the hands of ot re receivers receivers receivers re- re dont don't pay dividends Hence we could not commend the proposal It takes capital to develop this great northwest We Ve want to develop develop develop de de- de- de this empire But we cannot do doit doit dot it t in receivership Hill and Pennington left In Penningtons' Penningtons Penningtons' Penningtons Penning Penning- tons' tons private car penning penning-I |