Show Wire Chiefs Chiefs' I rR rr RI KEYE M V 5 V NI Postal stal Company Gives A lt In W Western e tern Union Still Sill S Seeks Seek eks to fo Evade C the Recommendation W WASHINGTON J June 14 I vy President Wilson Wilon has has come out flatly in support of of the national war V l labor bor boards board's decision decision de de- that that the right of of union V organization n in the big telegraph companies companie's of the country should be adhered to In a letter to Newcomb Ne Carlton Canton and Clar Clarence e Mackay l heads eads of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies respectively respectively respective respective- ly he urged d that they abide by bythe bythe bythe the decision of the war labor board in n its its' report on the threat threatened a t- t ened strike 1 of telegraphers Mackay has wired his ac acceptance to the principle involved and the president exp expects to hear from Carlton Canton Monday The text of the presidents president's letter fo fo V VV lows V June 11 V My Dear Mr Mackay My Mackay-My My attention attention atten atten- tion has been called caned to the fact that the national war labor board after a careful consideration of ot the questions at Vat Issue between the telegraph companies companies com corn panics and their their- have ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived at a decision essential points of ot which are re phrased sed as follows First have lave a right to join a union if they so desire and men discharged for joining the union should be reinstated Second the companies should not not be required to deal with the union Vor or to recognize it Li Third committees of should be recognized in presenting presenting presenting present present- ing grievances V 4 Fourth where whore employers V and arid fail to agree agre the question question ques ques- tion in dispute should be determined determined deter deter- mined by the national war labor I board cc 4 Fifth Fifth the telegraphers telegraphers' union should not initiate strikes strike or permit permit permit per per- mit members to initiate them but should hould submit all grievances to the tho national war labor board I am Informed that the representatives tives of the union are willing to accept accept ac no- this decision but that the representatives representatives representatives of the telegraph companies have not accepted it SHOULD BE SE ACCEPTED May I not say that in Tny ny Judgment Judg judg- ment It is imperatively necessary Inthe in inthe inthe the national Interest that the decision of the national war la labor lalor or board should be bo accepted by both parties to labor disputes To fall faU to accept them Is to dize the interests of the nation osy I. I seriously because it constitutes constitute a re rejection rejection rejection re- re of the Instrumentality set u uby up tip by the government Itself for tor the determination determination deter deter- of labor disputes set up wim witia the sincere desire to arrive at Justice in every case and with the express purpose of safeguarding the nation against labor difficulties during the continuation of the present war PATRIOTIC DUTY All the circumstances being taken Into consideration I do not hesitate to say It is a a. patriotic duty to cooper- cooper Continued on page 5 S. V I RI o. o S1 EQuips UI r 2 I mN IN I V IA I Armament V an and A Ammunition for VV New Units All V American America V I I By United Press WASHINGTON June 14 Two H.-Two Two complete com merican American divisions fully equipped with American made armament and ammunition are now in the fighting zone in France members of the house military committee were told by war department officials today Two other complete divisions will willbe willbe willbe be made up soon Boon V V These troops are In addition to those fighting with the French V The divisions are commanded by General Bundy Dundy and General Dullard Bullard and a complete escadrille of American airmen Is attached to each division The committee was also supplied with the latest data on production and shipment of ordnance airplanes and engines V The first shipment of twenty four A made Inch eight howitzers enough to fully equip a regiment of heavy artillery has been made and will soon be followed by others tho thu committee was told Two hundred Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty engines have been delivered red to the allies and 2000 engines to our own army and navy This Is the high water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter mark of engine production Two hundred Suiza Sulza engines for the fast fighting planes have been produced and the war department ot ot- say this eight cylinder engine Is Isnow Isnow isnow now coming into quantity production Two hundred Haviland bombing planes have been turned out thus far The Page Hanley-Page Page the other type of large larg bombing planes adopted by the tho department is not yet in production j rENT IENI NT GIVES IUNCE TO TOve ID UNION ve Moves to Stop Strike of Bt- Bt telegraphers tl from Page 1 important all m matter with ment by the use of ot th tho In- In ty lity which the government K i I therefore write to ask aska a have your earnest Is' Is matter as s In all 1111 others other lYoU will set an example to to employers employers of ot the country by cordial acquiescence |