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Show RADICALS MAKING TROUBLE The interstate commerce commission commis-sion and the railroad labor board are investigating the subject of railroad repairs and wages in shops. Heads of the machinists' union tmd radical labor leaders are making feevere accusations against railroad 'managers about repair policies. When the railroads were returned I to private operation there was an abnormal ab-normal percentage of cars and loco-knotives loco-knotives in bad order requiring repairs. re-pairs. ' The excess of bad order equipment ' was beyond Uhe capacity of the railway rail-way shops and the railway labor engaged en-gaged in the repair of cars had declined de-clined in efficiency and output. These abnormal conditions required abnor-' abnor-' nial remedies to meet them. It was a matter of time and econ-.omy econ-.omy to utilize all the facilities of the equipment concerns of the country for these repairs. The railroads were forced to get heavy work in repairs and construction construc-tion done by shops aside from their own. When railroads and their employees em-ployees are working hard to secure-fullest secure-fullest co-operation is a p,oor time for radicals to interfere. |