Show RAILWAYS UNITE IN REDUCING W WAGES AfES Threatened General Movement Arouses to Defensive Defensive Defensive De De- De- De Measures Chicago Feb 18 NearlY Nearly a n score of or orthe United States the big railroads of or tho the organized employee to their have asked accept a 0 reduction In wages The Tho demand de demand domand do- do s to be bea bea ben the employs mand Is believed by cd bele of a gigantic movement all al a forerunner 0 n along the line to cut wages lne Twelve of ot tho the big Southeastern lines including the tho Southern the tue Louisville and Ohio and Nashville and tho the Mobile Mobie have asked for tor reduction and asked d da The Buffalo a cut of ot 10 per cent for tor two months In the event that It I was vas refused that the agreement b between tween and nd eD would bo DO the tho company company I refused to employee The Tho abro abrogated grant the reduction and the agreement will be bo annulled March 1 wi Tho The Chicago annuled Great Western has also called caned a meeting of or employee Representatives Representatives- of all 01 the tho trainmen have hove been called call call- called of ot the Southern railway caled cal cal- ed to meet President Finley In WashIngton Wash Wash- ington Friday to talk over a cut Inthe in inthe the wage scale A secret circular was received In Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago today giving these facts What hat little wn was learned of the circular lat lar was that the tho trainmen would resist whatever reductions nn any It required 14 1 months during the greatest I prosperity to secure what wo we now flow receive the circular states Now the roads after only two months of hard times ask us to give up what wo were wore conceded We will wi resist to the bitter end |