Show ALL 5 VAGE 4 C Retrenchment ways wags Declared by V 7 S Be Concerted I V LABOR PROPOSES TO V V V VV Government 1 S V to Act if Nel V S SS S 5 r r I. I J I P I 5 5 4 5 m 4 A. A C. C y k n It St St. agor asor of fh the HIo G ifo stated s te yesterday th tt u of l r tT 1 n n J V rules for tor the It gov fl t S a. a andr Ib Dt 1 i 5 1 t words tb o V l' l n oj fir i V and brakemen n nI F t V I will abr system Will not e t accor according to Mr 1 RJ o f V S i though that IU p f ri V will wUl by n eC f 1 4 come null nun March h u oj way said th ro- ro rohn hn hab b n. n no dc iI t 4 r In th 4 regard tO 10 th LI LO t va j r I t- t J the the- unions e n no f 4 l Jt t. decision 1 i j irV rV fK V S 55 V i f. ifO O O 1 4 fi 4 U Ur I. I V V i. 1 F Fo fowl Uj 4 declaration by President r il SamU J m V j MC or of lf t f the tho A n. n dc k AMB T f M 4 I iOk S yLa y peru m f or V La Labor bor that c t 4 c cut the wages ot I d r- r V fio r does not o. o s a V 1 r V tt ps e 1 e J i t r lea meet any apy shelL 1 pon p Cl t i. i v tr- tr z It tf learned P i j. j V cr iI bad employ wa s r tb t e atte b S 5 if by W. S S Ston 4 etta W fa ct f J or 9 r t J Vix Mr said t f o 1 SEon to ening th plated V V The V r rated s once with V s V L 4 5 L V S S 1 h c. c VV T f y tm r rn i n i sf pay V I t a f nJ line and will trill Ul have hav havea a 4 tlC strong strolls g c case so with S the tho Erdman act net urb r. Consequently Cones Conse fluently action Is detre to prevent nt the first s serious tO 1 T reduction du 1 Confer DI r. r S Tho The Tho S arbitrators under und r the tz trio act J 1 are Chairman I Knapp napp ot of of t the 1 ID Interstate I ii Commerce commission a arid and l t rr v dr er of ot Labor Lubor Neill Nelli Th-cs Th These t o m men n Wore were In the tIme White House last night This V morning In fn Mr Nellla office It was V 10 nt tl th t Ii hI ho I tt tt hV n n I V V I L I 3 week k i- i b but t h his 8 d destination tl tf and Od mission ls io could not bo be learned The statement terP nt V was made however that ho Mad hid gone 1 on matters relative to tho subject discussed dis dis- I cussed last night j V io It is Js said by the railroad d s j S that the Louisville and NiSh Nashville the Southern railway and other ro roads ds In tn Inthe V s sS S the South and Southwest are are arec considering c consider ing inS reductions at an early The employees firmly Insist that t t a will V not submit meek meekly but Jl from the start But the move mo of the railroads railroads rail rail- roads in Initiating a a. road rond V in tho the hands of tho time federal has haa complicated ted matters the men being fearful tearful of an effort to tie up upa road when whon the chance of ot a clash with Ith a federal federal federal fed fed- V eral court Is Js Involved Al i V I rn Arbitration Q President noose elt has sent senta a a. lettel letten let- let I Iler ten tel to the time Interstate Commerce commission com com- S f mission in which ho lie Indicates the th choice I of or tho the commissions commission's action with respect I to the tho reduction of or the wages was of ot railway railway rail rail- way and points out th the possibility pos pos- pos poe of serious differences V between tho the railroad companies and f Continued on no Ince Three V ALL COMBINE ON WAGE REDUCTION Continued from front Inge lIIKe One their The President continues con COIl It It is sincerely to bo be hoped hope therefore there there- tore fore that any wage age controversy ersy that may arise between the railroads and their may find a n peaceful so solution so- so lution through the m methods of ot conciliation conch concil hUlon and arbitration already provided b by jy congress which havo pr proven cn so 50 ef effective of- of durin during tho the past year To this end the thc commission should be e in a l po position po- po o h to have hate available a for an any board of or conciliation or a arbitration tb It on relevant data pertaining to such carrier carder as is may become involved ol in In industrial disputes s. s Should conciliation lon fall tan to effect a settlement and arbitration be rejected accurate Information should be avail avail- u le ible in order to de develop a properly In Informed Informed In- In D- D formed public opinion 11 n OP 01 a CUTTING niu ro nU inor IH-inor Off ICON Keep J. J Denver Feb 19 The belief that tho action of tho the Denver and Rio Grande In n giving notice of th the cancellation of or Its ts contracts with the unions In its mechanical departments Is ar iry ary to a n. general cutting of ot wages and the he making malting of or new schedules with wl the labor abor unions throughout the West ib Is partly artly confirmed today b by stock ticker telegrams from Ne New York Tori These Those reI reports re- re I ports say that the wages of more moie than r railroad In the are re to b bo be cut e. e at t an on early date t Another mystifying m move was made madey b by y the Rio Grande Grando this morning by th the posting of f a notice cancelling tho the or or- dora ders ors Issued two days ago to put their mon men on four tour hours a n. day Time The forces were verc put back on an eight hours chetI- chetI ul and a 0 number were discharged It Itis lf is understood that about 2 25 were let letout out ut at tho the Burnham shops this morn morn- Ing arid and that the thc same number numb r In i proportion pro pro- ro- ro portion will be discharged at nl each of ot the 10 other shops on rn A. A mass J of oC tine tho ruu macin- macin h- h i bus hau neon lioon caU to o thc and to hear t tire reports fromI th the he meetings meeting's h held l by tho tino various com com- yesterday a Tho The belief Is la growing dally daily that thu there tinoro theres Is s a 0 definite 4 understanding existing between all ull the western railroads In reference to existing contracts between the ic companies and antl tho the men morn and antl that the 10 first t test st Is being made on the Rio Grande Graude which will bo lie promptly Ted allowed lI by tho the other roads The report ro- ro port ort is that the roads will take talco advantage ad- ad vantage of existing conditions to abrogate abro- abro gate bate ate their theli contracts with the thc unions and nd will then Will allow the thc unions to make new ew contracts on terms torms more favorable to o the roa roads s. s It Is not b believed that th the Ulo Grande GrantIe would attempt any such Ilan Ian alone and the tho opinion As Js expressed that hat if it it was simply p. p i. i matter of cur- cur the thc officials of ot the Rio Grande Orando Woul auld not persistently refuse to offer an any nv v nD of its actions |