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Show IGOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE RETAILERS K i. lira - L Labor Leaders Issue PI Statement on Wage "j Demands. I PROPOSITION JUST a No Desire to Impress f Public by Violence. 3 WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Leaders of S I the fifteen railroad organisations United today 'n :i definite assertion tii i' "i im . Ii it desire inl L i ' had none, tn imnre:-s upon the public b violence or i. ihrr-,t, 'their pro m posal thai thr railroad.- na? lonalizod 3 miner "tri-partue control." I lir-r-iarinff that the regueate of thr' I men that M- :r.u is 1- reduced i.r : . . Ui i d v.. is , -nil- troni f the question of the further disposition I H of the railroad problem, tho leaders' Heaid that if President Wilson and con-fl con-fl gress could not meet this request the 1 men would ' have to try to find another solution." K While the labor leaders did not ntc-n-tlon tho president's address to eon-1 m pres- r-1 1 i ii v. j id,. Lronrral : l ' r thai 'in n -tat. men! resulted from his warning to thr labor world thai slnkcs would only make present condi-IT condi-IT 1 U(n worse ami thai those who BOUghl ! h to i mpi. ti . - or o r d only "preparing thr ir own destruc-1i"n destruc-1i"n " No Violence or Threats. 1 "To prevent any misunderstanding I cai ss to the policy of the organized rail-. o?d employes." said the statement, I we unite in a defmilp assertion that 4 ha .. no desire ; md have had n -m-B ' to ln rr upon tin public, bv violence or by threat, our proposal that the ' , ' railroads be nationalized under trill tri-ll partite control. Si i TW0 fJlMm, 'lv separate considera-F considera-F i Hons now confront the people, the! J requirements of the railroad era-, U f !hyeS and the Sims J'1" (prnbodvin I the railway employes' plan for n-nr-f gani.atlon of the railroads). jj I "In the mat tor of wages we have suhm,i.,., an eminently just proposi-K.tion proposi-K.tion p have said thai ( are to ceniinur- i o live as Americans should . Jive and are to rpTe for our famtHes ss American families should be cared j I.1. lf' Pr"f"' muvl bf' restrained f ,lT ,our v-''" creased laon fair- tnilnded man, and every Intelligent s.JH-usewur., will reeognize the ,. , I iJn of ,hi- '-test. if congre'afl l nnri the pr. l,. in , ,,lir,ot ,, ,., ljs r. I JUesl- 11 -"II ' livint- .piesni.n and E ;"ha11 have (,, )r ,,, ,in( anotiier solution. Control of Railroads, j ThJs. however, bears in no way up-I up-I on our sponsorship of the Sims' bill Ktafi hld f Ur f'onvlrl1on that the I Jl oad eraP'oyes are in no mood to I SnWn ,hr,m'"r finally to the auto-I auto-I trTic control of financial dictators I ut m proposing the eliminal ion of Zfp5ial ar"l the tri partite directorate, o have not purpose of Intimidation appeal to the statesmanship of H "JInprica and to the common sms- .,f J cr !;;in manhood and womardiood 1 I e all are voters and unless our de- 0crary in government is a failure our J tfri(lCrwCy ln mfl"'ry nerd not be. T believe j the native ability . r Z kTu!' Whai we ask i Americanization of the railroads." u-, r Opposes Plan I ii HlK(,T0S' Au- .-Senator itchcock. JJemocrat, Nebraska, an- I tlh;it ll" v.as op,.o,.d i ,l I an of the railroad brotherhoods for t llrKaniZaUon of th(i railroads. Re- ! ing to an inquiry from brotherhood I ials, n Nebraska. Senator Hitch-ft Hitch-ft 'i11 m opinion- congress would not csop justified in enacting surd radical I legislation without a mandate from the people. The railroad organizations organiza-tions have raised a very large question ques-tion one that should not be passed upon by congress without becoming the issue of a general election. I am opposed lo (he bill ' |