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Show Objects to Editorial ; In Standard on Railroad Strike Editor Standard In regard to your editorial which appeared in lost evening's eve-ning's issue of your paper advising the clerks to look out and not be too hosty in taking a stTike ballot. This editorial was out of order, for seeral reason First, the clerks are composed of a body of intelligent men and women, 37o strong in Ogden. They have approved of Mr. Forrester as their president and are paying him a good salary to look after their int t crests. To date we have not received anj -Tike ballots. If we should. It Will ; be because Mr. Forrester wants to find out the sentiments of the members in ic-gard to the much talked of wage controversy. Second, the clerks have la perfect right to vote for a strike if they are inclined to feel that way and reserve the same right to vole the other oth-er way as well As to the hasty part of it, let me ask you, Mr Editor, does the food hoarders and the different food producers ol the countr) coise and ask ou and me whether they can raise a price on a certain commodity? No, they set their price and you pay it and so do 1. They do not do as the railroad rail-road men and women inquire first and wait six months to get it. 'I hey make their price today and start collecting col-lecting right away. In regard to the wage controversy I here has been established in Washington Washing-ton a war labor board, ever since war has been declared to settle all wage subjects You nor I can see why it is necessary to take this wage question to congress. This war labor board tuts bet n ood enough to pass on these subjects sub-jects in the past. Why noe now? I maintain that it is time lor the workers to act one way or the other. 1 am not personally in favor of strikes; but, Mr. Editor, the workers have v,;ni ed Ions enoueh now. so what Other course have hey to pursue. In tho end if it Is a strike I do not believe in violence or destroying properly. But which ever way the workers decide I think as I said before, the different interests that control the food prices do not ask whether they are right and just when they raise their prices, they go ahead and set them The workers present their demands in a legitimate-manner legitimate-manner and then wait for months to hear the results Is this right, Mr. Editor? Uo you think the workers are not justified in taking a strike ballot? I do. I think your edidtorial was out of or-d.( or-d.( i altogether. The clerks have received re-ceived no strike ballots for today. In tb first place it takes two or three days to have them printed, and second, sec-ond, it will be another three days coming com-ing through the mails. Regardless of whether ou publish this letter or not these are my sentiment II as a good per cent of the members of our organization. Thanking you 1 remain. Very respectfully yours, CHAS. H. SCHAEFFER. Mr. Schaeffer should re-read ihe Standard's editorial, which simply dealt on the question of strike and not on the merit of the grievance or of lIuj rictu ol cixjoresyjion, |