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Show IMF" IH l EOT May Be Several Months Before Be-fore Railroad Workers Find Where They Are At WASHINGTON, April 21. The possibility pos-sibility of several months delay in the settlement of the wage demands of the 2,000,000 railroad workers developed devel-oped today during discussions. E. T. Whiter, chairman of tho wage commission of the Association of Railway Executives, said considerable consider-able time would be required for tho place before the board and that an swers to questlonaire sent out by hia association could not be obtained under un-der three months. L. E. Shepperd, president of the conductors' brotherhood, declared that since the dispute had been pending 16 months, tho roads had had time in which to gather all necessary information. informa-tion. Declaring that the roads could delay settlement of the dispute' by 12 i uiuuiiia, ii. ji, jLuiiu, vitL'-jirusiuenL of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Train-men, said every month delay meant the saving of millions of dollars by the roads. He warned, however, that further .delay in settling the wage question would add to the unrest among the railroad workers . Chairman Barton declared that the board would expedite matters as quickly as possible and that the hoar-lings hoar-lings would continue for the present uninterruptedly. |