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Show IREA ASKS EMPLOYES TO BE OPEN MINDED EH I LADE I. PHI A. March 23. Samuel Sam-uel Rea. president of the Pennsylvania railroad Tuesday issued an appeal to officers and employes of the company for co-operation in reducing the cost of service and for open mlndedncss toward the company's policy respecting respect-ing wages. We have come to the necessity of reducing wafres." said the statement ' Drastic economies have been made in every other va) Working forces have been reduced more than 7 0,000 men. There Is only one way left to keep our expenses within our Income "You have been asked to send rey-resentatlves rey-resentatlves to meet the general manager man-ager to discuss what are just am! reasonable reas-onable wages in tho light of present conditions. All I want to ask of you is one thing: Be open-mlnfUd. "We have no intention or desire to reduce wages to unfair levels. Th 13 no conspiracy to disrupt your national na-tional organizations. "We have succeeded In the past by working together with mutual good will and co-operation. In that wa alone can we succeed now." |