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PAGE SIX TL SHOPMEN TAKING VOTE I bate becomit ON WAGE (QUESTION *ai(L t/u' uu * hers domain -?*_ .. - ? ii .1 in more money t>n Outroiiic <>t llalloting Hinges was seen a Industrial Pence On The thi> (.ommitt. Huilroads. the governn gooil in the Washington. Aug. "S Railroad prices, shopmen throughout the United Asking States will begin voting immediately tion"' of the on whether they will accept the wage ^olil the utii proposals made yesterday by 1'resl- general incri dent Wilson and Director General road employ" ]lilies or go out on strike to enforce have made o their demands for a general advance more money, in pay. men, and tin tin the outcome of the balloting g(>t that a st hinges industrial peace on the govern- shopmen wer moot controlled railroads. It the finn,out) shopmen decide to accede to ' President Wilson's decision that '* there shall he no general wage advance until the government shows (Continue what can he done t<> control the rising cost of living, sutticient time to effective coin effect some chance in the price level 1? fellov unions press their demands for more ployuient to money. upon and mi What action the government may und to coopt be expected to take in the event of ^overtime :t vote by the shopmen to strike for only wn immediate increase in wages tious public which President Wilson has said Ihunands itnvv would have a disastrous effect to insisted "bring down prio? has not been <1 is- "l'* peaci closed, if indeed it has been consider- country as n ed. thus eontriht Indicative of tin* determination of v,".v results v Director Ueneral Mines and the rail- '"tended to r road administration to deal fairly "There is. I with all classes of employes, the dir- by the railwa ector general instrtieted the hoard of j to he met. T railway wages to consider promptly] not enjoying any demand that might he made and that other ra to report recommendations for cor- joying becaus reefing any inequalities found to la ted upon v exist, though general advances fori wages ot otln any class will not he made, until it] based upon tl has been proved that the present level receive for oi pncos is permanent. In that case, tin pay tliej both the President and Mr. Mines work day thai have Riven assurances that railroad of the pre-wa "workers would receive early readjust- 1 am told, we meat of their wages. in the couclto The taking of a strike vote nidi- eral that the narily requires about three weeks. Riven the ad 7n the present instance, however, it hour which I is believed the vote may be complet- for will just ed earlier, as instructions were given other adjust! by the international otlicers to t?ie in the report unions to summon meetings if nee- , which ought essary and to telegraph the result of .and which wi the balloting. "Let me ad Announcing that they had refused which the g( the propositi of the director general, science take si the committee of 100 representing in wage level the shopmen, made public a letter ceptional at went to the various locals culling !'>r stances exist n strike vote. The committee was elude the i In session several hours today, do- from iv ng | 1 mam M H m If p j c a package before tf< 5c a package during th 5c a package mv< \ ^ \ I-:-rft4 \ hi il M \ v ta :j % ;cu^v.i: .jW|i \, J|| * THE LANCASTE bitter at times it was rrri llin m IITQ >re radical of the mem- rrp| |h||-? K| llri ling a strike to compel LLLiMU ULUL. . in the letter, however. I |\IP0 I A7W 0 suggestion that some ofj I IVf jl I I ee were inclined to give campaign against high TAKE A CALOTA _____ very serious considers- ... ....... ... Wonderful llowioung and Kncrs question, the committee ons that any additional ^<>u After Taking lids Pi asein the wages of rail-1 scaless Calomel Tablet. t*s, virtually all of whom' r will make demands for' , . . . , . . . ! If you have not tried Calotabs would Include the shop- have a delightful surprise awall ay were told not to for-!you. The wonderful liver-cleans rike now meant that the!aml system-purifying properties , . i calomel may now be enjoyed with e striking alone . ' 'the slightest unpleasantness. A( ..... " ... lotah at bedtime with a swallow , . water? that's all. No taste, no sa O8TPOXE8. I nor the slightest unpleasant ? fects. You wake up in tlie morn r>d from Page Two.) feeling so good that you want | laugh about it. Your liver is ch i your system is purified, your ar moii counsel. 1 appeal tite hearty. Kat what you wisl f citizens of every em- no danger. Tiu? next time you I cooperate in insisting laz>'- nervous, blue or ? couraged give your liver a thoroi iiutaining such a truce | cleansing with a Calotab. They rate also in sustaining ,so perfect that your druggist is 111 in \vh:i? I ivini..>ivii thorized to refund tlio nrlen n ours,. which (ons'cit'ii- guarantee that you will be'delight Calotabs are sold only in origir servants can pursue, sealed packages. Price thirty-! ist-ly made and passion cents. At all drug stores.?Adv. upon at tliis time nten and prosperity ot tho!H,,,t'ra,lon to any r,a,ms ,hat may Otlnnu else could, and ""??? by other classes ot ?'mpioyes If to bring about the readjustments believed to be pro, vliieh such demands are s,"'ur" partial treatment for \ who work in the ra'lway service. "Woodrow Wilson.' low ever, one claim made y shopmen wl.i- h ought TO sllo,.MKXi x Washington. Aug. - a. The pr? , " ?ani< at \antages (j,.nl ,,, his statement to the repress llway employes are en-L , . .. , tatives oi the .shopmen said: e their waegs are caleu- .... llentlcmen. i different basis. The ... .... , I request that von lav this criti m railwa) employes arc . r .. matter before the men in a ti te rule that they are to 1; , , .... ... . . light. I h? vote thev have taken v eight hours' work the I .. . . .. .. upon the question whether tl received for the longer . . . . . ., H should insist upon the wage lucre; was i lie usual standard ', , they were asking or consent to 1 r period This claim is. . . .. submission ot their claims to a n II touudeil and I concur , , , , ...... till anal, to be eonstttuted bv u ion <>t tii,. director gen- . , . legislation. 1 bat question no Ion shonmell . OtlL'llt to l>r? . .... , nas aliv 11r?* ill it. Sucli leglslat Mil ion, i rour cents an nol now in contemplation, i 1 l.i? ?'?<?Justmont Hsk?Mll(|Uost thj|t ynl| U8k men to rer, 111'"'* ate certain n,,. whole matter in view of limits. also, pointed out i |oll)lw!n>. considerations. to whirl of the director general. ' k ,h(>lr lhmiKhtfu, attention ,M l:iirn,'ss to nnde*! Americans and wliieh I hope that j will lay before them as I here st Id. also that the position t|u,ni .vernment must in con- Kcpilces Se|f-S?, rlflce. .gainst general increases| ..w? ar? ,ace faco w|th si Is while the present ?'X-iatioI1 which is more likely to nff id temporary circum- happiness and prosperity t A 1'' " oui se not I" ?>ven the life of our people than railroad administration war itM.? We h0v? now g0| to l!1 ' ,ai"et:il con in tliirik '.ess than bring our imlustr ????????? and our lalno of every kind hark t 1 normal basis after tlie* greatest i lieaval known to history and the w tei j,,-t ahead of tis may bring s er tic i111in11 h greater than the v ! '? *" lit upon u> i: we idunded or t ' I ''' I'toi e s. \n adtillrahle <pi CKtfi r'1"''*- 1,1 patriotic devot j, \>4' and of community ad,on guided a A3 inspired us while the fighting was i We shall need all thee now owl m them in .i heightened degree, if are to accomplish the first tasks peace They are more ditllcillt tli the tasks of war more complex, 1 i lie<*>ir? easjij understood and reuuire mi It# WVli intelligence patience and sohric We no i til I i/ed our mall power for I Mlghting, let us now mobilize < brain power and our consciences the reconstruction. If wi- fail, it v 'mean national disaster. Th<* prims s,'"p >s Increase product Wwl an(j facilitate transportation, so to make up for the destrii't ; wrought by the war, the terri sc arcities it created: anci so as sc as possible relieve our people of cruel burden of high prices. 1 V railways are at the center of t W whole process \fter the Profiteer. "The government has taken with all its energy the task of bri ^ ing the profiteer to hook, making [""i O * stocks of necessaries in the coun available at lowered prices, st.ijiul Jjt I ft? J a lu lion at.d 'facilitating ? * " * t'ibution and verj favorable rest are already beginning to app? 'Tliere is leason to entertain the c (ldent hope that substantial re will result and n suit in in' reas measure. A general increase in levels of wages would check : might defeat all this it it. vojr.'be. fi ni/v- Ku? h litrreases would, ijiov hly rrtlse, not lower the cost of.livi M;inn' f ' 11 ri-rs :in<l producers of cv sort wo.ld have innumerable at lion.. 1 pretexts for increasing pre ni:?I all efforts to discover and def profiteering would lip hopelessly . fused I believe that the present foils to reduce the costs of I vine lie successful, ii no new elements difficulty are thrown In the way; i I confidently count upon the men gaged in the service of the railw j to assist, not obstruct. It is in / WE more in their interest to do this tl I to Insist upon wage increases wl will undo everything the governin 157 attempts. They are good Americt along with the rest of ua and ma; R NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. am sure, bo counted on to see thej "" Jcsgjg ' tl'goes without saying that it' our J NJQHp efforts to bring the cost of living down fail, after we have had time B enough to establish either success or failure it will of course be necessary [ to accept the higher costs of living ' -m as a permanent basis of adjustment. x and railway wages should be read- SjliJpWP? justed along with the rest. All that I am now urging is that we should not he guilty of the inexcusable Inconsistency of making general inyo. creases in wages on the assumption *"' "*? ting t Itrit the present cost of living will be ? *!' . * v! line ** L uy.t 4 0I permanent at the very time that we ltnphta, Mic out are trying with great confidence to 3al- reduce the cost of living and are ablei ol to say that it is actually beginning to r?a?l? and the n le? fall. jemployes may r lug Sense ??f Insecurity. i '"K my term of to ... ' 1 " ..... , hi iinuai posses i am aware that railway employes I . ... .. * . c?r not, I shall have a sonsfe ol insecurity as to the. Ii? future of the railroads and have many; ,l1" 'h"'" n<' ()l f??' misgivings as to whether their Inter-, l'1'" '"sl *' lis- , hi i c ill believe, the: . ests will he properly sal egim riled , , ,. r | | be justified in .ue when the present lorin ol lederal con, , . i v i i . heartv cooperat au- Irol has come to an end. No doubt s a i . .i . . . . inent now in its 3 " it is in part this sense ol uncertainty ed. ... ... . . ...... .* cost of living \ . that prompts them to insist that their J ' . ,i ii.i i prejudicial to tli five wage interests he adjusted now rath, , ... . . . .. will, on the font er than under conditions wlinh thev ? . .11. >>.11 for more favori can not certair.lv foresee. Hut 1 do he relations in the not think that their uneasiness is well ground* d. 1 anticipate that leglsla- ' conl-dently 'M' tion dentin;: with the future i t tin- '1"" "l s ^ railroad will in explicit terms afford i,n<' '"lis-s. idoouate proteetiop for the interests of thi' employes nf tho roads; hut quite i no legislation inak? otlior than what they are. a great ptihlii interest, ai d it is not likely _ \]Hunt' that the president of the 1'nited /Iff/ wJ!u<!iT j States, whether in possession and con- f 'VJ guio trul to the railroads or not. will lack t,,r opportunity or persuasive tone to in- isfleii tl ii en i e i lie decision of questions aris- Mj&' ll'j ' ing between managers of Hie tail the i w " nHHHBBHBBBHH59BQnHn&flR353l the Ii I !l *4 ' ''''''''' ' ' ~ Don't Consi Price the rhc When you consider the installation of a his motor truck in your business, don't consider the purchase price of the truck alone, ( ons'der the upkeep cost as well. ,lp Determine whether in the lonu run the truck will be economical or expensive t< keep in permanent operation. Tor that is \.hat determines the real cost of a motor truck. lis ,1, Low price may he a tempting influence ir >ar the choice of a truck-but low-priced trucks ol). have too often proved to be hi^h-pricer li,.f trucks in the lon?; run. "it has been SKI t ho mmmmm ?WWirW mi ;; '! ^^TvSs'&'wi r. r _ FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919 ^???3PERUNA Entirely Free from Gave Catarrh of the Stomach ^0 . Ttrana hu positively don* for feL^Rr T> I* C me nkat aaar doctor* tailed to h|T VCPlipf do. 1 have been tlm* and again QH compelled to take to my bed for Tfr v7 day*. The first bottle of Peruna W mf% pave relief and while I alwaya HuT oU keep It In the hone* for smergRl enciee. 1 roullrr myself eatlrely fft ttr a. free froaa catarrh of the stosaaeh. irH WnrAC the trouble from which I euf" ' fered for eo Ion* before taking this remedy." adlnrra, Knplneer, O. Liquid or Tsblet Kara 17 Highland St., Qrand Sold Krcrywhera =h. Aik Yoat Dealer ailway employes. 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