. The National Civic Federation review . If it had not been for thediscipline secured throughyears of organization by thebrotherhoods the strikewould have been nation-wide instead of being con-fined to a number of indus-trial centers. For more than a year therailroad employes had ap-pealed time and again to theRailroad Administration forincreases of wages thatwonld meet the continuedadvance in the cost of thenecessaries of life. Butmonth after month passedwithout an answer to the ap-peal from the Railroad Ad-ministration. The situationbecame similar to a law suitin court. The Railroad Ad-minis
. The National Civic Federation review . If it had not been for thediscipline secured throughyears of organization by thebrotherhoods the strikewould have been nation-wide instead of being con-fined to a number of indus-trial centers. For more than a year therailroad employes had ap-pealed time and again to theRailroad Administration forincreases of wages thatwonld meet the continuedadvance in the cost of thenecessaries of life. Butmonth after month passedwithout an answer to the ap-peal from the Railroad Ad-ministration. The situationbecame similar to a law suitin court. The Railroad Ad-ministration used its effortsin putting off from monthto month any decision as towage increases. While ad-mitting that the demandsfor more money were just,the idea seemed to be todrift along until after therailroads had been turnedover to the owners. When it is known that therailroad employes up to 1917never had received anything near a proper wagescale, and that the additions then received wereinadequate, it cannot be wondered why demands.
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