PREPARING FOR A STRIKE.
RAILWAYMEN WANT 8-HOrrt, , DAY. PRESIDENT STEPS W. ; (Australian aud N.Z. Cable Assoclatlbai WASHINGTON, August 29. A secret mandate issued to railwaynw ordered a strike of 400,000 employees o» September 4. President Wilson appealed to the men to rescind the order, and th» replied that it was beyond recall, Th. President will ask Congress to legist - for an eight-hour day, arbitration ana other points. ' r- 1 • The managers of the railways protest' that they are unable to bear the expiate' of an eight-hour day, as proposed bylfr Wilson to settle the strike. «
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 207, 30 August 1916, Page 6
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95PREPARING FOR A STRIKE. Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 207, 30 August 1916, Page 6
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