Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-16
PREsJpENT INFORMED he MUST
ACT TO SAVE NEW HAVEN
RAILROAD.
COMMITTEE ACCUSED OF
"FIppLlNo WHILE ROME BURNS"
President Told He 10 Only Man Who
Can Bring Elements Together =
Prompt Action Necessary TO Enable
Road TO Raise 500, 100000 oo-Presress
lin Formulating Trust Bills.

Kidding away while Rome - burning,
said Senator Weeks republican, OF
Massachusetts, today after q confer
he declared the New Haven railroad
conferees with the department Of JUS
tice were wasting time and that execu-
tive influence was required to bring
them together promptly.
1t was understood that the senator
suggested to the president that he cal
in Attorney General McReynolds
Chairman Howard Elliott, Chairman
Walsh and T. w. Gregory, special
counsel for the department Of Justice,
to bring about an agreement. The
president had a conference arranged
with the attorney general later today
and it was not supposed he would de-
termine OF his course until then.
Job For the President.
Senator Weeks pointed out what he
believed to be a serious aspect of the
situation.
The New Haven" he said, "mnst
raise atcut $100.000.000 N the next
four months to meet maturing obliga-
tions, and under present conditions
they can not. There is one man who
can bring all the elements together. He
is the president Of the United States.
Senator Weeks said he had not dis
cussed the merits Of the case Of the
road or the department Of justice. but
emphasized the necessity Of promp'
actor.
The attorney generals view Is that
the property should be disposed Of In
the next two and half years. before
the close Of the present administration,
because he thinks the responsibility 0d
dissolution Of the road sf6hld not be
LETT - another administration.
PrSSrsss On Truse 1dls.
With the revised interstate trade
commission bill completed by the house
sub committee on judiciary to the sat
isfaction of tho administration, Presi-
dent Wilson turned his attention today
to other phases Of the antitrust pro-
gram. He planned to confer with Rep
resentative Clayton, chairman OF the
judiciary committee, on q revised bill
to prohibit interlocking directorates.
Whether the new bills shall include
any provisions exempting any labor
unions from the operation OF the pro-
posed law has not been discussed by
the president, tho the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor is asking fol the ex-
emption, the president has not had the
subject called to his personal attention
and it is said to be his view that the
committee il working to trust legisla-
tion not touching on the labor phase
Of the problem.
Nc Reserve Cities Vet Named.
There is said to be no prospects Of
naming any Of the reserve cities under
the new banking act before April I.
The same statement applies to the par
sonnel Of the reserve board. President
Wilson has been informed by the
treasury department that there 10 little
likelihood Of the organization necessary
as 4 preliminary to the opening Of the
board being effected for at least an
ether two weeks.
Admiral 8owles to 30 Questioned.
Former Rear Admiral F. T. Bowles,
president Of the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing Company. Of Quincy, Mass. has
been summoned to testify Wednesday
before the senate lobby committee
about a contract c. w. DeXnight, q
Washington lawyer, claims to have
had with the company to work for tho
Panama tolls exemption.