The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
CALF F0RN|ANS
BITTER OVER
FILING OF SUIT
Western Commercial Repre-
sentatives Vainly Seek OPP
portunity to Appeal to
President for Hearing.
DECIDE TO OPPOSE
FEDERAL ACTION
Golden State Legislature to
Be Asked to Take Steps
for Support of Defense
of Road.
By International News Service.

BY International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1l.-While
the western commercial representatives
were today vainly seeking an opportu~
nifty tosappeal to President Wilson for
hearing, Attorney General McRey
noIds had his suit to dissolve the Cen
trail Pacific from the Southern Pacific
filed at Salt Lake City.
Immediately on the telegraphic news
of the filing Of the suit. printed copies
of the complaint were available at the
department Of justice, showing that
the suit has been ready for filing for
several days.
The immediate answer to the western
| commercial delegation was declara-
| tion OF war on the department of JUS
tice. After conference, the delcga
| tion agreed upon programme Of op"
position to the proposed dissolution, IN
volving concerted action by the west
ern commercial and state organizations.
Urge Intervention.
Telegraphic appeals were made 10
every commercial organization IN Ore
gon and California urging intervention
in the dissolution suit In the interest
of the shippers and general public.
Further efforts will be made to have
tho state Of California intervene
through its railroad commission and
Attorney General Webb. 1t was also
determined to appeal to the next Cali
fornia legislature to take steps for the
continuation and support of the de-
fe1ise to be inaugurated against the
dissolution suit.
At a conference tonight between the
California delegates and President A IL.
Averil the traffic attorney; Joseph N
Teal of the Portland chamber OF COM
merce, j. z. Lind OF Salem. Ore; A. N
Wilson of Portland, II. 3. Bagey OF
EIlllsboro and State Senator l. N Day
OF Portland the course agreed upon by
the California representatives was ap-
proved by the Oregon men and an ore
gon campaign Will be carried on along
the same lines ss'in California. Joseph
n. Teal was selected by the oregon
delegatIo to guide the fight,
The Oregon commercial representatives
arrived too late to attend yesterdays
hearing, but Immediately fell In with the
plans of the Califorpians when they
heard what had transpired'
Call on President
Early this morning Congressman Know
land and Kahn called at the White house
TO request that President Wilson give
the California commercial representa-
tlves a hearing. Secretary Tumuty prom
ised to take the matter up with tho presi-
dent and requested the congressman to
telephone at 3 o'clock this afternoon
At o'clock Congressman knowland
telephoned the White house and was told
that Secretary Tumulty had ieft Tor the
DAY At o'clock Secretary Tnmulty
teiephoned Knowland that he had been
una bic TO see the president -
Never mind" said KDowland, inc
suit has already beon flled. IL Is evi-
dent that this was no news 70 SecrotarS
TumUty.
bv an intimation from the department. Of
histice after the hearing Yesterday that
The California railroad cu<rmission was
10 blame for the tangle which led TO
The dissolution proceedings. Those who
were present at the hearing state that
no intimation OF this sort was made py
the attorney general. nut IN some WaS II
was conveyed to the press associations
and sent over the wires.
Delegates Angry.
The abrupt flins of the suit follow.
Ing the conference OF yesterday aroused
the lighting spirit of the California dele
ga ton.
''If this were white slave case, where
personal and official pull were eNcr-
fcoutinued ON Page ThreA.)
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