Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-13
Possibility of
 Disagreement
NEW HAVEN PEACE PLAN IS IN
 DANGER.
RAILROAD MAY FIGHT
Reports to That Effect Cause Alarm Massachusetts Congressman Con suits President in the Matter.

Washington, March 1.-The deli
 cate task of "untangling'' the New
 Haven railroad system will be taken
 up at the department of justice again
 possibilities Chairman Elliott and
 counsel for the New Haven have an-
 nounced their coming, and it was ex-
 pected tonight that the conference
 would bring about final decision on some of the phases of the problem
 which have so far proved stumbling
 blocks. Since the last conference here the demands of the department have
 been laid before the New Haven board
 of directors, but no complete report
 of the boards reception of them has been received.
 Peace Plans in Danger. On the eve of the conference it be- came apparent that plans for a peace full dissolution were in danger and that
 upon tomorrow's events prol4bly de- pended whether Attorney General ! McReynolds would feel compelled to file suit under the Sherman anti trust act. The delays which the at torney general has encountered in conducting the negotiations with the New Haven and the hesitation of the roads attorneys and directors to sub init to terms of dissolution which de partment attorneys hold are not un- reasonable, were said tonight to be l largely responsible for the delicate sit uation.
 May Drop Negotiations. The announcement of Chairman FL liott in New York recently that the New Haven board had decided that it
 must submit any agreement for a dis ] solution to its stockholders was also understood to have added to the dis i satisfaction at the department Reports that the New Haven itself ] intended to drop the negotiations have 1 not officially reached the department. l MT. McReynolds has frequently told i visitors that he was keenly aware of ! the difficulties which beset the New Haven problem and of the financial but the Boston and Maine, the princi- 1 pal steam transportation system of
 which the New Haven has promised 1 to rid itself
 New EngIand's Case Stated. Alarming reports of what might be
 expected if the New Haven failed to ] agree to the terms Of the department l have been in circulation in Washing I ton ever since the meeting of the di-
 rectors of the road in New York 8 week ago. One development of today was the call at the White House of Representative Andrew J. Peters ot | Massachusetts, who talked with Pres 1 ident Wilson about the New Haven | case. MT. Peters was understood to- night to%have told the president how deeply New England is interested in
 the New Haven and its subsidiary
 properties and to have pointed out
 what might be expected if the govern
 ment and the road were unable to ar l range a peaceable settlement
 ] Wilson to Keep Hands Off.
 There was little question here to- l night, however that the president while greatly interested in a settle
 ment of the problem out of court, vii keep his hands off and let Mir. Mickey
 holds handle the situation. It Is vel known in Washington that he adopted i exactly this course recently when the i attorney general decided to file a bil under the Sherman act to separate tho Southern Pacific and the Central Pa cffic railroads
 In some quarters tonight it is point ed out that New Haven officials are
 well aware that failure to get together | with the departmental justice migh lead to unpleasant financial circum-
 stances, involving not only the BostoI
 and Maine. but the New Haven itself