Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-21
Chiefs of big -Four" Con
fer with President and
Attorney General.
ADAMSON PREPARES
OTHER LEGISLATION
President Finishes Message to- Com
2rcSS. in Which lie Recommends En-
Iargement |. c. {. and Compulsory
Investigation Proposed Strikes.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Heads of The
railroad employees brotherhoods, lie
| termined that the Adamson eight
hour law shall not be broken down
conferred today with President vii.
son, Acknowledgement Gregory and
their legislative representatives, de-
clared their purpose to aid the govern
ment in every way in fighting iniunc-
ton suits against the law, and made
further plans for perfecting working
agreement with their allies, the rail
road men of the American Federation
Of Labor.
When the government attorneys, G..
Carroll Todd assistant to attorney
general Assistant Attorney General
Underwood and Frank Hagerman ap-
pear in the federal district court at
Kansas City next Thursday to oppose
the Union Pacific and Atchison, To
pcka & Santa Fee suits against the
Adamson law, they will be thanked by
representatives of the brotherhoods.
hood heads Themselves will be there.
night for Kansas City.
itSlucHt AtlitLiiCtcS MeSSHpS.
After receiving the brotherhood
heads and Congressman Adamson, au-
thor Of the eight-hour law, President
Wilson virtually completed his mess
age to congress in which he will rec
ommend the completion of the railway
legislation outlined by him at the last,
session. These recommendation in
clude provisions for the enlargement
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, and for compulsory investigation
IF proposed strikes. This latter propo-
5ition is bitterly opposed by the
brotherhood leaders.
Railroad executives figured only in
in today's activities.
Their representative appeared before
he congressional committee and
earned that their spokesman would
,e heard first on the railroad problem
on Thursday. Brotherhood |
representatives may appear later but |
70 far have not indicated formally ,
heir intention to do so.
President Wilson told committee
# the Evansville, Indiana chamber of !
ommercc, who called during the day
o tell him that there would be Mid
lie states conference on the railroad !
ituation in their city early in Deem
er, that he hoped there would be
imilar discussions of the problem in
ther sections of the United States,
nd that he wished all business men
would ivestigate the quetion in an
predetermined way.
Consider Strike Later, Says Stone.
After their 15-minute conference
nth the president, the brotherhoods
,ould admit only that they had con-
ratulated the president on his re-elec-
ion: Warren S. Stone, head of the
ngineers, declared it is too early to
ak of a strike in the event of the
.damson law being declared uncon-
5ltutional. eve can tell that better
tier" he said.
Representative Adamson went over
18th the president plans for railroad
'gislation, and later declared he had
bill for additional Legislation to meet
lie situation, which he would intro
uce early in the session.
The brotherhood heads, tho uncom-
unlcative and mysterious, appeared
ell pleased with the situation tonight.
hey were apparently elated over their
Xix with the president, and with the
respect of addressing the Federation
alegates in Baltimore tomorrow.