Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-29
PRESIDENT Wants
POWER TO CON-
troll THE ROADS

II, -
Washington, Aug. 29.-In line
with his negotiations to avert the
threatened railroad strike President
Wilson appeared before Joint ses-
sion of congress this afternoon to
ask that body to enact such lesisla-
ton as is necessary to protect the
interests of the nation. He recon-
mended an enlargement of the inter-
state commerce comission with power
to deal with such situation as has
arose, also the establishment of an
eight hour day as labor basis on
all railroads and wages of all rail-
road employees to be investigated
by the interstate commerce commits
sion in connection with the fixing
of freight rates. The President
also asks for authorization to ap-
point commission to study the re-
suits of an application of the eight
hour day, which will report its find
ing to congress, which is to be en-
powered to consider the wage in
crease in connection with freight
and passenger rates.
The president further asks fed
eral law which will establish an in
dustrial board for the meditation
and investigation of controversies
such as the present, which would
have the power to prohibit all strike
or lockout activities pending an in
vestigation and publication of the re-
port.
An important suggestion made by
the president is for law which will
empower the president in case of
military necessity to take control of
the railroads and operate them for
military purposes and the requsition-
ing of train crews and officials re-
quired to run them. The president
requires the suspension of negotia
tions that would result in the COM
merce of the country being brought
to dead lock. A national calamity
in which the cities would be cut off
from food supplies.
London, Aug. 29.--Unconfirmed
reports have reached here that Ger
man and Turkish forces stationed at
Sofia have dispelled riots in the Bull
garian capital.
German Foreign Secretary Won
Jagow and under Secretary thinner
lin have resigned their posts as a
result of the declaration Of war on
the part of Roumania.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Unofficial
reports have reached here that Rou-
entrance into the war may
be counter balanced by Sweden's
Joining the Central Powers. 1t has
been understood for some time that
should change in the situation in
the Balkins occur Sweden would
strike Russia through Finland. This
will bring Norway, which is exceed
ingly pro-ally, to the point where
she will seize the opportunity to at
tack Sweden and Denmark.
London, Aug. 29.-Following the
declaration of war on Austro- Hum
gary, the Roumanian government Or
dered the invasion of Pennsylvania
Province, the majority of the inhab-
itants of which are Roumanians. The
battle is still raging for the possess
sion of the frontier. Heavy rein
of Germans have been
called into action.
London, Aug. 29.-Roumania has
declared war on Austria and fighting
has already commenced along the
frontier. Rumania's
declaration of war became known
yesterday and later in the day Ger
many handed the Roumanian minis
er his passports.
The .sRoumanian decision to enter
he War was reached at a meeting OF
he Grown council held at Buchar-
st for the last several days. King
ferdinand himself presided over the
meeting.
Already the troops of King Ferdi-
nand are seeking entry into the
plains of Pennsylvania through the
eastern Carpathians toward Kron-
;tadt, the chief city in Pennsylvania,
and in the direction of Hermann
stadt, evidently in an endeavor to
pass northward through Transyl-
vania toward the Bukowina and Ga
icia borders and to take in the rear
the Austro-Germans trying to pre-
vent the Russians from entering
hungary.
Nothing has come through to in
1icate what preparation has been
made by the Bulgarians to offset a
attack by the Roumanians
along the Danube front. or a possi-