New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

,,o White House. il is said. they viii
have something very definite TO say
"a The President about the status OF
IN, Adamson law and their own pros
meets of getting what the Law was IN
tended to give them, providing tne
SUPREME Court marks II on tne
etatlte books. ~ this connection tne
attitude of the brotherhoods was out
lined in this way:
Th, brotherhoods did not seek the
Presidents Intervention. IN the hrst
p'ace He took the matter out OF
Their hands. az well as out Of the
rail Dads hands. Now they are pre-
rared 10 tell him. it is declared. that,
ii he Adamson law fails. 1t is up 70
him to make good or the brotherhoods
will be forced to the same action they
tn estcned several months age.
Chairman Newiands declared tonight
that Congress may proceed with legis-
lation carrying out the unfinished part
Of President Wilson's strike preven-
ton" programme without waiting for
the report Of the joint Congressional
commission.
The unfinished part Of this pro-
gramme is the plan for compulsory in
vestigation of labor disputes affecting
interstate carriers, the provision sm-
towering the President TO use the mill
tary to operate the railroads should
public necessity demand. and the in
vestigation 20 determine If the carriers
are entitled to an advance in freight
rates az the result of the advance IN
wages occasioned by the so-called
eight-hour bill.
Newlands Favors Programme
81 favored carrying out the entire
programme recommended by the Pres
dent before we adjourned in Septen
her" Mr. Newlands said. 81 think II
was well rounded out and fair to all
concerned. / favored strongly the com
pulsory investigation OF disputes PROV
sion. | do not mean compulsory arDl-
lration. but compulsory investigation
during q period in which the men would
be prevented from striking while an
impartial body representing the wnoie
people could look into the dispute, ana
at the conclusion of its work give the
results to the public.
"Tren the power to strike wouid
still lie with the men if their demands
should not be granted, but the pubic
would at least nave the facts. ana
would know whether TO support the
men in the contentious. Also, / tninS
the President should have been EN-
covered to operate the railroads oy
the military in the event of public
nee. ssity. The other unfinished plank
in the Presidents programme, thar
providing for an Investigation to de.
iermine if the carriers we're entitled
to an increase in freight rates 10 COM
pcnsate them for the advance IN wages
provided in the eight-nour law, should
also have been made law. Also. an
amendment to the bill should have
been adopted making it misdemeanol
TO impede a train in interstate com
merce. cannot understand why =
should be more of an offense TO delay
the mails than food when delaying OF
fooa.laden freight train might resu'!
i'm starvation" -
Government officials interested IN
the Adamson law fight expect that the
first of the injunction suits will come
70 the Supreme Court in very short
time. 1t is considered likely that when
the Santa Fe and perhaps the Union
Pacific cases are argued before DIS
trict Court Judge John c. Pollock IN
kansas City on Thursday the court
will not delay its opinion, and that
either side will Immediately appeal TO
the Supreme Court.
Officials here believe that the case
is far-reaching not only in its bearing
upon the railroad labor controversy
but also because il involves the power
of Congress 10 iegislate wages. 1t is
known that the President himself has
been deeply interested in this phase
of the litigation, and if the law ~
declared constitutional the railroads
will consider il precedent upon which
to base a fight for Interstate Com