New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

an investigation by the Interstate
Commerce commission. The Cham
Der OF Commerce resolution was sen
to President Wilson. He ignored il
1t was presented in congress. Chair
man Adamson of the house commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Com
mcrce is a close political friend ant
supporter of President Wilson Or
July II Mr.. Adamson arose in hi.
place and explained that he was op
posed to the Chamber Of Commerce
resolution because he and Mr.. Mann
the republican leader, had invcsti-
gated to see whether there would be
any strike. 81 will not say where we
went" he added, but We were as
sured by the representatives of the
employees that there would be M
walkout and they did not mean TO
stop the Wheels Mr. Mann prompt
ly denied that he had talked with
representatives of the employees
The strike vote was actually being
taken; and Yet representatives az
the administration and leaders OF
the brotherhoods continued to give
out statements that they were conf
dent that there would be- no strike.
The spokesman of the administra-
l.
that was in them The spokesman
of the brothcrhonds said they were
sure there would d be no strike because
the railways would yield
ii. \. Wheeler chairman OF the
railroad committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce of the United States,
finally sent direct to President Will
son a long telegram pressing upon
him the seriousness Of the situation
and urging action on the Chamber Of
Commerce resolution. This, appar-
emily, was received at the White
House in the same cool spirit as all
other Representations from the
Chamber of Commerce on the sub
ject.
Finally, the strike vote was fin
ished. 1t was to be presented to the
railways in New York on the morn
ing OF August 8. Two days before,
on the evening of August Q, the
brotherhoods held public meeting
in New York at which they were
addressed by some more or less dis
tinguished speakers. But the most
marked success OF the evening was
a speech by Dudley Field Malone.
And who is MIR. Malone? Well
good people, he was the personal
representative OF President Wilson
at the Inauguration of the president
of Cuba and, by President Wilson's
the port of New York, Mr.. Malone
also advocated the eght-hour day de
mand of the brothcrhoods. When
Malone's speech was read by rail
way officers there was considerable
CONSERVATION among them Did he
express the views of the adminstra-
ton: The railway officers made one
answer then which was crcditablc
to the rectitude and fairness OF Pres
idcnt Wilson. They don't answer the
same way now.
The next day was August T. On
that day a man in Washington who
is usually well informed regarding
what is going on behind the scenes
III that city wrote a remarkable let
ter to a prominent business man in
New York-rcmarkabie because OF
the accuracy with which il forecast
subsequent developments. a copy of
this letter was handed to us on Au-
gust 8, and We kept it to see ho~
good a prophet the writer OF it was.
We quote from this letter as follows
81 believe there is an understand
ing between Gompers, head oi the
American Federation OF Labor. and
the Administration, that this strike
which is threatened will not hurt the
a administration. | am further given
to understand that Gompers has as
'ured the president that an opportu-
nifty viii be given him 70 make capi
tal out of the difficulty. This is to
De done in this way: The men are to
eject all compromise offers by the
they are to look aSkauCe
IN the mediation offered by the
BOARD of mediation and control (cou-
,iliation), thus giving the president
| chance to intervene personally and
BRING both sides to the White House.
The proposition which he will submit
viii in all probability be accepted by
he Cabor) leaders, thus putting the
,nus of rejection of his services on
he railroad men (officers). Ii
is appointed under 'hese
circumstances it is easy to sec how
I will not be entirely friendly to the
airoads."
Now. then. was the man who wrote
hat letter a prophet? He certainly
vas U Gompers is supporting Vii
on FOR reelection. and has beeu in
lose touch with both the White
Fouse and the labor brotherhocds.
p The men did reject all offers
made by the railways. (3O They did
look askance" at mediation and re-
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