Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-16
Underwood Fully Indorses
Recent Approual of
Presidents S olicy BY
Judge LoOeH.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.

Especial TO Tho TimeS-D Dispatch.
CHICAGO, ILL. October i5.--Iu an
authorized interview given out here
to-day. L. ID. Underwood, president of
the Erie Railroad. declared uncuuivo-
cally in favor oc the recollection OF
President Wilson. Mr. Underwood said
he fully indorscd the recent approval
o: the Presidents policies hy Judge
samuel I."vett chairman ot the board
Of the Union Pacific Ra!lroa1.
II agree with all Judge I.ovet; stat
ed. and possibly the interview eau end
With that" said Mr.. Underwood, who
is one OF the countrys big railroad
chiefs
Acce'linS To a request to "po on Mr..
Underwood clucidatcd his reasons for
thinking. that the administration of
President Wilson has. on the whole.
been successful and worthy OF fur
ther trial"
For many years, he said. the
Dem moc:aiic party was one OF oppo-
Si'ion. devoted to destructive attack
ANA barren Of constructive suggestion.
Hungry tur office. impatient OF author,
ity. il constituted Il force that seemed
tried I" go forward
or us expected fonr years or fu,ili,y
In place az which its accomplishments
ana actions have surprised it's adver-
sarios. The President has achieved t!.
seemingly Impossible.
PLAYED NO Politics
IN RAILROAD NEGOTIATIONS
As IN tho statement that President
Wilson played politics in the railroad
negotiations f"r an ciGht-hour day by
the hr"ihcrhoods in Washington. Eoncc
stated and now rea;iirrn. that my opin-
ION is ne Us.i his best iudymcn, in
doing as he did. M one, could iairly
accuse him Of playing politics. and.
while my views did not correspond with
his. conc-de that his motives were
honest. He aid not carry ihc burden
Of the railroads or the claims OF the
hro'herhoods as his load. lie carried
that ot TIL. people uf the United States
The misrepresentation of the brother
hoods. w hich he mStook fo. truth
moved him 10 action. His eminent
fairness is shown in the personel OF
the commission that is to study the
working OF the experiment, and his
appointment of the committee on ma
tional defense, which, with but on.
exception. could not he improved on"
When asked his opinion or the eight
! hour law. Mr. Underwood said: What
nattcrs how / or any one else feels?
The eight hour law is past discussion
The Republican party, as we'll as the
Democratic PARTY. advocate il. Whether
We like il or not. it's here TO he lived
mp to so long as il is the law OF the
land"
How about Wilson and business?''
he was asked. els it true that YOU. in
common with other men In control or
large interests in The United states
feel that those interests have been op-
pressed by the present administration.
ana tina; its defeat and the SUCCESS OF
the Republican party is the one chance
Tor prosperity ~ get solidly on its
feet?"
To the frsI question he answered.
No to III. second: 81 am not carried
away by the statements and promises
that any Political party in the outs
may ma Hc. Let us remember the story
of Little Red Riding Hood. and the
Alsop fable about the dog that drop
ped Il piece Of meat to jump into the
water after it's shadow