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ERIE PRESIDENT
ENDORSES WILSON
F. d. Underwood Says President
Dealt Fairly With Railroads
Both Political Parties Advocating
Eight-Hour Law.

Chicago, Oct 15.-In an authoriZ-s
ed interview given out here today,F.
D. Underwood, president of the Erie
Railroad, declared unequivocally in
favor of the reelection of President
Wilson. Mr.. Underwood said he full
ly Endorsed the recent approval of
the Presidents policies by Judge
Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the
board of the Union PACIFIC Railroad
81 agree with all Judge LOvett'
can end with that" said Mr.. Under
big railroad chiefs.
Acceding to a request to "gO on, "
Mr.. Underwood elucidated his rea-
sons for saying"that the administra-s
ton of President Wilson has, on the
whole, been successful and worthy OF
further trial"
For many years." he said, the
Democratic party was one of oppo-
sition, devoted to destructive attack
and barren of constructive sugges-
ton. Hungry for office, impatient of
authority, it constituted a force that
seemed certain to go to pieces when
ever it tried to go forward.
With its accession to power some
of US expected four years OF futility.
in place of which its accomplish
ments and actions have surprised its
adversaries. The Presidec has
achieved the seemingly impossible.
las to the statement that Presi-
dent Wilson played politics in the
railroad negotiations for an eight
hour day by the brotherhoods in
Washington, | once stated, and now
reaffirm, that my opinion is he used
his best judgment m doing as he did.
No one could fairly accuse him OF
playing politics, and while my views
did not correspond with his, l con-
cede that his motives were honest.
He did not carry the burden OF the
railroads or the claims of the broth
erhoods as his load He carried that
of the people of the United States.
The Misrepresentation OF the broth
erhoods, which he mistCok for truth,
moved him to action. His eminent
fairness is shown in the personnel OF
the commission that is to study the
working of the experiment, and his
appointment of the Committee on
National Defense, which, with but
one exception, could not be improved
on"
When asked his opinion of the
Eight-Hour law Mr. Underwood said
What matters how | or anyone else
feels? The Eight-Hour law is past
discussion. The Republican party, AS
we'll as the Democratic party, advo-
cate it. Whether we like it or not,
it's here, to be lived up to so long
as it is the law OF the land. :"
hrc
ness?" he was asked.
prosperity is here" he replied.
1T must depend for its continuance
largely on our courage, initiative and
enterprise, and not on politicians or
political parties.
There can be no honest denial of
the fact that many of the so-called
Wilson laws have stabilized business.
The Federal Reserve act is one. The
Rural Credits act is another. The
passage of the Child's Labor act was
a humane, Intelligent thing. 1t wait
ed many years, and it was Demo
cratic administration that put it into
effect.
"According to the Republican at
tack" Mr.. Underwood was remind
ed, The complaint against President
w llSOn seems " Dt DttSSN vi TIC ie1S'
that he has changed his mind at
times"
I'm my opinion the fight against
President Wilson has no larger as
pect than a greatly unpatriotic clam
or of the outs for the possession OF
the things now in the hands of the
ms
"a great man has said that it is
unwise to swap horses in the middle
of the stream Changing executives
every four years is well enough
alone.'