Evening star., 1916-09-29
Telegram From Mr.. Wheeler.

Then followed a telegram, dated Au-
gust 4. from Mr.. Wheeler to Senator
Newlands as follows:
Action Of Senate committee at meet
ing today great disappointment IL
resolution tabled because committee be-
lieved consideration should only follow
declaration strike, vote and deadiock
next week, position might be tenaple.
"Respectfuly called to your attention
that resolution upon which hearing was
asked was passed by representatives OF
900, 900 business firms and corporations
who feel they have perfect right to ASK
for hearing upon resolution In Whcn
they are vitality interested, and would
be glad to be advised whether such
hearing is positively denied or Whether
we may expect to be advised that near
ing will be granted after reconvenil.s
of New York conference next TuesfaS
If efforts of administration In mea1-
time TO bring about adjustment OF asf-
las chairman Senate committee. can
you assure business interests OF the
country courtesy of hearing in time for
action to be taken before congress ao-
journment?"
The next document read by. Mr..
Hughes was an extract from letter
written August 6 by Mr. Wheeler TO
Senator Newlands as follows
The interstate commerce commits
sion is the only body that can make
such an inquiry with a result accept
able to the railroad employees. the ROADS
themselves and the general pubic.
Any special commission might be more
or less tinged with politics. The inter
state commerce commission is sum-
GENTLY judicial in its character ana IN
dependent in it's operations to be above
any political bias and would do the
work in a highly acceptable manner.
Matter Classed as Paramount.
eft is true that the commission is al
ready overburdened. but there is no
other subject now before 1t which
ranks in Importance so high as avert
ing a tie-up of our freight transporta-
ton, and inasmuch as a tie-up is immi-
nent it would seem justifiable to place
upon the commission the added bur-
den of gathering the proper statistics
for Congress and for the public as one
of the most important tasks that could
be delegated to it at this time"
A telegram from Mr.: Wheeler to
President Wilson, dated August IL,
was next read by Mr.. Hughes, as fol-
lows:
"Mr. President, / beg you to con-
slider at this juncture in the railroad
situation the desirability of putting
the influence of the administration be-
hind Senate joint rese.ution in its pres
ent or some modified form. Notwith-
standing the obdurate attitude OF both
sides, they cannot. without reaping
the condemnation of the whole public,
disregard the request of Congress to
withhold action until certain facts can
be ascertained which bear directly
upon the merits of the demands Of the
men or the contingent proposals of the
roads, facts which must in any event
be secured before an arbitration award
upon any part Of the differences could
properly be reached.
IF the demands of the men are just,
they will not suffer from a proper in
quiry, nor will they be irreparably tn-
jured by continuing upon the present
basis while inquiry is being made. If
the contingent proposals of the roads
are just, they will not be denied consid-
Grafton. Facts have not entered into
this controversy as bearing upon the
merits of the proposals Of either side.
The public has been compelled to form
it's opinions upon unsupported or ad-
mittedly partisan statements, wholly
contradictory.