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Federation Of Labor. with which they
have heretofore had no relations.
Following this conference the brother.
hood leaders went to the Department
; Of Justice and were closeted one hou
with Attorney-General Gregory, the
Government officer entrusted Win tn,
3 duty Of defending the injunction suits
{. brought by the railroads to prevent the
. enforcement OF the Adamson act.
8 Participating In this conference with
the brotherhood men, besides the Attor.
: ney-General. were Assistant Attorney.
: General Underwood, q. Carroll Todd
special assistant to the Attorney-0eneral
aud Attorney Percy NJ. Cox, the depart
I. ment's expert on Interstate commerce
cases.
Mes Refuse Ia Hire Counsel.
n The purpose OF this conference appar-
,iontly was to ascertain whether or not the
g Government Intended to make a real de.
fence Of the Adamson act and take the
! I'D Of the union In the courts. Nc
e statement Was forthcoming from the lie.
9 partment OF Justice IN to just what mat.
; tiers were discussed. but presumably II
q val satisfactory to the brotherhood lead.
srs.
q They have refused to hire counsel to
represent the union men made defendants
by the railroads. but expressed approval
. OF the plans made by the Department OF
Justice for the hearing at Kansas city
OF Thursday. Messrs. Underwood and
Todd left Immediately after the confer.
ence In Washington for Kansas city
where they are TO represent the Govern.
ment In conjunction with Frank Hager-
man. the special attorney engaged for the
case Both the Union Pacific and the
Santa Fe suits are to come up there.
The appointment ut the White House
vas set for 3 as p. VI. The brotherhood
men. who seemed to know the way there
very well. arrived promptly at that hour
and were with the President abou,
twenty minutes. When they came out
they insisted the visit was merely to pay
their respects to the President and con
O~ratulate him upon his victory.
Claim They Carried Two states.
II was earned. however. that in hi.
: connection the brotherhood chief re.
ferred significantly TO the fact that the
President had carried Ohio and Califor.
mia and thereby had secured reelection
and that In these States. II was pointed
eut. the railroad men had cast u very
large vote and that this vote had
through their efforts. been very strongly
for Mr.. Wilson.
There was nj statement made at the
Whit House tonight as to Just whal
! other lines the discussion took. MOI wers
, the railroad chiefs themselves at al
communicative. Efforts to ascertain
from them whether they had expressed
hostility to the compulsory investigation
proposal or had touched on the matters
Of the injunction suits met with a fiaI
refusal on the part OF all four OF the
men to discuss their visit at all.
Great significance II attached to the
announcement that the brotherhood
7 beads will address the American Fedora
ton OF Labor convention in Baltimore
l tomorrow. Never before in the history
Of the two organizations have any of
their members met in joint session. but
their meeting In Baltimore will be the
result OF a carefully worked out agree.
ment that the two forces shall Join hands
iN working for the general betterment
o. the organized railway employees.
Chiefs Going 20 kanaa city.
From Baltimore the chiefs are going
NJ once to Kansas City. where they will
Be on hand to watch the attorneys foi
h Government defend the Adamsor
law.
Almost Immediately after the brother.
hood chiefs had left the White House
NepresentstlVe Adafnson. the author oil
the AZ Appeared passed half ar
hour with the President. The President
II 10 understood. went over the part OF
ms message devoteo 10 we railroad stu
nt.oh IN iesVrns tne Nh''e fiouse MI
Aoamso, saio ,he iresiueh' ih'ehaeu u
'ehe" every ono tne ~proposa's NJ
made last summer, This would includ.
the compulsory investigation feature
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