The Detroit times., 1916-12-05
WILSON ASKS
CONGRESS TO END
RAILWAY CRISIS


! Crowds thronged the capitol. how
/ ever, and hours before the session
was scheduled 20 convene. AL Sal.
lery entrances were besiged by
men and women endsavoring 70
work their way pas. the guards
Admission was hy card OILY.
There were no staggering national
Z defense regulations. such az festur-
ed the Presidents message a year
ago
The president made it very plain
tha- ls would not approve = law
providing for compulsory srbitrs.
zion
To pass law which prevented
Or gor5s le The individual workman
,o ieave his work without receiving
The approval of society before so do
ing would se % Introduce new
r. 1c.rle in.o our Jurisprudence
0fSr. Take 10. We sre not prepared
-C introduce. Do said But the
proposal thst The operation az the
rs.lroad~ % the country shall not De
stopped or interrupted by The con
'erted action Of organized bodies OF
men until a public vestigsuon
sball have oeer instituted which
-N6li make he Whole question AZ
i-sGs plain Tor the iudgr.en Of the
nation d, NOT 10 propose any such
principle
Turning "a The subiect O. foreign
commerce TIE res dent urged I'M.
uediao, enactment oi legislation
permitting combination o' American
business firms Ter cooperative Ac-
ron 10 torsiga trade vithou, laying
hem s,vas lao' 20 prosecution un.
ae- fhe antitrust avs
He also urged psssaee o. amend
mers fa 'he organic Az OF Porto
1.o0 srarr rrng a greater measure OF
-elf government
Although ooth branches o. con
srazs are see,hlns over The high
cost os living problem and interest
in this has oyerstado0 all pro.
posed ec'.ou. me president made no
reference 20 tt TO-DAY EN is rece.v.
ing reports from different executive
epartupurs however. n an effort
'o devise -se bes possible plan for
.s-hinE soaring prices
D. H believed he president VIII
fithar deliver special message on
.1. question later or tske .t ap per
.onaly a-h the house and senate
leader. when p.aa he deemed fes
e.. .ss been found
80 serious does The president re-
Esra tae high co+r % living ques-
toa has. he Ess determined % seep
lt raf ,t porics II possible He Is
rnte-s God 3 .eei that Republicans
ANA Democrats are equally Interest
q soll'io1 q ~ clm-ul', and
K.u make no EFFORT 20 put thru a
nrtt measure
ta grE.EE tse t-o0ot.on % yoca-
eua and edlcat.ona. legislation
fe a-e-ateu
At me lsst session o. congre-s
I tas rs-se4 b. tne senate vhlch
provide f7r -a- promotion ~ yoca-
.cual and ~d4strial education
ua.e- 81. " via. Importance 20 he
whole country ,causa d. concerns
matter. 700 arg neglected. upon
aa tr- thoro Industrial prepara
-u cf tte co1l ~ Tor the criuca.
years Of economic d4Velopm men' i'm
lfdiet-iy ahea5 of Is in very large
measure depen1s lie said
Nay Z got uIye "a early and fsY-
-ra5le cons ideraticn BY The house %
preventative ard rs early enact.
ant into laH ~ contains plans
vl.ch affect all Interests and All
farts ~ tae country and ] am sure
t there rs ro legislation now
arl.a- before -re congress whose
passage tta country awaits Nth
sore .Eafsll app oval or great.
% Importance see a great and
aer rahis fa.ne et I'D the wsy %
te.uz done.
Eleven Bale sl3 resolutions seek
ug ~ check The soaring prices u
'.od by .opplfs shipments 70 Eu-
rspe reducing parcel post rates on
fc.ods'uEs Or co1'rou.ng cold ztn--
aee were introduced IN The house,
Monday
President samuel Gompers and
ronlu uli'tea % tn American Faders
loa of labor allied on President