The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-02
ORDER
AWAITING news
MEASURE |SLAW
No Hitch in Program Is Ap-
parent
FREIGHT AGAIN MOVING
Railroads Abandon Embargo
With Peace Near,

With Peace Near,
WASHINGTON, Sept Just as
| soon as the house bill, unameuded, be-
comes a law, the strike order will be
recalled" A. h Garretson. spokesman
for the brothcrhoods, reiterated today.
| Heads OF the four brotherhoods antlcl-
| patng the passage OF the bill. have
! code messages to local union officials
ready revoking the strike order.
House Bill Satisfactory.
That was all Mr.. Garretson would
, say regarding the probable time OF call
ing of the strike. This was the first
official statement showing that tho
house bill was wholly satisfactory 10
the brotherhoodS. From other sources
came the persistent reports that an ar.
rangemeut might be perfected whereby
the strike would be called off officially
before President Wilson actually az
fixes his signature to the bill
Amendments Mean Delay.
Any amendment TO the house bill in
the senate would throw all the nego-
tlations IN the indefinite stage and with
that in mind, administration leaders
said every effort as the debate i'll the
senate progressed was to insure passage
| OF the house bill in its original form.
Senate to Vote Today.
The bill will be passed without hitch
by the senate today, according 10 ap-
pearanoes. The senate met today with
an agreement 10 vote not later than
o'clock II was the belief Of administra-
tion leaders that the Adamson bill as IL
passed the house will be accepted by
the senate without change thus avoid
ing a conference TO reconcile differ
ences in the house.
To Be Rushed to Wilson.
As soon as the perfected bill finally
IS passed, a special messenger will car
~ IT to the summer White House at
Shadow hwn So the president may
sign II at once, and end the menace OF
general paralysis Of the countrys
transportation lines at 7 o'clock Mon
day morning
Roads Revoke Embargoes
Railroads OF the country abandoned
preparations for war and reverted to
those for peace From all over the
country railroad heads announced that
embargocs placed on shipments as
war measure were revoked At trans
portatlon ccnterS. however tailraad eN--
ecutlycs are quoted as saying that there
IS every indication that II the strike
had come as expected, enough brother
hood Wen would have refused to walk
out to make it possible for the roads to
maintain service.
III Shafroth Urges Changes
II The first amendment proposed today
came from Senator Shafroth. democrat.
He proposed 10 fix Senator Under
woods amendment empowering the in
tcrState commerce commission TO make
wage schedules so that no employ,
would be compelled TO work for the
/ rate prescribed
II Must Provide for Future.
III Senator Hardwiok. democrat, d.clar-
ing congress is being held up BY the
I railroad employees, spoke Tor the adop-
/ tion OF the Underwood amendment.
We will not measure up To what i,
| required of us" he said, unless we no,
/ only bridge over this crisis but also
provide that there never can arise again
IN this country an opportunity for any
man or set OF men. railroad managers
or workers. to seize this government,
by the throat as is now being done II
We do not do this for one will feel
that VIC have made sorry trade az
well as a sorry spectacle OF ourselves
/ Proposes Penalty.
Senator Thomas also proposed an
amendment to make It a misdemeanor
for any person 10 delay or obstruct the
operation OF trains punishable by fine
a OF not more than $500 or imprisonment
u for not more than one year or both.
Petfidious fesee
- Senator Husting insisted that con.
en greSs should do something TO prevent
II. the country'S being confronted with the
i same crisis again as soCn as the pro.
ed posed investigating committee ha,
n. made its report
n, Senator Stirling of South Dakota op.
ye RpoSed the bill declaring that he would
Il not submit to congress being "dra
e. eooned" The pending legislation, he
N. characterized as a piece OF periidiou-
At peace
n, House TO Cooperate.
When the house convened democrats
leader, had arranged a program to in
sure final disposition Of the eight.
raj hour railroad bill by ,onigh, u thu
hr senate acts
,aS Owen Favots Bill
IN Senator Owen contcndcd the eoniro.
he ,ersy I, not the only railroad problem