Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-29
One Who Forced AdamSon
Law Through Can't
Give Information.
SENDS OUT NOTICE
TO THIS EFFECT
Officials Are Beginning to
See They Must Pay for
Their Haste.

Special TO The World.
AIgW YORK. oct. 2s.--Warren S.
~ lvonc. grand chief engineer Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and one Of the four men
chiefly responsible for driving the
Adamson law through congress under
threat of a nationwide ue-up of the
railroads. has made formal admission,
over the grand seal of the brother
hood, to all its officers and members
that he is mot in position to give any
definite information about the Adam
sen law because we do not know yet
Just what the law means" He made
this admission in circular repro
duccd herewith addressed to the Of
ficers and members of all divisions
and TO the chairmen and secretary
treasurers of all general committees
of adjustment" The circular was
dated at Cleveland, Ohio, October 10,
1910. IL was signed by Mr.. Stone as
grand chief engineer and by Assistant
Grand Chiefs Cadle Wills, Burgess,
Kennedy, Corrigan. Griffing and
Montgomery
I'VE are receiving d number of let
ters requesting definite Information
regarding the application of the
Adamson eight-hour day" says the
circular. but we are not In position.
to give any definite information on
this subject. because we do not know
yet just what the law means. We are,
however, from time to time furnishing
the general chairmen with such infor-
nation as In obtainable in the mat
tor"
Hughes Pointed out.
'Tha dow hafnra Mr. Stnpa ani his
colleagues signed this circular Charles
T.. Hughes discussed the Adamson law
in Il speech at Newark, \. j. 'Ha5ty
legislation is likely to carry with II
unwelcome surprises" he said. III
eight hours is to be a measure oil
standard of days work for the pur-
pose OF reckoning the compensation TO
be paid, how are those men left wnu
complete the prescribed number of
miles in less than eight hours? Have
they any assurance, If they are to be
paid under this bill on basis OF
hours, that they will be paid on a
basis of miles when they work less
than eight hours? And how will =
rigid eight-hour basis of pay affect
present guarantees? There is much
food for thought in this legislation
not only on the part OF those ro'
whom 1t does not provide, but also on
refers"
II is apparent from the statement
of the circular sent out by Mr.. Ston.
and his colleagues that they are be
ginning to do some of the thinkirc
about the Adamson law which Mr.
Hayhes suggested that they do in his
Newark speech. And they are find
ing that the law is not so clear as
It might be. They are beginning IL
pay one OF the penalties for haste.
But there is one man who affects
to know just what the Adamson law
means, and inasmuch rs II was his
surrender to the threat of a strike
by the brotherhoods that drove the
bin through congress, he certainly
ought to know all about it and es-
pecially what 1t mems He is Presi'
dent Wilson. Time and again since
he 81 gned the bill with four gold pens
and gave one to each brothernoOu
chief as sacred souvenir he has pro
claimed in public his satisfaction with
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