Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
F. D, Underwood Chief Ey-
eCutiye of the Erie, Gives
Out Emphatic Interview
Favorable to Wilson,
ACHIEVEMENTS REMOVE
DlSTRUST OF DEMOCRATS
Asserts That Great Things
Have Been Accomplished
Endorsement Of Admins
tration Unconditional
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Isrrc,A1 oHFAreu 30 aoes,no Journal
Chicago oct lG.a In an authorized
interview given out here today T. y.
Underwood, president of the Erie rail
road, declared uncqulvocally In favor.
OF the rc-elecuon of President Wilson.
MIR. Underwood said ne fully endorsed
the recent approval of the presidents
policies by Judge samuel l.. Iovett
chairman of the board of the Union
Pacific railroad
Agrees with Judge LoVctt.
II agree with all Judge LoVott stat
ed. and possibly the interview can end
with that" said Mr.. Underwood, who
is one of the couutry's big railroad
chiefs
Acceding to the request to 'go ON,
Mr. Underwood eucidatod his reasons
for "thot the administration of Presi
dent Wilson has, in the whole, been
successful and worthy of "a further
trial"
"For many years" he said, the
democratic party was one of opposI-
uon. developed to destructive and bar
4 rem OF fhlNlIuAllNt HhE fNNNNl''At's - 'fh
/ CRY for office. impatient of authority
lit constituted "A force that seems GER
iain to go TO pieces whenever 1t tried
to go forward,
Surprised by Accomplishments.
with It's accession to power some
of us expected four years of futility.
In place Of which It's accomplishments
land actions have surprised It's adver-
saries. The president has accomplish
ed the seemingly impossible.
"As TO the statement that President
| Wilson played politics IN the railroad
negotiations for an .ight-hour day by
! the hrothcrhOods in Washington,
once stated. ana now reaffirm, that
imy opinion IS he used his best 1udg
mont in doing as he did, No one
lcould fairly accuse him of playing
| politics. and while my views did not
coincide with his / conccde that his
motives were honest. He did not
carry the burden Of the railroads or
1.-THE claims Of the hrotherhoods az his
load He carried that Of the people
| Of the United states The misroprc-
sontations Of the brotherhood, which
Inc miNook for truth moved him to
faction. His eminent fairness Is shown
lin the personnel Of the commission
THAT is to study the workings of the
experiment and his appointment of
! the commission on national defense
which, with but one exception, could
| not be improved on
Eight-h0ur Law Past Discussion.
When asked his opinion Of the
eight hour law, Mr. Underwood said.
| what matters how / or any one else
feels? The cight-hour law rs past dis
cussion The republican party, as well
! as the democratic party, advocated it,
! Whether we like it or not its here, TO
be lived up to so long as it is the law
of the land"
How about Wilson and business ~
! he was asked us it true that YOU,
| i'm common with other mcn IN control
of large interests in the United states
feel that those have been oppressed
Iby the present administration, and
that it's defeat ana the success Of the
republican party rs the one chance
| for prosperity to get aoidly on lls
| fcet2"
no the first question he answered
mo" TO the second II am not ear
| Irled away by amy promises the 'oHl#
lmay make Let us remember the
story Of Little RED Ridnghood, ana
| the AcsOp fable about the dog th9i
dropped piece Of mcat TO jump into
! the water after It's shadow.
Prosperity Is Here.
! "It does not matter 80 much about
causes" he continued, prosperity is
! here. II must depend for It's contln.
uance largely on our courage, initio-
| tive aud enterprise, and not on poll
| ticians or political parties.
There can br no denial Of the fact
! that many Of the go-callod Wilson
laws have stabilized business. Tho
| federal reserve act la one
The rural credits act ls another
Tho passage of tho child labor act
was humane. Intelligent thing IT
wasted many years. aud IT. was % dem.
ocratic administration that put it into
effect
Tariff Commission Much Needed.
How about the tariG commits.
sion" A common sense much
needed accomplishment Itg forma-
liou was in the football field Of poll
tics for several years It remained
for the president 10 put 1t on firm
ground. with the right sort Of men
for commissioners, tho tariff compll-
| cations that have In the past unset
tied things win reach an Intelligent
settlement
The talk turned 10 preparedness.
and Mr. Underwood expressed his
views "a professional pacifFt @
| just about as dangerous as a prufes
| sionu lingo We should stand for
peace. ana work for peace. I'm the
p,ar future We must become prepared