Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-21
Officials of Trainmcn AS
sert Law "Shall Not be
Broken Down.
REFUSE TO SAY IF
STRIKE is PROBABLE
Rail Employees Reticent
After Conference With
President Wilson.

!
w of the railroad employees broth
orhoods, determined that the Adam
son eight hour law shall not be
broken down, conferred here today
with President Wilson. Attorncy-Gen-
oral Gregory and their Legislative rep
rosentatives. declared their purpose To
aid the government in every way in
fighting injunction suits against the
law and made further plans for per
fccting n working agreement with
their allies. the railroad men of the
American Federation OF Labor
when the government attorneys. G.
Carroll Todd, assistant to the attor-
general, Assistant Attorney Gen
cral Underwood and Frank llagerman
appear in the federal court at Kan
sas city next Thursday TO oppose the
| Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka
| & Santa Fe suits against the Adam
son law they will be thanked by rep
rescntatives of the brotherhoods. II
| IL probable that the -four brother
hood heads themselves will be there
| Messrs Todd and Underwood left to-
night for Kansas city.
To Address Meet.
| Great significance is attached To the
announcement today that the brother
hood heads will address the American
Federation of Labor convention in
Baltimore tomorrow. Never before III
the history of the two organizations
have any of their members met II
Joint session, but their meeting at Bal
timore will be the result of care
fully worked out agreement that thu
two forces shall join hands in work
ing for the general betterment of th'
organized railway employees.
After receiving the brotherhood
heads President Wilson saw Chair
man Adamson, author of the eight
hour law.
After their 15-minutc conference
with the president, the brotherhood
heads would admit only that they ha'
congratulated Mr.. Wilson on his re
election. Warren S. stone head of TIN
engineers, declared that he could no
tell now whether "A strike would b
called if the eight hour law was no
! put into effect January l.
I'VE can tell that better later
Adamson Confcrs.
Representative Adamson went owe
plans for railroad legislation fully wit
the president Afterward he said tina
he had no doubt that the eight-hou
]
q constitutional, adding that the meas
ure was very carefully framed by law
, yers fully familiar with the situauo
, and with the constitution.
81 have bill prepared for adnl
, tional legislation to meet the siiua
> ton which | probably Will introduc
q as soon as congress convcnes,' h
said
= He added that the believed the II
;. terstate commerce commission unde
i existing laws already had the power
take wages into consideration in fi>
i ing freight rates.
=. "Nothing to Strike Talk"
= "T do not think there is anything
. the talk that the railroad men wi
t call strike Il the eight hour law
y pending in the courts" said Mr., Ad
amson ''In doing so they would b
$ running directly contrary to publ
S opinion and that no man or body {
- men can afford to do"
o Mr.. AdamsOn also declared it wa
e his personal opinion that the suits
= test the constitutionality Of the eight
S hour law were brought In furtho
/ effort to secure advances in freigl
rates and that If any definite assul
ances of increased rates were give
the cases would not be pressed.
Tie brotherhoods heads appeare
well pleased with the situation tC
night. They were particularly elate
over their talk with the president an
the prospects of addressing member
of the federation in Baltimore tomol
row.
w. G. Lee. head Of the trainme
said the conferences which led to a
alliance between the organization
> were productive only OF an agreemel
to work for the general betterment
conditions among all organized raj
road workers
The conference at the departme
of justice today followed issuance
orders from the brotherhood hea'
to their officers in every city where
suit has been filed to be of all pOss
/. BILE assistance to the government a
- torneys While no details were Fort
coming as.to what was discussed I
IL day II misunderstood that the brot
,r erhood leaders explained many inti
II cate features Of their present wal
scale system to Messrs, UnderwoC
~ and Todd. They were particular
10 anxious that the attorneys understai
te their mileage payment system whi,
1 is to rlay such an important part
the suits.
II KANSAS NATURAL TO BE SOL