The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-15
WILSONM
NAME RAIL
DICTATOR
President Determined
transportation Must
Not Lack.

CLEVELAND. O., Nov. i5.--
There is not going 10 be a rall'
road strikc--dont even imagine
II for minute
with that statement w. 9.
Tee, president Ct the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmer,
which is voting on q demand for
increased wages, rtglstcreo 20
day mis- faith In President vii
sons policy.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA rail
road "dictator" may be appointed
by President Wilson Determined
that war transportation shall not
be tied up BY strike. the president
today has under consideration not
only the refusal Of the big four
brotherhood heads TO arbitrate the
wage demands but also the critical
freight congestion, car shortage and
railroad finance problems A dictator
ship similar 10 tnr government con
troll OF food. fuel. priority and ship
ping IL being urged oflcially 10 turn
the country's railways completely
and solely into a war machine. The
presidents closest advisers declared
today he would stop at nothing 10
keep open the rails for munitions,
coal and other essentials. IL he
doesn't sway the brotherhood chiefs
by persuasion. he has recourse 70
give the control. with the workers
drafted az army price. Additional
legislation, first necessary for such
an unlocked for move. would be
granted by congress az the presi-
dents behest IL the emergency
arose, his advisers believe.
Railroad executives, coming here
tomorrow 20 plead with the Inter
state Commerce Commission for
more revenue, may see the president
or communicate with him indirectly
A week from today the brotherhood
leaders will visit the president al
the White House. That the out
come may be some agreement for
a raise in pay with presidential
recommendation for increased rail
road rates is regarded more than
possible.
II. however, the unions stand firm
" by their demands as they did a
year ago, the president will cast the
burden OF responsibility upon them.
He has already declared his belief
that patriotic men cannot now seri-
ously consider bringing upon the
nation such a calamity as a trans
portation tie-up would involve in the
midst Of war. The implied threat Of
drastic action made by the president
f. expected TO have the desired Ell
feet.
However the other railroad prob
lens are pressing. The railways
war board admits the lines cannot
cope with the increased demands
upon them unless great additions
are made to their equipment Block
ed by the condition of the money
market and inadequate revenues.
they propose placing 500 non-essen-
tials In deferred classification
while coal, munitions and food are
moved ahead.
LONDON. Nov 49, England's sal.
fsfaction with the Official report
showing the low mark reached in
Germary's submarine warfare was
tempered today by question OF
whether contributing cause might
not be plan in Berlin TO change
the zone OF lI-boat operations.
One suggestion was that not only
we're the Allies improving the work
OF their alti-submarine campaign.
but that Germany had recalled her
U.bosts, possibly TO make change
IN the submarine program.
CLEVELAND. O., Nov. i5-Mor-
nj support may not be given the
brotherhood OF railway trainsmen by
the brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers In case the vote OF the for
mer in progress now leads to stu
alton that would handicap the ma
tion az war.
In a ringing statement with pa
triotism its keynote. ". S Stone
president OF the engineers. repre-.
senting $4,000 OF them, told the
United Press today the engineers
place "love OF country ahead %
everything
"We are sitting tight, waiting 20
see what develops In the nations
international crisis" said Stone
love OF country ranks first in the
sentiment % the engineers. IL is
ahead Of everything"
But the locomotive engineers are
WATCHING.
I'VE are on the side lines" said
Stone. watching what the other
fellows do"