Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-10
SUB DIRECTORY IS PLANNED
McAdoo Will District Country
Automatic Termination of
Control Opposed.
STRIKES NOT CONTEMPLATED
leaders Not Seeking Advan-
tage But Declare Raise Is
Necessary to Hold Men.

WASNINGTON. Jan. o. -- Higher
wages will he asked of the railroad
administration soon by nearly all
classes Of organized labor 1t was
learned today that mary pending wage
disputes will be transferred To the
government from railway executive
puirds and In uthar cases new de-
ulnds win be formulated for prc4cn-
,,uou 10 Director General McAdoo.
.,ho probably viii deal with thom thru
uNrstgutinE boards.
Strikes are not contemplated by any
.rr.niuttiun, IL is said. and wage ,!ues-
lion. viii not oe put ~ to the direc-
lr-gcurrp as dcmgnds Railroad Ia
.ur leaders are represented as not
acrliue To take advantage of govern
ucut operation 20 prcss for more pay
,ut rather AS pointtng cut the neceS-
..r, of wage increases TO Keep cn-
plp,es from being attracted to other
ud ls'rics
starter Already tnIcr Way.
% Co the oprcscut tho only general
demands for wage increases cons!d-
cred by director General McAdoo are
tiiosc presented ~ the four railway
hrothcrhnods and the switchm"n's
union whose resident, $ T., Heber-
Inns conferred with Mr. McAdoo to-
dty. The brotherhood, case Will be
Investigated by hoa-d Of four To be
named hy the director X neral tom1r-
row and he ruay also ask this body
10 inquire into the swiichmen's de-
Naud. which now ig bring considered
ny n committee Of railway executives
representing all roads.
The director-gcneral announced to-
night that he expected 10 name rail-
ruad directors for certain sections of
che country to assist him in adminis-
FEf NJ - Aftt a.. .snatf
ne had not determined how many
would ho appointed nor what terri
tory each director should supervise.
10 is considered probable. however,
f.It not more than six or seven will
named Mr. McAdoo said spe-
'.alIy that he did not plan to name
state directors Thousands of appli-
cations for positions as state railroad
-uperrisors have been received within
lh" past few DAYS.
Automatic Termination Opposed.
The senate and house interstate
commerce committees today continued
.h'It hearings on the railroad bill. Be-
i're the house committee, Interstate
commerce Commissioner Anderson
iyaiod that 1t seemed imparticable
'A5nre the bill to provide for ter
ItNHU Of government control at II
.r'yHo time after the war. This
would create chaos in railroad affairs.
ID" Nld AVID the proper procedure
w Doe 10 leave the question OF re-
NY ~ ID" roads to private control
lHilurr determination by congress
representative Moore OF Pennsyl-
anna asked the committee to amend
DO. huI 'n provide specifically for gov
'Nw'ht control OF canal transporta-
."N facilities. Members of the United
.'.'' employment compensation
''Wmasl"u advocated that railroad
.'N should he regarded as govern
"nN' employees
Ie5ufyng before the senate com
t.'.r". George NJ Shriver vice-pres-
|'ni rl the Baltimore a. Ohio sug-
.'@.'I that compensation should he
..'I "u property investments as OF
''. Hher 81, 1919 rather than June |
.'i d, as proposed In the bill The |
''.'E" fotura on investment OF the |
IH'h'lpal eastern systems for the |
'.'' year average suggested by the |
,'s'drnt, was 8 50 per cent. he said.
W., 'fEued that the eastern roads had
Wl'A 100000 to their property
nrnt In the last half OF 1917. |
lurhtly II provisions OF the bill !,
''i'ied out he said the eastern
return on property investment
.E would be & 33 per cent.
lhc.als In close touch with the
"'' situation In it's new aspects
..,.,,, ,5V'aY that many rate revislons
".u ne'"m" necessary now that gov
..'m'n' 'p"ration has removed com
r,ra.'', "l which rates heretofore
.,,'. '''n largely based The inter-
...',., .WOuerce commission Is eN-
'" undertake within few
pecial study of rate read
.'H'nis for presentation to the di-
'.''y General '"'