The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-02
President Wants Body
to Have Mandatory
Authority. d.
HOUSE DELAYS RECESS
Complies With Presidents
Request to Consider
Action.
NEW LABOR CRISIS ARISES
High Cost of Living Re-
sponsible for Railmen's
Demands.
GOES OVER COMMERCE BODY
Transfers Question to Con-
gress From Interstate
Commission.

WASH lNb lbN. aug. IA now
labor crisis growing out of tho high
cost OF living. h. facing tho railroad
administration, SO pressing are the
demands of tho railroad employees
FOR more pay 20 maintain thrir
standard Of living tina, President WI.
son. following extended conferences
with Director General Hines. today
hsked tho house Of reprcso natives
10 abandon proposed recess Of five
weeks. beginning tomorrow and
remain IN Washington 10 consider
Tho creation OF a commission which
would determine nH questions con-
cerning the wages Of railway
workers
The house tonight. on tho eve OF
ia planned recess voted TO COMPLY
with he presidents request which
previously had been endorsed by the
republican legislative steering COM
mitlcc at a special meeting
Wants Ratc Power.
The president took new rtep In
| railroad Legislation In suggesting
/ 10 congress- that the act 10 create
/ tho commission should make the
decisions OF that body mandatory
! upon the rate making body and pro-
| Vide, when necessary. increased rates
! 10 cover any recommended increaaos
| In wages, and therefore In the cos,
! OF operating tho railroads"
This was tho first time that con
grcus ever was asked by the chief eN-
ecutive to order the interstate com
meroe commission 10 advance ratca.
Mr. Wilson'a letter. addressed 10
Chairman Eech and Cummings Of the
hnnaa A lat
merce committees. virtually trans.
fers to tho floor OF congress tho
question OF whether there shall be an
Increase In transportation charge.
long forecasted by the steadily grow
Ing deficit arising from the failure 0f
railroad Income TO equal the govern
ment guarantee
Dihcussion Of the traffic sltua-
iion before congreasiona! committees
recently has led 10 several sugE~s-
lions that congress should prescribe
A baAlH FOR raie making This. Il
has been suggested. woud be done
by the passage Of law requiring
the interstate commerce comm isaion
20 adIuat rates from time to time. in
accordance with fluctuations In op-
orating expenses so that Investors
would be assured OF n fair return on
their money.
Net operating income of The roads
under federal control amounted 20
approximately sbl, 500 600 In June.
leaving a deficit of t2100O 600 com.
pared with one-twelfth OF the
guaranteed annual rental and de-
ncit of 10000 900 ns compared wish
the average income iu June OF the
lhree-year test period on which ,hs
annual rental was based
The bureau of railway economies
made public ngurca showing that
revenues In the FIRST six months ~
this year amount 10 S2.352.g49 600.
uS com pared with 81 66b.l5l 900 for
tho same length of time during the
test period an Increase OF li per
cent Not operating income how
ever hnS been about so per cent lees.
due 10 incrcnrcs OF rs per cent In ex-
pcusoH ana / 2 per cent In taxes
In ihe face OF the growing deficit.
tho railroad administration now has
before ~ demands FOR Increased
wages which would mean an nddi-
ton Of between $500 900 600 and q.
100000 600 To the payrolls An OF
the demands are backed hy staUs-
ilcn with the purpose ~ showing that
steadily mounting prices for all
things which a man eats or wears
have wiped out an previous ai-
ynnCcs leaving the employee perhap4
worse OF financially than they were
before
Strike Starts.
indicative of tho unrest C4uEnd hy
such conditions which union lend
rrs have frankly said would result
IN upheaval" N not corrected asIpk-
ly wns the s'tIkr today uf anupwen
in mo middle west and SOUTH mote