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SAY R. DIRECTOR.
LACKS COURAGE.
Should Decide Wage Question
or RVsign,SendtOr Declares.
ADVISES AGAINST UNION R. R.
Traffic League Council Appeals 20
Congress to Sit Tight on Problem.
Calls Scheme Radical.

q Washington, Aug. 6.-Walker u.
Hines, director general Of railroads,
was accused in the senate OF lacking
the courage to deal with the wage
demands of railroad workers.
This criticism developed after the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee had discussed the question wheth-
er congress should undertake an in
yestigation of the demands for IN
creased pay. The whole question
finally was referred to sub-commit-
tee consisting of Chairman Cumm1ns
and Senator'S Lafollette, Wisconsin,
Republican, and Wolcott, Delaware,
Democrat.
The subcommittee is expected to
report within a day or two.
Chairman CumminS and Senator
Pomerene, Democrat, of Ohio, said
the committee virtually was unani'
nous in the opinion that the presi-
dent and the railroad administration
were clothed with all necessary au-
thority to act in the present situation.
up the railroad wage question in the
senate. He said criticism should not
be made of the railroad employees I'M
til all the facts were determined.
William A. Wimbish, Atlanta, spe-
cial counsel for the Southern Traffic
league, told the house interstate COM
merce committee it should sit tight
and proceed with investigation Of the
railroad problem just as If organized
labor had not determined tri-partite
control of the roads.
a "Unless you are working on plan
which includes the return of the roads
to private management what may
say to you will be of no value what
ever" he said. eff you are going to
adopt government ownership or II
congress is going to surrender to the
demands made upon (which is un-
thinkable-and lie down supinely and
let one class dictate, then I am in no
position to help.
81 don't believe you will. I believe
there is enough patriotism, enough
courage in this congress not to be
stampeded and inundated and forced
to do things that fail to meet its ap-
proval. I cannot believe these ex-
tremely radical propositions represent
even the thought Of intelligent work
ing men,"
Mr.. Wimbish said he realized that
organized labor was patriotic during
the war.
f "sBut ] know" he added, "that you
are infinitely better prepared to con-
slider these railroad problems than is
organized labor, and If you do get
intimidated or stampeded your people
will not stand behind you. It is just
as we'll to look the situation squarely
in the face. The only way to deal
with it is calmly, uninfluenced by
threats, and with the single thought
of determining what is best for the
whole country-not for one class"
Representative Sims, Democrat,
Tennessee. who introduced the Plumb
plan bill, and who said he had done
this just as he would have presented
any other measure by request, wanted
to know what Mr.. Wimbish thought of
so-called demands by capital in franz
ing a general railroad bill, referring
to the request for per cent return
on investments.
"This committee or this congress
should not surrender to capital any
more than 1t should surrender to la
bor," he replied.
Mr.. Wimbish in his brief, said he
had not deemed it appropriate to SUBJ
nit any plan "to be added to the
multitude now before you"