The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-06
COX AND ROLPH
CLASH IN MEET
OF GOVERNORS
FRISCO MAN DEMANDS
CALLING OF CONGRESS
Resolution Quashed in Com:
mittee at Instance OF
the Ohio Man.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-BitIcr con-

WASHINGTON. March 5.-Bittcr con-
;rovcr.y ragged in the conference OF
governors and mayors today bcfor" IN"
report Of The committee on FSSo'u'''''@
making Il .rr:, variety Of rrcomRcnoa-
,,nn. on public questions. finally was
adortcd Even after tho viva Toce vote
1.Irr.tcs from the west. led ny Mayor
pnlnh Of San Francisco. attempted 10
fare. record vote to show that th"y
disyrntn1 from TN" majority. hut were
ny.rrulcd bv Secretary of Labor WILSON,
WIN presided.
Adjournment was taken after MHFnr
1,oInh and Governor Cox. Of ONO. lhe
chairman nf the committee on reSolu
,in,is hnh risen on questions 81 p"rSoi'a'
privilege rnnc"rnjng their championship
of opposing sidce in III" debate.
Tho Coz RESOLUTIONS.
Tho resolutions which Governor COX
s,rhrjltn1 unanimously after "ilnina-
rio, ~ all rarf!san SUBJECTS r"ndsn'hco
doctrines which inv"'gh against Hno
aud governments Th"? also recommend
I'd tha, the government should mot only
rrcpar,. for. ~" transportation nec"SSi-
ti.s Of prosperity. but us" III: rA'!-
rraas as means If helping prirat"
industry" hv carrying out thc program
Of improvements.
t.xrrrssly disrln inning approval ~
fixing Of costs. III" resolution S2'ctl'fso
government approval u; pri"" 'cn"""i"S
nx . strr toward establishing n"w
basis ~ vaiur. R"du"ti"n nf ir"i%h'
ralr* nn all huildnr rnt"ria!. "Sr'c'A''F
road mriHriai was suggested. u VIZ
declared :hnI reduction nf wn""S Shou'a
,.nr;r cniy a. q result "f reduced liFlhE
costs
Recommendation was made that tho
roda-:ll i-':rcTnrr"nt c"ri'nu" 't* h'!rt"'
nr.ic"." w,.n y Wow tn av"riirr serious
rnn.rurrrCrs" IN ~" financial a:ia'rS 81
ruhIi, u.,,it:re S"til"m"rt Of govern
ncr, crriractincs consisting: Of govern
mental rest rirtinni en- Industry and ma
,cr;,I. 90. y,1r rs rrss nj" and Coni;hu-
o,ion nr H.. f>'l"ral survey "t natural
r..sru-crs started during IN" war WAS
asked Tho rnrfrr"nc" ais" d"ri"r""
Iis,.,u:iuuarrr cf federal employment
agencies and urged disqualification ~ IN"
army b. local draft boards.
Another Scrap.
TE, section rrla;!n.; 10 public UTILITIES
WAS attacked vigorously by Mayor ll"an
nf Milwaukee. who moved that IL d"
srrIrx"n r,t. thr r?nt:"n being support
cL r,. Marur Meyers Of Minneapolis.
f.. II. Enrhr- rt Kansas cay anl others.
Nnvnr Ilnan wanted 10 kr"w who seat
r,l,, .'siac,i. Cf fclocrn"lS'' tiuv"rn0" toN
rrnor,rd ha,! reached the r":nmi,i"~ "a
vrr:::.. tur declaration. He and Mayor
Movers declared tn" claus" lnicri"rGd
with !ncal sov"r":rrty ard MIR. Barrier
said al like that. gwen by III" War
Labor Ernrd ia th". Kansas city Strike
did NOR" harm than good.
Navnr lfnknr If PORTLAND. Orc. an
swrrin. for his cnll"-gurs uf III" com
miitcr. Governor Cox. Governor fIiho ~:
Mississippi. Governor Sprnui OF Penn
syIvantn. Mayor Peters uf Boston and
t;rnrc" Foster i'cnhndy. representing the
governor nf New. York. said tho t"lc-
grams had been addressed 10 President
Wilson, who Srnt them 10 the commit
too.
They cam" from the traction inter.
nsts." shouted Mayor Iloan.
"nun't Ect excited" tn" PORTLAND OK
ccuiivc replied Nv" pulled that cnr-
norntior stuff just ms You arn DONG.
and it goes we'll with your constituents.
but I advocate this section because We
ought ro have some government agency
to help us in difficulties which cannot
hh settled locally"
Motion II strike ont the clause WAS
defeated - TO 81.
Cox vB. Rolph.
Tho contrornrsy between Governor
Cox md Mayor Rolph nroaH out OF
resolution which tho mayor introduced
carly In the day. demanding TINT Prcst-
dent Wilson reccnvrn4 congress 10 press
measures, cnndemning the
building or American ships In Chinese
md Japanese yards wntl" contracts iI
this country wrrr hcinE cancelled uni
rnvorinS tho principle nf cnllcctlv" bar
gaining. In reporting tho committcn'a
decision not TO accept tn" resolution.
Governor Cox snid he would bo glad TO
give rensons II desired.
Mn%ar Rnlrh tnilHd to obtain post
rnne,ncnt nt consideration e thu report
untll a night ncsAion. and hen promptly
demanded that tho governor give tho
reasons for eliminating tn" mayors res
nlutien. Governor Cox did not reply.
and the light 1Ser tho adoption OF thu
report began. Later Governor Cox rnxs
to a question Of personal privilege,
Nothing in word or spirit waA in-