Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-06
GOVERNORS IN HE 4 TED. DEBATE AT. CONFERENCE.
Resolutions Ask Government
 to Operate Railroads to Aid
 All U. s. Private Industries
Price Schedules Commended
 by Body; Lower Freight Rates on Materials Urged
By Review Leased Nirel


 WASHINGTON, March 5.-Bitter controversy ragged in the conference of governors and mayors today before the report of the committee on resolutions making a great variety of recommends tions on public questions, finally was adopted Even after the viva vOce vote, delegates from the west, led by Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, at tempted to force a record vote to show that they dissented from the majority, but were overruled by Secretary of Labor Wilson, who presided
 Adjournment was taken after Mayor RoIph and Governor Cox of Ohio. chairman of the committee on reSOlu- tiOns- had risen on questions of per sonal privilege concerning the cham piOnship of opposing sides in the de bate
 The resolutions which Governor Cox announced, submitted unanimously af- ter elimination of all partisan subjects, condemned doctrines which inveiS-s against God and government They also recommended that the govern ment should mot only prepare for the transportation necessities of property, but use the railroads as the means of helping private industry" by carrying out the program of improvements
 Sanction Price Fixing
 Expressly discIaiming approval Of fixing of costs, the resolutions sane tioned government approval of price schedules as a step toward establish ing a new basis of values Reduction of freight rates on all building mate rial, especially road material, was sug gested- It was declared that reduc tion of wages should come only as 2 result of reduced living costs
 Recommendation was made that the federal government continue it's help ful offices" with a view to avertins serious consequences" in the finan cial affairs of public utilities, Settle ment of government contracts, lifting of governmental restrictions on indus try and materials as soon as possible and continuation of the federal sur vey of natural resources started dur ing the war were asked The confer ence also depIored discontinuanee O federal employment agencies, and ure ed demobilizatiOn of the army by lOca draft boards
 HCEn OQQOtGS 0GCkiOn
 The section relating to public util ties was opposed vigorously by Mayo Hoan of Milwaukee, who moved ths it be stricken out, the motion bein supported by Mayor Meyers of Minn' apolis, E. NJ Harber of Kansas Cit and others. Mayor Hoan wanted know who sent the stacks of tell grams' which Governor Cox represen ed had reached the committee favOrin the declaration He and Mayor Ma CTS declared the clause interfere with local sovereignty. and Mir. Harb' said aid like that given by the va board in the Kansas City strike di more harm than good
 Mayor Baker of Portland, Ore, a swering for his colleagues of the COT mittee. Governor Cox, Governor Bill of Mississippi. Governor Sproul Pennsylvania, Mayor Peters of BOstC and George Poster Peabody, represeI ing the governor of New York, sa the telegrams had been addressed President Wilson, who sent them the committee
 They came from the traction terests," shouted Mayor HOan-
 Don't get excited" the Portland ( ecutive replied I've pulled that e poratiOn stuff just as you are doil and it goes well with your cOnstii ents. but l advocate this section cause we ought to have some gOvel ment agency to help us in difficult which cannot be settled locally"
 Motion to strike out the clause " defeated, 34 to z1.
 The controversy between Govern Cox and Mayor Rolph arose out of resolution which the mayor intrOdl ed early in the day, demanding th
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