Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-28
WILSON NOT To
VETO RAILROAD
BILL, OPINION
At WASHINGTON
Presidents Attitude Toward
the Measure Not Made
Pu0IiC, But 1t Is Believed
He viii Approve 1t.
.C0NSTITUTI0NALTIY
UPHELD BY PALMER
Hundred Employees
of the Railway Admins
tration Will Find Them
selves Out of Jobs Tonight
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Washington, Feb, 27.-While
there has been no intimation as to
President Wilson's views on the
railroad bill, administration Off
cials generally expect that he VIII
approve it.
The measure was returned to the
White House today from the de-
partment of justice, which ruled
that there was no constitutional OBJ
lection to its admission to the stat
ute books. 1t later was referred to
Director General Hines for his
opinion.
Mr.. Hines has made a study of
the measure and has said that he
regarded it as about the best legis-
lauon that could be obtained un-
der all the circumstances.
The president has before him re-
quests of the railroad brotherhoods
and the National Farmers Council
and the American Society of Equity
that he veto the measure, and also
the requests of other farmers or
CARNATIONS that he sign it and
pllllS government Soh'Lol W Ga
end.
Railroad administration officials
have begun preparations for COM
plete contraction of the great war
time Organization into the body
which will act as the liquidating
agency. Several hundred employees
will find themselves out of jobs
with the delivery of their pay
checks tomorrow night.
All regional staffs tomorrow
night will turn over their work to
the proper corporation officials in
the respective regions. orders re-
Gently were issued covering the
methods by which changes in ac-
counting and transfer of funds will
be made,
Mr.. Hines, however, still has nu-
merous important questions TO deal
With after ne ceases 70 direct np-
Grafton On the lihes. "A score of IA
Dor organizations have unsettled
wage demands before the fedora
wafe board. Decisions on many of
these will be retroactive when
finally decided for that reason, the
wage boards will be continued un-
til all such claims have been decid-
ed. The divisions of law, account
ing and the director generals staff
largely will remain. G.. II. Parker
who has served throughout Mr.
Hines administration as financia
assistant to the director general
will become comptroller of the con.
tra of OIL nrpa ni1ntioO
New York, Feb. 27.-Approval
of the railroad bill now awaiting
action by the president was ex-
pressed at a meeting here today of
executives representing approx
mately 80 per cent of the countrys
railways, who discussed the provi-
SONS of the bill in connection with
the resumption of private owner
ship on March /. In statement
issued at the close of the meeting
the executives predicted that the
proposed legislation would be sue
cessful 'if the credit of the car
iiers is made sufficient to enable
them to perform their public
duties"
According to the executives the
railways are approximately five
years behind in operating equip
ment as a whole, and sufficient
credit must first be established be-
fore the carriers could begin the
task of overcoming that deficit. 1t
was estimated that the roads are
three years behind in passenger
cars, two years behind In locomo-
tives, one year behind in freight
cars, and two years behind in Pull
imam cars.
With the resumption of private
control and under the provisions
of the bill every agency connected
with the operation of railways Is
upon trial, the statement said.
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