Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-01
ference between representatives q
the employers ana employees.
VIII Call Beard at Once.

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the employers ana employees.
VIII Call Beard at ones. a
Mr.. Wilson holds that the plain In
tention OF the bill was that . bi-
partisan body should bs set up to
try to settle the pending wage prob
lem. He told the unions he will at
once call upon both sides to join In
selecting such committee. This
board, he says, will be more than \
satisfactory substitute for the body
Of experts he recently suggested
when tho threatened strike OF the
maintenance OF way men was called
OF.
Concerning the labor board itself.
on which three elements--ths man
aSement, the workers, and the public
-are to have three members each.
the president tells labor Il 10 need
lessly alarmed.
II can not share the apprehension
Of yourselves and your constituents"
he writes. VI
Labor 10 Not surpr,ssd.
To the new labor lcaAsrs left In
town the signing OF the 6ill brought
no surprise. The sentiment appeared
to be that the promise >of the presi-
dent to expedite action On the pend
ing wage disputes thru q bipartisan
agency would have tonic effect on
the situation.
The big leaders this week scouteo
the idea OF any widespread strike,
altho sporadic walkouts have been
bobbing up for some time.
30 far As the act itself goes, Il II
projected into politics and laborA
move will be into the congressional
elections. with the aim Of getting
what amendments It desifps from the
next congress. BY then the act may
prove to work better than Its critics
estimate or. again, It may not
waterways Transfsrrsd.
By direction Of Secretary Baker.
Brigadier General Hines today as
sumed control Of the inland water
ways transportation systerns. which
were transferred TO the jurisdiction
Of the war department by the rail-
road admini1tration.
o~AAOA al 4AAAS0 AAAAVuANCo VAC OSA1S
service would be maintained for the
present and that he would use the
same personnel in administering the
work.
A delegation Of senator's and con-
gressmen fram the Mississippi valley
called on Secretary Baker to request
that present facilities be retained and
extended and that railroad organiza-
tions be prevented from strangling
waterway competition.
Some members Of the delegation
urged appointment Of a civilian board
to administer the work. while others
favored the putting Of the power into
the hands Of the chief engineer.
Aishten Loses Job.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. March 1.--Seyerai Inn
portant changes in the railroad sys-
tenn marked the return Of the roads
to private control. r. H. Ashton,
former president ofsthe Chicago and
Northwestern and Western regional
director under government control
passes from the ra1leoad world to be-
succeeded by. William r. Finley. 8.
q. Strickland, formerly general
manager and federal manager. on one
OF the roads, under Ashton. also was
ousted by the directors.
The transfer from government to
private control was accomplished
without hitch and in the majority
Of railroad Offices NO changes In
personnel marked the transposition.
Old Men In Charge In Iowa.
BY Associated Press.
Des MsineS March f.-Radlroad
executives with headquarters here
connected with systems In Iowa re-
sumed their pre-war positions today
to all practical purposes, when the
roads were returned by tho govern
ment last night.
Very little in the way OF changes
is looked for for the present At least.
The consolidated passenger ticket Of
flee in Dss Moines 10 expected to be.
closed soon. No announcement has
been made a. to- where the various
roads will maintain ticket offices.
Local men say they sxpect to see
a resumption OF compstion for t,af-
fic from Iowa points.