The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-02-12
RAIL LEADERS
TO MEET WITH
WILSON FRIDAY.
Three Brotherhood RepreSen-
tativeS Are Summoned.
HINES SENDS STATEMENT
Union Officials Are Willing to
Give Case 10 President

sHlNGTOS, Feb, IA Pre,iden,
Wilson viii have cicsr personal con-
ference tomorrow with three repre-
nsn,aii,es ~ the railroad brtthsrhoods
10 discuss the wage demand of the
sooo, 900 railroad employees which are
10 b. referred 70 him today by Direc-
tor General Hines
Selection Of their s,okesmen was left
by the president TO the union repre-
sen,stiyes. who chose H. N Jewell.
acting president Of the railway Pm
pioyes department, of the American
Federation of Labor ". J. Manion
pg~sld.nt u the order Of Railroad
TslexrNphcts. and Timothy Shea. act
ing president of ihe Brotherhood OF
Engineers and flrsm~n
II was said at the White Mouse thai
ihe pfcsid<nt had been giving the rail-
road situation serious thought for sew
etai DAYS and thot II was his sugg~s.
,ion thst he zee the union men lie
vas understond TO have felt that h.
couiJ handle the situation better N he
rnw the rcpresenistites personallf
Gee Wilson on Lawn.
The unisn leaders wiil see the yresi-
dent on the youth kwn q, the White
House. whage Mr. Wilson spends a por-
tfOn ON GdtH WtVluiUHs IufttNS
the brotherhood Officials. the president
viii study In detail the report. on
wage scale which Mr. Hines viii sub
init through Mr., Tumulty.
The dlrectos general was In consult
tatesa with NJ Tunuity this morning
end then returned 10 hia office Ia
euNoletA hla nsemdea A1um fof the
VgeGedenl, Uho win b. ssk~h - make
~ -SooiAi 6eelsiCa on ths demands
prsoeote4 ~ the railroad workers
Ae~vly yaer ego.
~. Hiaes' msrsndum. which wNs
sent 10 The white House shortly b.
fore ne0n vas undersiood 10 have en-
bodied the e'Aiws snd syeumcnp OF
the union officials With whom he has
been conferr.ng since Feb. :.
Whtts Nevss Nsaltsss Gravity.
Railroad administration Officials and
union representatives apparently were
inclined tn reGaYd the situation A.
Quiesesnt. though white House officialp
sSpteased eoWcern at tho gravity Of
the psoblems nresen'ed. Without dis
closing what these Questions were. II
was declared the general public did not
realise the r~rious hature of The L.
sue involved
Union officials with the exception or
maintenance of wav employees, and The
brotherhood NJ Railroad Trainn,en. ap-
rarcntlv were willing 20 leave the case
IN the hands ~ the president Although
there vas dissstisfactIon because living
-osts had not h<ea reduced II was evi-
dent tho union men felt another ep-
pcrtnnlty ,houlA he given sov adjust
neni ~ the differences which hsve
been held In ah~yancc at N. president
request aimee thsy were submitted last
July.
hi~ss - ~ Mai'sy.
Mt Hines has mAde a tentative ap-
rolntnf<nt for this afternoon with J. h.
Ma'ioy. vice pfeslAeut of the Brother
hood Of AHin,snanee-c f.wsy Employees
and ehop lAborses and h.s COMMITTEES
of ten. 10 Alsruss the orRsnIsa tion's
alleged grievances which led 10 its cali
for 4 strike neHt Tuesday.
Adminlstrstion officials vere engaged
to-day In resurfscilna an claims sub
mitied BY this 9rcup Of w~kers te-
fore Ito wage sEreement was signed
last NArsmber Y The sRreement shsws
u hecna,s effective Decembes 10 and
federal officials say they have not been
formally notified of an ahroea ilon Of
ths agreement which provides that 4
tcsssissss s~ pass I. csssm~ q,