Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-12
UNION MEN REQUEST
THAT PRESIDENT ACT
Action Follows Failure to Reach
Agreement With Director
General Hines.
DOES NOT MEAN FINAL BREAK
May Delay Negotiations Pending
Enactment of Legislation
Returning Roads.
tBy Associated Press.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-Fal,ing To
sentatiyes of the moro than 100000
creased wages. DireetorGeneral 1 Hanqs fffa. Hiaas
case TO President Wilson for I'd decision. Mao.s
taken at the request of the union i ieaIa DO
ers after they had conferred with Air.
nines i,f,nr =, Tor two hours late today and
no no hope Of an agreement under pres
ent en- Gonditions. Mr.. Hines will send ID
mnions mG Mhite a1use the statements Of ths
seinriatlons in tho controversy. - -.
The President thus is called on TO
viii ask the @nst1e1 raiIegaas the goyernmsnt
ohligations incurred in the way OF In In
SreiSed wages or transfer the Wago
diem,ahd tions &C. controversy to the. corpora
properties. H"'E.tt
Deny Deadlock Exists,
- submission Of the claims aud arl;u--
rariIv 40 Same Inc tphresident. th while tnmr
n4eS In;s, - not mean final break. railroad Ads
ihlrason er msmbsos of 0tfiSals Sa explained Nith
that INA deadlock had arrived. althougll
ess ms dfscIssi9ns az ,hs were ended. Regard
matter. the differences could a be IN inona,, saG
through machinery likely ne so BE- bralseaas aee as
nSinidinS pi5iaaGS legislation. 1t was ex-
Mr.. Hines refusal to grant the en-
n11Eees nn3ira1s demands apparently was basod
troll soon Will cease. Tho direetor-
general was understood to have itent
ms ,nis angle consistently before the
ment that 1t Would be un Unfair .he 20 orgno ss,,
g inerease the sxpssditures 81 siSsS tSsf
Iodid 81 responsf5lc foe the bssysSamsas
AIR. X1ssss iiinss ElisanfIS saia tSSs r5sssatss siaa
ability and franknesss. ss sIs anG :si,as Wiah
'n the probsms tne So1hrsEsnct hsSon had not solved
iihhHoived were more. clearly developed
than at any time since the wage de-
imands n, were first presented last Juiy.
statement: |1iiills 1iilills
Sinse nee February 3 the Director. Gen Gen
the chief executives of the RAILROAD in
6or 6or,sI1gtE PIrganisations for, the purpose o
pendng sins esims tSg for dlypesinE the
During these conferences the exerti.
dives Of the labor organizations Nave
ity and franlkness. The directors sean- e;,
eral has not been able to agree Vim
Of Pedersl SisY Of eon,so 1hs carly
now laying before the President u ,hs 10
representations OF the executives or or
port, for the purpose Of obtaininewtbe
Presidents decision in the premises
ba,E In any G,.,ss sysnt the conferences iaXs
a clearer understanding as to the real
issues involved and as to the chnrac.
Ter OF evidence pertinent to those is
mas been characterized by courtesySs IA Z
we'll as candor and with a sincere 6,ir
pose se,t,l, on the part of all to try to-st:ss,a
VIII submit Report Todny.
~ the White House late tonight Sit
was said that Diroc~or- tieneraI Hines
troversy to Secretary TumuIty To-
morrow morning. and that il wouid H.,
sesu submission no ths President i.nmediateiy.
President was in Accordance ef VIII. iiet. the in
f,ormation given out earlier in tho h
making 9 a aha aeeislan Mh1e y HOUSE that after
Hines iW,I. would report to the Presjdcn,. Mf
While the Director-Gen was 'ueni; saiI
aDswep D 90 to haTs re- made any final decisive
ment or disagreement with their cia taro, ;rs.
eeuld be considered as a definitn aiins avs
The separate grievances and c,a,n,,
,,er ", me nrotherhood of Railroad Train
in e tbe wSre dai, not een, INCLUDED by MI Hines
w; G. Lee. president Of the trainn'ss. inss.
MI MI confer again tomorrow with. M
In n statement tonight. prcs}dan.
Lee declared that the governmcnf nat,
,i iot succeeded in reducing the COST
ltm'niS, nv ana he. therefore. felt he could
ance; 'u' IN apos-
The trainmen." said Lee. take Tho
tstibn time bas enae s;Io more than q reasonable
cost COS or living has not been REDUCING.
tha+ pu. instead has been increased sincs
tbs thal raaa: rtlms: and that it is now up Ito
Inc Inc pledge made by the President in
M, MS ietter or last August as under.
Il expect to get the written ,,.,.,
OF the director-General to the tra,D-
iieh request at the next conferences
witt.n MIN nim: after which the special com
cihairmen. authorized by the internat
bondi. ibionai convention nv OF the brotherhood TO
astion a1o1e rsIat,, the subject. will take ana!
Hines Gonfer. ne with iaihsPpsisaen: %srnen. lI.
Events leading up to the disagree
rapid,v meh5 Defwesn nvrno the the sonferees came
Mr.. Hines conferred with A.iorneyg- asg
IcneTal Palmer. acquainting him with
Ssais nr Mas OF no, the &c hn The meet,
Justice, nus however, Mr.. Palmer deeIared,
rhe, whe SAt.osney.Gs1neral ~. declined TO say
under tn? Lever act in event Of strike.
sayins that the department. did not
Know where. when or how" action
would be needed, II any were neccs-
sary at ALL -
Following his conference with Mr..
members of the union delegation with
the exception OF Representatives otSfhs.
brotherhood OF Maintenancso OF Ws@
been called for February iT rhi,
meeting lasted two hours, az tho corss
elusion I Of which Mr, Hines mat WITS