New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-02

= special committee of which Mr.. WI.
lard was chairman. and which rnaa ~
lit was clearly the purpose of Con-
gress, as expressed in the transpor-
atlon act of 1920, that private own
e,ship and operation Of the railroads
should CONTINUE to be tho established
pollcy IN this ountry, but your com
mittee IS firmly Of the belief that in
the final analysis the test of nrivate
ownership which the public will
apply, will be the ability of tho
carriers to render efficient service
20 the country as whole and nnder
all conditions. While we l,s.i,..e thai
me best results from private owner
snip can only be realized under con
oi'ohs which permit the fullest op-
po,'oh'ty tor individual initiative
ana action under normal circum-
stances we also believe that in order
10 preserve private ownership. II -
incumbent upon the individual COM
panes by voluntary action and r.
operation to establish an agency
authorized to deal promptly and
effectively with such emerrencies az
contempted in Section 4O2 of the
transportation act.
tuc ADVISORY committee will nd
wise concerning matters relating to
transportation, maintenance and on
Grafton brought to its attention Nv
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
SION. the American Railroad Associ-
A'lon' or from any proper source. It
VIII establish cooperative relations
VIA the interstate Commerce Com
MISSION. Subordinate TO the commit
zee 'here Will be local committees Of
executives at leading railroad GEN.
J n, such as Boston, New York.
ihlladelphia. Chicago. St. Louis. At,
ianta. etc. These local committees
VIII seek to secure the largest meas
ure OF cooperation between the car
rlers IN order that the best possible
pupIlc service may be obtained from
the railroads."
Inc Earring question brought w
concerned the advisibility Of the asso.
Grafton complying with the request ~
laoor Tor the immediate establishment
OF labor adjustment boards. The
organization of these boards il nov.
missible but not mandatory under the
oummins-Esch law.
Oppose Creation of Boards
Many of the executives at yester-
nays meeting opposed the creation ri
adj ustment boards on the ground thu
.helr establishment would place labor
IN as dominating position as it en-
oyed when the roads were under
cove ment management.
Inc labor committee Of the associa-
ion reported yesterday in favor Of
'reatlng these boards at once. Out of
ne eight members of the BODY pres
mt only two were against it. The six
VINO are favorable to the project are
rom the South and West, where union
agreements have prevailed for q long
lne. They hold that since the estab-
ishment of such boards is inevitable
I might as we'll be done now.
10 this conservative members Of the
association reply that if these boards
are set up now the chances are that
through political pressure they will re-
SUIT IN fastening forever on the rail
roads principles of labor relations that
eventually would make the lines prac-
:ically union governed
AT least, these men urge, wait until
The Railroad Labor Board created by
me railroad returning act has dealt
With general principles governing re-
ations between capital and labor and
revised some of the agreements laid
down by the government for rail en-
ployees during the war.
No definite result was obtained at
yesterdays meeting on that question
Daniel G. Willard. president of the
Baltimore & Ohio, was chosen chair
man OF the committee to deal with
transportation emergencies. The other
members are:
General W. W. Atterbury, vice-presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad; C
+. Markham, president of the Illinois
Central Railroad; W. H. Truesdale