Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
Brotherhood Appeal Z
President to Kin Cum
Minis -Esch Bill
HINES PROPOSES TO
CONTINUE HIS JOE
Railroad pirsctor Under Psdssa
Control Says He VIII 'Nsmsia =
Such After Roads Are Rseusvuo
20 Private ownsrsip and VIII tsoo1
Grievances Of EmpIoycs-Namse I
Grievance Committee.

Washington. Feb. 2i.--Reprcsenta1
tives or tho railroad brotherhood VIII
conferred with President Wilson q
wage demands called at the Whit
House today TO present Q memorial
protesting against the railroad bill
and stating that the labor proviaion
are wholly unacceptable TO the rail,
road workers.
Assurance was given railroad iAbol
organizations today by the railroad
administration that returns OF thu
roads March 1 would not affect ne
gotiations now pending an to inter
pretations OF various wage agree
ments made with labor Eroupa dur
ing federal control.
Director General Hines says ''whiI(
the divisions of labor and operAtt0ni
as such would be discontinued March
/. representatives OF the railroad adj
ministration would carry To con-
clusion all discussions OF grievAncoG
He named j. X. Lake and ]. II
Franklin an his assistants TO supsrj
wise and recommended final dispog1}
tion OF these questions.
Many or the labor demands provide
for retroctactive pay. In view eoN
this Director Hines has authorized
the railroad board to hear and tdin-
cuss cases which ordinarily come 4
them for pisposltion.
Mr.. Hines announced that w. -
Carter. director OF the divta1pn G.
labor, had arranged to resume hiC
duties as president OF the Brotherl
hood OF Locomotive EireHan and En4
ginenen March /. w. +. Tyler. dtrep-I
tor OF the division Of operations, VAN
become vice puasident Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company whsa
he leaves the admlnistrAtiOn.
Esoh DsSende Nailroad M
railroad administration estfnAee|
place the net ttcost 70 the g0vesn~l
ment OF federal control at 3ssGe0o. 4
600, said Chairman Esch, OF the Ind
terstate commerce committee, IN
opening debate on the conference Te-l
port on the railroad bill.
This 3S3s.O0O.000 VIII have 70 ~
charged or as war loss." he satd]
zone may say It was expensive but
1t was worth the price, Without the|
railroads transportation would have
failed to supply troops ovsueas."
Total appropriations Of appru9l-,
mately 1880. 5000. Including tA0se
already made, were the "expsytsnso
OF federal CONTROL" Mr.. Es0h q ~
but he added that Sof these Anount1
approximately S1.350. .0o0. 900 wers -lnr
vestments" In the form OF impFevo
ments made for the roads and To-
which they ultimately viii pay.
Defending the work OF congress =
framing the railroad legAlatioA Nh
Esch said there had bcsn mo A1Ack-
ing" The compromise bin. he -
. serted. was the original house bilI
except "one substantiatttve proposi- =
ion by which q rate basis 10 fxed'
with earnings In cxcesA Of 8 per cent
on railroad valuetion being divido1
between the earning carrier and thu
, government for the latter to uss to-
weak roads.
Mr.. Esch also explained that III
compromise bill seeks to perpsor
uate the operation OF Eovernmakl
barge iines' on the Warrier epd
Mississippi rivers and the
laIiui. tiau SohtoAho pAVSA0Ao00 tAttU
signed to injure tho success OF tht1
new venture. "A
Referring 10 present financial
straits ofthe carriers. Mr., Each said
that prior to government operation
only per cent of the roads earned
dividends and paid interest.
During federal control los Of the
TO roads did not earn interest,"" he
added. In 1915 the roads lacked
$50 900 900 OF paying interest on theig
J Indebtedness. III
Guarantee Necessary.
} Fifty per cent Of tho roads w0nld
, go into hands Of receivers IL thSeG
: months without the governneny
, guarantee,55 he declared. and wAnt
to warn you that receivcrshipa Tor
, roads mean receiverships for indus-
trial enterprises and other buainess.s
The short lines, he haid. had been
fairly and generally dealt with add
I Ing that II thcy suffered the jeopls
( they served ana trunk lines would
T suffer.
Mr. Esch dcnted that the Soyern.
) ment under the BILL guaranteed
return OI va pVl SOht 0bTN ktsASVseS
, investment. He explained that thia
d guarantee was on actual v,sius.
{ 1T is up to the railroads to carr
r by efficiency he snid. ''rhe gov-
ernmont Is losing nothing. commcrc1
is stimulated. This plan - the besl
practical solution for most diffi-
Q cult problem" Az
q Mr.. Esch declared the measurl
O contained nothing about "compul.
a soriIy putting into effect decisiQns a
II the labor board." but that 1T relie4
y on public opinion. which " sreateea
: than any Legislative decrees. AAt1'
strike legislation was attempted n
the original senate, bin. he said. ~
similar laws In foreign countries ~
o been failures. he said. u
y All railway labor, Mr.. Esch ycoutini
Z ued. Is not opposed To fthe bill. Ae1hI
s dds provided for settling disputae "
d 'jtst and fair. he asserted. and se1i
G more It is studied the more supp6
ers 1t wins" n Il sss Il