The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-24
VETO WILL BE
SOUGHT BY OR
GANIZED LABOR
The Railroads Also Oppose
Part of Bill Because 1t
Provides for Tri-Partite
Labor Boards, Whereas
They Desire to Return to
the Old Method of Ne
gotiati0n.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-Threats
Of a break in the affiliated railroad
employees organizations initiated to-
day against immediate solution of the
questions before the representatives OF
the 100000 rail workers comforting
here on President Wilson's proposal
for settlement of their wage de-
mands.
Because of the wide divergence of
views held by the committeeman called
to Washington to consider the White
House policy, executives of the organ
izations admitted that they did not
know whether they could hold the
strength they had gained when it was
agreed 10 days ago that the organiza
tions should affiliate to consider the
proposal.
In every conference, it was said. de-
mands for an appeal to the president
to veto the railroad bill continued to
grow more insistent. The leaders,
therefore, were confronted with the
task of explaining to the local chair
men the basic reasons for their tenta-
tive acceptance Of the presidents plan,
while the latter were bitterly attack
ing the governments general policy
and the manner in which it had dealt
with the wage controversy.
The leaders also were forced to COM
bat moves of radical elements in sew
eral directions. They said these might
take definite form at any time.
That the general committeeman are
not by any means united in favor OF
the presidents proposition was lndlcat-
ed by private discussions among the
executives as to courses of action in
event the plan is rejected.
+. J. Manion, president of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Telegraphers, was
said to have suggested that the whole
controversy be referred to the general
membership. This proposal has not
gained headway among the other ex-
ecutives, it was said, but it serves to
Indicate the trend of thought of the
leaders.
President Wilson win not act imme-
diately on the compromise railroad bill
as passed yesterday by the Senate, Al
70 IL. II was announced at the White
House to-day that the president had
directed that the measure be referred
to the department of justice as soon as
II reached the White House from Con-
gress.
The executive has 10 days in which
70 pass on the act before il can be-
come a law without his signature. II
is generally expected that he will be
urged by representatives of the rail-
road brotherhoods and organized labor
generally to veto the bill because of its
labor and other provisions.
The railroads oppose this section be-
cause it provides for tri-partite labor
boards, whereas they desire to return
10 the old method Of negotiation and
decision by representatives of the work
ers and the railroads.
How the Senate Voted.
Thirty-two Republicans Joined with
Is Democrats in voting for adoption
of the conference report, while three
Republicans and IA Democrats com
prised the IL voting against it. There
was never any doubt as to what the
Senate would do in view of the wide
margin by which the Cummins bill,
more drastic than the compromise
measure, was passed. This bill will 60
Immediately to Presideut Wilson and
the general opinion around the Capitol
was that he would sign it, although
labor leaders will urge its veto.
Those voting for the conference re-
port were:
Republcans-Bal Brandegee, Calder,
Capper. Colt. Cummins, Curtis. Elkins.
Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Jones of
Washington. Kellogg, Kenyon, keyes,
Lenroot, Lodge, Mclean, McNsry, Mel
son. New, Page, Phipps. Poindexter,
Smoot. Spencer, Sterling. Sutherland,
Townsend. WadswOrth, Warren and
Watson. Total Republicans for, 32.
Democrats Beckham, Fletcher, Gay,
Glass, Meyers, Phelan. Pomerene, Rams
dell. Robinson, Shields, Smith Of
Georgia. Smith Of Maryland, Under
wood. Walsh Of Montana and Williams.
Total Democrats for. Is.
Total for adoption, ~.
Those voting against the report
weres Republicans. Borsb. France and
Gronna. Total Republicans against 3
DemOcrats-A Ashurst Dial. Gore. Har-
ris. Harrison. Johnson u south Dakota,
Jones u New Mexico. King. Mckei'ar
Nueeuf. Overmsu. Pittmaa. Sheppard
and Trammeii Total Democrats
against "a.
Total against adoption, l7.
Thoss paired follcv. Baukhcad foI
with Culberson against; Mccormick f0I