The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-14

WASHINGTON, April 14.--The cabi-
net assembled promptly at 10 O'Clock
lhis morning to discuss the. railroad
strike The members went direct to
the White House to meet President
Wilson in his study instead of the ex-
ecutive offices where cabinet meetings
usually are held.
Secretaries Baker and Daniels and
Payne were the first to arrive, COM
ing on foot They were followed by
Attorney Palmer. who had
complete reports from department OF
justice field agtnts investigating the
strike. Mr.. Palmer drove to the White
House in an automobile, the only mem
, Der to so arrive.
The attorney general was followed by
Secretary Meredith, Secretaries Hous-
ton, Colby, Alexander and Wilson. Post
MASTER General Burieson was an early
arrival, entfing the east gate.. and the
full cabinet was present when the
president opened the meeting.
This was the first cabinet session
! called by the president since he was
taken i'll last fall, and it was the first
TO be attended by Secretaries Colby,
Payne, Meredith and Alexander, who
have been appointed recently.
By arriving in an automobile Mr.,
Palmer eluded the newspaper corre-
spondents. Other members of the cabi-
net would not discuss the meeting in
advance.
WHlle bllle CABINET WAS III SESSION lne
senate interstate commerce committee
met to consider the nominations of the
members of the railroad labor board
which were sent to the senate yester-
day. Action had been deferred from
yesterday as the committee desired to
obtain more information about the
The president, wearing business
suit, greeted the members of his Of
ficial family as they were ushened into
his study In opening the session he
took q seat behind q big desk and the
cabinet officers were grouped In. a semiA
cii'cfe III front OF him in the order OF
their rank.
Rear Admiral Grayson. the presi-
dents physician, said the president had
enjoyed meeting with his advisors.
1T did him good" declared DR.. Gray
son, adding that meeting people was
good for Mr.. Wilson,
Cabinet officers, declared the presi-
dent had been in excellent humor ana
had laughed and ioked with them. They
expect that meetings OF the cabinet
will be held weekly in the future.
President Wilson and his cabinet dis
cussed the railroad strike for more than
an hour today and apparently reached
some conclusion, but there was no in
timation as to its nature.
Attorney General Palmer. made this
statement as he left the White House:
"It Is fair to conclude that the strike
situation was discussed, but l am not
prepared to say what conclusions We're
reached"
other members of the cabinet would
make no statement, referring inquirers
to the attorney-general. Some init
mated, however, that definite decision
had been made one way or another as
to government intervention.
Mr.. Palmer. went direct from the
White House to his, office and immedi-
ately summoned for a conference his
assistants who have been keeping in
close touch with the strike situation.
Soon after the cabinet meeting the
president telegraphed the members Of
the newly named railroad labor board
asking them to come to Washington
and Be prepared to function as soon
as their nominations had been con-
firmed by the senate.
The immediate summoning of the
board was one of the matters decided
upon at the cabinet meeting, II was
learned The president had been in
formed that Senator Cummins. chair
man OF the senate interstate commerce
committee, had prepared resolution
permitting the board to meet here in
stead Of at Chicago and the presidents s
action was in anticipation of the adop-
ton of this resolution.