The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-14
PRESIDENT SEES
CHIEFS OF -FOUR
RY, BROTHERHOODS
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,
copyright BY The Intelli1eneer')

WASHINGTON. n. e. Fob. lS.--FreSi-
dent Wilson sat IN an tnrai!d 'hH,r oN
the south rortICO Of the w h''' lount
and underworld TO persuade TSP'
tives Of the railroad orCthSrh""uS t,,"
Ib,y must consider the publ' lhtCFe' :
and not to up the tranSp"rtNtioh SHS,
toms OF tho country with SU'"'' 'N'N
they probably Will not. o,, .
Four men in heavy winter oNrrC"",N
gathered around the Presidcht anu or
cd earnestly with nun soou. ; vnS The
ton in their respective unions
president joked with them and seenIS f
IN excellent spirits. HIS VISITORS -
him they had been missing MIN TOT 'io
last six months and hoped no wouIu %
getting back into active work soon nr'
SvSIson annrCciatIve OF their Solicttude.
said he hoped 50 too as he WAS eehS1
20 summon ali the strength ne Coutu
FOR all the battles ahead OF MIN ia LUG
next few mCnths. .-o5
Mr.. Wilson had his decision pLepets
in writing a.d rS0d Il 70 the represen.
tatiycs or the hrotherhoods. Tnc tpo<
II away with them FOR conSloeEassr.3:t
promising an answer IN - hVH.s' t,nr.
railroad men told correspondents aiCSt
ward that the President looked W'lI
ANA seemed alert mentally. Their inter
view was 2 BRIEF onE--n", NOR ~
hrc uy ten minutes and the hrS' ouu
ference MIR Wilson has HRu III MAJ
vr-ks |, has been months StHce ne
crlvcd Any delegation, his VISITS az ~ -,
barn confined to cabinet officers an" O',''
- tv.n senators Tho visit Of tn" ran
roaI yn,n was not much or 4 S'En'''
however. n s;hc Pr"Sids"S IN go .
lion with Director General slt'S naU q
r9cmCrInd um ready tor the SPoNe
OF m, BROTH rhOCdS.
Appearance Of Stage Play.
.,r.,ier Of fact. the who'll rail-
roaI controversy has the appearance "s
s,mrs.pIvy. Wtth.n I tortnisnt. ln'
rnilr, ads arr 10 Eu back {" private con
trrl The railroad employees tSar re
duCtion IN wages "r l'aSt II" tuI'hsl a.,
ySnr, In wages They hav" succeeue''
j., nrrsi,odinE tn. conrcrccS or the SON
afs md house - commit the anti-striN
provisions OF railroad leSiS"lion a.,
provide for voluntary s'ttIrtt.r"l "a -,
,urc diSputrs But they fail I" see "ny
,C,,,-r.,<S should be providing hign
rrar1utac q dividends 10 the owners OF
railroad stocks and al tnc Sahle -
incrr1sCs in wages 10 them Tue uu-
sou,dpeSs az ;hcir claim Is however
sSEaiinsd hy officials Of the raIir"Hd al
Tn,pfs,rattcn who say the owners OF Sc
rurtties will be getting relatively lesS
for the money they get on oi'iuenu'
than are tho railroad brotheraoooS ou'
OF their wages -os,,oss
rrss among the sho? laSor"rs and class
90 Of workmen engaged In mSihIt ''ot .S,,
40 ,xays ami a strike among them - sun
possible though that wo&'d not heceS-
CARLY tic un al the -aiir"1uE
49,. ot ,ht threat 10 strike and the dIS
rrssiCn at thix time between r"ilr%a!
hrpthcrhrodS End Director rihSS COUPE
yvs,n the visit TO Tn" WHITE d""Sr -
nart Of q carefully planned a. W"HN''a
lion thht n" railroad prother "o's u" IT,
.,cr priyetr control are not s"ihS I" o.
leplad he advantages they have enloHru
,n,d,r government operation. L inuN'
va, he forgotten that President NllsMA
on cxcrcisc IA" veto power Ner WI'-
"a, IcvIslatIon now pending and tha'
70" n.Trncr,,s have already shown q
.r'sonxirlun 10 night certain t@Aturcs OF
rho h,il as agreed 70 by the contcree'
u senate and hous"
Can't Premise wage Increase
rho raIIrCad hrotherhoods said they
rod horn missing the President JuII
,rua no moro devoted friend OF IN" rNi'
I'D men has appeared urirss wa wa.
Dirn,,or General VIM. -. McAd"". Fhc
President has been sEnpA hs'I'-Sois''
oconrc hing too sympathcrc-Since inc
r,ys When he practically forced con
-ress 70 accept IN" Adamson "iSht hodt
law Du, friendly as no has be"n; NJ
rC,,l5 not promise the raIlrna'l prother-
b,ogs any increase in wages now. Az
~ corId 40 was to pledge hS intereI'
T., s.cing ;h-t such commission as may
10 appo!rteA 10 study the "ag' question:
would h" urged 10 treat thCir Cta'n'r
;rs,Iy some cuual!Z1COn or ralIrua'I
,.ag.rx as between different classes mas
hin Admitted NJ Just by railroad adrnln'
istrotion officials and in passing thr
1nH,tion on TO the private owners some
sucb recommendation Is not 1t all I'M
rrely IH!r ~" railroad representatives
,1vr sr.n 'hc President have gotten &C.
.c.s :, m. man who hNs refused TO 80"
v,s,n,,nt Grrv and a Who'll" list Of Tor
c,vm Smha s.a,lors. aud they ar. able u
,cl m. worknlsn throughout III" coun'
~ MT Their friend m the Whit" fouS'
< s,tIl wa,chful Of their interests.