Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

Selection OF their spokesman
was left by the president to the 4
union Representatives, who chose
B. M. Jewel, acting president Of
the railway employees depart
ment Of the American Federation
of Labor: w. J. Manion, presis
dent OF the Order OF Railroad
Teaegraphers, and Timotlay Shea,
acting president Of the Brother- !,
hood OF Ffrcn,en and Ealylnecrs.
1t WAS said at the White House
thst the President had been Civ
Ing the railroad situation hsfious
thought for several days and tt,sto
1t was his own suggestion thns be !
see the union men. He was un.
derstood to have felt that ile q
could handle the situation ls.trev
IL he saw the representatives pcr.
sonally. 80.
The union lescrrs wfll see the
President on the south lawn at
the White House, where Mr.. WI !
son spends portion of each
morning. Before meeting the !,
brotherhood officials, the presi-
dent viii study in detaif the re-
port on the wage negotiations
which Mr.. Hines Will submit
through Secretary Tumulty.
J.
conference with Mr.. Tumuity this
morning and then returned to hia =
Office Ito complete his noemor-
andum- for the president, who
will be asked to make the hnAl
decision ON the demands pre- =
sented By the railroad workers
nearly . year ago.
Sends Meznoranda ,s !.
Mr.. Hines memorandum, which
was sent to the White House shortly
before noon, was understood to have
embodied the claims and argument
OF the union ofncials with whom hl
has been comforting since February {
While railroad administration Of
dcials and union representatives an
parently were inclined to regard tn.
as quiescent, White Hous,
gravity of the problems presented
Without disclosing what these ques
tions were. it was declared that ths
general public, did not realise thu
serious nature OF the Issues involved
Union oMctalA with the exception
Of maintenance sof w1V employees an
.1he- Bs0khArh0od aks. Ikf1Eosl ~ Tx1iH
mon. appArentiy fwera IL HMM sso Ieayi
the case In the haIidx az xh6 tesideiif
Although there was dissatisfaction
because living costs had not been ra
duced, it was evident that the unioi
men felt that another opportunit,
should be given for adjustment OF tl1J
differences which have been held "A
abeyance at the presidents reques
since they were submitted last July.
Washington. Feb. 12.-Disposftfoi
Of the wage demands Of more thai
two million railroad employees toda,
was In the hands of President VIII
son. Decision to lay the matter befor
Armenians, who come to this over
crowded city. se
Us there any chance Of CONSTANT
nople being given to the Greeks p i
a question asked on every hand. OH
cials and influential business me,
scout the suggestion. saying that evel
dullest politicians could not fail I,
understand such action would imme
diately start war.
Resentment Increases.
e General resentment against GreeI
occupation of Smyrna is seemingly OF
the increase and all factions here a,
peace is impossible II Greeks contru
any territory where there is pre-
dominant Turkish population. Pre-
mier Venizelos Of Greece, Genera
Paraskevopoulos, commander OF tn
Greek troops at Smyrna, and NJ
Verghiandis, Greek high commission
er. are reported to have met on tn,
island of Chios recently and decide,
to hold all Greek forces approximate
ly 100000, under arms. They also re
solved to call the class OF 1921 re
cruits to protect districts held by th'
Greeks within forty miles of Smyrna
It is said this decision was reache,
because Of the fact that Turkish fore
es in Anatolia have been Increased
italian soldiers have had little troubl
but the French have had encounter
with Turks in Anatolia and with Be
douins near Lake TfberiaA