Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-02-27
ASK WILSON VETO
ON RAILROAD BILL
Director of Farmers National
Council Wants Measure Killed.
SEE BREAK OVER WAGE PLAN
Officials Of 1000 600 Rail Workers
Doubt Power TO Keep the Men
Lined Up--President Not to
Act Immediately.

Washington. Feb. 19.--President VIII
son was asked by George r. Hamp-
ion. managing director Of the Farmers
National council. to veto the railroad
bin on the grounds of public policy
Mr. Hampton's request was by let
ter. He asked that the president per-
sonally or through Secretary TumuTty
receive a delegation next Thursday. and
tha1 he defer action on the bin until
the farmers representatives have n
chance 20 express more fully their rea-
sons for opposing it.
The president was fold that the re-
turn of the railroads would mean an
Increase of ''fou TO five billion dol
lars in the cos of living because of
the Increase in freight rates. and that
81 ,0000o0,000 of the increase would
lie passed on to the farmers. This in
crease, Mr.. Hampton said, could not
he horne, as agriculture now was in
4 "precarious' position.
See Split in Pail Ranks.
J Threats of 81 break in the affiliated
railroad employees organization mill
tatea against immediate solution of the
questions before the representatives of
the 2000,000 rail workers comforting
here on President. Wilson's proposal
for q 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 organi-
zation admitted that they did not know
whether they could hold the strength
they had gained when ii was agreed
ten days ago that the organizations
should affiliate TO consider the pro-
pusal.
IN every conference, it was said, de.
mands for an appeal to the president
Ia veto the railroad bin continued to
grow more insistent. The leaders.
therefore. We're confronted with the
task of explaining 10 the local chair
men the basic reasons for their ten
tative acceptance Of the presidents
nlan. while the latter were bitterly at
taekng the governments general pol
icy and the manner in which it had
dealt With the wage controversy.
Tie leaders also were forced to COM
hat moves Of radical elements in sew
eral directions. They said these might
take definite form at any time.
Disagree on Action.
That the general committeeman are
not hy any means united In favor of
the Presidents proposition was indi-
Gated by private discussions among
the executives ms TO courses of action
in event the plan is rejected, +. j.
Manion, president of the Brotherhood
OF Railroad photographers, was said TO
have suggested that the whole con-
froversy be referred to the general
membership. This proposal has not
gained Roadway among the other ex-
ecutives, 1t was said, but ii serves TO
indicate the trend of thought of the
leaders.
President Wilson will not act inn
nediately on the compromise railroad
bill passed Monday by the senate
1t was announced at the White
House that the president had directed
that the measure he referred to the
department of justice as soon as II
reached the White House from con-
gress
The executive has ten days in which
to pass upon the act before II can be-
come law without his signature.