Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-26
TROOPS GET READY
To RUN RAILROADS
10 Round Up Officers and Men
With Experience.
HARDING WORKING FOR TRUCE
Ben Keeper Arrives in Chicago With
tire Presidents Plans for Settle
ment-OsUaherty Says ees-
eminent viii Act Promptly.


mite Indication 0f how the admins
tratlon plans 10 cope with the threat
ened railroad strike was given by At
t0rney General Daugherty.
Discussing the possible means b.
which the government might enforce
decisions II the railroad labor board
tie attorney general said:
The transportation law, by which
the board was created. must be con-
sgruel with another law
And then. referring TO his confer
ence with the public group " the
board. Mr. Dausherty added signin-
CanIiy:
I'VE discussed the transportation
act. certain decisions Of the United
States Supreme court and cases re-
speeding prosecutions for conspiracy.
viii Act Promptly.
Unless the situation changes the
department will have nothing 10 say
FOR publication until il may be called
upon % act. AT that time. II il comes,
We viii try % take such action as
may be necessary and as promptly
as the situation requires.
I'VE are thinking 0f the people on
both sides. 81 course, all the time.
but the people We are thinking the
most about are the people entitled TO
the railroad facilities. They are our
real clients"
Indications that the administration
Is preparing O. take over the railroads
and run trains with United States
trcUVs ln the event " a strike were
seen when the War department IN
structed army commanders In several
corss areas 20 report at once names
of au officers and men who have had
experience Ga uliIroadinE.
Definite action 10 bring the situa-
ti0n o. a head was taken by the ad-
minisiratiol when the railway wage
board summoned the chiefs 81 all i've
brugherhoosis TO Chicago Thursday TO
explain why they have failed TO obey
rulings 81 the beard.
II Was predicted the board soon viii
Issue a call 20 railroad executives for
a conference at which the executives
may explain their failure 20 obey man.
dates
krbiter In Chicago.
Chicago. oct. la.-Peace definitely
doomed In the railway labor crisis
with the arrival In Chicago Of former
Governor Benjamin W. Hooper OF the
public group OF the railway labor
board. with President Harding's plans
for noustrike settlement. The Presi-
dents proposals. Include:
The immediate withdrawal Of strike
orders already voted BY I'VE brother
he.ds.
The deferring 81 action on a strike
order by he eleven Federation Of
Labor unions meeting here.
The assurance by ala railroads that
no applications Tor further wage re-
ductions are % he made az this time
An immediate reduction Of all rail-
rad rates by the Interstate Com
mercs Commission 20 offset the wage
reductions 81 l2ia Per cent OF July
j.
Truce Aim Of Harding.
sThe proposals % the President have
been formulated with an eye % effect
tns a truce" Mr.. Hooper said. The
Presidents primary intention Is 10
avert hasty action on all sides aud 20
afford a breathing spell IN which the
whole matter can be sanely and
thoroughly debated
-Forestaliins the strike and cut
ting rates at this time means a great
deal o. American business as a whole
II win also mean a general lowering
% the hizh cost ~ living"
The other two members o. the
Tubiic group ~ the railway labor
board arrived in Chicago this morning
They are Judge 4. NJ Barton. chair
man. and &. W. Hanger
I'VE are going into our conference
absolutely unbound by any previous
agreemenis.- said J. J. Farman. ia
ternatiunat vice president % the main.
tenance ~ way men, Talk OF a
split with the big four Is ridIcu.
ious We have no common under
standing on which 10 SpIft.-