The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-03
Changes in Transporta-
tion Act to BE Demand
ed by Two Groups
SEVERAL FIGHTS DUE
Farm-bloc Wants High Rate
Clauses Dclcted; Labor
Board Wants More Power

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present cNt-a session h'bh laI Iti,''
when the termers ana v.n'I hn.p
prta claim are Fulili,F Hlrin n,.u
nuHu "9' tho "f iko or 'He tHOpI,,Vi,.
wnioh lnconvehlenceu t,e pu"Hs
fencfallY' ana the "aEe ueii''llu ui
lab'r al VIII lofce the IaHi o"u pu'"-
tnh 10 inc 'front.'
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70 inc 'NHlin'n4 Hs'I 'p"9 i'"' p,
ton ACT, nnurr "hlch lh" i'Ii'".,u@ ,,..
were rciul lncd 10 ln'l' Fo"nuIA N'''l
iho period OF g"Noi mont upci",',"i ,
duIlhF inc war WIZ pe "u'o"''u "F
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view.
in"cs opipocH iAnah ptner'
ON tho ono mana WIZ pe tne lhtl'
MOO ana the lahor o!on IN eohs tohH.
eoeking the repeal OF those soctiohs
or ths transportation hot WnIch ivy
heieve are respohSipbs ioI n'sn
fre'ght rates, ana tor o reduction III
the wares OF eihpIoycs
On the obher mana WIZ 90 those
representatives ana senators VINO pe
the RMlrond Labor boafd hA
means OF preventing nation .Wine
strikes, such ne mo shopmch stflke'
with All tho hhrdshlp ana lh0onVuhl-
ense Whlch tfanHpuithtIoh HtIheh
shthu upon the pubHc gtneTally'
Ihe thrm hloe alteauy mas pro,
cram ot rnilroad iogHslatl4n' any
Senator Cappcr Of knnsns, head OF
mo bloc IN me senate, mas bliIS PC
fofe the senate Interstate commerce
tominitt"s onlpndglhk tulA pros'ahl'
one or the aims OF me bloc is TO to-
pthl section lba OF the tIahSpotta-
tlon act, tho section whlcb provides
tho plan or rate-makInE under
which tho railroads nave their rates
atKed by tho Interstate commerce
commission so as to give them
reasonable roturn on thelr invest.
lrent The bluc also Is deArous OF
having repealed the section OF the
oct Which ElNeH inc Interstate COM
nefce commission the right 10 re-
wow decisions or Etate railroad COM
missions IN regard in Interstate rates
inc bloc believes ahat such proVl-
elons are WORKING TO the disadVan-
tage or shippers and TO the advan-
tage or the railroads
tighting Hal Hoard
The labor bloc whlch exists IN
ana out or congress, though NOT 40
well advertised IN congress itself as
the farm bloc, IL after the scalp or
the Railroad Labor board. II may
be said IN this connection, too, that
fhere are railroad executives VINO
would he giad 10 see the iabor board
80.
Tho administration ls expected 10
prepare ana put forward program
OF railroad legislation OF ita own. Tho
president ~ In consultation frequent
ly with Senator Cummins OF Iowa,
author or the transportation act, ana
chairman or the senate Interstate
commerce COMMITTEES which handles
all railrond bills on tho subject.
This program, II Ia believed, viii be
drafted largely TO meet the demands
or the general public that something
be done 20 prevent disastrous rail
road strikes In this country. For
months last summer tho railroads.
most OF them. were hampered by
the shipments strko. Tho roads
beat tho strike, II is true, but the
railroad strike had It's erect upon
the people.
II made II difficult 10 ship coal Go
industries that required II; II made
az impossible for thousands or the
Farmers TO snip thelr pfoduCe Wntn
the crops were harvested; II aided IN
causing discomfort in the country
which was reflected In tho recent
elections with the defeat OF many re-
publlcana II Is TO be expected that
the republican leaders who must 90
Go the country again two years
hence ana seek 10 be returned tt
power, will bear thia In miHd.
Would Strengthen hoard,
Senator Cummins has been frank
" In favor OF STRENGTHENING tht
hands OF the Railroad Labor board
Many others believe. too, that "
thoro is 60 bo peace the decisions al
the board must he upheld, that Tho
roads must be made to accede 10 th'
decisions OF tho board and also th'
employees. But this doctrine In no
palatable either to the railroad man
aEement or lahor, as WhoIe.
There has been a proposal Also Il
reorganise the Railroad Lahol
board; 20 do away with the three
groups, the railroad, labor ana pub
lie groups. ana 20 have the prosidon
appoint a hoard 20 represent the en-
tire punuo without having nomina
hond made by these various groups,
II senator Cummins has his way
tho railroad Legislation program un
douotediy VIII contain an amend
luNnt to the ira anSDpFtatlNn ACT "a nlyl