Evening star., 1923-10-04
RAIL LABOR BOARD
! ABOLITION URGED
Traffic League Heads Pro-
si..~=. ..-.'. !
l., pose Such Action to
I ! President.

Abolition OF the Railroad Labor
Board and the substitution of a
hoard OF mediation aud conciliation
waI today recommended to the Prest-
ucnt by a committee representing the
National Industrial Traffic League.
The committee consisted of ]. NJ. Bel
l"hille of Pittsburgh. Pa; r. c. Full
bright, Houston, Tex. and Joseph A.
Seek.
The committee told the. President
that the railroads had made a re-
markable record this year anu had
demonstrated that the transportation
facilities of the country are function
ing in an efficient manner. The
league will strenuousfy oppose any
legislation of a radical character
which would interfere with the con-
tlnuance OF such performance. The
committee expressed the opinion that
ire Esch-CumminS transportation act
was an important and constructive
licCe of legislation. Some of its
pl lovisions, they said, have contributed
to the ability of the railroads to
achieve the result mentioned
Members of the Legislative commit
tee of the American Farm Bureau
Federation took lunch with Presi-
dent Coolidge today and discussed in
detail fh,ia. the Farm Bureaus legts-
"f Congress. They were o. Z. Brad
lutte, Nenia. Ohio, president of the
lcderation: Gen. T.. Fl. Wood, Bowl
ing Green. Ky; Frank App. Trenton.
\: j.. and Edward Is. Reid. assistant
washington representative.
President Coolidge was reminded
by the members of the committee that
IL Is the governments next move in
the Muscle Shoals development. that
the farmers have greater interest
IN this matter than anybody else,
and they are still for Henry Ford
offer and the manufacture of cheap
fertilizer. They told the President
that 1t is the governments next move
because it sold part of the plant which
was included in the Ford offer and
mat it is therefore incumbent upon
1t to indicate what it is willing to do.
The railroad situation and the con-
ditions of the farmers in the north
west were discussed with the Presi-
dent of the Great Northern railway.
Mr. Budd said after his talk with the
president that he, Mr.. Budd, did not
believe that freight rates charged by-
thc railroads should be reduced. He
said. as did Howard Elliott of the
Northern tactic. who visited the
PRESIDENT few days ago, that what
the farmers needed was service" :"
and the roads could not give this
s~rvice unless they made adequate
returns.
Rev. Sam Small. director of the
National Reform Association, pre-
:''nted to the President the appeal of
The international Christian citizen
silip conference that the principles of
christianity be tried a. the solvent
OF world troubles and the way TO
world peace.
This appeal. DR.. Small said. had
been sent to rulers of all Chris,ia T.
nations. DR.. John = Martin gen
eral superintendent, National REFORM
association, accompanied Dr.. Small.
Others who called at the White
tlouse to see the President today in
cluded Senator Elkins OF West Vir-
Finia. who said he had merely called
TO pay his respects; Gov. Scott Bone
OF AlaSka. Carl Williams of Okla
h"ma, Matthew Hale, Chairman Mar
Vim of the United States Tariff Com
mission, Representative Cramton of
Michigan, Col. John ]. Hawes of Cali
fornia. Capt. George Finlay Simmons,
William s. Healey and Judge Lovett.
Representatives of the Military Orr
der OF the World War: Representa-
tive Meade, Mile Bickle. and scholars
ot Ol.erup High School, Denmark.