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BUUST The Heart of the South.
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Georgia’s Educational Center.
SOuUT The “Pinnacle City” in Climate.
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VOL. XVII 24-Hour{ Ihd fai Uaiversar News [ Service
RAILROAD MEN TO DRAFT NEW PROPOSALS
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AGREE ON ARTICLE X;
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF LEAGUE ENTERS FIRST SESSION
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ans Who Are Anxious for Rati
fication of the Peace Treaty.
¥ By J. BART CAMPBELL,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
WASSHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Demo
erats and Republicans in conference
Wednesday reached a tentttive agree
ment on the compromise reservation
to Article X after it had been agreed
to strike out the words ‘“its resources”
after the words “by its military or
naval forces” and to insert the words
“or by any other means” after the
words “by the economic boycott.” The
last amendment to the reservation
=was suggested by Senator Wolcott,
Democrat, of Delaware, and accepted
by the Republicans.
A new compromise on the disputed
Lodge reservation to Article X of the
League of Nations covenant was
agreed to by Republican leaders
of Nations covenant was agreed toJ
this afternoon by Republican leaders
seeking ratification of the peace
treaty.
Framed by the Republican ‘“mild
reservationists” the new proposal em
bodying a modification of the Lodge
reservaiion will be offered when the
Senate takes up the treaty again on
Monday, it was announced.
THE MODIFICATION.
The text of the compromise reser
vation, which is to be offered as a
substitute for the Lode~e reservation,
is as follows:
“The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve, by the use of
its military or naval forces, its re
sources, or by the economic boycott,
the territorial integrity or political
independence of any other country,
or to interfere in controversies be
tween nations, whether members of
the league or not, under the provi
sions of Article X, or to employ the
military or naval forces of the United
States under any article of the treaty
for any purpose, unless in any par
ticular case the Congress, which, un
der the constiution, has the sole
power to declare war, shall by act or
joint resolution so provide.”
Senator Lodge, it is understood, has
assured the “mild reservationists” he
would give his support to the new
proposal.
DOUBT EXPRESSED.
In view of the objection expressed
by the President to the employment
,of the language: “The United States
assumes no obligation,” in the original
lL.odge reservation, a‘d in Senator
Hitehcock’'s substitute for it, the re
currence of the safe language in the
new resolution did not escape the at
tention of the Republican “irrecon
cilables” opposed to ratification, They
expressed doubt if the new proposal
would be acceptable to the President.
The “mlid reservationists” replied
they were “going to take the Presi
dent at his word,” and seek an agree
ment with the Democratic side on
the basis of their new proposal.
They predicted an understanding
by which the sixty-four votes essen
“tial to ratification would be mus
tered, and declared they were confi
dent the President would not stand
fn the way of ratification once two
thirds of the Senate reached an
agreement on reservations,
OTHER CHANGES.
In the Senate Senator Lodge sub
mitted a series of proposed compro
mise reservations, agreed to by him
and the “mild reservationists,” which
did not, however, include ones involv
ing the Momroe Doctrine and Arti
cle X,
A compromise ‘on the so-called
“preamble” was included which did
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THE WEATHER.
Forecast — Fair Wednesday
night and Thursday; cooler,
Temperatures—6 a. m. 41; 8
a. m. 46; 10 a. m., 49; 12 noon,
52. Sunrise, 6:27; sunset, 5:18,
President’s
Illness Laid to
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Thrombosis
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 11—
Great interest was created
here today by a copyrighted ar
ticle in the Baltimore Sun
which declared that Dr. Hugh
Young of Baltimore has an
nounced President Wilson's ill-’
ness was due to cerebral throm
bosis—a blood clot on the brain.
The article stated that the
President is recovering from
impairment of his left leg and
left arm, but that at no time
has his mental capacity been
impaired.
Doctor Grayson, the Presi
dent’s physician, who. called
Doctor Young into consultation,
refused to comment on the state
ments.
Poctor Grayson said he would
not even look at Doctor Young's
statement. There was no denial
of Doctor Young's statement,
but it was learned that Doctor
Young had sought to revise his
interview, but found that it had
been published.
White House Thinks Statement
May Likely Arouse Distrust in
President’s Capability.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—President
Wilson is deeply incensed over the
publishing of the diagnosis of his
case, attributed to Dr. Hugh Young
of Baltimore, it was learned from his
intimate friends today.
Friends of the President declared
the publishing of the diagnosis is
bound to leave a doubt in the minds
of the public as to the President's
future capabilities, which is entirely
unfounded, and it is understood this
is the :view the President himself
takes.
At no time ctince his illness has
the President been incapacitated, and
his friends fear the action taken by
Doctor Young may arouse new Tru
mors which are baseless. .
The diagnosis was published with
out the consent of the President,
which action, friends of the Presi
dent said, borders on the unethical
It is known that Doctor Grayson has
kept a complete history of the Pres
ident’s case, but it has been withheld
because the President did not desire
to have his ailments laid before the
public.
Is ‘News’ to Wilson's
Private Secretary
(By International News Service.)
ST. LOUIS, Feb., 11.—Gilbert Fair
child Close, until last week confi
dential secretary to President Wilson,
declared here today the impairment
to the President's left arm and leg,
reported in the Baltimore Sun's copy
righted interview with Dr. Hugh H.
Young, was ‘‘news” to him.
“] saw no sign of it,”” he declared.
Ludendorff’s Staff on
Belgium’s War. List
LONDON, Feb., 11 —Belgium's list
of German war offenders for trial in
cludes the whole staff of General Lu
dendorftf, said an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Berlin Wednesday.
There are 2,500 names on Belgium's
list,
Who Are the Real Heroes
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Ot the Movies
No one can ‘‘double’’ for the eamera man. He
has to keep on cranking or there’s no picture. The
men who take the films for the news reels risk their
lives as part of the days work. There’s a fascinat
ing article and double page of pictures about these
daredevils in next
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Spent $800,000,” Witness
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Declares State Official Sald}
(By International News Service.)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb., 11.—
“Half a million—hell! Newberry
spent SBOO,OOO and I know what I am
talking about.” This was the decla
ration of Richard Fletcher, State la
bor commissioner, on March 11, 1919,
Frank M. Sparks, associate editor
of The Grand Rapids Herald, Wed
nesday told the jury hearing the
Newberry election case.
On cross-examination, Sparks was
asked if Fletcher had not actually
said, “I don't care how much New
berry spent, Ford spent eight times
as much.” The witness admitted
something might have been said of
the Ford expenditures.
The government Wednesday began
the task of introducing the entire
statement of expenditures and re
ceipts filed by the Newberry Sena
'torial committee at the conclusion of
the primary campaign.
d'l‘he government took a new tack to
ay in steering the prosecuti oi
Senator Truman Newfiér’ry’ tn?‘hi
122 campaign aides, taking up the
candidacy of James W. Helme, Henry
Ford's primary opponent.
‘ A dozen witnesses were placed on
the stand to testify that their signa
tures to petitions placing Helme in
nomination were forgeries. The gov
iernment contends that Helme was in
‘duced to run by Newberry’s managers
and paid for making the race. Spe
cial Assistant Attorney General Dai
ley announced that he would prove
lthat the petitions containing the forg
ieries were circulated by agents em
‘ployed by the Newberry senatorial
‘committee.
‘ The defense today made a deter
‘mined fight to have striken from the
‘record the testimony late yesterday
of former Gov. Chase S. Osborn. They
weré unsuccessful except on one mo
tion, the court ordered stricken from
the record a reference to H, A. Hop
kins as a “financial sewer.”
Police Magistrate Jefferson Davison
described an effort made by Alder
man Fred M. Castor, one of the de
fendants, to secure his aid in pur-,
'suading Helme to run.
. The ease with which money could
be “picked up” in Flint during 1918
was described by Wilson Young. He
told of distributing Newberry buttons
at the reguest of Fred Henry, a de
fendant. When he had completed his
task, Henry told him, he testified,
“there’s something in your pocket be
sides a button.” The something was
a $lO bill, he said. Again he said
on election night, after driving Henry
home, the latter laid a $lO bill on the
geat of his automobile.
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Senate Passes Bill to
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l Raise Army, Navy Pay
(By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Legisla
"liun increasing pay of officers and
enlisted men of the army, navy, ma
irinp corps, coast guard and public
ihP.’ll(h service was passed Wednes
day in the Senate.
The Wadsworth pay bill was sub
stituted for the bill passed by the
House. The bill now goes to confer
ence.
An amendment offered by Sena
tor King, Democrat, Utah, to strike
out the public health service salary
increases was defeated,
Senator Harrison, Democrat, of
Mississippi, offered an amendment to
inerease the pay of the “female nurse
corps of the army and navy” 31 per
cent instead of 20 per cent. The
amendment was passed 33 to 23.
The bill provides a 30 per cent in
crease for officers and graded in
creases from 50 per cent downward
for enlisted men,
ATLANTA. GA.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920.
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Action of Caucus on Military
Training Bill Boosted as Dec
laration of Independence.
By WINDER R. HARRIS,
Staff Correspondent Universal Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—~The
Democrats of the House are much
pleased with themselves for their ac
tion in bolting the party leadership
of President Wilson.
The “1920 Declaration of Independ
ence,” and similar references to the
caucus’ overwhelming rejection of the
President’s appeal against any'at-l
firmative action on the question of
juniversal military training were ban
tered about the lobbies and cloak
room.
Elation was everywhere. The bol
ters frisked about and patted each
‘other on the back in full enjoyment
\of their newly-declared freedom.
“We fellows up on the Hill are
going to do a little thinking for our
selves,” one Southern me: ;ber{ as
serted confidentially to a repregenta
tive of Universal Service.
9!;4%% ;mhben: asked for stateq
ments for publication the Democratic
leaders disavowed any intention of
breaking with the President but pri
vately they made no effort to conceal
their determination to exercise their
own judgment on all important issues
which may arise in*the future.
POLITICAL MOTIVES.
Political motives supplied ‘he only
basis for the actign, and the Demo
crats boastfully claimed they “put one
over” on the Republicans.
The effect of the Democratic dec
laration on the effort to put through
legislation providing for military
ttranlng was interpreted in two ways.
Representative Kahn, Republican, of
California, chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee, an
nounced that he would urge a vote on
the training section of the army re
organization bill next week. He still
is confident of sufficient votes to
order a favorable report.
CONGRESSMEN TALK.
Discussing the caucus action, Rep
resentative - Kitchin of North Caro
lina, said:
“We felt that one co-ordinate
branch of the government haa as
much right to express its view on a
military policy as another branch,
| Moreover, we knew that the President
for fourteen months has not been In
a position to be in touch with the
people on this question, while prgc
tically all of the Democratic econ
gressmen have received letters and
other communicatiuns from their dis
tricts showing unmistakably that
public sentiment is overwhelmingly
lagainnl compulsory training or serv
fce.
“But there was no intention of
‘slapping the President in the face,
or ‘rebuking’ him as stated in some
of the newspapers.”
“The President had a perfect right
and it was quite proper for him to
express his views on universal mil
itary training,” said Representative
Crisp, of Georgia. '“We also had a
Ipprfe(‘l right to exercise our judg
ment. It was the democratic thing
|to do. The majority rules.”
Representative Garner of Texas.
said: “It is merely a difference of
opinion between the House and the
President as to what is necessary at
the présent time.”
Big Army Demanded
By League, Says Smith
By GEORGE H. MANNING,
Washington Correspondent of The
Georgian,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—“ T think
the position of President Wilson in
asking for a large army and for uni
versal compulsory military training
is logical,” said Senator Hoke Smith
today when asked for his views on
the action of the House caucus in de
claring against universal military
service in spite of the President’'s let
ter urging that no such step be taken
“If the l.eague of Nations, as h¢
brought it from Pari§, is ratified we
shall need a large army for the many
wars into which it will force us.”
DARDEN SHARON MAYOR.
SHARON, Ga., Feb,uary 11.--T. 8
Darden was electad mayor at the eity
election Wednesday. The following
wers elected councilmen: W. R,
Moore, J. W. Falbin, H. D. Moore and
J. Moore Kendrick.
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Big Man Has
Sglf Trimmed
By a Surgeon
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Through
one of the most unusual
surgical operations on rec
ord, Paul Biese, well known mu
sician and one of Chicago’s
heaviest men, is one pounds
lighter. The operation was per
formed by Dr. Max Thorek, who
removed one hundred pounds of
skin and fat from Biese's ab
domen.
“The operation was of a plas
tic nature,” said Dr. Thorek.
“It will be impossible for the ex
cess fat to return. With its re
moval the skin was cut away
and tightened so that fat can
no longer grow about the girth.”
Biese will later have fat re
moved from his neck and face.
He will be completely recovered
in two weeks, Dr. Thorek said.
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Petition Signed at Gainesville to
Have Name Go Before Geor
gia Democrats,
GAINESVILLE, Feb. 11.—It was
determined at a mass meeting here
;-laat night to ask the Democratic!
State Executiye C 1 w
ithe name of éerbert fid@f&r"&n t
‘ticket in the presidential preferential
‘%imary, which is to be held April
__The petition had been signed by 125
Democrats this morning, thus assur
ing the placing of Hoover's name on
the ticket, according to the State Ex
ecutive Committee’s rules.
~ The petition was circulated by H. H,
Perry, once a candidate for the United
)S[ales Senate.
Political Battle .
In Georgia Seen 1
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WASHINGTON, Feb., Il.—Friends
of the various prospective Democratic
candidates for President here are be
ginning to show unusual interest in
the Georgia primary in April, the out
come of which may control the
State’s delegation to the San Fran
cisco convention.
Efforts are already under way by
friends of Governor Cox of Ohio,
Attorney General Palmer, former
Speaker Champ Clark, Vice President
Marshall, Herbert Hoover and others
to capture Georgia's delegation.
If efforts are made to have the
Georgia delegation to the San Fran
cisco convention instructed for Sen
ator Underwood of Alabama, there
is almost certain to be a clash with
Senator Smith and his friends that
may politically sock the State.
It is generally believed here that if
Senator Underwood is put up for
’Presid(-nt at the Georgia primaries,
Senator Hoke Smith will permit the
use of his (Smith's) name. This
conclusion arises from the conviction
of some of Senator Smith's friends
that some people in the State may
link with the Underwood nomination
an endorsement of the League of
’l\'ationsx, without reservations, which
| would be a thinly disguised attempt
to discredit Smith,
Newspaper Pressmen
Return to Wor
Mr. J. C. Orr, secretary of the
International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants’ Union, and Mr.
Jerry Willlams, Southern organ
izer, in response to telegrams
from the Atlanta publishers,
reached Atlanta Tuesday morn
ing. Mr, Orr Tuesday morning
called Atlanta Web Pressmen’s
Union, No. 10, in session and ad
dressed the men; and as the re
sult of his address the pressmen
who had walked out on Satur
day night, in violation of their
contract, returned to work.
Mr. Orr made the following
statement: “The International
Printing Pressmen and Assist
ants’ Union demands that con
tracts made by members of its
organization be Kkept. It was
found that the Atlanta publishers
had not violated their contracts
with the local pressmen’s union,
and that the walkout was illegal
and unjustified, and the men
were instructed tg return to work
immediately.”
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Machinery of Peace Conference
Transferred to London—lm
’ portant Questions Discussed.
l LONDON, Feb, 11.—The first busi
ness meeting of the executive coun
}cil of the League of Nations opened
lin the throne room of St. James Pal
ace Wednesday afternoon with A, J.
‘Balfour, former British foreign sev
retary, presiding.
The United States was not repre
sented, but both Mr. Balfour and
iLeon Bourgeois, chairman of the
council, expressed the belief that
}eAmeri’ca‘s absence from the deliber
;alions of the league is only momen
tary.
~ John W. Davis, American ambas
sador, announced that he would at
tend neither the council meeting
nor, the conference of the British,
French and Italian premiers which is
;ucheduled to open tomorrow,
PEACE MILL IN LONDON.
The meetings heginning Wednes
day shift the eftire existing peace
[cont‘erence machinery to Lendon. The
allied statesmen plan to take up the
m%apram and outline definite-~
ty the Turkish treaty. They are also
to give official affirmation to the al
lied note replying to Holland's re
fusal to surrender the ex-kaiser. If
there is sufficient time the allied rep
resentatives will draft one and pos
sibly two plans dealing with German
officers wanted for trial. Arrange
ments will be made for a conference
of the allies and neutrals in London
to determine methods for removing
the Russian blockade and re-estab
lishing trade with Russia,
SOVIET SEEKS PEACE.
The Russian soviet is reported to
‘be exerting all possible pressure to
utilize the commercial negotiations
to'establish complete peace,
| It was learned the British garri
'son in Constantinople will be in
creased if the terms of the Turkish
peace treaty are not completely
}worked out in the London confer
ences. The suggestion was made that
’the foreigm ministers constitute
themselves into an organization to
work out details of the Turkish
terms.
It is understood the allies’ posi
tion on the German war criminal
list is unchanged.
CONFERENCE SECRET,
t Mr. Balfour announced that while
‘publirity of the deliberations was
desirable, it would be necessary to
carry on the debate of details in se
'cret until Friday, when the meeting
will be open.
If the suggested solutions of the
Fiume problem do not prove accept
able, it is believed the negotiations
in the future will be conducted by
Jugo-Slavia and Italy alone.
Officials are said to believe that if
' the terms of the Turkish treaty are
not submitted to Constantinople be
‘forn being definitely decided upon
'that there is likelihood of further
trouble there.
Italian Alignment
With Germany Seen.
By NEWTON C. PARKE,
Staff éorroopondom of the I. N. S,
PARIS, Feb. Ill.—French official
circles view with certain perturbera
tion a possible new alignment of Eu
ropean nations, which may result
from the changed attitude of Italy.
' An official of the foreign office in
forced the Imternational News Serv
jce that the Itallan Socialists and
Catholics now favor an agreement
with Germany on the basis of modifi
cation of the peace treaty. Italian
bourgeois and commercial circles are
said to hold similar views.
Italy’'s demands for the extradition
of German war criminals was said to
be half hearted, although Italy signed
the latest note on the subject which
wns forwarded to Berlin.
There is keen anticipation as to the
attitudé which Premier Nitti assumes
at the meeting of the premiers in
London., It is reliably reported that
Premier Millerand expects that stiff
arguments will be necessary with Pre
mier Lloyd George and Premier Nitti
to sustain France's position on the
question of German extraditions.
France does not care whether the
ex-kaiser, former Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollweg and other so
called responsible heads, are surren
dered, but does insist upon the extra
dition of German officers who are
specifically accused of crimes while
the German troops were on French
soil,
¥ngland is contending that the de
livery of the higher officlals, who
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‘Dry’ Ticket {
Is Bryan and
‘Billy’ Sunday
(By Universal Service.)
N()RFOLK, Va, . Feb i)l
William Jennings Bryan
for President and William Ash
ley Sunday for Vice President.
That is the ticket that will be
named by the “drys” if the Re
publicans and Democrats name
“wet” candidates; at least, that's
what the Rev. “Billy” Sunday
announced here today.
Also he said that if this ticket
should be elected William H. An
derson, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League in New
New York, will be named am
bassador to Great Britain.
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Atlanta Man’s Appointment Is
Recommended to the
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By GEORGE H. MANNING,
Washington Correspondent of The
Georgian,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.~At
torney General Palmer has = given
heed to the urging of Senator Wil
liam J. Harris that Alex King of
Atlanta be appointed judge of the
Circuit Court of Appeals, and has
recommended the appointment to the
President, it is learned.
Mr. King is solicitor general of the
department of justice. Friends of
other candidates have insisted that
King is ineligible because he has
passed the age limit of 60 years, us
ually set for judges. Mr, King is 62.
Attorney General Palmer sent all
the papers in the case to the White
House some ‘days ago, it is learned,
with the recommendation that King
be given the vacancy on the Circuit
Court of Appeals, and that the ap
pointment be made in the nature of
a transfer from his present position,
instead of a new appointment, for
which he would ordinarily be in
eligible.
The President is expected to reach
a decision soon.
If Mr.' King is barred from ap
pointment, Senator Harris is in favor
of appointing Judge E. H. Callaway
of Augusta, who he considers one of
the ablest lawyers in the South.
Judge Callaway has a distingiushed
record as Superior Court judge and
has one of the largest practises in
the South. Callaway would permit
of his name being mentioned in this
connection only on condition that
Mr, King was ineligible on account
of age.
Senator Harris believes President
Wilson will hold Judge King is ell
gible and appoint him. Senator Harris
recites a precedent in President
Taft's appointment of Judge Lurton,
who was on the Circuit Court of
Appeals at the age of 65 when he
was appointed to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
An Atlanta Girl
Gets SSO Gold!
The award of the
‘“‘best last line’’ for
which The Georgian
and Sunday American
are paying SSO gold
daily, is announced to
day on page 1, second
section,
The latest limerick
appears on page 1, sec
ond section,
(iet into the game!
Fifty dollars for a
few words!
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EDITION
Hines' Reply to Ultimatum Ex
pected Today—Strike Would
Postpone Return of Lines,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—A new
proposal to Director General Hines
is being drawn by the railroad broth
erhood representatives, it was stated
here Wednesday. Director General
Hines withdrew from the conference
room pending the action of the rail
way brotherhood spokesmen.
WASHINGTON, ¥eb. 11.—“ We will
del:ver an ultimatum to Director Gen
eral Hines that our demands be
granted or we strike,” said J. B. Mal
loy, grand vice president of the
Maintenance of Way Employees or
ganization, this afternoon following
a conference of the committee sent
here to meet Director General Hines,
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and the Brotherhood of Mains
tenance of Way Employees this afte
'ernoon asked for a separaté confer«
ence with Director General Hines.
‘They declared they did not desire to
‘treat concerning their demands in
the general conference.
Malloy declared the leaders of the
organization were ‘“not afraid to go
to jail” if the Lever act is used. “We
won't be intimidated,” he declared.
“Our president is a real man, and he
is not afraid to go to jail. None of
us are afraid to go to jail for a prin
ciple and our principle is a living
wage."
Malloy said the committee was in
structed to accept nothing less than
their demands.
He also announced that word had
‘been received that switchmen who
lare members of the Brotherhood of
'Railway Trainmen will walk out with
Mhe maintenance of way employees.
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In Strike Crisis.
(By International News Service.)
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Govern
ment forces were being mobilized to
day to prevent a nation wide strike
on the railroads.
President Wilson conferred with
Secretary Tumulty this afternoon and
ordered that Director General Hines
give a report to him at the coneclu
;sion of the conference.
. Attorney General Palmer was pre
| paring to act under the Lever law to
\prevem strikes by injunction if neces
sary.
Attorney General Palmer this after
noon stated that he had gone over the
entire situation with Director Gen
eral Hines. He refused to say what
steps he would pursue.in the event of
a strike, but declare. the situation
was in many respects ‘“‘analogous to
the coal strike.” He declared, how
ever, that he was very confident there
would be no strike.
Back of all of the preparations was
President Wilson, consideerd the court
of last resort.
COMMISSION PROBABLE.
In many quarters it was expected
that the President would issue an
appeal to the railroad workers to re
main at their posts and thereby make
.it unnecessary for the government
to take drastic steps to keep the rail
lrouds in operation. It was consid
ored quite probable the President
would direct Director General Hines
to establish a commission, similar to
‘mut set up in the Fituminous coal
strike, to determine whether wage
lin'-"rnses are justifiable.
| The railroad workers feel they will
secure no wage increase from Direc
‘tor General Hines, but are not pre
pared to hold the threat of a nation
wide strike over his head. However,
they do state that if wage d
are rejected there will be n;:::
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