| Show CUICK ACTION IN CASE SOUGHT Petition for an Immediate Decision in Adamson LawI Law La- I Injunction Suit Filed in U. U S. S Court at Kansas City JUDGE HOOK W WILL WILLS L Lt t S TAKE TAIE ACTION TOD TODAY AY j Motion on Made l in Case of S Road in iii Receivership in Order to Expedite Appeal to to the Supreme C Court urt JANUARY RY 1 TIME TIl LIMIT LIl KANSAS ANsAs CITY Mo ro Nov o 21 l. Leg nl s skirmishing in the fight fig of railroads s of the United Stales States a against the Adamson hour eight law lawns ivas ns brought to i n sudden su issue issue today by a motion filed by the thc government in n the United S St States t district court here tere which winch it i is expected will vill rc result iI in rt a decision on all the constitutionality of f the law Jaw by the court of fir ibo bo United States January 1 1 when the law j K is to go into inlo effect I Prolonged litigation should If It possible pos pos- sible Ible be bt a otherwise ise Injury ma may arl arise e to the public and their railroads fhe he he government says sas in its motion as a reason for Its action I The Tte governments government's motion which was directed a against Alexander Now New cw and henry C. C Ferris receivers for tor or the Missouri Mis lIs- lIs ouri Oklahoma Gulf railroad cm- cm bodied two distinct requests of or the I court a as follows I 1 The Thc government f a asks ks an Immediate immediate Imme imme- I diate cHato decision on th the th Injunction imme-I imme petition peti peti- Lion tion filed U d by the thc receivers of or the Misouri Missouri Mis Mis- ouri Oklahoma Gulf In which the damson jl Adamson la law aw was attacked as 1 unc and an order requested forbidding forbidding for for- bidding Its enforcement ement The government government govern govern- ment nent contends that the Injunction pe pe- pe litton should be dismissed cd because the law Jaw Is 15 constitutional therefore l leaving the railroad no basis In equity for tor Its I action 2 Should the law be held unconstitutional l- l l the go government asks that the court ourt direct th the receivers recel for Cor th the railroad rail raJI- Toad road to Join the government In getting setting the case advanced Immediately to the supreme court of ot the United States for final decision VIII will III Render r D Decision Lon Today Judge William C C. C Hook sitting In Inthe Inthe inthe the case announced that he ho will render ren ren- der ler a decision tomorrow Judge Hook stated elated from the bench that If It the tho motion motion motion mo mo- tion were granted he would request the the- receivers of oC th the Missouri Oklahoma Okla OklA- homa oma Gulf to invite the legal leg representatives representatives rep rep- of ot all the railroads In the United States Suites to take part In the tho proceed pro pro- I n gs Should the law be held constitutional b by Judge Hook look it Is expected that the railroads will appeal from the d de decision cislon In favor or of the government In an effort to st stop p the laws law's decree before January 1 I. In rn any rny case the tile government govern ment plans to have haq the question of or constitutionality of the tho law Jaw before the I supreme court when that tribunal re reconvenes reconvenes re- re re-I re convenes December 4 I antI and to urge that U it t be advanced for fot Immediate hearing f Action In th tin tin- case w was taken on the I I Injunction petition of the Missouri l. Oklahoma Gulf GuIr rather than on similar sim sim- liar ilar petitions o of other othol roads throughout through through- out the United States because the MIssouri Mis MIs- Us- Us Oklahoma Gulf GuJt I Is 3 under the direction o of the federal court That enabled the government to ask the tho co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation of 01 tho railroad In obtaining a final decision of the case before January 1 This assistance can be or ordered ordered ordered or- or II dered b by the court and as aa indicated by Judge Hook will bo so ordered If he decides to grant brant the motion Had the government go proc proceeded eded a against a railroad railroad rail rail- road not In receivership It was pointed out b by a member of or the tho government Ro counsel the tho railroad ml might ht have 11 chosen to combat the tho law through arious va various a arious rious legal maneuvers which would have Siavo delayed the final decision Constitutional qU Question d. Like other Injunction petitions filed by hy many r railroads tho Missouri Oklahoma Okla OkJa- homa homR Gulfs Gulf's action against no tho ho Adamson Adamson Ad- Ad amson law contended that It was Unil un- un j tl T O it il ll f nil Vf fl 1 ii Ihl ll A I I railroads ii d of their property p t without t f due r process of oC law and arid compelled them to toI pay par lar largo large o sums of oC money to employees I without receiving anything In return Decision of this point tomorrow will have no binding effect outside of oC the tho western Missouri judicial district and whichever way way- It goes oes ma may bo he nullified twill- twill tied fled b by appeals to the supreme court There Is no uso use to be excited about this action Frank Hagerman special counsel for the tho government to said today toda J I It Is simply an action to advance the case cas quickly quickly- to the supreme court which will be the U final arbiter Tho The same view was expressed by Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Miller attorney for the Missouri Oklahoma Gulf receivers who said Maid tho the only thing to be done now was to await the Judges Judge's decision Mr tr Hagerman filed the petition to tod today today to- to d day in tho the name of Francis M t United States district attorney |
