Show IGO LEADER I IS 15 APPOINTED TO NEW US U.S. I WAGE BOARD W. W R. R Willcox Resigns as Chairman of Republican Committee to Serve With th U. U S. S Railroad Commission FO FOUR MEN l NAMED NAJ A AS S LABOR ANALYZERS McAdoo cAdoo WI Divides Country Into 3 O Operating e II atin Divisions K R. H H. Ais on 6 J 1 I Placed Pl ced in Charge of of Western Roads ASHINGTON Jan Tan 18 IS 18 Director W SIT WASHINGTON tor tar General McAdoo announced tonight appointment of a railroad wage commission of four public men menI mento I to analyze and recommend action on all wage e and labor questions pending before the government railroad administration administration ad ad- ministration including the railroad brotherhoods brotherhoods' demands demand At the same time the director general put Into effect a new system of or government government govern govern- overn- overn ment railroad administration by dividing divid divid- d dividing ing the tho country into Inlo three operating di divisions divisions dl- dl visions cast east south an and west and md placed a railroad executive at the head of or each as his r representative The wage commission consists of Secretary Sec Sec- Secretary Lane Interstate Commerce Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner C C C. McChord Judge J. J Harry Harry Har Har- r ry Covington chief justice of ot the District District Dis Dis- of Columbia supreme court and William W. W Wilcox Vl who tonight announced an announced an an- his re resignation l as chairman of ot the Republican national committee It was planned originally to tl pass anI only anly on the four brotherhoods brotherhoods' wage W Continued on Page 2 z RAiLWAY WAGE BOARD NAMED Continued From Page e 1 1 c IS I demands but Iut so 50 man many other othel labor question have o been heen submitted to the thet j t director general since then that he de determined de- de I to refer them their all aU to the board hoard t It will hear r all labor complaints or pet pc- pc I 1 i t make careful investigations I and re recommend a course of ot notion action to Mr Ir McAdoo I Tho The commissions commission's Inquiry will deal I with general conditions aft affecting the S railway re regardless ar less of or whether S er or an any specific request or complaint 1 S has been made mado to lo the tha director general or to railroad m Da managements before the I assum assumed control In char charge o of oC eastern railroads Mr j McAdoo MAdoo retained A. A H. H Smith president of oC the New York Central who has the director general gen gen- net acted d as assistant to eral etal with headquarters In New cw York Western I Director L S R. R H. H Aishton president o of the Chi Chicago cago Northwestern was appointed regional director fo fur for territory west 1 of oC the tho Mississippi with headquarters at I I II I Chicago Southeastern roads were ivero assigned as- as j I I I sl signed ned to C C. H. H Markham president of I ethe the tho Illinois Central with headquarters 1 at Atlanta The rhe eastern castern division consists of or terri territory territory ter ter- ri tory north of ot the Ohio and Potomac rl rivers rs and cast of Lake Michigan and j the Indiana Illinois state stute line also I those railroads In Illinois extending j I Ii i 1 Into that state from points ea east cast t of or the I Indiana Illinois state line also the 1 I Chesapeake Ohio the Norfolk Western and the thc Virginian railways The southern district t Is defined as I Including all railroads In that portion of the h United States south of t the O Ohio I n t. t It t 5 tI n V Mississippi river except the Chesapeake Chiesa- Chiesa peake Ohio Norfolk Western estern and the Virginian railways and also those railroads in Illinois and Indiana ex extending extending ex- ex tending into those states from rein points South of or the Ohio river rl District Defined ll The western district Is con composed of or orI I the remainder of or the country IncludIng IncludIng including ing al at west 0 of the Mississippi and also Iso I Illinois Wisconsin and the north Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan an peninsula It excludes those roads running Into Illinois from the fast east and from the south Thus Thu Illinois will be subject to the joint Jurisdiction of or all d directors I rectors Orders Issued by the gentlemen named In their capacity as regional directors di dl directors di- di rectors will be Issued b by authority of ot the tue director general and The bc re respected respected re- re I accordingly says sas General Order Order Order Or Or- der No o. o 4 establishing the tho operating re regions lons The directors will undertake to su supervise Eu- Eu pel general transportation tr problems problems lems of or their districts and will sill be I the field marshals of C the tho central organization tion which the director general is ex expected ex- ex to form permanently j In a dl day or two This organization probably will consist of oC five fhe or six divisions with a chief of oC each I Dude of ot Commission Defined I I Explaining the purpose of ot the tho wage commission Mr Ir McAdoo said The commission has been heen appointed I with a view to determining tho the wages for tor the different classes of labor laboi upon the It will begin Its Us work worle I at nt once and will report to the director general ln gl giving Its recommendations In general terms as to changes that should bo he made Upon this report the director general will make a n decision The commission Is authorized to tomake tomake make a general Investigation of ot the whole field of or railroad labor the labor the compensation compensation com corn of or persons In the service of oC the tho railroads the relation of ot railroad wages to wages In other Industries the conditions In different parts of or the thee I country countr the special emergency re respecting re re- wages which exist at this time owing otting to war conditions and the high leigh cost of ot living and the lie relation with different nt cla classes ses of or railroad labor laborThe The llie creation of this commission Is the tho culmination of or a 1 large number of oC complaints and antI demands of ot the tze the em em- I which have been pending before beCore the railroad managers for Cor some sonic time I past and were wore brought to the attention I of or the director general shortly after the tue assumption of oC the operation of oC the I railroads b by the government I Wilson VIlson Writes Write Appointees President Wilson lIson sent the tue following Ins letter to each member of ot tho the commission commis sion May Ia I not assure you of my appreciation elation of ot your acceptance o of thee the Invitation Invitation 11 1 tation h e extended to you ou b by the tho director general of ot railroads to serve c as a member member mem mom ber of or the Important commission he ho has hns appointed to Inquire Into the question of or wages of railroad In the tho United States State This Is one on onor of or tho the most Important problems o of the moment and Is worth worthy worthy wor wor- I thy th thoC of oC the the- unselfish and disinterested I service you heave have so BO patriotically un undertaken undertaken under under- I er-I taken to render Nearly earl er e every class of or or organized and I unorganized railroad labor laboi has asked aske Director General McAdoo doo for or a wage increase or has sought a conference to discuss some somo phase o of th the employment employmentS S situation I tua on Although Mr McAdoo doo has made mide no announcement of or his policy polle It Is generally goner gener ener- ener I all ally believed ed that i a number of oC wage Increases will be allowed Transportation of or coal wa was pushed today h by railroads s. s but weather conditions condi condl- through h the tho entire middle west est estand and Pennsylvania anla still ma made e movement sluggish Director General McAdoo doo tonight ht i Is Issued 18 sued an appeal cal to the people or of the south to make e special effort next year ear to raise their own foodstuffs In order to avoid hauling It from rom other sec |