Show GOVERNORS GOVERNORS' ASSEMBLY SPLITS ON N P POLICIES 0 Lie I f S Resolutions Declaring for U. U S. S Control of ot Utilities and for Extra Session of Congress Arouse Protest TO W ASHINGTON March j. j Bitter controversy ersy raged i in the conference con con- ference o ot of governors and mayors today today to to- day ar before the report of the committee commit commit- it- it tee on resolutions m ing a great variety va a va- va i of or recommendations on public questions finally was adopted Even E cn after niter the viva n. n voce vote yote delegates t s from the west led by Mayor Rolph c cSan of cf ofSan San Francisco attempted to force a a record vote yote to show that they di dis dissented dis- dis seated from the thc majority but wc were e overruled by Secretary of Lab Labor r Wilson Wil Vil son who presided ed A Adjournment was taken after Mayor Rolph and Governor Cox I of it Ohio Otio chairman of or thc tile committee on resolutions had risen on questions of r. r personal privilege concerning t their lid r championship of opposing sides tides In tire the debate debat The he resolutions resolution which Governor Governor Co a. a nn t. t cre were 3 submitted d a- a latter elimination of all f r y condemned condemn doctrines h elg against t God and Government oV nt They Timey also recommended that the government government gov gov- should not only prepare for forthe forthe forthe the transportation necessities of or prosperity prosperity pros pros- perit but use the railroads as the means of ot helping private ate Industry by I carrying out the program of or Improve Improve- Inc ments a ts I. I C L r I l I I I I Government Control Y Vexes J rr r Expressly disclaiming approval ot of using fixing of or costs the resolutions sanctioned sanctioned sanc sane government approval al of or price schedules as a step toward establishing establish establish- In ing a new basis of or values Reduction o of freight rel ht rates rales on alt nU building material ma ma- especially road material was WIS suggested It was declared that reduction re Te ro- ro of or wages wa es should come only as asa asa asa a result of ot reduced living costs was vas made that te t. federal government continue its help ful rul ul offices s. s with a vIew ow to averting serious consequences In the financial maim finan cial affairs ot or public utilities Settlement Settlement Settle Settle- ment meat of oC government go contract contracts lifting o of ot government o restrictions on Industry industry Indus Indus- tr try and mat materials as soon as possible an and continuation of or the time federal sur E of or natural resources started during the war nar were asked The Time conference e also deplored discontinuance of or cm agencies and urged demobilization demo demo- atlon ot or the army b by loc local il draft boards U. U S. S Aid leI Flouted The section relating to public Utilities utilities ties was as attacked vigorously b by Mayor Roan Hoan or of Milwaukee who mO e moved that U it Ubo be bo stricken out out time the motion being supported sup supported ported by 11 Mayor laor Meyers of ot Minneapolis lis us i M. M U Harber of Kansas City others other Mayor Iloan wanted Ranted to know who sent tho stack slack of or telegrams which wt-aleh Governor Co Cox rep rt reported cl had reached the thc committee favoring ta t the c declaration He lie nn and Mayor Maor Meyers reyers declared de declared dc- dc dared tho the clauso clause interfered T with Ith local sovereignty so and Mr Ir said aid like ike that given en b by the war labor board In n th the e Kansas City strike dl lid did more harm than good Mayor Baker Baler of or Por Portland lan Ore answering answering an an- s1 for his collel colleagues of ot the com coin Governor Cox Coc Governor Go Bilbo BUbo of ot Mississippi l Governor Sprout Sproul of Penns h Mayor Peters of ot Boston and md George Georgo Foster Peabody represent represent- ing ng the governor of or New York said the said the thc telegrams hind had been becis addressed to President resident Wilson Illon who sent them to tot the tho theCo Co com m in i The They The came cumo from the traction Interests In- In crests shouted Mayor aror Iloan Corporation Stuff StuN Dont Don get excited the time Portland e executive ex et replied Ive e pulled that corporation corporation cor cor- stuff Just as 19 you OU ar are doing and it goes well ell with wills your OUr constituents constituent but I 1 advocate this section because wa We ought to have o some soma government agency to help us In dIfficulties which cannot bo be settled locally Motion to strike out the tho clause clauso wu was defeated 34 4 to 21 1 The controversy between Governor Go Cox and Mayor faor arose o out l of or a resolution which tho the mayor maor introduced early In the thc cIa lay day demanding that President Preal- Preal dent Wilson reco reconvene cne Congress to pass appropriation measures condemning condemn condemn- lag ing the building of American ships In Japanese and Chinese yards ards while contracts In this country were beIg bel cancelled and favoring fn the thc principle 0 collective bargaining In n eWt the committees committee's de not to the thc resolution Governor Go Cox Cox- ald he lie would be bC glad la to give Sho 8 If Ir de dc he- he sired I Mayor Ia or failed tailed to ln postponement post post- o of consideration 9 It tho the report report re re- I port lort until a n. night session und ind nd then therm I promptly demanded that the governor go I give 11 the reasons for tor eliminating eliminating- th the mayors mayor's resolution Governor Cox did J Continued on page pajo 2 GOVERNORS MEET I SPLITS ON POLICIES POLICES Continued from pago page 1 not t reply and anti the tho fight over the adoption tion of ot tho the report be began an rat Later r GoVernor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Cox rose to toa a a question of oC personal pOI per sonai privilege Uce Extra Needed r. r Nothing In word or spirit was sas In Intended intended intended in- in tended to convey a asperity to the mayot of oC San Francisco he ho said Bald The Th e committee committee com coin desired to avoid subjects which are aro matters of or political controversy Mayor heatedly replied that there was no Intention to bring politics poll poll- tics ties Into the gathering that he ho had criticized tho the Republican Hep filibuster which defeated tho the appropriation measures mea mea- but that tho the only way to get Congress back on th the Job was' was to have ha the tho President call an extra ses seH- sion slon An Au attempt to have the conference endorse government ownership or of railroads railroads rail raU- roads was defeated by bv acclamation At tho the morning session dissatisfaction tion of ot western delegates at what they the regarded as the failure of or tho the confer confer- once ence to achieve concrete results broke broko forth In a n. storm o of debate during durins which Secretary Houston who was to In the department de do- e. e have o spoken left the room of ot interior where today's session was held Director General hines who ho with Secretaries Glass and Lane addressed the tho conference toda today sal said tho the railroad n administration was considering considering con con- the re reduction o of freight rates on road building material |