Show 1 Ia Bill oJ is J Adopted by LABOR R Will ME URGE R E VETO 8 IT BY Y I Wll N Reorganization Measure Under Which Carriers Carrier A Are to Operate After Mier March l 1 Gets Approval SENATES SENATE'S VOTE ON RAIL BILL Thome otIn voting fo for the conference conference confer confer- ence rail raU bill bID TI were Pall Brand Dran Brandegee c Colder r Capper P r Colt Cummin tin Cm-tin Hale Jones Jonea tan ton Helloes Kenyoti HeNary He- He k- k Nary N Ne New Pact Poindexter Snot Smoot S Spencer Sterling Ster ling s d. d worth Warm Warr W mid and Wat WAt- son Aon Total for SS Democrat er GaT Glo Glac Meyer Po Poro Ten U. U oa Smith Georgia Smith Maryl Maryland d Underwood Montana and Total Tot 1 Dem Democrats were We 15 G Total ToW tar fur n 41 Those voting giet g t te ere ere- report re- re port Fr atad nd Gronna donna Total ne against 2 Democrat Dial Gore Care JI rrb Harrison South Dakota Jones Jonea New Nw Mexico I Dg Na N. gent t. t Overman Pittman Sheppard Shep- Shep pard pant nn and Trammel TrammelL Dr- Dr oem t 14 Total against d IL Tho e paired follows follow for Dt- Dt son lion t for fm lIend Henderson a J DUI DU- DU I for foT with t Fall Falls for Kendrick Ken Ken- drick t for with l KIrby rb DU Ie- Ie her ber f for r with LaFollette for fog forth with frith b Mn tb l- l dge for tor with nth Owen Owens against Announcement lent t ft that If U Senators Jc of ka Stanley of 1 Kentucky and Chin Chamberlain m of Oregon alt all Democrats had been they thaT have voted for the conference rep report pert rt By A W ASHINGTON Feb cb 23 By By nearly three to one the Senate Senata tonight p passed and sent to the President President President dent tho the modified railroad reorganization bill under which the carriers will m attempt t to adjust themselves to o conditions arising arising- with the end of government control two Thirty Republicans Joined with fifteen Democrats ts In voting oline for adoption adoption adoption tion of or tho conference report while three Republicans ns and ard fourteen Democrats Demo comprised ed tho seventeen voting against It There was never nc any anT doubt aa cf to what tho the Senate would do in view of or tho the wide margin by br which the tho Cummins' Cummins bill bm more drastic than Ihan U the tho compromise was passed Tho The bill lull goes to President Wilson ilson and the tho general opinion was that ho would sign sl-n It H. although labor leaders will urge ursra a veto yoto Varying 4 Opinion p In ion I ed During Durin the tho five rho hours hours' debate led by Chairman Cummins of tho the Interstate commerce committee senators to how tho the Ing InE ng varying opinions as public and the railways would faro fare under the bill which was WIlS warmly dc dc- dc fended and attacked But the tho intense Interest which attended allond tl proceedings Saturday In the House was lacking frequent frequent quorum calls being necessary to o get s-et members In the chamber Around 6 G o'clock tho the patience of or the Senate apparently was exhausted after arter much making and insistent de demands demands do- do mands mantis for Cor a vote vota cut ut short the desire desireo to o prolong presentation Ion of oC views Cummins Allegation flon Discussion tO today 1 related lar largely cl to and rate rate making provisions pro Senior Sen Son ator Cummin with fooling feeling lIn lIe denounced wIdespread cUlms clams t that ha t in tn fixing freight t tand and nd pas passenger charS charges 9 calculated d to to Continued on Page Pago 2 2 VETO OF RAIL BILL SOUGHT OF RESIDENT PRESIDENT I Senates Senate's Hearty Approval of l i Measure i asure Signal for Labors Labor's Fight o Continued from Pa Page Pago e 1 give the roads a 11 return of oC ii per cent meant taking huge hUle sums of ot monc money from the public treasur treasury The bill he declared declared would not take one dollar In that way war Such reports he lie said were cre part of the propaganda put forth In an effort to defeat legislation legis legis- lee legislation Is- Is lation on the eve ere of ot return of ot the roads roada to their owners M March 1 1 Opp d b by Xe Nevadan Neulan aJan The bill billas was as opposed opposed b by Senator Pittman Democrat of or Nevada e who predicted that turmoil and chaos Inthe in inthe inthe the industrial world worM would follow tollow close upon Its enactment I 1 think It would be far better beUer he said to return the roads without any legislation than to return them with legislation framed to meet a political expediency I am opposed to government government government govern govern- ment ownership and I believe bellove If Il thero there Is anything that will bring government ownership it Is passage of ot this bill It throws on the government all responsibility responsibility and liability and at the same sarno time deprives the government of oC an any right of or ownership Senator PIttman raised against th the bill the old Issue arising out of or the thelong thelong thelong long and short haul clause of ol the Inte in interstate In- In te commerce ee act acL h I This J. J nil bill perpetuates U Hes an evil eVIL that mat mathas has resulted in discrimination a against Cover every Interior community in the United States he said al This bill will allow the railroads to charge charbe more for hauling hauling hauling haul haul- ing freight to Reno Ileno n n Nev to Salt SaIl Lake to Spokane and to Albuquerque N. N M. M than the they charge for tor hauling freight clear through and past these communities ties to the Pacific ocean That Is an injustice that wo we should never allow That condition does docs not arise out of or this bill bilL Senator Poindexter Republican Republican lican of oC Washington 1 interrupted him b but t docs does arise out of or existing law Senator PIttman retorted that If It tho tiro representatives of or the interior cities would hold up the passage of oC the general general gen sen- eral bill their grievance might hl be remedied remedied rem rem- In the Interstate commerce act Senator Poindexter one o of the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate conferees on the bill in furher reply re reply re- re ply ph to Senator PIttman said It ft was the only onh piece of C legislation brought up since 1910 1310 1910 which In any fashion Cashion met the long tong and d short haul baul discrimination tion Alit Aid Given Ghen In Hill Dill Claim Railroads will not be allowed tomake to tomake tomako make mako lo lower cr rates for long hauls than they do for short hauls over the same Fame distance on the ground that the they have I to meet potential water competition at coast lines he said This bill stops I I that There is a second point which will aid the interior communities I Railroads are aro forbidden under this measure to make their long haul rates so low that they dont don't me meet t. t the actual out ut of oC pocket costs of ot rendering the service These two things thinS's will go So far tar towards mitigating the evil of or which the tho senator from l' l Nevada e justly complains complains complains com com- plains In the discussion ot of politics Senator Myers declared action acHon of ot Chairman Hays Ua's of oC the Republican an national committee committee committee com com- in getting together r a platform I committee stretching all the wa way from standpatter to Socialists was the rankest political dishonesty dishonest But no doubt tho the Democratic party varty will endeavor to do the same thing thing- thing to get all tho the elements to support support sup sup- port pore one ono cause he said Bald BaldIC If IC the tho issue is drawn I will support an any party that declares against tho the provision and and against government operation of or railroads and coal mines mineD Senator Myers declared Part Party names mean nothing to me me Too many m many ny people inthis In Inthis Inthis this country vote olo a label And I want to say here that I think Mr Gompers' Gompers threat to dominate tho the next net Congress will be largely carried carrIe 1 out The section relating to road earn earnings InS's was way attacked as communistic and Bolshevistic by Senn Senator tOr McKellar Democrat of ot Tennessee one of ot those who led the fight against the tho bill durIng durIng dur dur- ing Its first consideration in the Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate While tho the conference committee had greatly Improved tho the measure he be said it still remained unfair and un unjust unjust un- un just to the American people Tho The bill docs does contain a government guarantee said Senator McKellar and also takes s away th the excess s profIts profits prof- prof Its of or the good roads and turns them Into a fund Cund for Cor bad ad roads roada To these two principles of or legislation e I cannot subscribe I doubt cr very much whether the they can cnn be maintained under our con con- Stand In Ts Unalterable Announcing that he would vote yote for forthe forthe forthe the conference report although he lie voted a against the Cummins bill bill Senator Sen ator Len Lenroot root Republican Wisconsin J isaid said he realized he might bo hn blacklisted blacklisted blacklisted black listed b by labor I r cann cannot t. t let that alter m my stand said cald Senator tor If It or organized labor abor unjustly attacks any senator for I his stand regarding labor legislation ho he ought to be willing to go down to defeat if It necessary if IC ho does docs so secure so- so cure curo in tho the conviction that ho he voted for tor the greatest good for tor tho the greatest i number I Labor Party Seeks I I Presidents President's Veto I Cleveland Cle 0 O. Feb 23 Max 3 Mar C C. Hayes I national chairman of ot the tho Labor party of or tho the United States today In a R. telegram telegram tele tele- I gram to President Wilson protested the tho proposed Esch Cummins railroad bill Ho He denounced the measure as lS legislation legisla legisla- legislation tion to benefit special Interests and demanded a presidential veto clo cloI I Declaring he spoke poke not only onh for or organized organized or- or labor but for tor tho the public Mr lr Hayes assailed those rea features turcs of oC the bill bIn which he ho said Bald guaranteed railroad owners revenue Adoption of or the tho bill Mr Hayes Haes Raid said would place on tho the people the burden of or another billion dollars dollar's in increased passenger and freight rates rater I Social unrest ho asserted was fed ted hy M popular resentment of a R. Congress which repress represented ted not the masses but buta buta a 1 few groups of or financial monar monar- Mr Hayes declared that the Labor party undoubtedly would put in the field a n full tull presidential ticket aa as well as con congressional tickets There Is no doubt that the people demand a Labor party he said The Theold Theold old parties have hae failed tailed Tho The national Labor party's parts convention con probably will willbe willbe be held hold In Chicago in June Increases in in Fr Frel Freight q ht t Rates Are Predicted Br Dr Universal Service r. r Washington Feb 23 The The railroads of ot the country countr shortly after they pass Into private control on March 1 I will ask sk for tor and will be granted anted Increases In freight ht rates amounting to about 20 per cent and possibly even more Under the terms of oC the Cummins- Cummins bill which passed the Senate today to today today to- to day and now goes to President Wilson for Cor hl his signature the railroads are aro guaranteed rates which will wilt produce a return of or Ci CJ Gb per cent on their capital stock To effect this It was learned on the thc highest authority tonight it will be he necessary to Increase freight charges all along the line Une a n. minimum of 20 per perc I c cent nt Some of or the particularly those in New England it was learned will ill ask for rate Increases up to 30 per cent In M n they th T sv iv are o r nh n t A V necessary r necessary l to Insure ns Zo them su sufficient i i i revenue Traveler May Pay 7 More Passenger fares Cares also may be he jumped up although the increase i is not expected ex expected expected ex- ex to be In proportion to a 20 percent per percent percent cent raise in freight ch charges This Is explained b by the fact tact that In greatly g I increasing passenger fares which directly di directly dl- dl affect the Individual the railroad rail rail- railroad road managements arc are aCra afraid they might arouse such s a storm of oC public disapproval al that Congress J ml might ht practically bo ho forced to o enact legislation providing for some somo form of government government govern SO ment control In this connection It is known that thata a committee of ot tho the principal roads orl originally originally intended to represent to tho I Interstate commerce commission that that I they would need an Increase In passenger passenger ger er fares to G 6 cents a mile along with larger larSer freight rates to guarantee their revenues re This exorbitant demand however has been abandoned It Is understood understood un un- on tho the ground that It would eventually kill the goose that la lays s 's the golden egg Thero There Is no further doubt In tho minds of oC officials In close touch with the railroad situation that the interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce commission will be bo compelled to allow the roads roada a good 20 O Oper per cent increase in freight rates and possibly even a a. small increase in passenger passenger passenger pas pas- fares High Official Comments Comment Comm nf A high official of the railroad administration administration administration ad ad- ad- ad ministration said tonight that no such Increases would have been necessary s rY had the roads been continued under government O control This unification of or control and operation ho lie explained re reduced reduced reduced re- re the tremendous overhead o expenditures expenditures expenditures made necessary b by individual operation of oC each road such as will ex exist exist exist ex- ex after March arch 1 Tho The public within six sis months after the roads have been operated by their owners will look Jook back upon government go control as a blessing blessing- he predicted I I am firm firmly I of oC tho the opinion opinIon opinion ion that unless the Each Cummins C bill which was ns passed today Is vetoed b by the President it will be absolutely necessary necessary nce- nce I essary s ary for Cor the interstate commerce commission to grant a minimum of oC about 20 per pcr cent Increase In freight rates in order that the tho roads ma may be beable beable beable able to make their 5 Bi 63 per cent Income The Tho public ma may Just as well b become come prepared for the tho effects of or such an In Increase Increase increase In- In crease for I bell believe ve it is bound to come and as a necessity Hines Issues Orders Prior to Roads Return Washington Fob Feb 23 Director Director General General Gen Gen- eral Hines today issued orders which provide e tor forthe the formal transfer of oC authority authority au au- thorIt no now now exercised by railroad administration administration ad ad- ministration officials ls to the corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- which resume control o of tho the lines Jines March arch 1 I. In a a. telegram to regional directors Mr Hines limes directed that thal the I names of or corporate officers be ascertained aster ascer i tamed to whom department heads will i report after federal operation ends and I appropriate instructions Issued to em em- Mitch flitch Disagrees With Labors Labor's Chief Terre Terro Haute Ind Feb 23 23 ing that the laboring people believed their leader Jeader so far removed remo that he lie does not understand their desires Wil n- n liam Mitch secretary of oC district No o 11 United d Mine Workers ers of or America today tele telegraphed Samuel Gompers president of the American F Federation of or Labor asserting a n. labor |