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Show I until such finding is made any strike or ' lockout shall be unlawful. That as an alternative the president, as authorized by the supreme court decision de-cision In the Adamson eight-hour law, shall appoint a commission to write a contract for the parties, to remain in force until they shall voluntarily ugree between themselves. "We submit that ft is not only the right, but tho duty, of congress to now exert its full authority to define the limits lim-its to which business men or working men, capital or labor, employer or employee, em-ployee, may go in threatening the transportation trans-portation of the nation as a means of compelling the acceptance of economic demands or political policies," said Mr. Mason. "Congress must either now assure the protection of the paramount interests of i the public in the continued operu lion of the railroads, or abdicate its regulatory : authority to selfish and irresponsible combinations of private persons." I IS1 PROPOSES ITISp ACT i Urges Legislation to Pre-J Pre-J vent Rail Uriions From ! Quitting Labors. (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) "WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Legislation to prevent railroad strikes was urged by Stephen O. Mason, president of the National Na-tional Association of Manufacturers of the United States, today before the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. com-merce. With reference to the prevention, of strikes, Mr. Mason recommended provisions pro-visions along the following lines: That whenever, in the opinion of the president, a dispute over hours, wages or working conditions threatens to disrupt the service of a currier, he shall appoint a commission to investigate and decide upon the merits of the controversy, and |