Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-05 | Page 1 | 8-Hour Law Probe Men Selected

U F H R LAY lAW I rHODE PR B MEN M j jl l JD I By sy Associated r Press Frees SS OMAHA rieb Oct 5 M 5 Major Jor or Gener General Gen Gen- er eral l' l l-G l G Goethals ethal's governor governor of the of-the the Panama Panr canal and Commissioner Clark of the I int interstate commerce commerce commission h have ve been selected by President Wilson as I I two of the of-the the three m members of the board created by congress to investigate the I I hour eight-hour law Formal announcement of the selection of all three members I will be made macic tonight The president made the selection I several days ago and has has' been awaiting awaiting awaiting await await- ing for the acceptance General GoeI Goethals Goethals Goe Goe- I gained the consent of the president president i d dent nt several weeks ago to retire as asI I governor of the te canal zone He was of offered of of- I the new position on his arrival from om th the canal recently He will serve serve serve- as a's as chairman of tho the board George Rublee of New Hampshire member of the federal trade commission commission commis commis- sion has been selected as the third member of the board I NEW YORK Oct 5 Major Major Ge General er ll George W XV was s quoted quote as assaying s I saying today tha that he lie it iad l' l received d in inI information in- in I formation that he had be been n designated designated by Pr President Wilson as chairman I of ot the commission Is is' to investigate the workings of ot f. f the hour eight-hour law for railroads but taut that the position had not yet been offered to him I Asked if it he would accept the post i his reply was I II I am an officer in iii the army It rs ls my lily duty to obey any any command th the I president may give gie me I had intended to tb retire I am still under orders General Goethals recently returned here from the Panama canal where he has completed his work