Show SOUTHERN RAILROAD INVOKES ERDMAN ACT Government Officials Asked to Settle Wage Differences With New York ork Feb 25 The The The Southern railway announced th this s afternoon that It appealed to the thc Interstate Com Coin merco merce commission to determine the question that ha had arisen between the railroad and In the matter of or wages PresIdent Finley made a statement as as' follows Our orI working under contract contract contract con con- tract having ha declined our proposition In fn regard to a a. reduction in wages westill we westill still sun feel teel confident that there should be an cable amicable adjustment not purpose to proceed in an any al' al arbitrary arbitrary arbi arbi- l- l way Wo Yo Vo have notified our om of or our i regret egret that they can not at the present time see ee their wa way clear to accept the suggestions ons as to the tile wage wago scale which the management consid consid- considers ers Imperatively necessary under ox- ox sting conditions and havo o stated to them hem that we will nill ask tho mediation of ot the chairman o of tho tim Interstate Commerce commission and Ue tle commissioner commissioner com corn missioner of labor under 2 of the Erdman act which provides that In any controversy concerning wages which threatens to Interrupt tho the business business busi busl- ness floss of an Interstate carrier either party may ask such Intervention and requires the officials named to put themselves In corn communication with all practicable expedition with the parties to tho the controversy and to use their best efforts b by mediation and anti conciliation to bring about an amicable amic arnie- able ablo adjustment of ot the tho qu questions at issue |