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Show ADAMS1 LAW IS TO BEDEFENDED Washington, Nov. 15. Attorney General Gregory has decided that suits by railroads against inforcement of the Adamson eight-hour law will be defended by the department of justice. jus-tice. The defense to be presented in each case will be worked out between Solicitor Genoral Davis and other department de-partment officials with United States attorneys in various jurisdictions. The department today was unable to determine whether it would be necessary to defend each of the many suits begun, or whether the railroads would bo content to make a test case of one suit. No word has reached the attorney general from the railroads suggesting such course and if such a proposed is not made each suit would be defended. Reports that railroads and brotherhood brother-hood officials had considered a suggestion sug-gestion that Mr. Gregory be asked to suspend operation of the Adamson law for thirty days were met with the statement that the attorney general gen-eral has no such authority and that his only course is to defend the suits, or lot them go by default |