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Show Chicago, Aug. 31. Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington Qulncy railroad, who was spokesman spokes-man for the railway managers at president, declared tonight that the passage of the Adamson compromise eight-hour bill by congress swould not be satisfactory to the railroads and would not settle the pending controversy. con-troversy. "The railroads would take no precipitate pre-cipitate action In event the bill was passed," said Mr. Holden. "Wo would not be hasty because we would consider con-sider the interests of the public. "It is my understanding that the supreme court of the United States has held recently in two cases that the congress of the United States has absolutely no power to fix wages. That is what the Adamson bill amounts to, according to my understanding." Presidents of Chicago railroads met at the Chicago club this afternoon. Hale Holden, who headed the committee com-mittee which conferred with President Presi-dent Wilson, was present, as was J. W. HIgglns, chairman of the Association Associ-ation of Western Railways. A brief statement was issued after the meet-lug, meet-lug, which said: "The methods of dealing with the i conditions which will be created if the strike comes were discussed, but no definite and final plans were adopted." adopt-ed." Similar meetings will be held dally until the situation has cleared. The railroads of the country completed com-pleted embargo preparations. Employes Em-ployes were advised to take sober second thought as to the future before be-fore striking, and advertisements for strikebreakers appeared in newspapers newspa-pers throughout the country. Associated Asso-ciated Press despatches showed that everywhere communities were organizing organ-izing motor truck and interurban lines for emergency transport service. Tho Illinois Manufacturers' association associa-tion today sent telegrams to many members of congress, urging them against "being cajoled into any rush legislation." Tho telegrams ask: "Is congress running the country, or has It been delegated to the four brotherhood chiefs?" |
