Washington, Sept. 20.
President Roosevelt said today that he had formed a special committee to devise a broad plan for railroad legislation.
He said that he had named three railroad management executives and three railway labour chiefs to form the committee. He made his announcement following a conference with labour and management chiefs.
Although the President insisted that they had not discussed the current wage dispute, well-informed quarters said that the formation of the committee meant that the dispute would be studied—United Press.
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