The evening world., 1912-04-22
REJECTS PLAN ar AZ
PEAL TO CONGRESS.


This demand would be hacked by the
evidence OF the railroad companies pro-
fcssed inability TO keep up improve
ments md meet tho demand for an IS
per cent. increase In wages on the part
Of the engineers and the much greater
increase demanded by the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Trainmsn
1t the present freight rates imposed by
the Commission.
Chief 0tons would not listen to this
proposal. Il was said. believing that Il
VA but another effort OF the railroads
70 befog the issue and ALLEVIATE the
heads Of the Brotherhood from the rank
and nls.
q tDed ths person." aid StonA. that
Western roads . paying the In
creased wages under the Same freight
rates and that tho question Of frS)ght
raAss played no part In the present ques-
tion.. Tho roads will have to night their
battles for rates"
Congressman Jefferson Levy was seen
coming out Of . conference with stone
shortly after this report spread
through the headquarters Of the sngi.
neess At the broadway Central.
Congressman Levy wen back to Chief
Stone for . second conference. This
time he proposed that Stone 60 over
the heads Of the hoard Of Managers.
directly to the presidents Of the rail-
roads affected. Mr.. Stone said that the
railroads had put ell powers for con-
ference into the hands OF the Board
OF AanagerS. and he could deal with
no Other body. There was an intima-
don. Il was stated. that MI. Levy wal
given 70 understand that Stone was In
doubt a. to the usefulness OF tho Con-
sressman's presence In the matter.
MEpiAroRe HERE, WITH LITTLE
HOPE OF PEACE.
M. Lazy. who had told the news
paper men that he would be out 4 rive
them usws In ten minutes. wa % cha-
gr4nsd that he slipped out down Q back
stairway ana left the hotel by the rear
entrance.
Congressman Levy called The Evening
World on ths phone after his two con.
fersnc~s with Mr.. Stone and said thai
he wished to deny . report that he had
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President Brown OF the New York Cen.
trail or other railroad president.
'" acted on my own initiative" Mr.
Levy said. land ! proposed to Mr.. Stone
That tho Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-.
uneers should agree 10 have It's head,
act jointly with the board Of railroad
presidents to carry the whole matter t6
the Interstate Commerce Commission
suggested that the Commission woult
be tho best body 10 determine whether
or not industrial peace could be main,
tained by permitting an increase n
freight rates sufficient to permit grant,
Ing the engineers demand for increas,
Of wages"
Charles y. Neili. United States Com,
missioner Of Labor. and Judge Martin
l.. Knapp Of the United States Com
MERGE Court. who constitute together tn,
Federal Board OF Mediation by the Erd
man act. arrived from Washington earl,
to-day 20 make a despalrlng effort I,
avert the threatened strike.
II was evident from the botl
made upon the situation tina they hel,
a pessimistic View OF the outlook, eve,
though they hoped to do something I,
bring together the engineers and tn,
board OF OF the railroads.
W were not sent up here by Pres,
dent TAFT Judge Knapp explained I,
an EVENT. World reporter after hi
arrival at the Hotel Manhattan, "bu
we came on our own initiative and II
pursuance OF our plain duty to try I,
make a final effort TO avert what woul,
be "A terrible industrial ,.tau,t,y ~,