Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Brotherhoods Declare Only
Surrender Of Roads Can
Avert Strike.
PRESIDENT GOES TO
CONGRESS FOR AID
Delivers Special message Recommend
ina Legislation Compelling Eight
Hour Day For Railroad Employees.
Empowering Commerce Commission
to Consider shortsr Day in Making
Rates, and Inersasing It's Number.
Washington. Aug. PA summary
Of developments IN the strike situation

,f Developments IN the strike situation
.ollows:
Negotiations between railroads
and brotherhoods thru President
Wilson definitely broken off.
1rothsrhood leaders definitely
,rdsr strike 10 begin at \. M,
labor Day, and declare that only
settIsment favorable 70 the men,
would change II.
President wilson prepared 70 90
,sfors congress this afternoon
I With proposals for new laws to
.orsvss,t the strike. The outline Of
shs proposals ID 10 follows:
increase Of the interstate com.
nercss commission from seven to
nine members.
Al eight. hour law for. railway
SmpIoyss.
10 empower che federal board Of
mediation 20 investigate operation
sf an sisht-hour day.
To smpowsr the interstate CONS
rnerce comnnission to consider the
vicht- hour day sin eonnsction with
making rates.
A~usasurs similar 70 the Cana.
Han industrial disputes act or s1
! Investigation Of al disputes bs.
iWssn raiiroads and their en-.
+ pieyss. 4 5.,ss
a gt,sasurs empowering the
4 president TO operate trains with
.hs primary object Of providing
The American troops on the Msxi-
...skk SAAA
The ], brothsrhoods favor the
sioht-hour day fsaturs but oppose
proposal 70 adopt the Canadian
plan.
Washington. Aug. 2s.-While Presir
lent Wilson was announcing that NJ
would lay the strike situation before
congress at 2:3O today, the brother.
rood leaders rejected the latest pro.
posal Of the railroad presidents anc
ordered a. strike at a. m. Labor Day
Their previous order to strike wax
.entative, and required q secret sig
aal to put it into effect.
Unless a satisfactory agreement /.
reached, or unless the president car
ind some way to prevent It, the strike
Viii 5. S.: 3: Labor Z Labor Day. 49,
The labor leaders admitted they
.ook their action in the belief that
some means was being sought to pre-
vent the strike actually being called
By their action they think they nave
any legal processes which
might be brought against them.
s President Wilson announced his de.
,ision to address congress in join
session at 2:30 o'clock as soon as the
decision Of the labor leaders became
known.
Joint Session Arranged.
arrangements were made for thu
house to hear the president propose
the legislation desired.
President Wilson worked nearly all
sight on the address he will offer, and
sfter comforting with Senator New
ands. announced his decision.
He will present definite plan OF
egisfatioH. It includes bills laid he
ore him by Senator Newlands, after
conferences with Acting Attorney
General Todd, Secretary Lane and sew
.ral members Of the senate interstate
commerce commission.
The bills to be taken up first are:
A bin patterned after the Canadian
dispute act. providing for
arbitration, and preventing strikes and
during the periods Of investi-
ration.
An eight hour law for railroad en-
oloyes, with provision that sufficient
-.me shall be given the roads to pre-
pare for its operation.
The president also discussed with
Senator Newlands early this morning
legislation Tor stopping strike before
It begins.
Lspislatior Discussed.
Senator Newlands conferred with
Senator Cummins. republican mem
Der Of the Interstate commerce com
msttee, and Democrats Leader Kitchin
One bill discussed provided at shall BIZ
for any employe on any in
terstate railroad, carrying United
States mail, to quit service withou;
giving six days notice, without consen,
pf the employers. 1t would prohibit
two or more persons operating the
roads from combining and conspirine
10 quit at the same time and therefore
with and obstruct the opera
ion ooss oos such trains to the loss and det-
fiment OF the public
Nsw Postmaster For Nevada.
Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Aug. 29.-The president
today nominated the following Iowa
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