The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-28
Only Hope of Preventing ie-Up
of the Country'S Railways
Lies in Congress.
MORE TIME IS SOUGHT
Leaders in Congress Seem
Not to- Know lust What Can
BE Done in the Case.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Presl-
dent Wilson'S plan for breaking the
deadlock between the railroads and
their employees AZ discussed In con.
ferenCes today was as follows:
AN cght-hour law for railroads
to become effective at u date far
enough in the future to gIvc the rail-
roads opportunity to prepare for 1t.
"a law patterned after the Cana
dian act which creates commission
of investigation and prevents lock-
outs or strikes while nm industrial
dispute is being investigated"
Plan is Discussed.
This plan was discussed by the
president with his party leaders in
Congress as the basis for the next
step after the railroad managers have
formally announced their refusal to
accept the plan OF settlement the
president previously proposed. They
were expected to do this at $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon at Il White
House conference.
Meanwhile congressional leaders
gave up hope of adjournment this
week and settled down to stay here
as long as necessary to provide legls-
latiOn to meet the strike situation,
MNny Proposals.
II was understood today that many
proposals Of different forms have
been presented to the railway execl-
tives through the White House but
that they have all been met with the
statement that the railroads stood for
arbltrating the whole controversy.
If all the negotiations fail and the
president goes before Congress prob
ably tomorrow or Wednesday 1t Is
said he will reveal tho details of all
the negotiations in his address and
his plan for legislation,
BrOthcrhOods Explain.
The four brotherhood heads while
they waited today for the next move
by the executives, sent President VIII
son letter explaining how the $40
representatives. had gone home and
left twenty-iour men In charge with
authority 10 act.
No one except senators, who have
been in conference with the president
has any definite idea Of what he may
ask Congress to do. Many members
of both Houses, however, have ideas
of their own. Some progressive BE
senator's declared that
their opinion in the event of stril
the president would ask Congress TO
direct federal recelvership to oper-
ate the railroads during the conflict
Probability of Legislation for govern
ment ownership was too remote to be
considered In this crisis, they de-
clared.
Compulsory Arbitration.
Compulsory arbitration, they think,
might be provided but never would
be enforced. House leaders have no
program. Chairman Adamson Of the
commerce committee said nothing
was determined upon.
Republican Leader Mann is watch-
ing the situation closely, He pro-
posed last winter that Congress au-
thorize an investigation Of railroad
wages.
Go to White House.
At $3.50 o'clock the subcommittee
Of eight executives composed Of
Messrs. Holden, Ripley, Willard,
Smith, Atterbury, Harrison, Trumbull
and Lovett went to the White House
to confer with President Wilson. II
was not then certain that they would
present the formal reply to his plan
they had prepared.
w. G. Lee, head Of the trainmen,
today issued statement declaring
that the brotherhoods had no inten-
ton Of arbtratIng the eIght-hour day.