New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
Prepares Message TO
Be Read to Senate
and House.
STRIKE ORDER
Anglers Roads
Executives Threaten TO Go
Home and Prepare if 1t
Isn't Recalled.
.f,on s,s- Correspondent Of m. Trieun. J

Washington. Aug. 2S.-The rail
road executives have notified Presi-
dent Wilson that if the general order
issued yesterday by the four railway
brotherhoods, setting September 4
Labor Day-as the tentative date for
nationwide strike. is not rescinded
it will be necessary for them TO quit
Washington on Wednesday and to re-
turn to their properties to prepare
for the issue.
President Wilson tonight def
nitely decided to go before Congress
in person tomorrow or Wednesday
to recommend legislation aimed to
avert the threatened nationwide
railroad strike or to stop it, if it comes
before Congress can act. He worked
until late tonight on his message, in
which he will explain to members of
the Senate and House the negotia-
tions to date and lay before them a
definite legislative programme.
Realizing that the execution of the
threat by the railroad executives
would mean the end of peaceful ne
gotiations, President Wilson sum-
moned the four brotherhood chiefs TO
the White House tonight. 1t is un-
derstood that he asked them to re-
scind their strike order, and that
they refused. 1t is impossible, how
ever. to obtain official confirmation
of this. The four brotherhood chiefs
refused to discuss it, and the White
House was silent.
Managers Get Word.
Immediately after the four broth
crhood chiefs left the White House
Secretary Tumulty carried word of
the Presidents conference with them
TO the executives and managers IN
meeting at the New Willard Hotel.
DO was at first reported that two of
the brotherhood heads, w. s. Car
ter. Of the fremen and enginemen,
and Warren S. Stone, of the locomo-
tive engineers, intended to leave
Washington for New York at mid
night. Mr.. Garretson denied this
cmphatically.
At all events, the railroad execu-
tiyes decided tonight that some of
them would have to get away on
Wednesday unless the President got
assurances that the strike date was
postponed.
President Wilson has arranged an
other meeting with the railroad
executives for tomorrow morning.
The startling message-practical-
ly an ultimatum-led to two hour
and half conference at the Capitol
between President Wilson and the
members Of the Democratic steering
committee Of the Senate, at which
legislative measures intended TO
avert the threatened tie-up were
whipped into shape. -Four of the
closest advisers of the President had
completed preliminary drafts of the
proposed legislation, working far in
fc Tho night and carly this morning.
Burden shifted TO Congress.
President Wilson realizes that IT IS
practically impossible to reach set
uement Of the impending crisis by
acting as mediator and personal ar
bitter Of the questions involved. Ii
the legislative programme that has
been arranged is adopted by the
President and he tries TO force the
measures through Congress the task
Of preventing the strike will have
been shifted to that body. Facing this
prospect. Administration leaders are
decidedly panicky.
The President has been assured. 1t
Is believed. that if Congress takes
up tho suggested programme the
orotherhoods may hold off executing
their strike order for thirty days.
The brotherhood chiefs, however,
Coptinu.A .r nan. A .oiunnn