Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-16
Only Accomplishment Is to Determine a Ground Work for Further Negotiations
 after Two-days' Conference
HOPE OF ARBITRATION
 WAVES AT ODD TIMES
Possibility that Railroads May Grant Eight-hour Day and Subject Other Demands to Argument Is Hoped For.
(By Review Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON. Aug. I5.-President Wilson's efforts to bring the railroad managers and the brotherhood leaders together in some iOrm of settlement of the differences which threaten a nationwide railway strike has. after two days of conference. progressed only to the point where a sl"Ind work for further negotiations has been laid.
 Hope of arbitration of all issues waned today but the situation was brightened by the possibility Of a set clement being reached by tEe rail roads cenceding the principle Of the eight hour day and 10th sides settling collateral issues by some form Of negotiation as yet undetermined. After cOnferring with President Wilson to- night the empSyes' subcommittee sent to New York for the 64O mem berS of the general committee to come to Washington in order yo facilitate negotiations. They are expected here Thursday and por5ably will see the President Friday. The committee will confer with him again tomorrow. The official statements issued from the White House duriaS the day merely stated that the discCsSions still were in progress and. that no re- port could De made on results
 The hrst statements issued by Secretary Humility after the President had met the railroad mGnagers dur ing the forenoon follows.
 The President spent an hour and d half this morning with the repre- nF menL After the conference he said it was impossible as yet Co report on the results: all that he could say was that very candid and honest discussion was in progress about prac- tical basis of settlement"
 Late in the day after the Pres. dents meeting with representatives 1f the employees. he made this statements
 There is no change. There Is an earnest effort being made to work out settlement"
 When it became clear clear that arbitration Oi the entire problem prob ably never would be agreed Co. but that the railroads might concede the principle of the eight hour day and dispose of other issues by some form Of negotiation, the Presideu, directed his energy towards obtaining expres- SiOns from both sides on how uegOtia- tions could be carried on
 lt was understood that the em- pioyeS' repre- sentatives offered no suc- sCStiOns on this feature of the situa- tion. The railroads were reported to be ready tO cOncede the principle Of the eight hour day on condition that all collateral issues be thoroughly in vestisated by the interstate commerce commission or some other body It was not believed that a crisis would be reached before Thursday In the meeting the managers and the cm- plOyes will confer with the interests they represent
 The decision Co send Co New York for the general committee Of the rail way employees was reached because the subcommittee here Is without power Co reach important decisions without reference tJ the men iu New York. At hrst it was suggested .nat the subcommittee here so Co New York but the President thOueht it would be better to have the general committee come here. He wanted an opportunity tO explain tO all the members the many suggestions which may be made tomorrow or Thursday by the managers committee. Thus far the President has not attempted to bring the two sIdes together on any concrete blankeJ proposal He is sounding sentiment on all phases nf the situation
 President Wilson devoted most Of his day to conferences with the man asers and the employees. seeing both sides separately as on Monday. and e a meeting with Judge William l.. Chambers. a member of the federal board of mediation and cOnCiliauon.