The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-21
Wilson Holds His Proposal
Does Not Weaken or Dis
credit the Principle
ASECONOMIC MOVEMENT
OF TIME IS POINTING
Notice Indirectly Served on
Railroad Executives Many
of Whom Are In Washing.
ton for Further Conference

ton for Further Conferences
q. p...x
Wilson indirectly served notice on the
railroad executives today that he had
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! Inc stateMent was contAineo e
toiesram signed py inc rIeNuent - \ n
Lor"aloed from tne Wn1e aouse y
George rope, president OF the -
uonai AssociatIon .! MahuIAsturs = ssas
AZ HArtLoro. conn Two oays 40 IT
rope teiesr1pneo tne usnt 49,
graduating him on the stand ne ma
taken.
Inat tne FreadenI sou9nt tna9
means OF INFORMING the punuC An0
tne ranway execuuves oenn,teiy g
MS position - clear from the tAc1
tnel ne save out. inc corrcsponoeacN.
| Inc direct eHeck 81 THIS Nrate&o
move IRON the Wnite Rouse 80
somewhat Oe0iioering 70 the railway
executives. Tney nave heard from
leaders OF the orotnerhoods ana con-
gressional sources that as a last -
sort the PRESIDENT VII! appeal 70 Com
gress Tor temporary Federai receivers
SHIPS
moscnees 0ovofnnsons Onntr0L
Accoroine 60 several mem bss9
Con9ress, :ucn . move may roaH1s
ne tns ony means % pisvenun9Sxa
tis-up OF railway tramc thaf Wou14
be most DISASTROUS T. the countsy.
some oeneve u means the oesinnlne
OF government control over I'll tns
s trunk Hhe" which tnteAd -
country.
report wes current toniEne
| nnt We f0soens ma asked w
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| Dali 70 ne mtroduccd - Sonere
! auI1 une ssaocns 20 A.0
O@ ano operato u I.iIIa1s Y
ne event OF q nauonai ea"eExcl
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Graf ana member OF the senate com-
n'i.,ee OF IoAos; saio.
an one.aoay opposed 70 kov-s
e"t SOn.oi " ".sToaos. ~.
stIike Hisne result IN sometnlns
worse. ao nor construe tne atu-
.uue ssI Ipuo toA .pe Iesiuent "
the puohsn1o repor4 OF the CONFER
ence AZ threat OF permanent con.
troi;
my own analysis Ok tnes FresidentA
plan In the event the rairoad ofhciala
seinss 20 neec MS susssstlons Y that
ne VIII ask Tor temporary receiver-
ships. In this way the government
e s,n operae the rairoaos on 81
ei9ht-nour. day basis pending set.
tiement Of the controversy between
the employees and the employers
senator smith took the precaution
| to remark that he had not discussed
the matter with President Wilson. II
- reasonably certain. however. that
an members OF the important railroad
details Of the conference.
PrcG1dent's Tentative Plan.
II - said that II the President flnds
the railroad executives unwilling to
yield the following tentative plan may
be followed:
| l.. 4 notification to the railroads u
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