The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-08-18
FUK Kali PEAGEy
President Makes Strong Appeal
to Rail Heads.
PATRIOTIC STAND is URGED

trous Effect of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Take Somewhat More Hopeful View
Of Situation, Which Washington
Calls Precarious.
WASHINTON, d. C.-Another day
of conferences between President VIII
son, the railroad managers committee
and the brot3, azhood leaders brought
no settlement Ct the situation which
threatens Il countrywide strike, but
pave! the way for further confer
epcCs
Ate tho managers mad seen the
president = Cc~lay tie situation was
desC.iLc1 = tto-e in touch with it
as very prcccricUs.
The me- wo-.t INTO their conference
at o'clo ii tho afternoon feeling
rather glco-y When they left him
nearly two hours later, with the pros
pect Of meeting the president again,
the next day, the leaders we're more
hopeful. 1t even was said there was
possibility of a direct settlement be-
tween the two sides without resort to
arbitration.
Eight Hour Day Considered.
Members of the employees commit
tee said consideration had been given
in their conference with the president
to the suggestion that the principle
of an eight hour day be accepted and
collateral issues investigated by
commission.
hot 1ic md Ofh
proposals would be discussed at a
meeting of the labor leaders and
would be referred to other representa-
tives of the employees now in New
York
President in Strong Plea.
President Wilson in his talk with
the employees made the strongest plea
for a settlement which he has yet
presented He delivered brief speech
dwelling with pointed emphasis on the
disastrous effect of a strike and ap-
pealing to the patriotism of the men
to make some concessions which
would make a settlement possible.
Neither Side Gives In.
It was declared after this confer
so far on any material point and that
the crisis probably would be reached
today.
The fact that there would be no ar
bitration was emphasized by the en-
ployes' leaders, who indicated that
compromise agreement was much
more likely. Administration officials
hnnnfnI
took the position that there still was
some prospect of settlement.
Judge Chambers Called in.
After tie representatives of the en-
ployes had been in conference with
the president more more than an hour
Judge William L. Chambers of the fed
eral mediation board was sent for by
Mr.. Wilson and joined in the discus
sion.
Nothing is done and nothing is un-
done We will see the president again,
possibly Wednesday," said a. B. Gar
retson, spokesman for the railway en-
ployes, as the mems representatives
left their conference with President
Wilson.
w. c. Lee Takes Hopeful View.
w. G. Lee of the employees commit
tee said that both the workmen and
the employers had several proposals
and the contemporaries before them
and that both probably would see
President Wilson and give their deci-
sion
81 am very hopeful said Mr.. Lee.
This dispelled the air of pessimism
which had prevailed when the confer
euce began.
No form of arbitration now is under
consideration, members OF the ems
ployes' committee declared. They said
there was possibility that an agree
ment would be reached on one of the
several compromise proposals under
consideration.
Wilson Makes Statement.
President Wilson gave out the fol.
lowing statement after his conference
with the employees.
There is no change; there is an
earnest effort being made to work out
a settlement"