New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-14

IN. long distance telephone last night
vh.n he arrived, and then returned TO
the capital with Judge Chambers and
the delegations from the railroad man
ayers and their employees
Plans Made for Meeting.
Juds. Chambers and Mr.. Tumulty
will 90 70 the White House this morn
ing as soon as the train reaches WASH
inrton. The President sent word tha'
he would discard his scheduled appoint.
ments and devote any part or all OF
to.dav 10 an endeavor 20 reach an
agreement with both sides to arbitrate
their differences. An appointment VIII
he made through Judge Chambers, ard
the railroad managers and employees,
who will be in Washington at the same
time. will be notified. Meanwhile the
President will have obtained first hand
information Of the situation from MS
mediator.
Federal medistors, Judge Chambers
Judge Martin A. Knapp and G. ". W.
Hanger, did not realize the utter hope
iessness OF their task until long after
il had become apparent 70 the managers
ar6 emnloves. On Saturday night the
railway men were a long jump ahead
Of the board. The mediators sensed
that Immediately when they faced the
gathering Of 500 adjustment chsirmen
AZ Webster Hall at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The bewildered look when
thew left the hall told the story better
than words can describe.
Mediators Much Surprised.
The mediators expected that the men
MIGHT consent 20 arbitration in prin-
ciple and let the board narrow the
scope of the arbitration after ooth
sides had agreed to the method or set
Element. Mr.. Garretson had told the
board on Saturday that II the media
tors csme with definite proposition
from the railroad managers to arol-
trate the mems demands only the dele
gates might consider it. SO this IS
what happened:
The delegates met st 10 o'clock A
few minutes later the medistors en-
tered Webster Hall. They remained
for an hour. When they came out
thew started through a battery OF re-
porters, turned back, held hasty con-
sultation and then came again. Judge
Knapp held up one nervous mana
deprecatingly and addressed the be-
siegers: 80,
an the interest Of the public, gen.
tlemen, there is nothing TO say.
Then the three mediators brushed an
excited path through the crowd ana
vanished around corner toward the
nearest subway station. Not word
came from the meeting for hours. APP
pisuse now and then could be. heard IN
tbe street. After o'clock rumor
sifted out that the men would adjourn
for lunch. 1t was o'clock before the
delegates trickled out in search OF
food. Mr.. Garretson, smiling broadly
was the last 70 emerge.
No New Proposition Made.
81 can only say this, gentlemen he
announced. Not a single proposition
has been offered TO US to-day that was
not offered by the railroad managers
themselves before the fifteenth OF
June. We are just now taking spell
for lunch and we're coming back here
at 8 o'clock expect the mediators
may come along later
Meanwhile the mediators had has
tened 10 meet the railway managers
again. The two groups conferred at
2:30 o'clock, but the managers did not
reoede an inch from their stand for
arbitration of everything or nothing:
Soon after the employees convened
again the three tired mediators hurried
up the steps of Webster Hall. Again