The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-08-31
WASHINGTON is
Uneasy. Wilson Endeavoring
10 Postpone Mondays
Strike Order.

Il
the denials of the labor lead
ers that Wilson or anyone else
had asked them to postpone the
strike, there were abundant evil
dences that such was the case.
! Somehow, there was a feeling
| i'll congress late today and in adj
ministration circles and other
| places that a way will be found
to avert the strike. No one knew
what it was but the feeling pre-
vailed
| The first legal phase of the
situation developed with the
temporary injunction issued by
a local court in Nebraska, re-
straining the coductors from
~calling the strike on the Union
Pacific
lntimations that similar in
functions Will be sought else
|. where where men are against
striking We're heard The broth
erhood men claim this form of
injunction is in contravention of
the law
While every effort is being
made to prevent the strike, both
sides continued preparations to
meet it.
Washington, ID. ca feeling of
uneasiness was apparent on all sides
today as the eleventh hour efforts to
prevent nation wide railroad strike
vent forward with the greatest
haste.
In the meantime the entire country
rushed plans for meeting the condi-
lions brought about by the great
;trille.
President Wilson is making efforts
o induce the brothcrhoods to post
pone the strike, effective Sept A. The
Indications We're that Wilson m:ght
publicly request the railway workers
hat the strike order be rescinded
unless the brotherhoods agree.
Brotherhood officials, securing
copies OF the proposed bills, con-
ferred at the department of labor
with Secretary w. b. Wilson. After
The conference they insisted that
only a satisfactory settlement could
md the controversy.
Senate Starts investigation.
committee adopted a resolution pro-
-iding hearings on the proposed rail
Dad legislation in the impending
,risis. beginning tomorrow. Railroad
officials and brotherhood officers
and representative shippers are in
Nited to appear.
Each side will be given three hours
to discuss their views on the lcgisla-
.tion proposed by Wilson to prevent
the strike and provide for the opera
ton of trains in event of the strike.
The committee is considering ten
tative drafts of three bills. One COW
ars the proposed cight-hour day,
creating a wage commission of three
members. two to be recommended re-
spectively by the railroads and the
hrotherhoods. which shall observe
the administrative and financial eff
fects of the institution of the eight
hour day.
Another amends the Newlands act
making arbitration more effective
along the lines of the Canadian prin-
ciplcs. The third provides for the
government operation of railroads
for military necessity.
Hinges On Two Points.
Washington. ID. c. President Will
son. laying the railway strike situa-
tion before Congress yesterday with
recommendation for legislation, adj
vanced the crisis to a Stage whore the
next development depends upon two
points. They arc:
Whether the legislation he pro
poses can be passed.
If enacted. will it be effective to
prevent a strike already called for
seven a. III. Sept. A.
Tho btotherhoods, announcing
their intention to fight certain por-
tions of the presidents program are
at logerheads over whether its enact
ment would prevent the strike. The
railway presidents favorable to Pres
ident Wilson'S plan in the main think
it would make it difficult for the
strike to begin.
Meanwhile, although negotiations
between the employers and men
were broken off yesterday by the re-
lection of the railway presidents lat
est proposal for arbitration, Presi-
dent Wilson is continuing his efforts
Ito bring the two sides together on
some form of agreement. Efforts
which might be described as almost
superhuman We're being eXerted tc
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