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 WASHINGTON, Aug 15-President Wilson's efforts to bring the railroad managers and the brotherhood leaders together in some form of settlement of the differences which threaten nation-w wide railway strike, has, after two days of conferences, progressed oEly to the point where a ground work for further negotiations has been laid
 Hope of arbitration of all issues was given up today but the situation was frightened by the possibility of q settlement being reached by the railroads conceding the principle of the eight-hour day and both sides settling collateral issues by some form of negotiations as yet undetermined. After conferring with President Will son tonight the employees sub-com- mittee sent to New York for the $40 members of the general committee to come to Washington in order to ia cilitate negotiations. They are ex- pected here Thursday and probably will see the president Friday The managers committee will confer with him again tomorrow.
 Two official statements issued from the White House during the day merely stated that the discussions still were in progress and that nn re- port could be made on results.
 Ire first statement issued by Sec retary Tumulty after the president had met the railroad managers during the forenoon follows:
 ''The president spent an hour and a half this morning with the repre- sentatives of the railway management After the conference he said it was impossible as yet to report on the results; all that he could say was that a very candid and honest dis cussion was in progress about prac- tical basis of settlement"
 Late in the day after the presi dents meeting with representatives of the employees he made this state ment:
 There is no change There is an earnest effort being made to work out settlement"
 When 1t became clear that arbitra- ! ton of the entire problem probably l never would he agreed to. but that the railroads might concede the prin cipie of the eight-hour day and dis pose of other issues oy some form of negotiation. the president directed his energy toward obtaining expressions from both sides on how negotiations could be carried on. Direct confer ences and inquiry by an investigating committee were sought and the pres ident indicated his willingness to ap- ! point such a commission himself.
 It was understood that the ern- | ploves' representatives offered no sng l gestions on this feature. The rah- roads were reported to be ready to concede the principle of the eight i hour day on condition that all col i lateral issues be thoroughly investi- gated by the interstate commerce commission or some other body. It was not believed that a crisis would i he reached before Thursday. In the meantime the managers and employees 1 will communicate with the interests l they represent.
 The decision to send to New York for the general committee of the railway employees was reached because the 1 sub committee here is without power to reach important decisions without referring to the men in New York. It was first suggested that the sub com mittee here go to New York. but the l president thought it would be better to have the committee come here.
 Thus far the president has not at tempted to bring the two sides togeth- CT on any concrete blanket proposal 1 He is sounding sentiment on all phases of the situation.
 For a time today there was pro- nounced pessimism among administra-
 ton officials because of the complete failure of effort to bring about any agreement on any form of arbitration
 Suggestion of investigation by a com
 mittee then was brought forward and
 it's reception aroused new hope that a
 satisfactory solution might be found
 President Wilson devoted most of his
 day to conferences with the manager
 and the employees, seeing both sides
 separately as on Monday. and to {
 meeting with Judge William l.. Cham
 bers. member of the federal board O
 mediation and conciliation.
 Representatives of the railroads con
 tinued meetings at their hotel for dis
 cussion of the question. Representa-
 tives of the employees, however. fielC
 no conferences except for informal con
 versations in the lobby of their hotel , Both sides continued reticent re ' garding the discussions.
 "The lamp of hope will continue t
 burn until some one kicks it over" . B. sGarretson, spokesman for the em q ployes, said smilingly as he left tn . White House Nothing has bee i done and nothing undone. We will SC f | the president again whenever he de h sires to see us.
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