Arizona republican., 1916-09-04
NAME ID
 MEASURE AND
 STRIKE |S UT
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON. Sept 3.-The Ad- 4mson eight-hour day bill eXacted from congress last week by the rail- road brotherhoods as the price of call ng off the nation wide strike ordered Cor tomorrow, was signed by President Wilson today in his private car at the Union station, where he stopped on his way from Shadow Lawn, N. J., to 1odgenville Ky. That there may be no question as to the legality of the measure as result of 1t having been signed on Sunday, the president will tftiX his signature again upon his re- urn to Washington next Tuesday How long peace shall reign as a re- suit of the bill is dependent upon de- velopments in the proposed test of the constitutionality of the act. Should the railways take no action at the begin ming of an investigation on the work tngs of the eight-hOur day the special commission for which the measure pro- vides. the brotherhoods will remain in active
 The employees leaders declare, how ever. that should the law be held un- constitutional, and the railways at tempt to restore the ten hour day on their lines, strike will follow promptly.
 None of the brotherhood leaders witnessed the signing of the bill. They had expected. according to tentative arrangements made by Secretary Will son last night. to be present, but the president decided to attend to'the busi- | ness at the railroad station. No ceremony attended the signing | today. Rudolph Forester assistant secretary to the president. took the bill I Q the train. Near the car a group of trainmen in their overalls paused in | heir work long enough to watch the | president write his name.
 | An engineer. passing on a yard en- | zine, celebrated the occasion by sev-
 eral prolonged blasts of his whistle. l The president also signed several | commissions and executive papers, and
 sent Secretary Tumulty to Majority | Leader Kern, of the senate, to urge l passage of the Webb bill. passed yes | terday by the house. designed to permit l American firms to utilize common sell | ing agencies abroad without violating the Sherman antitrust law.
 I Later the private car was attached
 to a special train, bound for Hodgen- | vile, to participate in the exercises in
 cident to the transfer of the log cabir
 in which Abraham Lincoln was born
 70 the federal government tomorrow
 1t which time the president will mak, | an address.
 It developed today that the brother
 hoods, before summoned to Washing
 on by President Wilson, had agreed tt
 call strike effective August 20. Th'
 orders then drafted were used whei
 the strike finally was set for Labo
 Day. The strike date, September
 was filled in with rubber stamp, bu
 the original date of the call. August IA
 was not changed.
 Hundreds of telegrams came to tn brotherhood leaders today. Most 0 them were congratulatory. One or tw
 were from locals who had received n
 notice that the strike was off, so to
 morrow morning in some few far ava [ sections of the country, there may b temporary difficulties. Efforts wer
 being made tonight to communicat with all of these points.
 A circular letter drafted by w. Lee. and giving the complete details (
 negotiations since August l, as well a : a copy of the Adamson bill was bein } mailed to all members of the brother hood tonight. After completing thi
 work MT. Lee left for his home , Cleveland
 The three brotherhood heads wi leave either tomorrow or Tuesday.
 Railroad executives called here
 he president left yesterday.