New Britain herald., 1916-08-16
President Believed Favor Eight Hour D With PoStpOnem, of Money Demand

w 1looIl bCSihSu IOOoy bO pOSIpOH6& ther conferences with representa- of the railroads and employees orH threatened railroad strike. untiA morrow when he will receive the eral committee of GAO workme eS the east room of the White Hou3
 In the meantime the committd managers here and the general mittee of the employees will mel discuss tentative plans now bl them.
 Negotiations for the settlement the threatened strike were tend arily halted while the GAO membes the general committee in New representing the employees, under discussion the results of conferences of the last two dayN the White House between Press Wilson and committees of raiu managers and the workmen. h president had the forenoon X filled with engagements with senI and representatives, who have pressing to see him but whom h@ put off because of consideration d railroad situation. No Engagements Today. No engagement for the man| or employees had been made earl day, but the managers comn held themselves in readiness to the White House when summoned s. Carter, one of the brotheI heads, was in New York confe with the general committee of ployes. A tentative proposal foI ing out the eight hour day fol months was among the sugges under consideration.
 For the time being the situ was at a deadlock, but administII officials hoped that a ground
 had been established for future tiations which might avert ge 1 railroad strike.
 | Judge William L. Chambers,
 missioner of the federal board
 mediation and conciliation, wi
 communication this morning wit
 White House and with represent;
 of the two sides.
 In the meantime the presi lthrough Judge William l.. Chan
 of the federal board of mediation
 conciliation, will keep in close
 with the representative of both
 No engagem has been madt
 the managers, committee, but
 probable that the president will | them some time tomorrow.
 Wilson Wants Concessions From
 The plan on which the presidd
 working is to put into effect | eight hour day and have fe| ! commission investigate collatere| sues and make recommendations tails of the plan have not been vl
 ed out, but it was said to be po2 today that if the railroads conY an eight hour day the employees N be urged to give up their demanA l time and 8 half for overtime.
 The halt in the negotiations 1 been caused primarily by the that the brotherhood leaders have been meeting with the presS must refer all important ques back to their general committa& New York. President Wilson decided would be saved and better rd achieved if the $40 members of # general committee were brought Washington and met him dtr& Therefore, it was decided to hd1 general meeting at the White Fl Thursday.
 The committee of managers naaned in session almost contin4 Iy today discussing tke conferi with the president and the tent& suggestions outlined.
 Brotherhood leaders would not whether a compromise might reached by putting an eight houEx into effect for six months for a and allowing pro-rata pay for time as has been suggested, but said that such a system would decided advantages over the under which they are now worH
 A large force of statisticians ployed by the federal mediatorsH today preparing tables for the p9 dent showing the costs to the roads of an eight hour day. The road managers already have pres ed information of a similar natuH