New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

continuing. II Is highly important that
should personally confer with you or
some one authorized to represent you
at the earliest possible moment. Hope
you can arrange matters so. as TO be
able to come to Washington at once.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
This message was sent at first to
only fourteen more railroad heads but
I later on, Secretary Tumulty received 8
list of about sixty others who are ex-
pected to come to Washington in the
next few days. II will be impossible
for some of them to get here before
Monday night, and therefore the next
meeting with the President probably
will not occur until Tuesday. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that all the executives
when they arrive will decide to back up
their associates just as the railroad
presidents who came earlier have stood
by the managers committee,
One of the executives to whom the
Presidents telegram was addressed was
Louis w. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, who is quoted in Washing
ton as saying that his road would stand
out against the eight-hour day and the
Presidents plan even if every other
road in the country did not. He is
quoted, too, as saying that the Presi-
dents settlement would mean receiver
ships for q great majority OF the roads
involved.
Others Sent For.
The others invited in the telegram
were A. J. Earring, Chicago. Milwaukee
e. st. Paul; j. M. Hannaford, Northern
Pacific; f. T. Ripley, Atchison, Topeka
e. Santa Fe; J. NJ. Dickinson. receiver.
Chicago, Rock Island g. Pacific; f. F.
Kearney, Wabash; w. c. Nixon, receiver
st. Louis e. San Francisco; II. u.
Nudge, Denver G. Rio Grande; c. NJ.
Levy, Western Pacific; w. G. Besler,
Central Railroad of New Jersey; +.
Pennington, Minnesota, St. Paul e.
Saulte Ste. Marie; NJ. II. Smith, Louis
vile & Nashville; c. E. Schaf, receiver
Missouri. Kansas e. Texas. and Edwin
Gould. st. Louis & Southwestern.
When the Presidents statement was
read TO Austin B. Garretson, head Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Conduc-
tors and spokesman for the unions,
Mr.. GarretsOn said:
"The President has issued a state
ment setting forth what he considers
to be a lust solution Of the contro-
versy. With the exception of his
statement with reference to probable
cost figures we go along with him."
Union Delegates Rest.
The union delegates had an easy
time of it to-day. Most of them went
pleasure seeking. They are resigned
to wait until the next move is made by
the President or the railroads, but they
expect the controversy to come to a
head by Tuesday. The President noti-
fed Mr.. Garretson to-day that he would
not be able to give him any definite
word from the other side before Mon
day at the earliest.
w. G. Lee, head Of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, issued the fol
lowing statement just before he left
/ for Cleveland, to remain there until
Tuesday morning:
"The employees accepted-as law
/ abiding citizens should've request Of
| President Wilson to meet him and pre-
sent our views. President Wilson, af-
ter a very careful investigation, sug-
| gested certain terms of settlement
| that. in his opinion, should be accept
! ed by both sides TO the controversy.
/ The employees surrendered very large
| portion of their demands and signifed
! their willingness to accept the Presi-
| dents suggestion. The railway COM
| panies, after appealing to the govern
I ment, seem about as unwilling to ac-
cept suggestions from the President
of the United States as they have In
| the past refused to consider requests
! from their employees. We are In Wash
! ington as the invited guests Of the
/ President, and shall take no further
action until released by him."