New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
Wilson Unexpected
 Calls Presidents InI Conference.-The Fin
 Action Expected
EMPLOYES TO SEE
 THEIR CONGREeSME

Members of Brotherhoods to Call k
 Senators and Representatives to
 quaint Them With Their Sidc-EH
 pIoyers Suggest Board to Wig
 Threatened Troubles Could Be
 ferred.
 Washington, Aug 21.-PresidN | Wilson called the railroad preside& to the White House again this aftN | noon for another conference.
 It had been expected there wo | be no further move until tomorr but when the western men began irving today the railway manag& canvassed the situation and found tE all the executives who could reg | the capital within a reasonable already had arrived. They so adviH the White House and the president vited them to conference at 2H i o'clock.
 1l6 1dIIWd dS llSGdN5 SPGAA1 o@NN NJ hours today trying to devise sd form of settlement of the threateA strike which would still preserve principle of arbitration and be which President Wilson could pref upon the men to accept.
 One of the suggestions the railr E presidents were prepared to mako the White House was for legislatI to create a board or commissionI investigate when trouble threatl between railroad employers and ployes.
 Under such plan the board woI be created by act of congress 4 probably would be empowered to , anime witnesses to determine merits of any controversy. Pend 5 it's investigation the employees wo| < not be permitted to strike or to q l a strike vote. ) After the board had reached 3 conclusions from the facts put = report would be made and tH - would be opportunity for arbitratl l but it would not be compulsory. arbitration were refused the boI would send to each employe of railroad interested statement of 1; railroads position in the matter, mployes' position and the boa1 findings.
 These statements would be befl every employe when he came to v1 on a strike and opportunity wouldI I given for a secret ballot. The "A would vote directly on the questH of a strike undef the present \ tenn the balloting is not secret, aa the men vote to delegate the po1 of declaring a strike to brotherha officers. No Final Action
 It was understood that the "A ! road executives were not vet readya l present their final answer today A the president on his plan. The cA ference this afternoon was arranA to allow the officials who arrived h A today to get the presidents. .viewpon first hand
 The men after a brief meeting day adjourned until tomorrow.
 The situation continued, as bA sides expressed it, serious but N hopeless.
 The committee of tho railvH ] brotherhood representatives, who ready have accepted the presidera proposal, continued today to mad i time pending the employers decisiN President Wilson had before ha today numerous telegrams from bus ness men and trade bodies urging tlH he insist on arbitration. It was "A officially, however, that the appel would be without effect on hirn, sirA he had failed in his effort to briA about arbitration and had no way forcing it.
 The western railway presided summ oned Saturday began coming this morning. Louis w. Hill of tI Great Northern and E. F. Ripley. tI veteran president of the Santa H were among the first. Neither hI any statement to make.
 The incoming executives conferr| With those already here and with Il managers committed to familiari themselves with the negotiations far. All the western presidents aI expected before tomorrow noon. that time it is expected about ral way heads, representing properti valued at about ten billion dollaI will be assembled for the next col ference with the president.
 The brotherhood representativl held brief meeting in their hall Il day but transacted no business.
 few telegrams approving their starI In the situation were read, and aI 1OI1Tnnl to 1xer ntnInrS tomorrow morning.
 To Call on Congressman.
 The mems meeting decided thd brotherhood members should call dI