Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-27
Must Guarantee Roads
Some Source of Revenue
if Demands Granted.
HEADS WILL OFFER
PLAN ON MONDAY
Refusal to Accept Presi-
dents Plan Leaves Move
to BrotherhOods.
NIAsHINGToN. Aug. 90 The

NH AStilNdlC4>' aug - Inv
w threatened railway strike took
on such a grave aspect today that
President Wilson turned toward con-
gress for a solution of the problem.
Suddenly this afternoon, when 1t
became known that the railway ex-
ecutlves were unanimous In their re-
fusal to accept his plan OF settlement.
President Wilson personally went to
the capital and laid before Majority
Leader Kern of the senate and Sem
ator Newlands, chairman of the in
terstate commerce committee, the
statement of the railway heads that
congress must guarantee some source
OF added revenue If they are 10 meet
the demands Of their employee
How this should be accomplished
President Wilson did not sugg st. I'M
mpdlately afterward senators began
Discussion OF proposals to have con-
gress record itself in favor Of rate
increase
No ARRANGEMENTS were made today
for the president to address congress
on the subject but IL was consid %
cred likely that he might do 80 dur
ing the coming week II the situation
continued critical.
Tonight the railway executives
finished framing their answer to
President Wilson's plan and notified
the White House they We're ready; y;
President Wilson sent word he would
prefer To see them Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Meet This Morning.
The brothefhood leaders. after be-
ing In meeting most of the day. ad-
iolIrned to 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, Many of them iett town TO-
night.
The refusal of the railway eXecu-
tlves tC accept the presidents plan
including concession of the eight
hour day and proposing counter
plan such as previously has been out
lined. will put the next move up 70
the brotherhood leaders 1t prob
ably will he communicated to them
Officially Monday after President
tives.
Meanwhile some development OF
possible congressional action Is ex-
pected and will depend on the out
come of the next steps between the
employers and employees
The executives held several meet
ings during the day, but no change
resulted in the position they took
last night when they approved a
rough draft of their reply to Pres
ident Wilson. 1t was $3.50 tonight
when the committee of eight which
has handled the negotiations an
nounced that they had asked for a
conference with President Wilson
and awaited his pleasure. After o
two hours wait the executives an
nounced that President Wilson had
Informed them he would prefer not
to see them tonight.
The situation as summed up late
tonight by those in close touch will
It was this:
"President Wilson has seen the
published reports of the reply the
executives will make him Monday
and does not wish to accept IT. II
would not surprise those in the con.
fidence of the railroad officials tC
have him make a counter proposal
at that time, retaining his origina
proposition for an eight-hour day
but Offering the roads as compensa-
tion congressional assurances of 6
freight rate increase and a commits
sion to settle future disputes.
Won't Accept Plan.
Among the executives tonight 4
clearly was evident that such &
counter proposal probably would no
be accepted Whether they would
receive it from President Wilson anC
take II under consideration for
few days was not at all certain, bu
its ultimate rejection was forecas
generally.
The proposition OF the men is no
clear. Apparently they will not ac
cept the reply Of the executives a
1t has been published, but they nigh
be willing to negotiate with II as
o'clock tomorrow morning. Nobod!
knows the attitude of congress towart
the suggested legislation II wa
fointed out tonight that there ar
many senator's who bitterly oppos
the per cent increase recently gran
ted the eastern roads ana criticised
tho commission for Its position in tn
cPse and who might be expected t.
oppose any proposal that would direc
the commission to grant another in
crease The executives appear conf
dent that public opinion Will be witt
them in their insistence upon tn
principle of arbitration and thei
opposition to an eight-hour day.
The executives reply will be d!vide'
into argument and statement of thei
position. The statement will sho,
that they do not accept the eight-hou
day with paw for ten hours as de
mandcd by the men: that they main
tain this demand really is one for a
increase in wages and that a questio
of a wage increase is a matter of arbi
tu ton and for settlement in no othe
way II will suggest the creation Of
commission TO arbitrate this wag
question or delegation of power TO th
Interstate commerce commisslon I
ariitrate. 1t would make the arbitra
ton retroactive and the roads woul
pledge themselves to create fund
care for back wages II increases ar
approved by the arbitrators.