The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-14
GENERAL STRIKE
OF RA|LROADERS
STILL. PROBABLE
.BROTHERHOODS AND
MANAGERS CAN'T AGREE
Application Of Adamson Law
is Where the Two Sides
Fail to Agree.

NL.W YORK. Nov. l:-nanG"r Of q
nationwide railroad strike. which WAS
believed tn have been aYeriPd by IN"
rassHy" uf the AlamSun eight hour law
ha, NOT entirely disappeared. II drNti-
uI,"d here Today Mncn REPRESENTATIVES
of 1hr railroads and rhc four broihH:-
hoods comprising inh.Guh cmPloycS'
Iailrd 80 reach an agreement as 10 The
proper application Of lhr new LAY" me
stumbling block, both sides admitted,
was the existing mileage system ot
compensation.
Tho announcement Of the latest
iradlock between ihe railroads ana
Ihrir employees came at the con"lrl-
sion ol an all-day conference between
the National Conference Committee
of the railways and the brotherhood
chiefs, which had been arranged in
September.
'Wr met" said Elisha Lee. chair
man Of the railroad managers ana me
conference. for the purpose of "X-
changing ideas on the application and
oncratinc Of the AdamSnn law. We
dIIfu W ItdlI 'i'l N'i''''N '-''''
are not certain that another meeting
will take place"
William &. Ice president OF The
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen,
spokesman for the employees in the alb
soncc Of 4. b. GarrctSon. Of Lhe Order
of Railway Conductors. declared III Il
statement that in The event of evasion
by the railroads Of tho AdamSon law,
summary action would be- taken by
the RrothrrhuOds. He said thar the
strike order. which was directly re-
Sponsihe for tho law. was still in ef-
feci and The hrothcrhoods would not
hesitate 10 enforce it if tho occasion
warranted il.
Could Not Agree.
The hrothcrhoods asked for this
conference" said Mr.. lee. at ihe
morning session we discussed tho ap-
piica!ior of the law and found that
there .yHS 40 basis upon which VIC
could possibly agree. Another set
back. besides the elimination Of the
mileage system. was the deterulnH-
tion of the railroads 10 continue their
suits To determine the constituionaliE
Of he law.
The mileage system Of cOmpenSa-
ton. the basis Of which is the number
of miles rravrrSed by Il train crew and
not Tie actual hours Of work, is the
crisis Of the now problem that a rail-
road authority said may result in the
development nf :; situation similar TO
The on" which brought into being The
Adamson law.
"FrankIy," said Chairman Lee Of inr
conference committees. in discussing
this phase uf The situation. The
irnublr lies in thr fac! that neither rhe
railroads nor IN" men know definitely
how tie law should b" applied.
eve have our own ideas Ia 10 hHw
ihr law shall p" applied if al all. AS
suits ~ Test lis validity are now pend
nc: while the hrnth"rhnndI have their
own id"a~'.
Outcome in Doubt.
chairman Lee adrlrd that hr could
not predict the prohabIc outcome of
the difficulty. He -Hid NEGOTIATIONS
might b. resumed by calling another
conference r is pn*$ibIliI! was
strengthened by III" announcement Of
The brotherhood chiefs that they. with
thr exception of President Ln" Of the
ira ainmrn'+ organization. proposed 10
remain here for several days. Pr"si.
dent left for him hnmr in Cicl Gland
tonight lie said il was his inirn
rinn to Join his cnnGrrrCs in Washing
ton nm Monda% whrr" they will 90 to
attend til" opening session NJ ihr Now
lands Investigating committees.
Besides William 6. Ice. tho BROTH
nrhnud chiefs At tho conference" wore
Warren :. Stone of tho Rroth"rhnOd
or Lncnmu1ivr F.nCinrrr%: W. :. Car
icr. brotherhood uf IOCnm0tiv" Fire
1rn and f,ncinCm"n. anh T.. l.. shop
hard. artinG president nf tho Order Of
Halfway Conductors in he absence nf
Mr.. (;arrct.sun. vino X mn an extended