The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-08-18

| Tor S'tIl'mtht WAS thuhnG'I'u Wy W
dcncc that the railroad presidents
were not inclined 60 grant an eight
| hour day unless i ne decided bS ar
| duration and might ask President
| Wilson for little time 10 think over
his proposition.
The railroad presidents want arbi-
tratiou under the Ncwlands act with
! two arhitrators for roads two tor the
men and two Tor the public. After
! the cmplovcs meeting had been in
/ session tor an hour one of the leaders
said no organized opposition to the
president plan appeared
IN tho mons meeting the leading
| objection to president Wilsun's plan
| was that BE- 90 were accepted without
extra pas for overtime tho men de-
mandcd the RAILROADS would contend
that the sole purpose of the men Was
to obtain more money and not tU get
! the cight-hour duy.
! Tho presidents proposal Wa- that
| the roads establish the eight hour day
! principle and grant pas ~ usual rates
! Tor overtime instead OF IA. pay and
! 4 half demanded hS the men. Al
other issdos then might hc referred 10
! Il commission OF probably three mem
Z
the president or some other public
1 representative. snd the other tvo by
the employer and employees, respect
/ iVcly.
! President Wilson ycstordaN land his
| plan fur a,crt:ng the threatened rail-
way strike before the employees com
/ mite, ~ go. and having found "a"
managers committee adnmant To ms
J a. ftf O. 1f
/ hour day. h. appealed o. the rail-
roaG president and asked them 80
come tu the White bou., fur con
( fcrcu,r. There was ever, ndIcauou
that II the railroad pr, id,ut sustain
ed their manager. President Wilson
would appeal finally to the financial
power which control the road,. .o"
it wits his purpose to deal with the al
jImtt, authority before hc gave up his
effort
Int rrc-idcnt- plan which was
! expected TO h" formally accepted r'
/ the .mplo, ce.s. Commute. at "A meet
lue today proposed
/ Au cigh, hour day as the basis Tor
/ computing wages
Regular pay AT eight hour rate ior
lo,crtim.
To refer al collateral ISSUES - a
small commission To- he created hy
congress on which the employee. ih"
raiitoads nud the public would be
represented
Acceptance of the proposal 10y the
employees was forecast hN expression
of their leaders after thcy LEFT the
presidents conference. pue If them
declared
"Thc men would bee fools not to dc-
lr,pt it,
IN, attttud. ut the railroad pro.i-
dents was not So clcsi They began "a
riNiuE last NIGHT. all are 'NpcDtcd 4"
hc here tomorrow. 80 one could say
what woJld uc the effect oiau appeal
lruDh a- tho president uf the utcd
states. speaking n N" name "f IN"
welfare u a nation can make.
But from tho Information that could
lee gathered, 4 appeared mat IN"
railroad pr"sideuts II ~" managers
committee. understood thom, were un-
rltcrnJlN opposed tu con, "dinE tn"
lJSht- huur dhy oi auSthiHs else uut oi
baud, bat were quite ready To- drbi,rd'"
|lusthIug ana everything IN almost
Ian. form uf aroitration upon winch
IN, employees ana the commttc"
'lpisht agree
IN. rslruad presidents. It was an
|t,Istuod. lustIfi'd their ''aud upon
IN, ground OF maintaining Tn" piiu-
/. Pile ,f arbitration Wh'gh. o su"riiCcd.
IN thIs instance. thcy intended to t"ii
the president, would 'hc d,-iroNod .s
"a id tnT iu the settlement Of indus
tiial disputes.
Vita the GROWING seriousness ID
,h, situation congress hogan puy.n.'
mote reel attention tu the crisis yes.
tcldal ana there were many iudi'a-
tiouS Of Intervention to prevent =
nation Wtdc tic-up.
Th' .opt.icn,c last night between
the railroad presidents ana the man.
ayers committee developed further
Indications that the managers were
to be backed up 10y their yhefs m th'
latitude they had adopted toward
the presidents proposal.
'-Nc have gone over the situation
thoroushly, said one of the prtei-
dents ~ he lett the conference. and
wo agree Thoroughly IN every partitl-
lar with " nat the committee n 's
done.
IN" general expectation was tha'
the railroad officials, after scCius the
tentative.
. preside tomorrow. would ask 'ha'
they nc gwen several days, p,rhai
ia week ur more. tu consider 'ht D.
cnursc a. wa. emphasized hy those
~ the officials Who arrived last nifh
however that al. cot these plans Nrr,
utut.NC.
Two pitns we're hoiug ,uu-id'to.
yestcrdaN fur the make up Dt lh" pro-
posed commission IN case ito prcsl
dents plan was accepted The ir-
+ ru,Idod tor the appointment of al
: three memhcrs. II that should To-" ih
Size uf. th" commission. hN the prp-l
b dent and tho other Tor selection col
] one ot the members uy him and OF ih'
. other Two by the railroad ymplul "r
g adm employee rcspcttN"ly Thr pla
, ts presented hN the president 10 ma
1 employees was courhed IA genital term
o end did not 3" into details
II was proposed that the Commi-
2 sion h- given power 20 summon VII
, n, -scs ana ,Aaiuin, books .u order I
. arrlN, ~ the tru" cost of tho ptnpo-D'
plan uf the railroads -ugg, -tlou- haHl
-. hraf DO. I'D