The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-24
ROAD CHIEFS
May ACCEPT
8-HOUR DAY
Presidents Working on Plan
Differing From That of Viii.
son Which May Avert
General Tie Up.
FEAR CONGRESS MAY ACT
Believed Railways Win Yield,
Fearing That President Has
Crystallized Public Sen.
timent Against Them.

timent Against Them.
Washington, Aug. 2I.--President
Wilson today reiterated TO the rail-
road executives. including the now
arrivals from the West his demand
hat they accept his plan for the
settlement OF the threatened rail-
road strike. The executives then
began the first of q series OF meet
ings in which they will frame their
reply.
Washington, Aug. 22~-President
| Wilson toward noon sent word to the
railway presidents who are now here
! asking them to cali on him AT the
| White House at 2 o'clock this after.
| noon. The railway presidents who
were discussing the situation, agreed 10
confer with the president, but II was
said they would n no statement
unless he required II.
Railroad presidents with their com
| mittee Of managers worked steadily TO-
| day to devise some means of avertthg
tho threatened strike which Would IN
the main accept President Wfls0ns
! plan, but at the same time preserve
the principle OF arbitration.
Seeking Way Out.
LEADER Of the railroads executives
declared they were united against the
| presidents plan as it stands n hoped
| to agree on some form of ounte pro
| posal. They were considering under
! what circumstances they could find a
| way to accept h eight-hour Day basis
and still conserve the principle OF ar
bitration.
Western railroad presidents ARRIVING
| today seemed confident that O. way
would be found TO avert a Strike
The men, after a meeting, to-day ad-
iourned until tomorrow, awaiting de-
| velopments. and sent details to con
gressmen, to acquaint them with the
details of the controversy. The sftua.
ton continued, as both sides Expressed
1t, serious, but not hopeless
Fear Action of Congress.
"The House will be o IL to one WIN
the president IL he recommends any
legislation regarding the railway snua-
ton" said Representative keatihA vi
Colorado, one of the hackers OF the
child labor bill. after a can al ae
White House. 1T will not be a par
tisan vote. ] do not know what legs,
lation s most practicable. ] u II
the president will recommend eompoi
sorry arbitration. The difficulty Is thai,
II congress does act, it's action Is AXE
ly TO be more severe than anything the
president has proposed or TIC Drote5
erhood's demand. Congress cou9u
shorten the hours Of service by amen0-
Ing the present law. That, ] think.
would be feasible. I think the ran
ways will give way, because pub'F
feeling will not sustain theW|
One Plan Considered.
One of the suggestions the preslgene
were prepared to mak at the Whi'e
House was for legislation to create a
board to investigate, when trouph
threatened between railroad employers
and employees. The board woulo
be created by act or congress. n neuo
ing its investigation The employeS
would not be permitted to strike OF
take a strike vote. After the buaio
had reached it's conclusions from lne
facts, q public report would De Haue
and there would be opportunity lr
+ arbitration, but II would not ne COLI
pulsory. IL arbitration was refuseG
the men would vote dIfecuy oh ''
! question Of u strike.
It was understood the railroad eE-
ecutives were not yet ready to pfeseh'
their final answer to n president On
his plan. The conference this after
noon was arranged to allow n otil-
cials who arrived here today to get te
presidents viewpoint first hand-
Trainrnen Wark tH1e.
The committee of the $40 RAILROAD
brotherhoods who already have az
cepted the presidents proposal, con
tinued today to mark m penonte I'
! employers decision.
President Wilson holds firmly to az
bitration as Il principle in the presehE
controversy. He has so informed
George Pope, president Of b Nation
al Manufacturers association, IN re
Spouse to a telegraphic appeal noln
the latter that the principle OF arDlpa'
ton be preserved in strike negOtla-
tions. The railroad officials have con
tended the principle Of arbitrator
would be endangered by his plan OF
settlement. The president, hoWeVe
declares hat his plant strengthened
rather than weakened II.
President Wilson had before him o.
day numerous kilograms from CUISINES
men and trade bodies urging that ne
insist on arbitration. II is said, R0W"
ever, that the appeals would be WIN
u effect on him since he had ta,lc"
in his effort to bring about arbitration
and had no way OF forcing It
cummins to Offer Plan.
Senator Cummins will speak in the
Senate shortly IN what congress can
do in the threatened railroad str1Hc
situation. He has been oVerwhetmrI
Will lSlNSsS III BINS tibt SN "
something. He intends to show The
possible courses ~ action and the oil
fiCulties. Many members of eongresS
are being urged IN kilograms to bH-
islate.
The western railway presidents SUN
moned Saturday began coming In th<
morning. Louis w. Hill, OF the Gre'!!
Northern, principal heir to the YaS'
properties of the late James J. lfih
and i. p. Ripley, the veteran presilen'
Of tho Santa Fe, were among the iifs'
Neither had any statement to make.
The incoming executives cOnferIe"
with those already here and with ne
managers committee TO familTar'H'
themselves with the negotiations 50 tdi
All the western presidents are eXpGcl-
ed before tomorrow noon. BY that tiln'
It Is expected about 100 railway hea1s
REPRESENTING properties valued at aN0p'
$4,000, 10000, will be assembled for Inc
next conference with the president.
DENY RATE APPEAL.