The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-18
MANAGERS ARE FIRM
FOR ARBITRATION
Road Presidents To Confer
With President wilson
Outcome Doubtful

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. II.
President Wilson to-day laid his
plan for avertins the threatened
railway strike before the en-
ployes' committee of $40, and.
having found the managers COM
n1lttee adamant to his proposal
that they accept the eight-hour
day, he appealed to the railroad
presidents and asked them to come
to the White House for a confer.
ence.
There is every indication that
II the railroad presidents sustain
their managers, President VIII
son will appeal finally to the f1nan-
cial powers which control the
roads, for it is his purpose to deai
with the ultimate authority oe1ore
he gives up his effort.
The Presidents plan, which is
expected to be formally accepted
by the employees committee at
meeting at g o'clock tomorrow
morning, proposes:
An eiaht-hour day as the basis
for computing wages.
Regular pay at the eight-hour
day rate for overtime.
TO refer all other collateral is
sues to a small commission to be
created by Congress. on which the
employees, the railroads and the
public would be represented.
Acce otance Of the proposal by
the employees was forecasted by
expressions Of their leaders after
they left the Presidents confer
ence. One OF them declared:
"The men would be fools not to
accept it"
The attitude of the railroad pres
idents is not so clear. They be-
oan arriving tonight; all are ex-
pected to be here tomorrow. No
one can say what will be the ef-
feet of an appeal such as the Pres.
ident of the United States, speak
ina in the name Of welfare OF
nation. can make. But from such
information as can be gathered,
it appears that the railroad presi-
dents, if the managers commit
tee understands them. are unaf-
terably opposed to concedins the
eioht-hour day, or anything else
out Of hand, but are quite ready
to arbitrate anything and every
thlna in almost any form Of arbi-
tration upon which the employees
and company agree. The railroad
presidents, it is understood, jus.
tify the stand upon the broad
around Of maintaining the prin-
eiple of arbitration, which, if sac
rificed in this instance, they in
tend to tell the President, will be
destroyed as a factor in the set
tlement Of Industrial disputes.
II the railroad presidents per-
sist In that view and are support
ed by the financial powers, only
the future can tell the outcome.
With the growing seriousness OF
the situation, Congress began pay
inc more real attention to the cri-
sis to-day. and there were many
indications of intervention to pre-
vent a nationwide tie-up.
To Ask For Time.
The general expectation is that th
abroad officials. after seeing th
President tomorrow. will ask that toe
,e given several days. perhaps a wee
,r more, TO consider their course.
vas emphasized by those OF the of
,ials who arrived tonight that all (
hese plans are tentative. a Scor
rho came from New York on a 81,
ial train went into session soon afte
heir arrival with the managers con
nittee and it was said that one of th
under consideration wa
he preparation of q statement TO b
.iven out before their visit to th
putting their position b,
ore the country.
While the railroad presidents woul
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