Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-20
WILSON LEAVES
STRIKE ISSUE
TO PRESIDENTS

fJAiihifD FllyE PACE DhE
tAe commission provided under the
presidents plan.
Iu the oD4nlcu ~ NT wilson "a re-
port might Do expected ia few
mtutts.
Othcr Buslnes. Too.
The foaG officials. however, cyi-
d'nily zee that before decision Is
reached every opportunity should De
.t4..u o.ueI business Interests 20 de-
e o., "I 4 might be th- effect Dn them
n an c.Ebt-hOur railroad c3y Some
of lnrm DrNese many manufacturers
and shippers afe bound ~ register at
The v Hite House opposition % this
proposal ana that pressure Will be cE-
tfsIs'd ~ haze member Of the senate
and iDusc cHpfcss 10 the president
their convictions along the same line.
Each part ~ the presidents propos-
1I la expected - be taken up - pafate-
ly ana the answers given 10 the white
House separately This fact and the
fact that the western executives can
not reach washington for several days
viii contribute 10 the executives plan
10 consider the whole problem slowly
3uG give ample opportunity for every
detail 10 impress itself upon the pub
lie mind
II VAS after prolonged meeting at
their hotel that the raj road presidents
went 10 the White House shortly be-
fore room to-day 10 listen 10 Mr. VII
sons appeal aud 10 outline their Ten
tatiyo position. Al the came time the
general committee uf employees held
81 meeting, but only marked time
''ug the decision OF the officials
President Wilson welcomed the
railroad offci3ls IN the blue room,
and aftcr Mr Holden had stated their
position, began dramatic appeal
which lcft his visitors sobered and
thoughtful. A. times. striding up
ana down in 'front.' II the small group
and emphasizing telling points by
shaking his MT. the president told
the railroad executives bluntly he be
hrNcd they should accept his plan.
we must face the naked truth in
THIS crisis" he said we must not
discuss lmpracticable things We must
get down to q basis ON which this
situation can be solved"
Solomnly Mr Wilson pointed out
that he represented the one hundred
million people ~ the nation, every
one Of whom had deep interest in
the threatened strike lie said his
only object was TO avoid break IN
, voice rising Ht times so that II could
be heard outside the closed doors he
declared he had tried to bring about
Arbitration. that his efforts had failcd
aud that he had no way Of forcing
It's acceptance Congress, he de-
clhrej. would not pass compulsory
law
After the conference the president
told MIR. Holden he would be ready TO
receive the executives again when
ever they were ready He remained
nt the white House most Of the aft
ernOon. but finally II was determined
to postpone further conference until
arrival Of the western railroad presi-
dents
Meet Again Monday.
While the brotherhood men were
I'm Session today the president sent
word 60 the officers OF the union that
they might excuse their members un-
I'll Monday Tonight they are leaving
for nearby resorts by scores. The
brotherhood leaders expect climax
In the situation Monday or Tuesday
when the other railroad presidents
arrive. They intlmated tonight they
might make formal reply to the
managers statement tomor-
row.
Many brotherhood men called on
their representatives In congress to-
day and protested in advance against
any compulsory arbitration bills
which might be introduced.
Among the railroad executives tho
claim Was made tonight that n strike
could be broken within II week.
Some railroad officials believe ms
many nb 10 or 20 per cent OF the nor
nal number OF employees would be
available for service. enough to guar
antee the movement OF all necessary
freight These claims all are denied
by the brotherhood men,
who contend they could bring the
roads speedily To terms should a
strike be called.
The western road executives sum
moncd by the president today are:
Louis W. hin, Great Northern; J.
NJ. Hannaford. Northern Pacific: J.
NJ. Dickinson. Rock Island; 10. II
kearney, Wabash; w. c, Nixon. st.
Louis & San Francisco; II. U. Nudge,
Denver 4 RIO Grande; c. NJ. Lovey.
Pacific; W. G. Besler. Cen
tral railroad OF New Jersey; II. Pen
Minnesota. ST. Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie; NJ. ii. Smith. Louisville 4