New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-30
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AS WILSON FAILS
President COnsu!ts With Con-
gressiOnaI Leaders.
SEEKING Way TO STOP Peril

Writing Of Legislative Bills is Begun.
Employees Leave Washington Carry
ing Strike Orders After Binding
Leaders TO Stand Pat
Washington, Aug. 2S.-Tentative
plans for joint session of the SEN
ate and house to hear President Will
son ask for legislation to prevent the
threatened nationwide railroad strike
were discussed by the president with
Senator Kern, the Democratic leader,
and it seemed virtually certain that a
break between the railroads and their
employees must follow final confer
ences at the White House.
Possibilities of legislation were
talked over by the president with Sen
Ator Newlands, chairman of the Inter-
state commerce commission, and Sec
rotary Lane during the day, and the
president made quiet trip to the SEN
ate office building to find Senator Kern
attending a meeting of the finance
committee.
Belief Grows at Capitol.
The belief that negotiations between
the railroad executives and represen-
tatives of the men would end without
an agreement has been growing, and
quorum Of the house has been sum-
moned.
This feeling was strengthened when
the members Of the brotherhood COM
mittee Of $40, tired of their long wait,
departed for home after delegating
their powers to effect settlement or
call a strike to q committee Of twen-
ty-four, instructed under no circum-
stances to agree TO arbitration of the
demand for an eight-hour day at the
present rate Of pay for ten hours.
Problem 10 Congress Then.
Whether the plans considered by
President Wilson and his advisers at
the capitol will be carried out depends
upon Developments, but It is under
stood that If all efforts fail to bring
the employers and their men together
the president win go before congress
and ask them to deal with the situa-
ton even II that necessitates indefinite
delay prolonging the present session.
Unless the railroad heads recede
from their demand for arbitration of
the efght-hour day proposal, one broth
erhood head said strike affecting
about 4OO,O 900 men will be called with
in the next ten days.
Representatives Of both the rail.
ways and the brotherhood will confer
with the president again.
Arbitration 10 Demanded.
The executives of the lines will pre-
sent the plan to which they agreed
finally. It's outstanding feature is a
demand for arbitration of wages under
the eight-hour day or any day.
When they have departed, the broth
erhood heads acting under instructions
received from the committee of $40
will go to the White House and ap-
prise President Wilson that they can
not accept arbitration of this feature
of their demands and that in general
they stand on his proposal made a
week ago to concede the. eight-hour
principle and arbitrate the other is
Sues
What will follow no one attempts
IN forecast accuratelv
Delay May Be Asked.
There was a report. however, that
the president might ask the men to
postpone action for period in order
that he might seek legislation which
would force and provide for settle
ment without tying up the country's
transportation system.
Secretary Lane and Senator New
lands worked until late at night franz
ing bills for presentation to congress.
The measure given most serious con-
sideration was one drawn along the
lines of the Canadian act which pro-
vides for Investigation of industrial
disputes by commission for one year
and prevents strikes and lockouts dur
ing the period of Investigation
If II IS finally decided to press such
a measure. an effort will be made to
put it into effect at once.
Other Measures Proposed.
Other legislation under considera-
ton included the following measures:
An eight-hour day law for rail
road EMPLOYEES