The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
UNIONS WILL
ACCEPT EIGHT
HOUR DAY
1Coauaued from Page oss)


least, IN order TO give congress Cme
to pass the legislation he has sus
gested.
\ legislative settlement, even
though IL does not include al DE-
mants made BY the big four ra!.-
road bro,herhoods. wi, Dc sccepta,
Die 20 the 100000 employees who
have made al. plans 70 start the
strike Monday. Such settlement. A
r. Gsrretson. chief OF the conduc-
! tors. told the senate interstate com
merce committee, today. must IL
clute an eight.hour day law
Garre,son was todSys nrst speak
er a. The hearing 10 consider ISL
mony from The brotherhood chiefs
/ TIE railway presidents and the ship
pers before legislative action IS
/ taken
As FOR The question Of authority.
said Garretson. Il could call OF the
strike But that would BE only
through satisfactory settlement
such as have Just mentioned For
! that matter. care not through what
e1igency that satisfactory settle
ment may come"
You have seen the scare head
lines about refusing 10 call OF the
strike. bravado and all that, con
tinued Garretson Il don't know
whether you realize the responsible
~ We have because OF the strike
vote II cannot be put lightly
aside"
senator Nevlands opened the
! committee hearing by outlining The
six measures desired By President
| Wilson. He said no legislation pro
posed or 20 be proposed would in
volve compulsory arbitration The
strongest measure in that direction
| he said. simply called for a govern
mert inquiry and report. that left
both parties 70 the dispute free 20
/ act as they thought best
The committee room vas crowded
Every seat was occupied and the
spectators overfiowed into the hall
way
Samuel Gompers. president 81 the
American Federation OK La-or. ar
rived with the brotherhood e1ecu.
tives Al times during Garretson
talk. Gompers nodded his head r.
vigorous approval o, the points
made BY the speaker
Among the railway heads present
were Elisha Lee. chairman % the
national conference committee Of
the railways E. II Coapman. vice
| president Of the Southern, John T
Walker, secretary % The conference
committee Of the eastern railways
A y Greig. ASSISTANT 20 he receiver
OF the 81 Louis & san Francisco.
J VI. Sheehan, counsel % the IA.
tional conference committee. c l.
Bards. general manager of the New
Haven. y .. Mayer. president
Of The y & W. L. " Baldwin.
general manager of he Central o.
Georgia W. l. siddons. vice-presl.
dent 0; The S. A. /, and II - Nc
Master, general manager OF the
Wheeling e. Lake Erie
GarretAon told OF the Sight The
brotherhoods have had since they
: organized 70 get better working con
ditions re said before the orRani-
| zstions were protected Il was a
common taing for men 70 be on duty
with human lives IN their charge -
/ hours on stretch.
r And always their monthly var
vas The same Can there be a bet
: ter argument 'or time and a half for
p overtime work ," he demanded lie
Z said he men demand The elgh'hogr
? day-they 10 not reques. it-a-"as a
, human right 20 Dc allowed ever
r man"
= We are demanding Some u The
: pleasures fhe ordinary man enjoys
We are mere travellers over he face
j. on The earth Only through he eight
: hour day can 1e have a part % The
/. rights and pleasure ~ .Ife enjoyed
. by he average man. wonder how
, many ~ yng gentlemen realize what
boon j. is that your lives IN your
. I homes are sealed book when yoG
want e. 10 be so. j. ls no, % vim
the railroad man We mist always
t, .e ready Tor CALI Even ~hen OF
/ duty our employers must knor
whore Ve are.
with an elgtthour law properly
enforced present conditions would
bee impossible why. 81 used o
toper.y be advocated when train
crews had long shifts that 80 long
as rne man stayed wake while the
rest got a nap Il would be- all
right
Garrctson served notice that the
brotherhoods' opposition ~ legisla.
ton like the Canadian Disputes act
Is answering.
mo influence can change our po-
sit!on on this" he said.