Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-02

Order OF Railway Conductors.
| quences Of that. think they should
have postponed that until "a fair in
vestigation could he made They chose
not to do SO, but they have not asked
! Congress for legislation. They have
not attempted to direct this legisla-
ton.
STRIKE ORDER SEVERE:
BLOW TO ORGANIZED LABOR
IL leave to his Democratic friends
TO eulogize what they believe To he
the Presidents courage. at any rate
he made proposal The railroad men
accepted it and the railroads rejected.
! Then the brotherhoods, think un-
! wisely. sent out the order for the
strike which | thing has stricken or
; ganized labor the severest blow il ever
! received.
But the President, having failed in
mediation. came to Congress. | ain
not criticizing him for that. think
| he came TN Il proper way. I think he
ought to have come. He recommended
"A program which WAS perfectly un-
dersthndable. He may have been
r"urageous-I am not inclined to rob
him of the credit--but we must re-
member that one of the propositions
Of the President pleased the brother
hoods, and the other pleased the rail-
roads"
Taking up the bill in detail. Senator
cummins said the first provision In II
meant nothing for trainmcn so far as
hours are concerned, because overtime
work is not paid 1T higher rates than
work up TO eight hours.
AS soon as Senator Cummins con-
Guided. senator Newlands proposed adj
journment with the agreement to vote
ending the session.
In the House, after considerable dis
cussion. amendments by Representa-
'ves Page and Kitch.n. cxcmpting
from the cight-hour law small indie
pendent roads and electric street and
intcrurban railways. and providing
that the exemption shall not apply TO
terminals or transfer companies, were
adopted.
An amendment by Representative
Small, of North Carolina. to specify the
employees to be affected by the bill as
conductors, tiremen, engineers and
trainmen was voted down. One by
Representative Clark or Florida, Ia ex-
tend the operation of the eight hour
law to all employees of railroads was
defeated, 100 to 81. after Mr.. Clark had
Nehcmcntly declared he would sur
render his seat in Congress rather than
stnltify himself BY voting for the bill
without this amendment Mr. Clark
did not answer when the roll was called
for the final vote.
MANN ACCUSES PRESIDENT
OF WABDLING IN COURSE
Mr.. Mann told The House he believed
Ne could have voted for the Presidents,
whole proposal as recommended 10
congress. but. he added, the President
as lie always has in the conduct of the
country's affairs wabbled, waver.d
when he had real questions before hin,
i'oid rs he was In asserting his views
"e1orc congress day or two ago n.
now backs water. as shown from Ills
Thin program. and now urges CONGRESS-
TO pass a bill which leaves on, tho
most essential things which he thcr
proposed"
Representative Adamson, of Geor,i,
author of the BILL admitted II v..s
nasty legislation to meet an oncr
rency.
we now put in the eight hour law ="
he said, and provide for prcscrvin,
me STATUS quo until a commission can
investigate the dispute between the
Two classes of our servants Aftcr.
wards we will make complete and ,d..
Guate regulation. taking care Of ,b.
interests of both classes of our ser
wants and doing Justice to tho peoplc >.
while the brotherhood heads r.r.
lhiiE refrained Tonight from EXPRESS
ing pnoi'civ any opinion of the Under
wood wage-hXing amendment, il is
N"o"h that they strongly oppose t.
an" are confident that il never will be-
come law. On the other hand. many
members of the House and Senate ar.
cohhdent that. even though the I'm
derwood amendment "hould pass inst
80 the eiuht-hour-day provision goes
I through. there will not bc a strike T,
- generally believed that the messages
calling off the strike will go out IN.
morrow night Immediately after Con.
freSs acts without waiting for the bill
TO reach the President.