The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-07
Whether industrial Peace Is to
Be Permanent Depends Upon
Railroads, Brotherhood
Leaders State.
LABOR CHIEFS ARE PLEASED
Strike Will Be CARED # At
tempt Is Made to Restore
10-Hour Day, They Say
Legislation Likely.

washington, Sept. 6.-The nation
wide railroad strike called for today
was countermanded Saturday night.
following the passage of the Adamson
eight hour day bill by the Senate. The
bill was signed last night by President
Wilson. He will sign the bill again
Tuesday to make it valid. Railroad
traffic throughout the country again is
normal.
Whether the Industrial peace brought
about by the passage Of the bill will
be permanent or only temporary de-
ponds upon developments on the pro-
posed test Of the constitutionality Of
the law.
Should the railroads take no action
but await the beginning Of an investi-
cation OF the workings OF the eight
which tho bill provides, the brother
hoods will remain inactive.
The employees leaders declare, how
ever that should the law be held un-
constitutional. and the railroads at
tempt to restore the ten-hour day on
their lines, a strike will follow prompt
ly.
Hard Fight Ahead.
The bill was passed virtually In it's
original form. Congress 10 expected to
take up the remainder Of the prssi-
dents legislative program when II
convenes In December ana y lenS hard
fight 10 expected to dsvele1 over meas
ures proposed by which future lAhes
crises Of this nature may be avsrteA.
The enactment of this piece Of leg
islation." said A. B. GATrsteoa, head 81
the conductors' brothsYhosA, giving -
1t does an eight-hour day fer svsv5
man employed in the operating depart
from the Canadian border to the guh
and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, II
| wonderful thing. It not only affects
| tho brotherhoods and the best paid
| men who come under their jurisdiction
but it reaches for enough down the
! line to give the negro railroad worker
! of the south his chance.
Did Not Want Strike.
| W. G. Lee head OF the trainrnen said
| "Of course / am pleased that W.
| have avoided a strike. We did not wan
| strike any more than anyone else IL
| this country, but we had reached I
! point where if a strike became necep
| sary to win our demands we were will
| ing to go into one. | feel confident tina
| we would have emerged victorious il s
| strike had been necessary.
! THAT situation, however, lis passed
II do not know what the future ma.
! bring as a result Of the eight-hour da!
| legislation. 1t is probable OF course tina
| the railroads will ask for increases
| freight rates. II they can show tina
they are deserving of them, the broth
| erhoods will help get them.
"The bill as enacted docs not con
! tain all that we should like to have
We are willing, however, to make sac
! rifices and we made them. We are will
ing to abide by the legislation as pass
ed by congress"
The four pens used by the presiden
in signing the bill-one for eacl
| syllable of his name-wll be presented
to the four brotherhood heads, A. i
Garetson w. G. Lee, w. c. Carter an.
w S. Stone, after being used for re
signing the bill on Tuesday.
| There is a general feeling railroa
legislation growing out Of the actio
| Saturday will occupy most OF next SEES
sion. said Senator Kenyon today. "A
attempt will be made to pass it on t
the farmers and general public" sal
Senator Kenyon.
Senator Reed. Of Missouri today in
troduced a resolution to authorize tn
Interstate Commerce commission to in
vestigate the effect Of the eight-hou
day on the cost Of operation Of rail
roads and to report to congress in De
| cember. The resolution will be Gale
up for consideration tomorrow.