The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-29
President Will Appear Before
Joint Session Of Congress
probably Tomorrow
STRIKE CRD:a Is
PROBABLY HELD Up
Had Been Issued Becoming
t Effective September 4, But
1t Is Hoped " ilson's Move
mas Forestalled it

Washington. Aug. 2S,-Prcs,i-
dent Wilson plan lor new icgIs-
iatlon by Wt.-0A the threatened
railway strike may be aNcftcd
was adopted oy the Senate steer
ing committee today. Democratic
leaders were given 10 uIiuei stand
the President expo cts to bc able to
prev cnt the execution oil IL strike
order pending the outcome OF his
efforts.
IN eight-hour day To be com
puisory on interstate railroads
within thirty days after enact
mcnt Is the pivot around which
the new legislation will be con-
Afrut' ii.
President Wilson will appear
before Il joint session OF the
senate and the House on Wednes-
day at the latest, and make
known his plans in special mes
sage.
Before the new program became
generally known the brotherhood
chiefs announced that the date set for
the strike was the morning Of Septem
Der 4, which is la Dor day. A copy of
the strike order was transmitted 10
the White House with an explanation
OF the departure of number Of the
brotherhood chairmen.
Executives Marking Time.
The railway executives are markin.
time. The subcommittee of eight
went to the White House at 23o p.
NJ. II is understood the President in
formed the committee he had knowl-
edge OF their intention to renew then
demand for arbitration and asked
them 10 defer such action
Disarmed by this request, which
could not be ignored with propriety
the representatives of the executives
returned To their headquarters and
issued d statement
In substance the railway presidents
said If the strike was to be called on
September l. they believed they
should be allowed TO return to their
several headquarters and prepare for
the emergency.
Goes AT Once TO Capitol.
President Wilson was on the way 70
Capitol Hin within ten minutes AFTER
the executives committee left the
White House He went Immediately
10 the Senate Office building and the
room used by the steering committee
Senators Ollie james and Reed were
awaiting him. Other members Of the
committee followed They were: JoAn
w. Kern, OF lndi2na. Thomas =
Martin, of Virginia George -. Cham
berlain. of Oregon Robert l.. oven,
OF Oklahoma; James A. o'Gorman. Of
New YORK. Charles S, Thomas o'
Colorado; John Sharp Williams, OF
Mississippi
Al the conclusion Of the confer ence
which lasted two hours aud thirty
minutes the President N,ntented him.
self with this statement Il came 70
ADVISE with the committee On thu adj
visa bility of appearing before Joint
session of Congress On the railroad
situation. may appear either to-
morrow or Wednesday,"
1t was learned that the committed
went into very full discussion - the
Presidents plan, the substance Of
which follows:
IA basic eight-hour day law on
all railroads engaged In interstate
commerce. The law to become ef.
fective in ''reasona BILE" time after
cnactment-prefcrab thirty or sixt,
days.
PA new law patterned after Tho
Canadian industrial act which will
make strikes and lockouts, by com.
hinations of unions unlawful until
after the disputes between employees
and employers have been investigated
by special commission.
S-An instruction to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to take into
consideration the question of wages