The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-25
Presidents Of Transportation
Systems Still Hold Out Against
Demands Of Brotherhoods and
Mr.. Wilson's Compromise Plan
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
AND STRIKE MENACES
CoTmittee Representing EN-
pIoyes Says Railways Are Sim
ply .StaIIing and Have No In
tention To Deal FairIyWith Men
tAssocis.od Pres. by Federal Wireless,

wv ARLINGTON, August g.
w Threat of the greatest rail.
" road strike in the history of
the United States continues to menace
the industries and commerce of the
country while the committee Of rail
road presidents deliberate on the sug.
gestions put forward by President vii
son, in an effort to avert a break be-
tween the lines and the members OF
the four railroad brotherhoods.
Conference followed conference yes
terday, but with no result SO far as
outsiders could ascertain. The rail.
road heads spent much of the day
working on the counter proposal which
they are going to make to that i'd
vaneed by Mr.. Wilson, but no hint of
the nature of their plan was allowed
to leak out
Conference With President 49,.
Hale Holden, president Of the Chica.
go, Burlington Quincy Railroad; Rob
ert s. Lovett, head of the Hartman
system, and Daniel Willard, president
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, held
a lengthy conference with Mr.. Wilson
at the White House yesterday. II is
understood that they discussed general
conditions with the President, going
over some of the difficulties in the way
of granting the demand for an eight
hour day and time-and. La half for all
over. time, made by the members Of the
brotherhoods.
Expect Nation To Intervene 40.
Whilesno authoritative statement was
issued from the headquarters of the rail.
road presidents, yesterday, II is under.
stood that they are disposed to prolong
the negotiations in the hope that the
bushes men of the nation will come TO
their support and voice strong opposi-
ton to the eight hour day demand. II
was asserted that IL is this that is caus-
ing the answer to the Presidents pro.
posal to hang fire for so long, but il
was also asserted in some circles last
night that the reply cannot be delayed
much longer, and may me looked for
within a short time, possibly today.
President Asked To Explain
There were reports following the con.
ference of Messrs Hale, LOvett and viii
lard, to the effect that those officials
had asked Mr.. Wilson to explain how
the railroads are to make up the cost
of putting the eight-our day into effect.
| ~ bO'h poihNOu OuI btNtTdI Times
that this would cost the roads enormous.
| ly in increased payrolls.
The members of the railroad brother.
hood committee here, issued statement
last night in which they asserted that
the plea for arbitration made by the
railroads is only u scheme to gain time
and to deceive the public,
Roads Refused To Arbitrate
The statement insists that the roads
have, on several questions and ut diff.
fcrent times in the past, fatty refused
TO arbitrate, and that they are even
now excluding negro Rremen and
brakemen from the benefits of the ne
gotiatiOnS under way.
The statement also points out that
the demands of the men were known
in general to the officials some months
20 but they did nothing to meet them
until forced TO do so. ,
President Advises With Cabinet
Enfly in the day President Wilson
and tb" members of his cabinet held
lengthy conference at which the rail.
road situation WAS discussed, together
with the President 3 plan for avertiaR
the strike, which involves the tempo.
rary acceptance of the eight-hour day
demand by the roads.