New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
WILSON TO URGE
CONGRESS TO ACT
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have made no such assurances public
The strike order issued to the 64O
brotherhood chairmen in sealed en-
welcomes is to be released, it is under
stood. on Friday. But when the
delegates left town yesterday they
were informed, too, that the release
might not come at that time.
In no case were they to open the
sealed envelopes containing the order
until they received a code word from
one Of the four chiefs.
| The programme under consideration
| by Mr.. Wilson tonight embodles these
! measures;
l. An eight-hour law The President
| insists that this must be included IN
any legislation intended TO remedy the
present situation. Neither the Presl-
7 dent nor his advisers, however, are de-
cided as to whether this suggestion
should take the form of an eight-hour
basic nav day or an eight-hour maxi
mum dav. accomplished by an amend
ment of he present law which foroids
railway employees from working more
than sixteen hours.
To Increase Commission.
.. The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to be enlarged from seven TO nine
members and provision that they m
vestigate wage schedules OF raiiroads
| in considering a petition for an IN
crease in wages.
3. An amendment to the Newiands
act. which created the present board OIL
mediation and Cancellation. inns
amendment would establish IN TINS
country an adaptation OF the CANADIAN
system of compulsory investigation OF
railroad disputes before a strike is
called. Sixty days TO be allowed a1ter
the investigating body reports so mat
the public may assimllate It's nholhgs
and Judge of the merits OF the case IN
hand.
eminent to take over the roads IN the
event Of a strike and to operate theH
for all necessary purposes during the
strike. The President is inclined &c
confne this to military purposes Du'
some among his conferrees believe u
should be extended to mail, food anC
milk trains.
Drafting Proposed pleasures.
Having worked nearly all day Sunda!
and far into the night on this pro
eramme, which includes measures IN
tended TO avert a strike as well a.
measures to check il after it has start
ed and keep certain lines of transports
ton omen, Franklin X. Lane, Secretar.
OF the Interior, former Interstate Com
merce Commissioner and one OF TIT
Presidents closest advisers, and Sen
ator Newlands, chairman Of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee, start
ed early this morning to complete tint
tentative drafts of the proposed meas
ures before the President took them t
the Capitol this afternoon. They calle'
into consultation with them lnterstat,
Commerce Commissioner Edgar l.
Clark and II. Carroll Todd, assistant t
Attorney General Gregory.
Meanwhile the President again post
poned his meeting with the RAILROAD
executives. 1t had been scheduled TO
10 o'clock this morning, but shortl.
before that hour the President sen
word to the New Willard that i'm
pOrtant business prevented his meetlnl
the executives at the appointed TIM
and set 2:30 o'clock this afternoon fo
the conference. Before that hour ar
rived, however, il had been announced
that the President intended to go t
| the Capitol at 4 o'clock to consult thu
whole steering committee.
President Not Pleased.
The meeting with the executives wa!
not a long one. Various reports o
what transpired have circulated abou