Arizona republican., 1916-08-31

uted the situation
 There was some difference of opin ion, he said, among the officials when they first arrived at Washington as to what course to pursue but they be- came absolutely unanimous when re- quested to abandon arbitration. They were for it. he said.
 On the subject of what the roads purposed to do, he said that arrange ments would be made to keep at least one passenger train on each run and that preference would next be given perishable freight.
 He expressed the opinion that the public would be surprised at the num- Der of men who would remain loyal to their employers. Legislation pro- posed by President Wilson, he said, seems not only obviously reasonable but obviously necessary"
 'The arrangements of the railroads" he said. will proceed upon the fact that the strike will come on Labor day and will prepare to act accordingly
 Associated Press dispatches from all parts of the country today reflected the shock felt by every line of industry at the prospect of the strike. Inter- urban lines plan the use of every avail able car, but their facilities, it was U relieving congestion.
 Motor trucks were hopefully re- ferred to in stories from many cities, but here, too, was the knowledge that this service is not capable of any great expansion. The Standard oil company, 1t was learned, has concentrated 'un- usually large supplies of gasoline at it's depots
 The most severe embargo of the day was ordered by the Pennsylvania rail- road and caused a break of an ex- treme 4Ac in the price of wheat on the Board of Trade. The embargo af- fleets explosives beginning tomorrOw perishable freight beginning Friday and all other freight beginning Satur- day. This includes wheat, which re- gently has been purchased in enormous quantities for export to Europe.
 The text of President Ripley's indi- vidual statement in part follows:
 For a time after President Wilson presented his plan to the railway ex- ecutives,' said MT. Ripley there were some differences of opinion among us as to what course the railroads would adopt When. however we got down to a thorough consideration of the gigantic problem involved these diff ferences of opinion began to disappear anu hANti NC ndQ Sluuifu anu ulSCuSStu the subject in all it's phases, we reached unanimously the conclusion that there was only one course which the railways could take in justice tC their employees, to their stockholders and to the public, and that was to re- fuse to yield their demand for arbitra tion, even though it appeared certain unless the national government forci- blv intervened, the result would be z nationwide strike.
 If a strike comes, as now seem. most probable. it will be due to the dis play on the part of the railway broth erhoods of an unreasona bleness, an ar rogance and a disregard of the results and interests of the railways of the Si per cent of railway employees not in volved in this controversy and of th American public that is absolutel, without precedent It is necessary t bear this fact in mind in order t clearly understand the final decision of the heads of the railways to refus to sacrifice the principle of arbitration even at the probable cost of strike.
 "The leaders of the brotherhoods ar playing a desperate game and seen willing to go to any length in order t win it They have called a strike fo next Monday and the arrangements c the railways will proceed on the as sumption that it will come at that tim and will prepare to act accordingly.
 ''The way in which the strike orde was issued illustrates the arrogan reckless and ruthless way in which tn leaders of the brotherhoods have pro ceeded throughout"