Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-15
Both Sides Say They Will
Fight Matter Through
All the Courts.
NO CHANCE APPEARS
FOR PEACEFUL END
All Proposals of the Mana
gers Rejected by the
Brotherhood Heads.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Tho inter-
~ rupted conference between rep
resentatiVes of the nations railways
and their four hundred thousand
brotherhood employees looking toward
an adjustment Of their newly-formu-
lated differences ON the Interpretation
of the Adamson eight hour law was
not resumed here today. Instead of
meeting, the railway managers m
nounced their purpose of fighting the
law to the end in the courts while
the brotheihood chiefs who remained
in the city left for their homes pro-
fessine to believe that they may sale
ly rest their case with President VIII
son.
Both sides admitted that they could
not foretell the probable outcome of
the new controversy. The railroad
managers are certain they can estab-
lish the unconstitutionality OF he
AdamsoG law while the brotherhood
leaders are equally sure that the law
will be upheld by the courts and en-
forced in letter add spirit.
The attitude of the railways was
summarized III a statement issued by
elisha Lee at the close of on all-day
meeting Of the railroad repre- senta-
tives. The statement read:
VIII right IL Out.
We are all agreed to fight TO the
end. The means to be employed were
fully discussed and the concensus ot
opinion was that ii was nece ssary tn
file suits questioning the constitution
ality of the law in every federal dis
trict court in which the affected rail
roads operate"
Warren s. stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Entineers
summarized the brotherhoods' side oi
the case:
'vThe situation is closed insofar as
we are concerned. We are not at al
alarmed. We know what President
Wilson intended we should have. We
know the explanation he made to oui
six hundred chairmen in the White
House. We felt confident that If the
present law does not give us the eight
hour day, the president will give u'
a law that will.
I'VE cannot understand the atti'
tude of the railroad managers. FheN
did not file their first suits until the
day after election, believing that Mr.
Hughes had been elected. Person
ally believe they are either whstlint
to keep up their courage or they are
trying to scare the public into sympa'
thizing with them"
Mr.. stone then disclosed the pro
ceedings at yesterdays conference anC
the plan OF action he said the rail
roads outlined at the conference.
1--WE asked for the conference,' M
said "to reach a working agreemen
on the operation of the new law. TheN
told us they did not interpret II a.
meaning that the old schedules pro
viding for rate of pay based on Tho
length cf run were to be &c cntinued
They said the old schedules were tt
be wiped out.
What Does IL Mean?
"When they asked is to reach
tentative agreement on his point W.
told them that it was possible II
view Of the fact that ouc understand
inc of the aw provided tor a reten
ton Of existing schedules. The only
differences we cOntended was wha
the law specifically calls for-;he sub
siitution of tho word eight for th'
word ter wherever it appears.
1--WE refused to discuss further TIN!
question when they Informed us tha
the suits they had filed would be per
mitted to stand during any negotia
tions we might enter into. They eX
pected us, in other words, to argue
about something that they did no
concede to exist legally.
"We rejected their proposal to joiI
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