Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-23
CONTROL over
EMPLOYEES may
NOT LAST LONG
Union Heads Say Railroads Dis
posed to Sacrifice Point of
Increase to Save 10 Hours
PRESIDENT AND TWO
C0NGRESSMEN CONFER
Chairmen of House and Senate
Commerce Committees Dis
cuss Situation With Wilson

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal Wireless)
WASHINGTON, o. c., Aug. a.
The railroad strike crisis was more
tense today with the acknowtedg.
n1ent by leaders Of the brotherhoods
that 4 Is getting difficult to hold the
men, who are demanding action in
consonanee with the strike vote which
they took. The negotiations with the
railroad operators are said to be pros
pective Of so much delay that the uni
on leaders are finding the men rest.
less as the days pass.
Union men say that the railroads
are disposed TO disregard the sacrifice
by the employees Of their demand for
time and half for overtime.
The railroad operators, on their
side, maintain that the increased ex-
penses involved in accepting the eight
hour day demanded by the men must
be met by Increased charges, other
wise the roads will be forced into a
reeelvership.
President Wilson, Chairman New
lands Of the senate interstate COM
merce committee, and Chairman
Adamson Of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, con-
ferred today on the strike situation.
Areply from the railroad men TO the
statement Of the president at the con-
ference on Monday Is still awaited.
Hale Holden. president of the Chi
cago. Burlington, Quincy Railroad;
Robert s. Lovett, head of the Harri-
man system, and Daniel Willard, pres
ident OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, held lengthy conference with
Mr.. Wilson at the White House yes
terday. II Is understood that they dis
cussed general conditions with the
president, going over some Of the diff
ficulties in the way Of granting the
demand for an eight-hour day and
time and half for all overtime, made
by the members of the brotherhoods.
Expect Nation 20 Intervene.
While no authoritative statement
was issued from the headquarters of
the railroad presidents. yesterday, 1t
is understood that they are disposed
to prolong the negotiations in the
hope that the business men of the ma
tion will come to their support and
voice strong opposition to the eight
hour day demand. II was asserted
that il is this that is causing the an
swer to the presidents proposal to
hang fire for so long, but it was also
asserted in some circles last night
that the reply cannot be delayed much
longer, and may be looked for within
q short time. possibly today.
The members of the railroad broth
erhood committee here issued state
ment last night in which they asserted
that the plea for arbitration made by
the railroads Is only scheme to gain
time and to deceive the public.
Roads Refused TO Arbitrate.
The statement insists that the roads
have. on several questions and at diff
ferent times in the past. fatty re-
fused to arbitrate, and that they are
even now excluding negro firemen 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 ago, but they did nothing to
meet them until forced to do so.