The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-30

fcials as the circumstances re-
ouire for their safe and efficient
use.
Prompt Action Taken.
Immediately after the President had
delivered his recommendations Con
sress set about TO see how they might
be enacted into law. The senate In
terstate Commerce Committee, which
has before it bills prepared TO carry
out the plan did not get quorum and
will meet tomorrow morning. The
house leaders announced their inten
tion of waiting on the ScnateS action.
Tonight President Wilson had con
ference in Speaker Clark's room at
the capitol. Besides the President and
the Speaker. the conferees Included
Republican Leader Mann. Democratic
Leader kitchin, Representative Sterl
ing, OF Illinois. the ranking Republi'
can of the house Interstate Commerce
Commission and Representative
Adamson, the chairman. No definite
conclusions were reached.
President Wilson conhded to ad,
visors tonight his earnest hope that
the brotherhoods, recognizing the fair
ness with which he has treated them
would yield TO his request that, pend,
ing action by Congress, they rescind
their strike order. He asked the lead
ers to do so at their conference Hast
night but they refused fatty. saying
they had not the power. President
Wilson, takes the position that in view
OF his recommendations to Congress
the brotherhoods have nothing to gain
and much 10 lose il they carry ou'
their strike order. because he believes
under such circumstances public opln'
inn will ctonA AGAINST thpn1
The President intends to use all his
influence 10 hasten action in Con
gress. but should there be delay he
intends TO appeal to the patriotism OF
the leaders and their duty to the pub
lie not to persist in calling the strike
at this time.
Prepare For Strike
Meanwhile the railway heads pre-,
pare themselves for 4 strike: Orders
not to accept perishable freighls for
shipment were issued by many lines:
notices were issued to prospective
passengers that unless they could
complete their journeys before
o'clock Monday morning they would
risk delays. Many OF the railway
Presidents left for their headquarters
announcing they considered it neces'
sary to be near their properties. The
uluudStI
which has full authority to deal with
the workmen, remained here. Brother
hood committeeman who had not al
ready departed hurried away announc'
ing their intention 10 be in their home
districts Monday. Only Presidents
Garretson. Stone, Carter and Lee
heads Of the Conductors. Engineers
Firemen and Trainmen, respectively
remained here. They announced their
intention Of directing the strike from
Washington.
Both sides issued what appeared to
be their last statements TO the public
| in justification of their acts.
The railways presidents summarize
ed the important points developed by
their deliberations as follows:
"A renewed insistence upon the
principle of arbitration as the only
proper method Of settling labor dis
putes The railroads have given the
employees every possible consideration
in this respect. by offering 10 arbi'
trate their differences either through
the Interstate Commerce Commission
under the Newlands act or by a com
mission to be selected by the Prest
dent of the United States.
AN increased realization Of the
esponsibility of the railroads toward