Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-22
Presidents Proposal in Its
Present Form Is Not Salts
factory, Says an Unofficial
Statement Given Out
ARBITRATION is THE
REMEDY, THEY CLAIM
A Strike at the Present Time
Would Hinder the Prepared
ness Plans of the United
States, II Is Pointed Out,

/ tsv sess,as leussI, .r'e'Al lssssO ~'ssi
Washington, Aug. 2l-As one
American citizen 10 another, President
Wilson today appealed TO each OF tho
executives of the countrys principal
railroads on grounds of patriotism 10
pcccpt his plan for aycrting the threat
ened disaster of "a nation wide strike.
tie emphasized the necessity for keep
ing the railroads IN service as a part
of the national defense and to make
possible preparation for meeting con-
.diuons that will exist after the Euro
pean war ON leaving the White
House the railroad presidents, aug-
mcntcd during the day by arrivals
tom the west, held a conference at
which sentiment was said to be against
agreeing To- the presidents proposal
lin It's present form. Hope was eN-
ipressed however that some satlslhc-
tory cuuutCr-propositon might De ad-
ivanced and II was decided to turn
over TO u committee the task of draft
ing final reply to the president.
with more thun sixty men, most OF
them with their own IDEAS about what
ought TO be done, the executives found
'it difficult to set down to brass
Tomorrow morning another meeting
will he held and every effort viii be
nude to reach decision promptly
Insist on Arbitration.
The railroads heads still insist that
President Wilson is asking them 10
sacrifice the principle Of arbitration.
Elisha Lee, chairman OF the national
conference committee OF railways Is
sued statement tonight ln which he
saiM that the railroad .nould grant
under threat of national strike,
$50000.00O wage prcfermcnt to q
small minority Of their employees.
without a hearing before q public tli-
hunal, Is uncomfortable IN democracy
like ours All questions at issue
wages. hours costs, operating condi-
uons-arc submerged BY the greatcr
issue. Shall arbitration be abandoned
lin the settlement of industrial dts
iputcs' The statement hays the rall-
roads are ready to take whatever ac-
tion the people of the country desire.
It concludes. THE weight OF public
opinion must determine this issue, We
cannot believe that II is the calm 1udR-
ment Of the country that we should
sacrifice the principle of arbitration
In industrial disputes, under threat
Ito tie up the commerce Of the cOun
try"
Employees MARX Time
while the officials wore listening 10
President Wilson ana later conferrinB
.nt their hotel the general committee
of $40 representatives. Of the employees
who already have accepted the pres
! idcuIs plan, held a pcrimCtory meet
ing and marked time awaiting the de-
trision Of the employers, They said
they would wait until President VII
son dismissed them but stood ready
. TO caIl strike should the negotiations
fail
Although few Of the railroad eN-
irpulIycs invited had not arrived this
afternoon, II was decided that those
already In Washington were repre-
sentative, and therefore the president
called thcm 10 the White House aud
earnestly urged that his plan of srt-
tlemcut ho ratified
~ win not allow passion to come
into nay thoughts IN this solemn mat
ter. hr said we are both acting as
trustees of great interests, am VIII
ing to allow this matter to 20 60 the
errlt American jury and let thrm as
sumc The responsibility The rcspon-
sihillt, of fault viii nor rest with me
~ wish you lo consider the conso-
uupu,cs aus affecting the people of the
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this disJstrr
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