The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-21

not come, also Will arrive to-
= expected tina, before the execu-
- President Wilson again they
AAte agreed upon q counter s1e-
5on Tor tie solution OF their DIFF
oes with thu hrctherhooas.
&kSol0Ort Wilson will he asked by
fAifrasei executives for sptc,ac DO
ii Ii declared, concerning his
1rNnca 70 them that they Wit &c
pensRted by Increased freight rates
any undue burden an eight'hour
- . basis for computing the en-
&es pay may impose. II was de-
ia 6y one railroad chief that an
[Eoaoe of ave per cent in freiEht
49, would be necessary to make
~ any such assurance.
Unmkcss - support Executives.
m Wa stated emphaticaily by sew
EGG1 railroad executives that the three
&219 systems controlling the most mile
Sto--the Hiil roads. the New York Cen
%la and the pennsy!vania-will not
A no0ide finally for the railroads. IL was
FES1d that common counsel and common
e nemae viii prevail. and that there Will
nv no arbitrary arrangements at the
e h1c<Atton of any interest or interests.
The suggestion that the banking In
Il torosts which finance the railroads
1 Hkixht reverse the managers and exec
l utlves IL called here by President VIII
saonn was not treated seriously. Assur-
#snnces already have been received from
3 4heee bankers. II was declared, that
tAsy support the executives and man
n ARorn. ana that the settlement OF the
nrob,srn must be made by those AL
fSady In charge of negotiations. One
4 of the chief voices in the councils OF
sfhe railroad executives said tonight;
ssThe freight earnings last year we're
abort t1,oeo. 500. 900. and to grant the
brotherhocds their demands would
L neeessitate that the reads be permitted
u increase freight rates for all parts
u the country.
Calls II Changing Na-r~.
payment for work 6c..$ In train SER
/ Vice has been for May yeas on
compound schedule, 'nvo'Ting the
1ongth OF the run ana tho tirnc cor
oumed X ia imrnaterial whether as
~ matter of nomenclature. this brs's
" time is spoken o: "a ten hours or
~ spoken of as eight hours, II the
oontinEent relations be adjusted &c
1 cerdingly.
II the men want the name ~ TIRE
shfng changed without changing the
y amount OF their compensation, ~e
would seem TO be disputinx abort mr."
Words II the men want tho coripeo-
aatlon raised, and are using -rrr"
words a. n means OF accomplishing -.
( then they arc se-ktrx to secure pay
ment for descriptive language and not
Tor work eoAA.
r Aan't ses h-,w President wilson
can torture that into a demand of so
cfai suS.iee when the conditions are
In a. sensx changed.
"ThA conference committee reported
that the effect Of the mems proposals
would be to increase the pay rolls
aOert 500, COT. 600 and increase the pay
cf the men abont 30 per cent
''The effect OF President Wilson's
Suggestion works out practically as a
D straight etrht-hour day in yard work
Il and = pro rata overtime in road SER
Vice The effect OF this would be an
Z Increase In the pay rolls OF about
L tEo,0o0Jnoo and OF about ~ per cent
III tho individual wage"
Reads to Appeal to Public.
The railroads are preparing TO make
IN appeal to the public in support of
arbitration. Their attitude is that tho
railway employees themselves have been
strong advocates OF arbitration IN the
past and that their refusal TO submit,
to arbitration now Is indefensible.
Many press agents OF the variou,
roads are on the ground and are gath
aA ErtHk material ana iAyiHk plans W etl
h this view before tho country. Atten.
3 :tton was called tonight to testimony
given before the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce In 1913 by Gar
retaon, Carter and Stone, heads of
three OF the four brotherhoods that
now reject arbitration. These broth
erhood heads asked for the passage of
the Newlan ds arbitration law. under
which the railways now demand arbi-
tration.
Garretson In quoted az saying at that
time that any persons who opposed AR
filtration under the law would un-
doubtedly bring condemnation on their
/ heads"
Henry A. Wheeler. of Chicago. chair
man of the special committee on the
railway situation of the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the United States. arrived
& here today. Mr.. Wheeler will urge ar
bitration of the railroad dispute on
behalf OF business associations.
A. b. Garretson, the president OF the
Order Of Railway Conductors and the
spokesman of the Big Four" spent
most OF the day in his room.
we will stay here until the details
are all arranged" he said. IF the
h railroads accept the Presidents pro-
B posal. there will he many details to he
arranged. ] have no idea what the
Esxt step will be-
81 Someone asked Garretson again to-
day what he thought OF the statement
4 Issued yesterday by the railway rresi-
& dents.
s II have met every one OF the argu-
8SF1enfs in the past. There is nothing
rev In IL. They just wear their hair
EEssssr'@a on the other side, that is all
n NJ said.
d VA he brother hood leader was asked ~
Il the smile he wore was Significant of
4 hts confidence In the outcome. Always
eniwmatic. he answered: You ask my
friends the enemy and they will tell
r0u that smile all the time"
U YOUNG PHILaNDER KNOX
ON QUIET TRIP TO RENO