Arizona republican., 1916-08-15

six representatives from each, went to the White House and met the pres ident in the green room.
 The conference lasted two hours. MT. Garretson did most of the talk ing for the employees. The president asked him for a full statement of the situation as the men viewed it. MT. Garretson pointed out. II is under stood, that the only concrete proposal made in the entire dispute haC come from the men, and said they felt that before they took further steps they should be advised what attitude the employers will assume and stand or fall on He argued that the railroads supmoned the mediators to New York and then had no mediation proposal tc submit
 Sufficient time has elapsed since the strike first was suggested and enough delays have ensued, Alr. Gar ietson is understood to have declared, to permit the railroads to submit any sort Of an unqualified proposal which they might have in mind.
 Many questions regarding the sit uation were asked by the president and the brotherhood representative were impressed by his grasp of the situation.
 When the employees representatives emerged from the White House they faced a battery of cameras and about I hundred newspapermen. They were willing to pose for pictures but un- willing to talk.
 As long as this matter is in the presidents hands, we will have no statement to make" MT. Garretson said.
 Mir. Garretson added. however. that the brotherhood representatives would go to their hotel and return to the White House whenever the president desired them. They waited throughout the afternoon while the president conferred with the railroad managers. but the only word that came was the summons to meet with the executive again tomorrow after noon
 Three hours after the employe' s representatives had left the White House the employers mana gers me: the president Elisha Lee. assistant general manager of the Pennsylvania, presented the railroads side of the case. The president requested him to explain in detail wherein the en- ployer and employees disagreed. When that had been made clear, Mir. Wilson urged that for patriotic reasons the two sides get together as quickly as possible.
 The railroad managers immediately upon leaving the White House went into a secret conference. which stil was in session late tonight
 Judge w. l.. Chambers of the fed eral board of mediation who returned here early this morning with ;secre- tary Humility. conferred wi,h tn president five times during the day and was in constant communication with the representatives of the rail roads ard the employees. Late thii afternoon he was summoned to tn White House and went to the hate where the managers committee wer' meeting in order to keep abreast O l their discussion.
 While only the brief formal state ment was forthcoming from tn l White House. 1t was indicated by of 1 ficials that for the present the pres ident regarded the situation as out c his hands with the next move up t the conferees
 The chief feature of the "con tingency proposition" of the road. which is understood the road mana gers considered modifying or with | drawing at tonights conference is provision eliminating entirely all dou ble compensation for employees work ing overtime or performing two classe of service. The proposition was pre- scented by the roads after the men ha made the demand for an eight-hou day and extra pay for overtime. Shortly before midnight the mana gers said that while their conferenG might continue for several hours the would have no announcement to mab before tomorrow.
 NEW YORK, Aug 14.--Arbitratio of differences between the railroad and their employees will be the out come of the conference in Washins ton between President Wilson an representatives of the roads and tf men, was the opinion expressed hei
 tonight by G. w. w Hanger of tf
 federal board of mediation and cor ciliation
 "When the president expresses
 wish it is virtually command" sal