New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-28

their reply until it is definitely as
certained whether legislation can be
passed to recompense the roads for
agreeing to the original Wilson plan.
NAV Sc willing 20 Wait.
The consensus is that the railroad
executives would be willing e. wait
until that point can be determined
II the President could succeed IN
getting Congress to pass the two
legislative measures that have been
suggested, as outlined in The Tribune
this morning, the railroads probably
would be satisfied. They would have
protected and sustained the principle
of arbitration and would have prac-
tically an assurance of an increase
in freight rates from the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The burden
of expense would be shifted to the
shippers and thence TO the public.
Washington is specializing as TO
what would happen in Congress II the
President tried 10 get the legislators
TO pass the proposed measures, al
though il is understood that Mr.. VIII
son has not yet decided to have them
presented. Undoubtedly there would
be a long fight in both houses.
Delegates Leaving Town.
Such speculation, however, was over
Swallowed by the activity down Penn
sylvania Avenue at the old National
Hotel, where the brotherhood leaders
were packing up their "pie boxes" re-
eeiving their instructions and trav-
cling expenses and checking out.
The meeting at noon was deter
mined gathering of employees, who
longed to be back home, waiting for
an expected word to begin the fight for
which they have been preparing for
nearly thirty years. Their course of
action had been mapped out last night
when the lesser leaders began sending
out the strike circulars in patches to
the various lodges throughout the
country. A resolution was moved and
sdopted giving the four brotherhood
chiefs power to act for the whole body,
while the rest of them went home to
instruct their fellow workers. Then
thew began 10 scatter to the four parts
of the country.
No date for a strike has been set
That will come later, IN code, depehe-
in0 on the outcome of the Presidents
negotiations. The printed circular OF
Instructions was a list of what 70 do
and what not TO do-mostly "don'ts.
throughout the list of "don'ts" were
manv precautions to avoid acts OF Vlo-
Ience. The laws on such matters were
set down plainly. and where 1t was
deemed necessary TO emphasize some
salient point heavy black type was
used. One such instruction warned the
employes in the event of strike 10 !
keep away from company property;
The rest Of the circular was conhned
To routine details such as might De
contained in any general pamphlet OF
the sort. 1t is understood, though, that
the unions have taken steps TO see tha'
transportation will not be at a COM
plete standstill. From the outset, un-
less plans are changed IN the interim
some passenger trains Will be run. ne
unions do not intend TO forfeit the
good will of the travelling public by
making it impossible for business
man to make an urgent trip, say from
New York to Chicago.
The leaders are so confident that they
can win that they believe it will be
necessary only to tie up freight.
To Feed Border Troops.
The present plans Of the brother
hoods provide, it is said, for supplying
food 70 the troops on the border
Whether they would permit mail trains
and milks trains TO run and certain
other food trains is different matter.
Probably they would, but not II the
risk of losing the strike was too great.
The unions take the stand that the
mails and food, except for the troops
on the border. are things that the
roads arc under contract TO carry and
are no concern of the brotherhoods in
this controversy.
The delegates who left Washington