Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-26
Four Leaders of the Railroad Brotherhoods, Previously, Had Delivered Ultimatum to President for Their Men.
NO FORECAST UPON
 ACTION CAN BE MADE
Railroad Executives Say It Is Not a Question of Eight Hour Day, But One of a Direct Increase in Wages.
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 WASHINGTON. Aug. 25-After the heads of the four great rail road brotherhOods had gone tO the White House today with a warning that their men would Lot wait longer than tomorrow for a reply from the railroad eX- ecutives to President Wilson's sug- gestions. the executives tonight agreed upon a counter proposal to be submitted to the President tomorrow. This plan holding to the demand for arbitration to which the men are unalterably Op- posed. proposes:
 That the question of an eight hour day is not directly connect ed with the matter at issue and that there is a difference between an actual eight hour day and an eight hour day as basis for pay.
 That the present demands of the trainmen be submitted to ar bitration by the interstate com merce commission or some board to be created by the President or in some other way.
 That if the arbitrating board finds wage increases should be granted their findings will not be retroactive.
 That a fund shall be created by the railroads to provide for this contingency. the interstate commerce commission to keep the accounts that will be necessary and the arrangement to continue in force for a time not yet de- cided upon. the men agreeing that during the period of arbitra- ton there shall be no further demands nor any attempt to strike"
 A draft of the report was sub mitted tonight by the committee of eight presidents who have been constantly at work upon its various phases for a week
 There was some discussion. but only one vote was taken and by it the sixty presidents and man. agers approved the draft Some slight additions to the phraseolO- Q gy are 0 be made and the final draft presented at another meet ing tomorrow. From that meet ing the report is expected to be taken to President Wilson. It was said tonight this will be the final proposal.
 Tt is squarely up to the men, was the way one Of the presidents put it. The crisis in the situa- tion is expected by noon tOmor- TOW. when the President has an appointment to see the brother hood leaders. Some of the eN- ecutives say that while the pro pOsal would not give them more than 20 per cent increase in wages provided in effect in President Wilson's plan it probably gives an increase of over 10 per cent After the vote several of the eN- ecutives made suggestions. which the committee of eight probably will include in the final draft.
 Throughout the discussion the executives took the position that the question of the eight hour day was entirely one of wages rather than of principle They said tonight they never had voted formally on President Wilson's plan as a whole but that all of their discussions had shown that it could not be accepted in its entirety The plan now agreed on will be the first presented by the executives since iae negotia- tons begun.
 Leaders of the brotherhoOds could not be reached tonight for discussion of the railroads pro pOsals, but among the men it was plain that they were against it.
 Although the railroad presidents would not attempt to forecast how their counter proposition would be received by the men.
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