Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-30

complete their journeys before seven
O'Clock Monday morning they would
! risk delays. Many of the railroad
presidents left for their headquarters,
announcing they considered it neces-
sary to be near their properties. The
conference committee, which has au-
thority to deal with the workmen, re-
manned here. Both sides issued what
appeared to be their last statement
to the public in justification of their
acts.
Summarize Important Points.
The railway presidents summarized
the important points developed by
their deliberation as follows:
"A renewed insistence upon the
principle of arbitration as the only
proper method of settling labor dis
putes.'
Railroads Make Fair Offer.
The railroads have given the en-
ployes every possible consideration in
this respect, by offering to arbitrate
their differences, either through the
| Interstate Commerce commission un.
der the Newlands Act, or by a com.
mission to be selected by the presi.
dent of the United States. .s
IAN increased realization Of the re.
sponsibility of the railroads toward
their other employees, the shippers,
the industrial, commercial and gen.
eral public, which they have made to
feel by thousands of kilograms insist
ing upon the maintenance of their 20
sition." .-.s.a =.
Oppose Wilson's Plan. .s.-
The brotherhoods expressed their
| unalterable opposition to President
| Wilson's plan to compel a public in
vestigation, in statement signed by
! Messrs. Garretson, Stone, Carter and
Lee, which said:
"Since the abolition of slavery, NO
more effectual means has been devils.
ed for insuring the bondage of the
workingman than the passage of the
compulsory investigation act of the
character of the Canadian industrial
disputes act"
The issue of these two statements
was the formal announcement of the
final position of the two great forces,
immovable and still dead-locked after
two weeks intercession and negotia.
lions by the president of the United
States.
The days developments fairly tum-
bled over one another
The railway presidents reverted to
the position they assumed at the out.
set of the negotiations and issued
their statement to the public.
President Wilson, realizing that the
railroad presidents latest proposal
would not be accepted by the workers,
told the railway executives he was
sorry it had been presented and babe
them goodbye, saying:
a God help you; l can not"
Will Fight Individually.
The roads will fight strike indi.
vidually and not collectively. Many
of them, the railroads declare, will be
run more than fifty per cent efficient
ly, and particularly on western lines,
where there is personal sense of 10y.
atty to the management. The railroad
presidents and managers, who remain.
ed here, will consider plans to meet
the strike situation, but will watch
congress and the brotherhood chiefs.
Brotherhood heads declined to
make any statement further than that
they would fight compulsory investl.
cation. The eight-hour day with no
reference to wages is by no means to
their liking, but they think the rail-
roads will make a determined fight on
it, and they can safely leave it alone.
II it should develop that strike,
ordered prior to the enactment to law
of the presidents proposed plan can
not be halted by such legislation, the
fact the strike orders are self.realiz-
ing may prove of the utmost import
ance. Any attempt to restrain the
brotherho0ds here from putting a
strike into force under such circum-
stances, it is claimed, would be futile,
as they declare the decision has pass
ed entirely out of their hands. :