Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-18
ALL REFUSE To \.
ACCEPT EIGHT
HOUR PRINCIPLE
Asks Presidents Of Roads to A.
tend White House Con-
CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO
PRESENT PLAN
Employees Satisfied With Main
Features Of Wilson's
Proposals

Washington, Aug. 17.-PreSident
Wilson today laid his plans for avert-
ing the threatened railroad strike be.
fore the employees committee Of 60
and having found the managers com.
mittee adamant to his proposal that
they accept the eight-hour day, he ap-
pealed to the railroad presidents ana
asked them to come to the White
House for a conference.
To Go Higher.
There is every indication that rif
the railroad presidents sustain their
managers, President Wilson will ap.
peal finally to the financial powers
which control the roads, for It is his
purpose to deal with the ultimate
authorities before he gives up his. .et-
fort.
The presidents plan, which 10 ex.
pected to be formally accepted by the
employees committee at q meeting Ct
9 o'clock tomorrow morning. ,propol.
es:a
San eighthour day as the basis for
computing wages.
The 7roposais. J, /,
Regular pay at the aishthosr ~
rate for overtime. "A. - q. Z '.fs's
ITO refer all other collateral iseuAs
to small commission, to be crs4ted
by congress, on which the, employees.
the railroads and the public would be-
represented"
Acceptance of the proposal by the
| oVnv MI 60 NV
of their leaders after they left the
presidents conference. One Of them
declared:
"The men would be fools not to &C.
|cept it." .,--- ."
Attitude In Doubt.
The attitude Of the railroad presi.
dents is not so clear. They began ar
irving tonight. All are expected to
be here tomorrow. No one can say
what will be the effect Of IN appeal
such as a president of the United
States, speaking in the name OF the
welfare of a nation, can make. But
from such information as can be gath.
cred, it appears that the railroad pres
idents, If the managers committee
understands them, are unalterably op.
posed to c0ncedlng the eight.hour day
or anything else out Of hand, but are
quite ready to arbitrate anything and
everything in almost any form Of Or.
bitration upon which the employees
and the committee may agree.
Want Arbitration.
The railroad presidents, It is under.
stood, justify their stand upon the
broad ground Of maintaining the prik
ciple OF arbitration, which, IL sacrf-
feed in this instance, they intend to
tell the president, will be DESTROYED
as factor in the settlement Of indus
trial disputes.
II the railroad presidents persist In
that view and are supported BY the
financial powers, only the future can
tell the outcome
May Intervene.
With the growing seriousness OF the
situation, congress began paying
more real attention to the crisis to
day. and there were many Indications
of Intervention to prevent Z nation.
wide tie up.
The general expectation 10 that tho
railroad ofdcials, after seeing the
president tomorrow will ask that they
be given several days, perhaps Z
week or more, to consider their
course. It was emphasized BY those
OF the ohicials who arrived tonight.
however, that all of the plans were
tentative. A score who came from
New York on a special train, went
into session soon after their arrival.
with the managers committee. md ft
was said that some Of the -possibiA-
ties under consideration was the pro.
paration Of statement to b efyen
out before their visit to the president,
putting their position before the coun.
try. ~ i
While the railroad presidents voulA
not make any prediction until they
familiarize themselves with The am.
alton here, there was more than one
indication that It would tain noeo
than one appeal to induce then to 8.
verse the attitude taken by Aeir l6.
presentatives on the manaeor4 Co.
mittee.
Chiefs win Back aaanaeen
The conference tonight between
the railroad presidents anA. tAe, -.
ayers committee developea fureAoe
indications that the manaeoRs veGe
to be backed up BY their eAjeep e
the attitude they had taksa tovssa
(Coatinued o Pa4o no