The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-23
CONGRESS- into
STRIKE FRAY AS
BREACH WIDENS
President Wilson Sees House
and Senate Leaders.
Arranging for l. c. c. to lnNeS-
tigate Wage Problem.
FAIL TO REACH SOLUTION
Sixty Railroad BarOns Agree 10
Stick Together.
Assurance for Arbitration IN
Future viii Suit Them.
WANT TO STRIKE At ONCE
Employees Almost "Blow Vii
Lid" at Session Today.
After Hard Fight Conservatives
Control Meeting.
Sixty Railroad BarOns Agree 10
Stick Together.
Assurance for Arbitration In
Future VIII Suit Them.
WANT TO STRIKE At ONCE
Employees Almost "Blow Vii
LID at Session Today.
After Hard Fight Conservatives
Control Meeting.

washington. Aug. 23.-Strlke Tain
broke ont again among the rallrosAu
1,ro+bsrbood men here today. Thomas
1,.,,-.,, rbe Boston and Albany
,,bairr.an. proposed at the morning
session that the brotherhood chalrmeh
return to their homes, leaving the TOUR
heads here to arrange a strike. his
efforts. however, were crushed
For a time it appeared as tho the
continent for quick action might not
be checked There were many
snsaches. brotherhood heads SEEING
~ trepd Of the session came to the
fore and spoke against such VI
course. Finally, through parli'iiie--
,s,.,- naneuvers, DonoVan's pan was
l,inad without being made into a lor
,,,a1 motion or coming to any vote.
-rha strike threat was so strong tnal
=. - ,,1ainIv indicated afterward the
,o,'da,.s might not be able to cheek ene
-, ,,,ore than AS hours longer. one
- .4t,arbood leader said they could De
lsept in line that long. but tha1 'iie ~
night blow off thereafter. ,.,,o,,-
Leaders -counselled patience !a a.
ing matters will come 10 neAu -
next "a to 4S hours
In a S-Cornered jam
,.z,.irz+op Aug. 23.-The three
,ornered effort under way mere u
vert a nationwide railroad strlhe dp
reared this afternoon to have run lhlo
a jam. .,i,,,o1 nresi-
dents said they could not see no" 80 1as,s
conclusion could be reached III less
than forty-eight hours. At the same
time in another part of the city lead-
err Of the railroad brotherhood repre-
ssentatives were planning ways OF holu
ing in check an uprising on the part
az the brotherhood representatives
Unanimous strike demand ihiSi' NOiiiS
then. they said.
president Wilson in a conference
with Chairmen Newlands and Adam
son of the Senate and House inter-
state commerce committees. respect
ivelv urged the taking of step that
obviously contemplated fnal agree
ment by the railway presidents with
his Dlan. This was the passage by the
senate of the bill already passed py
the house to increase the Interstate
Commerce Commission from seven to
nine numbers
II. RS to Save What They Can
The increase will be necessary to
provide rapid hearings on the rail-
wavs' cert ain demand for rate in
creases. following any agreement to
she eight-hour day demanded by the
BrotherhoOds-and the president.
The railway presidents, for their
rart. are working now to find way
to accept the eight-hour day and at
tie same time preserve the principle
of arbitrator" for the future. Fight
ing to the last against abandonlng
what they term final barrier against
labor aggression" they have asked
President Wilson for some concrete
proposition for avoiding recurrence of
labor differences.
Apparently convinced that settle
rnent now must be worked out on the
presidents fundamental proposition,
the roads are trying to save as much
as possible from the wreckage." They
want protection against further strikes
and some assurances of increased rev.
enue to meet the additional expense
which they claim would attend accept
ance OF the eight-hour day.
Companies VIII Stick Together.
The full number of railway residents
met at IL o'clock to hear reports from
the subcommittee of eight and the
miltee of three who called on the
president last night. Neither commit
tee. it was said. was prepared to re-
port decision on an acceptable plan
"One thing sure" said one member
Of the smaller. we do not desire to
buck up against the president on this
matter. We want to find a compro-
mise We represent property worth
$lZ,OOO.OO0,O00 and must protect it.
FOR that reason we are striving earn
estly to work out plan that will serve
TINS purpose and at the same time
meet the demands of the president"
he declared positively there would
Continued on Page TwoJ