The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-25
CHARGE MADE
BY UNIONS
,,,ns OF THE BROTHERHOODS
,,v THE CHARGES BEFORE
PRESIDENT WILSON.
/ SUDDEN CALL
,..s;deut Wilson Stirs Up Excite
ment by suddenly Summoning
the Brotherhood Representa-
tiyes to White House.

tiyes to Wn1te house'
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Witf
PRESIDENT Wilson and the railway
presidents hopelessly at loggerheads
|, an effort to prevent the threaten.
"a railroad strike the president stir.
nd ND excitement today by suddenly
railing the heads Of the brother
hoods to the White House.
The conference with the brother
hoods lasted an hour and half, adj
ourning inst at noon.
According to the representatives
| Of the workers, however, it left the
situation unchanged.
Asked not to accept any compro-
mise. the brotherhood heads said
they were given the impression as
they left the White House that Pres
ident Wilson might be expected to
stand firmly on the demands which
| they had accepted and which the
railway heads had refused.
The brotherhoOds, while at the
White House, placed before Presi-
dent Wilson charges that nation
wide lobby is being conducted to
create sentiment in favor OF the rail-
ways They presented kilograms to
agents from the managers urging
them to have favorable messages
forwarded to Washington. The fol-
loving message, the brotherhoOds
said, was sent by J. l.. Derorce of the
Northern Pacific to all agents of the
road.
1T Is highly important to get the
rainmen question discussed by the
farmers, stock raisers, dairymen
and merchants. Please get as many
classes as possible in your town to
and telegrams, rush, to President
wilson at Washington urgently re-
questing settlement of the contrO-
very BY arbitration. The telegram
mould show the business Of the
sender. These are to be sent and to
p paid for from the station funds,
and statement sent to me for a you-
cher to your credit. want you to
end copies of these te.egrams to me
y wire as soon as they are trans
hRted to President Wilson, using
our own wires. 1t might be well to
nave the most prominent signers to
sehd teiegrams to the senator's and
Ongressmen in addition to President
wilson. This is very important and
nas be given preference over all
''''lal business today"
ressure from the members of the
""nerhoods for a prompt DISPOSE
IVA Of the controversy is becoming
'uOneer' the brotherhood represen.
suses told the president.
VT. Lee, president of the train.
men, showed the following tele-
gem from the brotherhood Mt White
Fish, Montana:
me national congressional com.
.1''ee OF the managers request the
"ess men TO wire President VII.
'hs'sung that he change his at.
s'aoe In regard to the eight-hou,
~ controversy and insist upon ar.
saA'lon. The brotherhood at White
~ insist that action be taken 4
pose OF the controversy over the
!. our issue AS authorized BY
Ae vote. Refuse arbitration
day. " e's''-'""'
-, r brotherhood men denied spe
's that they had been aske,
sA,. ''aent Wilson to consider pos
-. legislation by the present con
situation is Just rockin,
uy,s sald one of the representa-
mise " u" no compro
.... aent Wilson. after a confer
.s.s =. Win Vice presiden. Marshal,
'" the railway eycutive