The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Strike Order Covers Passenger
as Well as Freight Service
on All Roads
AIR FULL OF STRIKE
TALK AT WASHINGTON
ROADS PREPARING
Senate May Adopt Resolution
Introduced Yesterday Calling
on Brotherhoods to Delay
Walkout Pending Legislation

Washington, Aug. 30.-T he
combined efforts of President VIII
son and Congress failed today to
get the leaders of the railway
hrothcrioods to postpone the date
Sct 70" Il general strikc-Sep-
tcmbcr 4. which Is Labor Day.
The Legislative branch of the
GO, crn m EN- appears tn lie
seriously divided. The Demo-
cratic leaders agree that only "A
part OF the Presidents program
can he enacted at this session.
Tho railway executives ad-
,isors committee decided tonight
to- accept the entire legislative
program. hut they want IL all or
nothing. The brotherhood lead
crs have taken steps to combat
many important features of the
proposed laws.
All thought of an adjournment
of Congress has been postpoD I'd
indefinitely.
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
Important Developments of tho
day were:
senate Interstate Commerce
Committee announced hearings
on the measures proposed by
President Wilson to start at y
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
executives. brotherhood leaders
and shippers representatives will
each he given three hours in
which to state their objections.
The hearing Is TO nc public.
u tn1
and President Howard Elliott. of
the New Haven system, warned
the public. that the strike order
affects the passenger service as
well as freight trains.
Repre- cntativcs of unorganizcd
railroad employees sent "a warm
ing to the White House that IL
they are not considered in the
new legislation they will organiy-
and make demands.
Administration representative.
under guidance OF Chairman New
lands. Of the senate Interstate
commerce committee. completed.
and made public tentative bills to
cotnpI, with the suggestions from
the White oHuse.
Representative tdamson. chair
~ w VIZ tstf sattPbsR- tbtsIlttttt OH
interstate commerce, informed
senator Newiands that the Housr
would reject at least two of Prcsi-
dent Wilson's six proposals.
OBJECT TO TWO PROPOSALS.
These include the amendmen.
which amounts to compulsory ar
bitration and authorizing the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission to
nnnsfIa- Sxx
rates.
Senator Lee. of MARYLAND. Intro
uced a resolution In the Senate url
zone the date set for the strike on
week.
President Wilson took under cor
liberation the advisa bility OF maxim
public appeal to tho union employe
throughout the country to disregar
he strike order for thirty days. If TIL
eaders remained obdurats
Lee Issues Statement.
w. &. Lee. chairman OF the train
mems brotherhood. issued this state
nent:
NO power under heaven short Of
satisfactory settlement with the execr
ives can prevent the men from strik
ne on Labor Day
A. h Garretson. chairman of L.
brotherhood. said:
'YoL can say emphaticaIly that tn
question of postponement OF til
Itrike is not even under cons.dera
ion"
The three bills upon which hsarins
will be held tomorrow, are in sut
tance as follows:
Am amendment to the In
tcrstate Commerce act making
eight hours IA legal days work on
all railroads engaged In inter-
state commerce. This tentative
measure provides for wage
commission of three members.
two of whom shall be rccom-
ncnded respectively by the rail-
roads and tho brotherhoods, which
shall observe and rcport on adj
minis.rative and financial effects.
II also authorizes the interstate
commerce commission 70 increase
fiefght rates.
"A provision to make strikes
and lockoufs Illegal until after
an investigation by q special crm-
mittee and to increase the cfIcc-
tivcncas OF arbitration
3-Givfng IL President auGhor.
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