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Arizona republican., 1916-09-01

into what promised to be an all-night session to consider the various legis lative proposals before it, including the presidents whole program with it's pro- visions for preventing strikes pending investigation and for the drafting of men to operate trains in case of mili- tary necessity. All day house leaders had been declaring that these pro- visions never could be enacted, and near midnight it was learned that the senate committee had decided it would not be advisable to submit them at this time.
 Senator Brandegee. republican, ex- pressed the opinion that the bill could be passed by tomorrow night. Formal announcement of the house
 program was made just before the house adjourned by Representative Kitchin with a request that all mem- bers be in their seats tomorrow. Speaker Clark remarked that enact
 ment of the strike legislation by Sat urday night would mean final ad- 1 journment of congress next Wednes- day.
 Representative Mann, republican | leader, is opposed to the Adamson bill and other republicans have indicated i their determination to vote against it, | but no strong concerted opposition is l looked for
 l Postmaster General Burleson ex- pressed confidence that the legislation ! would be put through both houses. "All those at the presidents confer l ence were agreed upon such a bill" he , said, "and I don't see how either side | of the controversy could attempt to l oppose it in the face of the threatened
 industrial tie-up."
 The strike situation found it's wal
 into the senate debate on the emer- 1 gency revenue bill once during the day. | Senator Stone, in a review of the ae-
 complishments of the present admins | tration referred to President Wilson's | efforts to prevent a strike.
 Reports tonight that brotherhood
 heads would be willing to notify their general chairman that satisfactory settlement had been reached if they
 received assurance from the admins l tration that the eight hour bill would
 be enacted into law, were denied by
 them. They declared they would not
 rescind the strike order until the bill
 had become a law.
 l The senate committee worked until
 long after midnight and adjourned to | meet again at a. m. tomorrow to
 complete it's report. Although early
 in the evening it had been definitely determined to present only the Adamson bill in slightly amended ; forms, some members still were urg ing the entire program proposed by : the president and consideration was given to a proposal that the interstate commerce commission be empowered
 | to fix wages for employees of inter : state carriers
 ' The only important difference be- n tween the committee bill as it stands n now and the Adamson measure is the
 ] fixing of January 1 as the effective s date of the eight-hour provision, an6 n the exemption of railroads not over q 100 miles long. electric street anC
 interurban lines
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
CONGRESS TO THE RESCUE WITH EIGHT HOUR BILL
f ADAMsON MEASURE ADOPTED : BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT LIKELY
 GREAT STRIKE WILL BE AVERTED
(Republican A. P. Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, August 31.-Beef grew in all quarters here tonight that the great railroad strike called for next Monday morning would be averted Ap parenty congress prepared to pass tomorrow Sat urday the eghhour day legislation which heads of the employees brotherhoods have declared will them to telegraph the code message necessary to revoke the der for strike.
 Although President Wilson still desires strongly to his whole program accepted administration spokes virtually conceded tong ght that the bill finally passed would provide only for:
 An eight-hour day for trainmen in interstate merce effective December or July with the present ten-hour rate of pay and pro rata overtime.
 small commission appointed by the president to investigate the working of the law and report to gress.
 This with the date December 1, is in substance the Adamson bil revised by Representative Adamson and Democratic Leader Kitchn after cOnfening with Pres ident Wilson and which A. B. GanesOn, spokesman for the brotherhoods stated formally late today would be considered satisfactory settlement and prevent the WalkOut. Tonight the senate interstate commerce committee agreed to get out similar bill with the date
 January and roads under % miles in length and eec tric street railways and interrban lines exempted
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The text of the Adamson bill follows;
 Be It Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress As sembled:
 Section That beginning Decem- Der l, 1916, eight hours shall in con tracts for labor and service be deemed days work and the measure or stand ard of a days work for the purpose of reckoning compensation for service of all employees who are now or may hereafter be employed by any railroad which is subject to the provisions of the act of February l, 1887, 'an act to regulate commerce., as amended, and who are now or may hereafter be ac- tually be engaged in any capacity in the operation of trains used for the transportation of persons or property on railroads, from any state or terri tory of the United States or the Dis trict of Columbia, to any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or from one place in a territory to another place in the same territory, or from any place in the United States to an adjacent for eign country or from any place in the United States through a foreign coun- try to any other place in the United States.
 Section 2-That the president shall appoint a commission of three which shall observe the operation and effects of the institution of the eight-hour standard work day as above defined and the facts and conditions affect ing the relations between such com mon carriers and employees during a period of not less than six months nor more than nine months, in the dscre-
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Boston Chosen By Veterans joy
 Next Meeting
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31.-The en- campment of the Grand Army of the Republic began it's second week here today, chose Boston at the location of the 1917 reunion, adopted resolu tions petitionirg congress to act upon the pending pension legislation, anG paved the way for the election of . new national commanderinc chief to- morrow.
 The eight auxiliary organizations held their business session at vari ous points throughout the city and some elected officers
 Many of the veterans who have been here all the week became alarm d at the threatening railroad situa- ton and every train carried outgoing war heroes.
 The dog watch" of the national Association of Naval Veterans was held at Convention Hall tonight and brought together hundreds of men who had fought in the sea and river battles of the civil war. William T | church, of Chicago was elected com manderin- chief of the Sons of Vet | erans
 The Sons of Veterans auxiliary | named Mrs. NJ E. Clothier, of Rock | ford, H.. as national president. l The Daughters of Veterans namef Mrs. Myrtle w. Best, Marietta, Ohio national president.
 Mrs. Virginia Mcclure. of Peoria H., was named president of tn Ladies of the Grand Army of tn Republic.
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. P. Leased Wlre1

CHICAGO. Aug. 31-HaIe Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, who was spokes- man for the railway managers at their recent conferences with the president, declared tonight that pas sage of the Adamson compromise he satisfactory to the railroads and would not settle the pending contro- versy.
 The railroads would take no pre- cipitate action in event the bill were passed" said MT. Holden. We would not be nasty because we would con- slider the interests of the public.
 Tt is my understanding that the supreme court of the United States has held recently in two cases, that the congress of the United States has absolutely no power to fix wages That is what the Adamson bill amounts to, according to my under standing
 Presi nts of Chisago railroads met at the Chicago club this afternoon Hale Holden. president of the Chica-
 20, Burlington and Quincy who head
 cd the committee which conferred
 with President Wilson. was present as was ]. w. Higgins, chairman O the Association of Western Railways A brief statement issued after tn meeting said:
 Methods of dealing with the con ditions which will be created if tn strike comes were discussed but n i definite and final plans were adopted. Similar meetings will he held dail until the situation has cleared. The railroads of the country com | pleted embargo preparations. Elm
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
MIST FORTUNE +
 WILSON SHOULD
 bE REFLECTED
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 LEWISTON, Me, Aug. 31.-Progres- sives united with republicans in greet ing Theodore Roosevelt, who delivered his first speech of the campaign here tonight in behalf of Charles E. Hughes, republican candidate for the presidency.
 From the time he arrived in Boston today until he retired to his rooms to- night the former president received enthusiastic demonstrations. His ad dress was devoted largely to an attack on the administration and to criticism of hyphenism.
 "Americanism, he said, lis a matter of the spirit. of the soul, of the mind; not birthplace or creed"
 The cause of preparedness is insep- arably connected with the cause of Americanism or patriotism, of whole hearted loyalty to this nation for which the great men of this nation in the past have stood" the colonel declared It would be grave misfortune, he as- serted to re-elect MT. Wilson.
 Under President Mckinley we had war with Spain he said. Under President Wilson we are assured that we have had peace with Mexico These are the words. Now for the deeds During the war with Spair fewer Americans were killed by Span iards than have been killed by Mex jeans during the present trouble witt Mexico Moreover, when the war witt Spain was through, it was through But 'peace' still continues to rage as furiously as ever in Mexico.
 Tt was war which was abandoned ignobly; it was a war which failed But it was war nevertheless.
 "The kind of safety first for whicl | President Wilson's advocates stand means duty last, honor last, courag, i last l do not believe in it. I believe , that it is obtained at the cost of mora | degradation in the present and at tn i risk of national ruin in the future" Colonel Roosevelt said in part: 1 come here to Maine to advocat the election of Charles l.. Hughes a president of the United States, and tn ! election of a senate and house of rep 1 resentatives to support him. and L give some of the reasons why in m judgment it would be a grave misfor tune for the people of the Unite States to re-elect MT. Wilson.
 l make no merely partisan appeal ask the support of all good citizens fO one cause. l ask the support of a good Americans And l not merel ask. but demand as a matter of righ that every citizen voting this yea shall consider the question at issu (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. p. Leased WIrel


 WASHINGTON Aug S1.-Retalia- tory legislation in support of diplo- matic protests against the allies in- reference with American trade has been decided upon as a general policy of the government This was stated officially today with -he explanation that provisions of the shipping bill and the pending revenue bill were first steps
 Up to now, a high official pointed out. the United States has relied solely on the sense of justice of the belligerent nations, but that, despite the principle Of which this govern ment has denounced as illegal in a sweeping note, trade pressure and discrimination has been increasing eXasperatingly.
 Consequently, the government has decided after discussions between Secretary Lansing and members of congress, to empower the president to employ commercial retaliation. This course would have .been taken somc time ago. it was intimated. except that all plans of retaliation proposed were obviously illegal.
 The amendment to the revenue bill would give the president discretionary power to prohibit the importation oi products which cannot he imported into foreign countries from the Unit cd States. This is aimed directly a the British embargo restricting tn, shipment of American tobacco.
 The amendment to the shipping bil gives the secretary of the treasur! discretionary power to refuse clear ance papers to all ships refusing t take American business on othe grounds than the lack of space. Thi amendment is designed to reach allie, yeseels which refuse 10 accept tn goods of American firms on the Brit ish commercial blacklist,
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01

The house will meet at II o'clock to- morrow morning to take up the Adam son measure and the majority leaders have agreed upon a special rule pro- viding for vote by A.: 30 o'clock in the afternoon. The senate meets at 10 o'clock to begin consideration of it's committees bill. Administration lead CTS are determined to keep the body in continuous session until it is passed.
 Only long speeches m the senate can prevent prompt action, and the admin istration is confident that minority senators will not carry their opposition so far as to make it impossible to get the necessary legislation through both houses by midnight Saturday.
 President Wilson will be in his room at the capitol when the senate meets and has arranged to spend all of the forenoon there aiding in putting the legislation through At 3 o'clock in the afternoon he leaves for Shadow Lawn. his summer home in New Jer- sey. where on Saturday he is to be notified formally of his nomination for reelection. A special messenger VII. be started for Shadow Lawn with the eight-hour bill as it is passed arG the president will sign it there.
 While the senate committee today
 was holding a nine-hour hearing at which representatives of the railroads,
 the employees and the shippers gave i their views on the situation, the presi- dent held frequent conferences with members of congress and sent for
 brotherhood leaders. urging them to i rescind the strike order.
 ! When the trainmen left, the White i House authorized the statement that they had given no assurance. It was indicated that the president intended
 as last resort to address a public ap- ] peal to the men of the brotherhoods | urging them on patriotic grounds to have the strike called off.
 It was not until late tonight that a definite idea of what the senate would have before it tomorrow was obtain l able. When it's hearings closed, the interstate commerce committee went
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
FULL TEXT OF EIGHT
 HOUR ADAMSON BILL

tion of the commission and within thirty days thereafter such commission shall report its findings to the presi- dent and congress. That each member of the commission created under the provisions of this act shall recive such compensation as may be fixed by the president. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and hereby is, appropriated out of any money in the
 United States treasury not otherwise appropriated to be immediately avail able and to continue available until the close of the fiscal year ending June 30
 1917, for the necessary and proper eX- penseS incurred in connection with the work of such commission, including salaries. per diem, travelling expenses
 of members and employees, and rent, furniture, office fixtures and supplies, books. salaries and other necessary eX- penses, the same to be approved by the chairman of said commission and audited by the proper accounting off cers of the treasury.
 "Section 3-That pending the report ! of the commission, herein provided for, and for period of thirty days there after the compensation of railway en- ployes subject to this act for stand ard eight-hour working day shall not be reduced below the present standard days wage and for all necessary time
 in excess of eight hours such employees shall be paid at q rate not less than l the pro rata rate for which standard l eight-hour work day.
 Section 4-That any person violat- | ing any provision of this act shall be | guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con viction shall be fined not less than $10O ] and not more than sl,000, or imprisoned
 not to exceed one year, or both"
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
EIGHT HOUR BILL WILL NIT
 SETTLE PENDING CONTROVERSY

second thought as to the future before striking and advertisements for strike breakers appeared in newspapers throughout the country. Associated Press dispatches showed that every where communities were organizing motor trucks and interurban lines for emergency transport service.
 The Illinois Manufacturers associ- ation today sent telegrams to many members of congress urging them against being cajoled into any rash legislation"
 The telegram asks: "Is congress running the country or has it been delegated to the four brotherhood chiefs?"
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Little Daughter
 Dies Atfey Moo Attacks

the mob spirit. State authorities took no action on MT Bars request, as only the sheriff, mayor or county judge is authorized to make a formal request for troops.
 Early this evening a large crowd gathered in front of the county jail, but there were no demonstrations. For 9 time, however, some of them feared riot would follow last nights violence and every precaution was taken.
 The negro tonight was in the Henry county jail at Napoleon, where he was l rushed late last night while the mol was enroute from Lima to Ottawa to | get him.
 | Col F. S. Bryant, assistant adjutan1 general of Ohio, who came to Lima this afternoon, informed state official: that the situation was quiet, and there levere no immediate prospects of furthe disorder.
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
GARRETSON |S
 ABLE BY WORD
 TOSTOPSTR|kE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. Aug. 31-Repre- sentatives of the railroads, of the trainmen's brotherhoods, and of ship pers' organizations, argued for nine hours today before the senate inter state commerce committee on legisla- tion proposed to avert the threatened strike, recompense the roads for any added financial burden and to make impossible in the future another crisis like the present. Tonight the commit tee worked until late on a bill to be presented to the senate tomorrow
 In the estimation of all affected par ties, congress alone can prevent a strike, and the public eventually will foot the bill for an eight-hou day with ten hours pay which the trainmen demand. Railroad executives and ship pers insisted that the strike order should be postponed, but the four brotherhood chiefs insisted it could not be-
 A dramatic scene, in which A. B. Garretson, spokesman for the trainmen and president of the Order of Railway Conductors, was the central figure, , brought the hearing to a climax to- (Continued on Page Three)
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
ETAL|ATORY LEGISLATION FIR
 INTERFERENCE WITH TRADE

Passage of the shipping amendment greatly disturbed the allied embassies here and predictions were freely made that this country must be embarking on a trade war that would be dis astrous to all concerned Just what form of retaliation might be expected has not been forecast.
 It is believed the American muni- tion trade with the allies which might be stopped by act of congress. fur nishes q sufficient powerful weapon for use as a last resort
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Fairbanks is Notified
 Has BeeM Nominated

Illinois who made the formal speech in which Mir. Fairbanks received of fioial notice of his nomination. All three speakers agreed in saying that there will be a republican victory at the election.
 Among the national leaders who witnessed the ceremonies were Ma tional Chairman Wm. R. Wilcox. A T. Hart the western campaign man ager, and Ralph D. Cole, chairman of the national speakers bureau. A rally tonight at which MT. Will COX and Senator Sherman spoke clos , ed the ceremonies,
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01

COLONEL ROOSEVELT SPEAKS FOR HUGHES
RUSSIAN PRISONERS
 IN REPRISAL CAMP

BERLIN. Aug. 31 (By wireless to Sayville)-"Officers and sail DTS of the Russian navy, prisoners in Germany" says the Overseas News Agency, have been brought into reprisal camp because German naval officers and sail ors in Siberia have been treated as common criminals. The Rus sians," the news agency says, twill be treated exactly as are the German prisoners in Russia until Russia decides to treat the Ger mans as sailors who did their duty for their country
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 31-For the second time in his public career Charles Warren Fairbanks today ac- cepted the nomination for vice -presi- dent of the United States on the re- publican ticket in an address delivered on the lawn of his home. Mir. Fair banks was first nominated and elect ed vice president on the ticket with Theodore Roosevelt in 1904
 Former Governor A. o. Eberhart. of Minnesota was chairman of the notification ceremonies, and intro duced |. s. Senator sherman. of
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 LIMA, Ohio, Aug. 31.-Sheriff Sher- man Hey, victim of an enraged mob, today had added to his tortures the langs of an aching heart. when, upon his return home today he learned that his little daughter had died from schock caused last night when the mob forced it's way into the jail seeking the life of Charles Daniels, a negro.
 And Mrs Cecil Kephart, Mrs. Eley's sister, is in a critical condition. She was struck and abused by the mob which had been enraged by the alleged assault the negro made upon Mrs. John Raber. wife of a prominent Allen coun- ey farmer.
 Prosecuting Attorney Ortha Barr, of Allen county. this evening informally appealed to the secretary of Governor Willis to send state troops to this city in an effort to keep down a revival ol
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
Republican A. p. Leased WIreI

DENVER, Aug. 31. - Charles E. Hughes today ended his four day rest in the mountains at Estes Park. and turned east on a 2,000-mile journey that will carry him in seven days to Portland. Maine. Most of this time will be spent in travelling and there will
Arizona republican., 1916-09-01
TO PROVIDE FUR ANY EMERGENCY
 IN F0OD SUPPLY
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Although the nation wide railroad strike was con sidered encouraging tonight, city offi- cials and representatives of New York's industries continued their ef- forts to provide against suffering in a possible emergency Commissioner of Police Woods prepared an appeal to the railroads and employees urging them in the event of a strike to permit food supplies to reach the city. The commissioner also reiterated his state ment that he would act vigorously against dealers who raised food prices.
 The department of weights and measures suggested today that in the event of a strike the board of alder men appoint a commission to regulate food prices.
 Fear was expressed that embargoes already declared by the railroads might seriously affect the situation even should the strike be called off.
 The Erie and the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western railroads announced tonight that they expected to maintain a service by drafting men from their bechanical and clerical departments.
 Way to Block Strike
 CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Federal receiv- erships might block strike on several roads in the event a general strike was called. it was stated here today. The
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