The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-15

Gn1iwsy ConSucsoys. Warren 5
- Grand chisY Of the R,etn.yaeel
1secmctive Engineerr. ". l., EoE.s
&1a4At Of the nroth4raoos OF ssan.
"a 4r1inmsn, and w. g. car;sr. pssst'
~ of the Brotherhood o. Lcsctao'
1vo Firemen and Enginemen, the
<1egasion went to the white House
q pfore leaving the National Hotel the
Mnton men had sfoufiy asserted they
Fore most antaEoats,tc to arbitration
Aey said they wcuid not accept arbi-
sxAlicn under the Newlands act, hold
ne not have rejudiced opportunity
81 x4fore the men who sat In judgment.
4A1 attitude OF the party of twenty
13kht which visited the white House
sKaGfaa most determined. Interested
G crowds watched from the lawn while
the men were inside. And when, after
I'm hour and three quarters confer
a ence. they rearpearee, q battery of
{ phctographers besieged them. News
paper men who asked Mr.. Garretson
Tor a statement were instantly met
with mot word The Presiden; is
~ handling the situation. We will not
my n WORD uutil Tue HldAteE ts out va
ssshis hands
'.wni you see the President again p
q he was asked.
-Possibly. Yes. probably we shall,
The replied.
som sene asked him IL the neKotia-
lions had been broken
III ".s9sisisely not" he said in a de-
+ ei6sd manner.
s He and his three associate leaders
z Df the big Four preserved a Sphynx-
Hike attitude after their conference
with the President IT was learned
i that two things deferred them from
u making statements-one the danger of
affectins their own cause. and again
the chance of offending Mr. Wilson
while he was. as one put It, still In
charge"
s leaders, Feel Encouraged.
~ II was learned. however. that the
v leaders were very much encouraged
ne result OF the meeting, which was
ssaiso characterized AS AN Informal.
8 pheasant talk" The President, 1t was
said seemed receptive to the informa-
tion he received concerning the mems
j demands. Il think he was exceeding
n IT, op0n minded. And think he
u learned points about our side which ne
4 did no, know before. OF course, !
]. know he has given deep study 10 the
matter already. But always In CONVEX
SAtioa an unpreiudiced man gains In
formation We are very much encour-
aged And we are pleased that the
Chief Executive OF the nation should
be willing 10 help US and the country
In endeayoring to settle the differ
ences." said one man.
Mr.. Garretson opened the conference
with statement outlining the mems
v 40 william hAfnre @
began his questions, stressed the eco
! ,nomie danger, 10. the -couusry in cese
scf a strike OF such dimensions.
Following the meeting the statement
was made In some quarters that II had
been suggested TO the President that
h- act as arbitrator. Labor leaders
4 tonigh, denied such suggestion had
Z p<en made.
After the union group returned to
the National Hotel President Wilson
sent again for Judge Chambers. The
meeting al the White House was not
lengthy. The President, by the way,
cancelled long list OF engagements
in order 10 give his undivided atten-
4 tfon to the delicate situation. The
railways heads visited the White
/ House sat 3aTs NJ. After Judge Cham
i hers introduced them to the President
the judge returned TO his Office, say
Ing ne was very nopeful
Outlook Is Brighter.
Il THE outlook il very much brighte
s~for peaceful settlement than II wa
this morning. feel very much en-
courased over the progress We hav.
made. II Is inconceivabie to me thai
4 strike can take place now" he said
Members OF the cabinet declared that
the Immediate crisis" would soon be
over. They declared the President had
a definite plan of arbitration. It was
said he had suggested certain names
]. r he system, nganager,s,. who saw tbs
sffeAfadtas 'Wsfe Eiisf1a Lee assfhtari
general manager OF the Pennsylvania
General Manager Albright. of the At
iantic Coast Line; General Manager
Baldwin, Of the Central of Georgia
General Manager Bardo. of the New
Haven; Vice President coapman, oil
the Southern Railway General Man
ager Cotton. OF the wabash; Assistant
Vice President Crowley of the New
York Central: General Manager Elmer
son. OF the Great Northern; General
Manager Ewing. OF the Philadelphia
and Reading, f. w. Grice assistant
to the president OF the Chesapeake
ana Ohio; A. C. Greig. assistant to the
receivers OF the ST. Louis and san
Francisco: General Manager Kounz, of
the Santa Fe; General Manager Me-
4 Master. OF the Wheeling and Lake
& Erie. Vice President Maher, OF the
4 Norfolk and Western; General Man
ager Russell, OF the Denver and Rio
4 Grandes Vice President Schoyer OF the
4 Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburg
Vice. President Seldom. of the Seaboard
Il AR Line: Vice President Stone. OF the
Erie, and General Manager Wald, OF
Tie sunset.
28 The visit consumed an hour On
leaving the White House Elisha Lee
said "Eyerything Is progressing well
ssNEo are going back TO our hotel TO get
n 46kether ana talk things over"
The optimism which Mr. Lee dis
played was not. however reflected In
the atmosphere at the New willard
n xxnnaediateiy On reaching the hotel this
Managers went into conference
khich continued from AIS ?. NJ until
ss7 o'clock. and which was adjourned
temporarily for dinner The doors "a
the council rooms were double locked
The adjoining rooms were also lock ed
u fast. SO they could not be occupied
A man entirely conyersant with the
4 situation said at dinnertime; THE sit.
Nation is more critical now than II
has been since the negotiations be.