The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-01

program, SuDmlttCd To- congress
stood that this means the "draft
Cannot Stem Present Tide
The development of the situation. it
is admitted here, depends very largely
upon what congress will do or can do
with the proposed legislation. 1t is re-
gnrded as predetermined whether the
senate and house will accept at their
face value the proposals. Of the Prcsi.
dent, and it IL asserted that even
should legislation be rushed through at
the swiftest possible speed it would
still be too late to affect the present
situation.
II is known that Mr. Wilson il spar
ing neither himself nor his sub.
ordinates in his efforts to bring peace
before the declaration Of war. promul.
gated by the brotherhOods yesterday,
goes into effect ut seven clock on the
morning Of Monday. September !,
Labor Day.
The senate and house yesterday
morning adopted resolutions that they
would hold joint session in order to
hear what President Wilson had to say
to them, and in the afternoon the chief
eNeonuF sHPPoureu peioIe tht rT""ueu
champer, "Where thc galleries were
packed 10 OVERCOMING with men and
women.
Republicans Remain Silent
He was received with applause by
the galleries and the Democratic mem
bers Of congress, but the Republicans
were silent then and afterNard, when
the details of his plan became plain
and the bourbons cheered, as he made
ms points.
Among those present were Mrs. Will
son, several members of the cabinet,
ana some OF the Justices of the supreme
court. The -FOUR chiefs CT the. RAD
'oa1 a. Dro'heTnoGds were mere as guests
lo1 ChamP clark, speaker or the house
OF Representatives, and number Of
the executives or the railroads were
scattered In various places IN the gal
ieIles.
Followlng ms address the house and
senate discussed possible action, and
the Interstate commerce committee of
the senate wall report TINS morning on
PROBABLE course OF action.
Mr.. "llsoh began by outlining the
! whole history or the trouble between
the railroads and their employees, and
the steps he had taken since the medi-
ators had failed to bring about har'
mohy IN the conferences IN New YORK,
ana hhd asked MIN 10 intervene.
| lie declared that he had done every.
'hihg III ms power TO BRING about
peace and that he could do no moro
| 'fh"ut the sanction of congressional
acloh ana approval. This he asked.
" ID Draft Employees
He also said that he wished the
lcg,oIu,u,r 0, the nation TO enact such
legislation as would give him the
power TO "draft the employees of the
railroads into the service of the [ nited
States 50 as to guarantee the rpera.
| ton of the roads
He proposed that congress should
enlarge the powers of the Interstate
| Commerce Commission so as 10 enable
it to deal with this situation AMI sim.
liar situations in the future, and he
urged that II law providing for the cs-
tablishing of the eight hour day tor all
| tfainmrn should be passed ut once He
added that he would have congress
provide for II thorough investigation of
the effect of the eight hour law upon
the rnIrUuds, so that the interstate
commission could should it be found
necessary or desirable, arrange fer the
increasing of the rates which the roads
are to he permitted to charge. 50 II,
to meet the Increased expenses Of
operation.
| He also suggested that the med ation
law be amended so as to prevent
strikes and lOckOutS DendinD hen rinu
and negotiations before the med,rtors