The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-08-17
Negotiations Halted to
Permit Brotherhood
Conference.
WILSON INVITES
General Chairmen to Come
to Washington. Would
Probe Collateral Issues.

Wilson late today completed the
definite plan for settlement of
the threatened railroad strike
which he will submit tomorrow
to the general committee of $40
representatives of employees and
to the managers committee. The
plan involves the acceptance OF
the basis of the eight-hour day
with regular pay for overtime
and investigation by commit
tee of the other issues.
Washington, ID. C.-Out of the
deadlock between the railroad man
agers and brotherhood leaders a new
proposal appeared today for a spec
ial commission to consider not only
the present wage dispute, but all 9TH
ers in the future.
Representative of the railroad
managers favor the plan and prin-
ciple Administration officials inves-
tigating it's availability found that
A. c. Garretson, spokesman for the
men, while a member of the federal
Industrial relations commission, made
report favoring such an idea as an
enlargement of the present federal
board of mediation and conciliation.
Deadlock Is Temporary.
Washington, ID. C.-Negotiations
for the settlement of the threatened
railroad strike were temporarily
halted today while $40 members Of
the general commitrat. IN New orh
representing THE employees. took
under discussion the results of the
| conferences of the last two Gays
at. the White House between Presi-
dent Wilson and committees of the
| railroad managers ana workmcn.
The president had his forenoon
| filed with engagements with, con-
eressmen who had been pressing to
see h.m and who had been put off
OF account of the railroad situation.
This morning no engagements for
the managers or employees had been
made but the mana gers committee
held themselves i'm readiness to go
,to the White House when summon
cd!
~ 8: Carter, ore OF the brother
h h1cl eads, WAS in New York con-.
tcTrng with the gena":l committee
OF employees. y tentative proposal
fcs tying out the eight-hour day
fer six months is among the sug
e.stii MS under consideration.
Groundwork is Established.
! For the time being the situation
is at deadlock, but administration
officials today hoped a groundwork
had been established for future ne
gotiations which might avert a gem
eral strike
Judge William l.. Chambers. COM
missioner of the federal board Of
mediation and conciliation, was in
communication today with the Wnits
House, and with representatives of
the two sides and it was expected
the president might see the commit
tee managers late today.
Later it was announced that Will
son has decided to postpone further
conferences with representatives OF
the railroads and employees unti! to-
morrow, when he will receive the
general committee of $40 worGmen
in the White House.
4 In the meantime. the committee
managers here and the general COM
mittee of employees, will meet to
discuss the tentative plans now be-
fore them The president, thrcush
Judge Chambers of the federal board
OF mediation and conciliation, will
keep in close touch with represen-
tatives of both sides. The president
probably will see managers com.
mittee tomorrow.
The plan on which the president
, is working is to put into effect the
) eight-hour day and have the fedora
S commission investigate tho collat-
1 eral issues.
Details of Compromise.
The collateral issue details of the
plan are not worked out, but 1t was
said to be possible today that if the
( railroads conceded the eight-hour
> day the employees would be urged to
, give up their demand for time and a
half for overtime.
The proposed commission investl,
a cation would not have the power tc
! enforce any decision but would inves-
tigate all questions involved in the
: controversy, making recommends
tions.
!, Arc Sounding Sentiment.
The decision to send to New Yort
for the general committee Of the
employees was reached because the
!, subcommittee is without power tc
! reach an important decision, With.
/ out reference to the men in Nen
York At first it was suggested thai
the subcommittee here go to New
York. but the president thought i
would be better to have the genera
committee come here. He wanted
the opportunity to explain to al
members any suggestions which ma!