The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-08-29
STRIKE ORDER ISSUED: CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT

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would make violation misdrmcanor
puutshabl. by maximum I'm" "l
Slo. 900 or maximum Imprisonment oi
ten wears
pircci negotiations between IN"
railroad executives ana employee
through President Wilson were prn'-
ticslly cluscd today when the cNecu-
tiVcs refused tao acccdc to a propC al
made tu them Yesterday bN MIR VII
son ana presented To- him q statement
of tncit position containing another
argument foi trnitrSuun
The statement presented tu Prcs-
,tont Wilson hv the committee 81
oisht denies that the judgment of Isl"
yicty .r,turs au oiFht-hoUr day ud
do,nted that arbitration H. 10" "nl,
proper way OF settling udlstI dis
pUtcs.
President Plan Rejected.
The suggestion Of President Wilson
for q proposal including the principle
lot the vight-hnur day. but postponing
Ncstgatiun. was rejected py the fau.
road executive at the conference thi-
muruiur.
The action oi the rain "a pre-.
idcnts. taken iu connection with tho
strike order Of the employees lett
President Wilson uo Alternative bat Co
60 10 congress IN q llnhl cfturt l'
avert the strike hN legislation.
I'D ttf.
stone Ice and Garter nsuod the ioi.
lowing statement oNp-inius th"r np-
position tu any legislation along the
plan ~ "a, canadian commission
SING, the abolition ut slavery up
more Sftcetual means ras Hccu dcNi~-
cd fut iu,uriug the bondage of th'
working man than the pnssasc "i
COMPULSORY inNcstiEatiou acts of the
haractor uf the Canadian 'nduStriN
disputes act To cite an actual occur
renee
Taken ~ WIN Roads.
In 1870 the men Vpon eighty rhh-
roads In thr eastern territory Of tn"
t'uitcd states presented tn the rah-
way couiudutc, uf that tcrritorN . de-.
maud tot increase m Wagcs Tn" cuu-
pan,e~ refused tp deal cun'crtediN
Nlth the proposition and 10 "hs
therefore taken up wi,h the indi' idhh
roads Three uf the prupyttics were
Canadian aud two days after ncs"ta-
Itiou was opened ON Janutt the
first road IN the United states ncSo-
tiatton opened on the three CANADIAN
properties The negotiation in the
nitcd states Included federal media
ton in the first instance and arhurn
| tion in the third case.
"Dn the nineteenth day of july lol-
lowing. settlement ~g- made an TN
| last of the =, American lines involved
On the same date at u .. m. strik"
took place ON the Grand Trunk rtil-
Iway. one OF the Canadian railways,
ottloment not having yet been affect
ed on auy one uf the thrc" this grow
| ing ont of the delays which ih" rn
pluycrs were able To- intcrposr UU0',
| the Industrial disputes act.
| Drln, l. t-cd d, Hoad>.
"MorcoN .r. the period of iuNc-tirn
| tlon is ctcruak utilized ny IN, ,m-
Iploycr t. cntrcnch himself uu h" "f
| fort to defeat the dcmapdH Of !h'
men, ne matter how Just their caus"
1 may bc. and M a majority of instances
wher. u verdict hy an investigation
commission has nern itNo!Ihl" To- th'
| men. It has been rcpudiatcd 10y th'
Iemploy.r. In consequence of this At
| ti,udU. disregard fot iud IN, lEuotin'i
at the provisions of that Iaw has i'd
to placing thousands uf men va tht
Multitude Of laWbIeakoTs aud the pass
Iago uf laws which induce lcu to op"1
| violation thereof H. = deadly nJur>
Ito nation because It breeds uuiNcrs-
laI contempt TOR law,
| In the present strike, II such an
lac, were passed an that would n'
necessary would be- for the power 81
luttnrncy to hc Withdrawn from tht
NAT ionnl conference Committc" "I
manager b, the nd, idua, r"ads an
then immediate uccc-sit, would Hri-'
for .s0 inNcsttsatiun boards tu Doe
,rcatcd. or. Il onlN limited number
Iwcrc provided fut. men would Ice com
lpcllcd 10 remain for ycacS iu iuNoiun
tar, seryitudc II they ohcypd the pr"
| visions uf such n law.
| Joint session arranged
| Concurrent resolutions Tor ,ko i"'u
session oi congress, were quotN adop'
ed ia thc .ousp and senate Twenty
five seats in the gallorN were rcsrN''
for the ~ abroad prcsidcuts aud .5 re
served for employees
Tn. proposition uf the railroad *.
.cutiycs made o." President Wilsur
yesterday was that an investigation
~ at issues hc conducted hN com
mission tu he named nN the president
tho Investigation to ldst for poriut
of three or four months, NO action t'
hc taken hy either side in the motu
time and ~ m" conclusion oi the ~