New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-14

they STAYED for an hour. Again tho
battery faced them when they came
out. Again they prepared Tor ,ne
sortie Utter Disappointment was written
all across their worried brows.,
please, gentlemen, PLEADED 1uogc
Knapp. both hands held up in earnest
sunnlication. Gin the interest Of the
great public, don't ask US to say any
thing"
Mediators' Plea Futile
The employees, 1t seems, had teie-
phoned the mediators earlier IN the
afternoon that they had voted almost
TO reject any arbitration
al all. Whereupon the three dlsap-
pointed peacemakers made all haste 70
get 10 the meeting. They pleaded win
The delegates TO reconsider. but with
ont avail. Then they read 10 the men
the Presidents appeal, and Mr. Gar
retson, for the unions, accepted the IN,
vitation 10 the White House ana toIu
the board that the big four and a
committee of thirty Of the adjustment
chairmen would comprise the delega-
tlon Of employees. The mediators tnen
left. And as they escaped the running
file of questions in the street louo APP
plause sounded through the WINDOWS
from the meeting upstairs
Tho statement prepared by the me-
diators on their return TO the man
haitian Hotel was as follows:
"After repeated efforts to bring
about An arbitration Of the pending
controversy between the railroads and
their employees in train and yard ser
vice. the United States Board OF Me-
diation and Cancellation was to-day
advised by the representatives Of the
employees that they would got submit
the matters in dispute to arbitration
in any form.
"The employees further stated TO the
board that they would not aroitrate
their own demands. even II the con-
tingent demands Of the railroads were
withdrawn, and also declined TO sug-
gest any other plan or method for
peaceful settlement Of the controversy
Wilson Request Granted.
They were informed that their de-
cision would be at once made known 20
President Wilson, and also that the
President claimed the right TO
personal interview with both parties
before any drastic action was taken.
This request was, of couyse, granted
and a large delegation Of employees,
with number of railroad managers,
will be in Washington to-day for CON
ference with the President. Early IN
the negotiations the railroads had in
formed the Board of Mediation and
Cancellation that they would accept ar
bitration."
All parties concerned showed the ef-
fects Of the strain Of the last four
days. The tall Kansan, Mr.. Garretson,
however, veteran Of many labor fights,
though none Of them as large as the
present. picked out a soft spot in an
easy chair at the Woodstock Hotel
last night, slumped down into it, and
remarked:
maybe you folks don't think I'm
tired man."
Offer from Mediators.
Everybody admitted it, so he con-
tinued:
"The mediators came to us this
morning with the statement that all
they could offer from the conference
committee Of managers was precisely
what the managers committee offered
the day we broke, which was the prop
osition made across the table by the
managers on June 10, when the first
conference was broken up. In other
words. after they had invoked Federal
mediation the national conference
committee of managers had not in any
way consented to be mediated, but ex-