Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
PRESIDENT BEFORE CONGRESS
TODAY; CALL STRIKE FOR MONDAY

Services at the house. Interment at
Silverbrook cemetery.
while the law provides that no ac-
ton shall be taken by either side,
pending investigation said leader,
"eNperience in Canada shows that
capital always has taken advantage
of the investigation period to prepare
for a strike. The Canadian act is
named for LemieuX. We. have been
Lemieuxed' too many tines
Whether or not the Brotherhoods
will fight the law provided II is passed
before Inauguration of a strike is con
iectural
II cannot discuss the law. for Il is
a question when such a law would
be operative" said A. B. Garretson,
spokesman for the Brotherhood. 81
don't know whether it would be ef-
fective'
What would happen II the law
were passed about Monday ndon.s af-
ter a strike was startedg' the leader
was asked
We'll I should say the men would
have plenty Of leisure to consider
IT,"
Conferences Again Fail.
Conferences last night with both
the railroad brotherhoods and the
railroad executives developed only
that neither side would yield anything
The President then began work at
once on the message he will deliver
before a joint session OF Congress to-
day or tomorrow, to recommend leg
islation designed to lay the impend.
ing strike or bring II TO a quick end
II It is IN full swing before Congress
passes the laws In question.
Danger of the strike again became
acute today. The brotherhoods at the
White House last night refused to
yield to the Presidents urgent re-
quest that the strike order, calling
for walkout of 400 900 irainmen at ?
a. m Labor Day. be recalled. The
railroad executives. informed of this
later assumed a defiant air.
There's going 10 be n strike That's
certain. Let's have e. lt will clear
the air And that's the only thing
to do now" one prominent railroad
president declared. 1T will show the
people of the country what is really
going on in the industrial world.
Earlier In the day the executives
had called at the White House. They
did not present TO the President the
first and final" proposal Of tho ex-
ecuhves for peace-what was in ef-
feet complete rejection Of any and
all portions OF the Presidents propo-
sition' The President urged to them
10 delay presenting that document
a virtual ultimatum- until he had
formulated certain ideas he had in
mind regarding legislation. During
the conference which lasted nearly
an hour the railroads informally left
another idea, namely that Z. commits
sion be named by the President TO in
vestigate an issues In the present
dispute for three or four months, no
action to come from either side in
the interim. and when the inquiry
was over. following n formal report
the institution OF arbitration or strike
should again be resumed.
This was regarded in all quarters
as being unsatisfactory and entirely
Unacceptable TO the brotherhoods and
was expected to be finally rejected
by them today. The President was
then TO see the railroad executives
In what promised to be their last
conference before the strike is called
Worked on Message 10 Congress.
The President last night. finally
convinced that negotiations had fail
ed, worked until late on his message
to Congress. He is determined now
to avert by legislation II possible the
/ threatened strike. Those close to
/ him were convinced today that by
congressional action the President
would accomplish his end. He found
the steering committee unanimous in
support Of the plans he outlined to
them yesterday.
The measures, rs reported by the
United Press Yesterday. included a
law drawn along the lines Of the
Canadian disputes act prohibiting
strikes and lockouts pending investi-
cation by a commission. and an
eight-h0ur day for railroad employees
with provisions covering details of
it's application.
In order to get these measures
through quickly II is possible they
will be introduced as amendments 10
the bill which has passed the House
increasing the Interstate Commerce
| Commission from seven 10 nine men.
There Is also discussion OF amend
ing the bill further so as to create
authority for the operation OF the
railroads in event Of a strike