Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-27
WILLING
 FOR ANY ARBITRATION

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 that departure of a large number of the six hundred and forty representa- tives for their home during the day should not be interpreted as an indi- cation that the men were breaking off negotiations, or had abandoned hope of a settlement Many more would leave tomorrow. the leaders said. but the heads and vice presidents of all the brotherhOods would remain and would have sufficient authority to deal with any development.
 It was understood that the chief reason for hesitation on the part of labor men lay in the fact that they are anxious to keep in close touch with the unions they represent and want to make sure of their ground in that direction before taking de cisive step. They will canvass sen timent very carefully among the rank and file of the brotherhoods men.
 After President Wilson's confer ence with Senators Newlands and Kern. Senator Newlands discussed the situation with Senators Rollins, Salisbury and other Democratic lead CTS. but the whole situation is said to have been laid before the Democratic senators just as it stands for them to think out and devise some means of satisfying the demands of the roads.
 As a matter of fact the law now specifically states" said Senator New lands. that in fixing railroad rates the interstate commerce commission must take into consideration all op- erating expenses and an increase in wages attendant upon a shorter work day, would amount to an inc in operating expenses"
 Regardless of the outcome Ca Sres- ident Wilson's negotiations. it was in dicated tonight, few of the brother hood leaders probably would remain here longer than Monday. The heads of the four brotherhOods and their vice presidents, however. probably will remain indefinitely if a settle ment of the dispute is not reached soon. The head of each organization met with his vice presidents tonight and discussed tentative plans for a strike The manner in which the fed eral government has been injected in to the situation would make it almost imperative, it is thought, that any strike be decided from here.
 As the brotherhood men saw the situation tonight. only two steps could prevent a walkOut Those are for the railroads to withdraw their insistence on arbitration of all the demands of the men for the government to take over the railroads for operation dur ing the strike. Little confidence was expressed that the railroad heads would withdraw but the men profess to see great hopes of government op- eration of the lines particularly after the Presidents visit to congress. Just what the hopes were based on was not made known.
 If a strike should come is was learned tonight, it probably will not become operative for about a week. Brotherhood men, while they have the right to declare a strike from here. probably would not do so. Some of them could not reach home in less than five days. Considering the strain under which they were waiting the employees representatives were remarkably calm today. No demon strations occurred at any of their meetings. The brotherhood heads did not address any of the meetings. They promised to call at the hall if they heard from the White House, but failing to hear they did not go near it nor communicate with the men there.
 Brotherhood officials were almost as much at sea as the men. They expected the President would see the railroad heads and receive their plan during the morning and talk with them about noon. They had no comment to make on developments except to say that they were just waiting" for word from the White House.