Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-15
TEXT OF RESOLUTION.


The resolution reads as follows:
Resolved. that should the supreme
court find the Adamson law as in vio-
lation of the constitution, that this body
go on record as authorizing the chief
executives Of the four organizations
represented by this body to convene the
general committee on any railroad or
group OF railroads and proceed as they
deem best, with full authority to call
all men represented by the four broth
erhoods, on strike. If necessary"
At 1885 the meeting adjourned and
the comforting factions went out to
lunch. w. G. Lee Of the brotherhood
faction told newspaper men there will
be nothing to be given out until after 4
o'clock this afternoon. when an ad-
1ournment may be taken.
FOR RAISE IN WAGES.
A compromise on the basis of raise
in wages, 1t is said, but with no refer
ence to the eight-hour feature Of the
mems demands, may be offered by the
managers. 1t was not thought prob
able, however, that the men would
agree to any such arrangement because
of the fact that one of the most i'm
portant features of their demands is the
shortened day.
The brotherhoods, according to gos-
sip around conference headquarters, are
in the final stages Of their demands.
Unless they force the railway heads
Immediately to make concessions, rail-
road official believe they must face the
prospect Of seeing a split in their own
ranks. Such split would give the rail-
roads the advantage of being able to
deal with each brotherhood as a sep
arate organization.
GIVEN CORDIAL GREETING.
The railway managers and repre-
sentatives of the big Four" brother
hoods went into conference at the
Grand Central terminal promptly at
1890
The brotherhood representatives were
cordially greeted by every member Of
the railway conference committee ms
they walked into the room.
w. G. Lee and w. S. Stone, two mem
bers of the brotherhoods' committee,
carried with them large leather port
folios.
ATTITUDE coNciLAToRY.
The first managers arriving at the
eight hour day conference headquar-
ters today gave out "unofficially' the
tip that the railroad attitude would be
conciliatory and that they would be in
clined to meet the four brotherhoods'
demand with a compromise.
The only compromise intention the
brotherhoods had shown was state
ment of willingness to agree to pro
rata pay, instead OF time and half for
overtime above eight hours.
There was evidence that the rail-
way managers would seek to negotiate
over compromise proposals, hoping to
postpone strike action until Monday. |
when they believe the supreme court
may make known its decision regard
ing the constitutionality of the Adam |
son eight-hour law.
The conference, set for II o'clock, !
was delayed by separate preliminary !
meetings by both sides.
TALKED OVER DETAILS.
The railway men talked over de- |
tails behind closed doors at the ter !
minal and the brotherhood representa-
tives were doing the same thing at !
the Belmont hotel.
Before the conference each side, de-
clarlng the gravity of national issues |
make It imperative that its contentious |
be settled issued statement announc-
ing that there could be no retreating I
from the positions already outlined
The probability Of the nation being 1
drawn into war within q short time.
is being used as an argument in sup
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