The sun., 1917-03-15
Employees Say Railroads
Appeal to Patriotism
Is Futile.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
TO CONDUCT STRIKE
Even Favorable Court De-
cisiOn Will Not Prevent
More Demands.

On the eve OF the conference that is
! 70 determine whether there shall be
series Of strikes that will bring the traf-
&c Of the country to standstili the rail-
road managers and the representatives
Of the four brothcrhoods of employees
last night clung to contentious that ap-
parentiy are impossible of compromise.
Each side declared that there will be no
backdown. Unless some interpOsition
arises before IL o'clock this morning Il
seems almost inevitable that a deadlock
viii result in the negotiations.
In that event the 200 general chairmen
q the railroad organizations will scat
ter to designated points to carry into
operation the carefully devised plans for
the beginning Of the strike at 9 o'clock
Saturday evening.
Any one or all Of four elements might
head OF the drastic step planned by the
brotherhoods:
Declaration Of war.
The request or demand by President
Wilson that there be temporary ad.
factions so that no filrther. complica-
lions be added to the countrys prob
lens in this dangerous hour. This
may be accompanied by q threat OF
ooverpmept set.ure of all r.i,roaa
lines.
Concerted opposition to the pro-
bcted strike by the innumerable
see"e'eS LOT h"''oi'ai oeieice'
Public clamor against the creation
of n condition that will bring the big
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aown manufactures.
Protests Against Strike.
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country throush most OK the news
pspers. Iro,h soeie.les anu ciu1ehs IN
us"ahs pIo.ests nave oeen mlaoe ssa'hs'
u'e en,oreeIhent OF 'he str'ke oroer.
,. pl'e VIC 'umu' IaIsoo oy the reve.
nstioh OF tne plans tne Dfotnernoods
enieis iast hisht were nrm IN their pur-
pose 10 caii the strike uhiess tnere was .
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'useu eNer since iaot summer IN
srotherhoods put the blame for their
programme Of trade paralysis upon the
railroads. Here is their last word given
out last night in the Hotel Belmont:
The nearly zoo ehairmen Of the
transportation organizations meeting
here to-day. representing number OF
pr1ncipal lines IN Eastern tsrritory.
UNANIMOUSLY approved the compromise
"a N a ia r&
vmnttec ias' peceniner In the hope a..
Ina az, .i"ie "l d peaceiui settlement
me I"iIoaos, ai'er hat'hg refused to
a.el ao.ep. .e..em. % ., une elsht nonr
ppo ny oeht WIZ
vn s,,..i ,a.. >. s.. s su 49, haSlns re-
tuseo oDseIse t"o e.sht hour law
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niace !. 10 ,sta 49, %. 49,. .o
a no.s M natr,o,a hon,n~ th.r"hv - AZ
Meat the iust co,,entions nr tb.ir an
nIovees
1--WE have reouested a renevaI NJ n.-
gotiatIons beeinnlne to-morrov In tha
mr. s,a.ss ~ s.,
8. Stone for the engineers. W. q Garter
for the firemsn and enKinemen. u. %.
Sheppard for the conductors and w. a.
Lee for the trainmen.
Appeal From Railroads,
snort time before that Elisha Lee,
snairman OF the naional conference
ooIhhit'ee OF raiiway managers ~
SPOKESMAN ior Zoo lines. issued maj
appear 10 the PATRIOTISM, OF the opera
avss,
he said; causes every good citizen to pu,