Evening star., 1917-03-13
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 13.-Information
received by the national conference
committee. composed of managers of
the great railway systems. and maue
public by. that body today, indicates
that the four employe brotherhoods
have completed arrangements for pro-
gressives series Of strikes to begin at
o'clock eastern time Saturday night If
the conference on the eight-hour ques-
tion held here Thursday fails to reach
4 satisfs ctdry agreement.
Proposed Strike Program.
The proposed strike program accord
ing to this information is as follows:
Saturday, s p.m.-Call out all train
men in freight service on the New York
Central, Baltimore and Ohio. Erie. At
lantic Coast Line. Southern railway.
Louisville and Nashville and Seaboard
Air Line Such an order would involve
10000 men.
Monday. March 10. p.m--Can out
the freight trainmen on the Lehigh
Valley. Lackawanna. Jersey Central.
Pennsylvania. Long Island. Maine Cen
trail Delaware and Hudson. Reading,
and all other roads in the southeastern
territory or extending to New York.
Tuesday, March 90. pm. - Call out
all the freight trainmen in the north
western group, including the Hill roads
and all those centering at Chicago.
Wednesday. March 81. 6 pm.-If the
railroads still refuse to grant the mems 5
terms extend the strike to all other
freight trainmen and call out the pas
senger trainmen on every road in the
country.
No Compromise on Eight-Hour Day.
Even should the railroads be threat
ened by the four brotherhoods of train :
men with nation wide strike at the
conference to be held here Thursda Y
with the railroad managers. their
stand will be, it was learned here to-
day. there cannot be at this time any
compromise on the question of the
eight-hour working day. This posi-
tion will be based on the contention
II was stated authoritatively, that the
railroads entered into a stipulation
with the government TO do nothing to
alter the status quo pending decision
by the Supreme Court on the Adamson
law.
A railroad representative said that
the managers We're convinced that the
men asked for the conference for the
definite purpose of presenting an ulti.
ma tu!r on the eight-hour question !.
stated il is expected this ultimatunl
will be based on demands made by the
men last year on which the strike vote
calling for q walk tout last September
was cast.
1t will not be based on a demand fol-
the enforcement of the Adamson law
the railroad representative said, a.
that grants less than the strike vote
demanded.
Vote Not Necessary Now.
Further reports reached the ma tiona
conference committee OF the railroads to.
day that the plans OF the men for a
strike beginning Saturday night. if thei,
demands are not met. were virtual,
complete. II was said that all tha: would
be necessary would be to put into efYect
the strike called for in last years votes
as shat had merely been held in abeyanc,
on account of the Adam law, and hat
not lapsed or been rescinded
Boston Gets No Orders.
BOSTON. March 1:.-Local chairmer
Of the railroad brotherhoods said tina
they had received no strike orders vi
to an early hour today and that the.
had not been notified that the nationa
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