Evening star., 1917-03-17
STRIKE POSTPONED
FOR 48 HOURS TO
CONTINUE PARLEY
Announced by Secretary Lane,
Following Conference in
New York.
EACH SIDE HAD HELD BACK
FOR ADVANCE FROM OTHER
Railroad Managers at Meeting Stood
Firm Against Action in Advance
of Adamson Law Decision.

of Adamson Law DECISION.
NEW YORK, March
H. Secretary Lane of
the federal mediation
committee announced
at 3:45 o'clock this aft
ernoon that it had been
agreed to postpone the
railroad strike for forty
eight hours.
He gave out the following
statement:
"At our request and out of an
appreciation of the national situa-
ton the brotherhoods and the
railroad managers have resumed
negotiations. In the hope that
some adjustment may be had
that will avoid the necessity for
a strike the brotherhoods have
wired or telephoned their general
chairmen asking that all action be
postponed for forty-eight hours,
and unless prior to that time ad-
vised of settlement, the men will
leave the service under the
authority already given"
The statement is signed by Sec
Atary Franklin K.Lane, Secretary
William B. Wilson and Daniel
Willard, three of the four medi-
ators. Samuel Gompers, the
Pfourth mediator, did not partici~
pate in the conference at any
time.
A Joint conference between the
mediators, the brotherhood chiefs
and the railroad managers will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when the negotiations for a
settlement will be resumed. The
forty eight hour postponement
dates from 7 o'clock tonight, east
ern time, the hour at which the
strike was to have gone into ef-
feet.
PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
prospect that the great railroad
strike due to be inaugurated with
in a few hours would be prevented
or at least that truce would be
! declared frightened this after
Apon, when shortly before 2
8 clock, Secretary Lane, member
of the mediation committee of the
Council of National Defense, an
| nounced that the situation was
encouraging.
A subcommittee of the railroad
managers went into conference
shortly after 2 80 o'clock with the
mediators and the brotherhood
chiefs.
The joint conference was
agreed upon after separate con-
situations by Daniel Willard of
the mediation committee with
both sides. The fact that both
sides had at last been brought to-
gether by the mediators was con-
sidered hopeful sign.
! The mediators. it was reported. had
asked the labor chiefs to agree to a
truce of ten days, or at least until
Monday, when it was possible that the
Supreme Court might hand down a de-
sion on the Adamson law.
Railroads Stand Firm.
1 The railroad presidents adjourned
their meeting at 80 o'clock. No state
ment was made by any of them, but it
was reported that their position was
Mat they could not yield to the broth
erhoods' demand while the United
States Supreme Court decision on the
| Adamson law was still pending.
With no announcement as to what,
il any, success had been attained in the
direction of inducing the four chiefs of
| the railway brotherhoods to call off the
threatened strike, the mediators ad-
iourned their conference with the chiefs
at 1880 o'clock and went into confer
erce with the railroad managers COM
mittee.
Secretary Lane, declining to discuss
last nights meetings, was asked if any
specific plan was under consideration
today looking toward an adjustment. He
replied:
There are various plans before US.
We want to find out what will be ac-
ceptable to both sides. They have been
fighting il out with great deal of
ability on both sides between them
selves for some time. We are working
sincerely and earnestly to find a solu-
ton of the problem. After we have
talked to the brotherhood chiefs we
will see the representative of the rail-
| roads again"
samuel Gompers, one of the four
XUediators, did not arrive at the hotel
Where his colleagues are stopping, and
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