New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
Both Sides Agreeable to Further Discus sion l! But Pessinnism Grows Stronger.
WuS SON MAY NOT BE
 ABLE TO INTERVENE
Gov. Cox Of ono 1hzeaAens to rlace State Under lEartial Low and Run 
 Railroads Hlnaaeaf Mew Yosk Gen. tral and Bossda a.d Maine Decaare Enbaareses = T'rssrssuive Freight ' Strike NeGtna NqanQlEQW.

New Y6fK Iat0b III Botfc sfdes+ m the threaxened 1ilroaA strike con- .troverAv expreoed willingness to- day to hold further 1oint conferences. although the situatton thfs morning was devoid of any suggestion that a compromiso would bee reached which would avert ! nAtion-wide transpor- fation fie-up. 8 indicators were. .anoflcially, that both the rGIa1rOad mauagers ana tho brotherhoS chiefs were marking time pending any possible action by President Wilson and with each group prepared to respond to overtures from the other aide.
 sa At T o'clock Saturday night, unless President Wilson intervenes or the railroad managers and their men make an unexpected compromise, the strike will begin with tho freight and yard employees of the New York Central, the Nickel Plate and Balti- more and Ohio lines and ' in the switching yards at Chicago and St. Louis.
 Strike orders call at first for ces- Aation of work only on freight trains. The employees expect that their first display of strength will bring the roads to terms. If 1t fails to do this, the strike will be extended on suc- cessive ( days to freight employees throughout the country until by Wednesday all the roads will be af-, fected. On Wednesday. if the rail- roads still hold out, the brotherhood men will begin to leave the pas senger trains and locomotives. If the men carry out their program xnt1 mi nF and passenger, will ffeel the effects Of the strike by Monday, March 26.
 Plans to combat such strife were completed by the railroads of the country last winter when tho crisis was averted by the action of President Wilson and the passage of the Adam son law. Each road apparently, will work out its individual methods In- dications today are that the managers hope a large percentage of their men will refuse to obey the strike order and that q partial service will be maintained, noth1kithstanding the ef- forts of the brotherhoods.
 Reports from Kansas City and other points in the west, that some of the employees were unwilling to obey an strike call, were met by a statement H w. G. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of ,railroad trainmen, that the leaders expected at least one In twelve to refse to strike.
 The only way to determine whether our men are in earnest Is to count these Sunday and thereafter" said MT. Lee. Don't forget that we left the entire matter to President Wilson last August and agreed ito abide by his proposal then. The railroads refused to settle the ques- tion. I have since publicly proposed to leave the entire controversy to President Wilson to say personally whether we should have the eight hour day in freight and yard service without reduction of present daily rates.
 ssThe railroads seemingly prefer 8 strike rather than abide by President Wilson's suggested method of settle ment. Who is disloyal to the government? ?v aa 2
 The one hundred general chairmen of the brotherhoods of tho eastern tcontinued On Fourth Faoe).
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