Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
They Quote from Statement Of
January 13 that Employees
Would Await Court
Decision.
RAIL UNION HEADS MEET
Conference with Eastern Chair
men at New York Discusses
Plans for Proposed Strike.
PRESIDENT IS AMAZED

Bro,berboods of railway employes
80 -, Al. IT,,
WI" present " '"e 's'''o"u mana
gers at their meeting tomrrow
modified proposition for a settle
mert of the eight hour controversy,
'h:', -, ,s,'e ~. h..,.;,a - ,,i
wn'e' VIII ""'e ''e oaONs " "
the railway employees. ms was an
nounced today by w. G. Lee, head
Of the t,a;nmens' orVanizatiou after
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.o'''e'e'ee WV" 20
"lnasmuch, SAID Mr.. Lee, as we
were not a party to the agreement
between the government and the
railroads that nothing would be
done to change the situation pend
ing the supreme court decision on
ahead as if there we're no supreme
court"
Asked il plans for strike had
been made in the event that their
proposition was rejected by the rail-
road managers, Mr.. Lee said: II
have not said that and | am not say
inc it. but YOU can 40 ahead on the
idea that some one already has done
some mighty good guessing"
Mr. Lee declined to disclose the
He said il had been endorsed by the
men at their melting here TODAY, as
wei as bv he Brotherhood represen-
tat;ves At PITTSBURGH and other
cities
Thc rcw ,ro,os;};op Mr. Zee
s,;d bowever WAS a modification of
that sought bv tbe Rrotherhood
chiefs from, ,he managers last De-
."n,har Wa .w,,.asd tha, resot;s.
,;nn. ,o,m o,nposad ..re d;s,;nct
sron' o .ho mo s;,u.t;nn p,Hps nra,,sd hv ,he an.
ns.i, nf ,ho r.;irn,ds ~ thc srnreme
pea p.,,. =, w H. aa.a,son W ,ot ~ p
'ou'' y" ''' Huanleo' ~ "e''
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soda, no,;f,sI sh;nncrs
p .nd : ,an.tnrn auan' ,;Uos ; &c sn,haranss % d,s
a. ' ,ha ,,,ra,, as s,r;rs ,hs
h.,,hs.taads,..t ~ ~ ca.,,rd.M Ths R;S
Ta,,a g.ue., .n,;GaJ III n.sas snch -
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ne nal'il',oie ~ q Gn,o VIZ H.. .epo;att .;ut.
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wouln "ol W aelop.su a.,1 III. '"'s"'
toh,sht except at o"ners' rish'
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MeW fotk MaIen i4;-W my .ns
national ehieis ot tne iour Ialroaa I
empioyss prolneInoous Were p,ssuss-
ine WIN tne ess.efI, s pro,neIhoou ~
nclals mere tooay lne pans ior tne
lriedteleu na,ion,"iue SUM mn'.n
nay oesui oa'uiuay, Iep.esIsn'aahS,G;s ..h,;s
ol ll'e j, ,a,'way iilanaseis ,naue pup,,e s
Mnat , lney aee,afeu d H. WIS ~ ,hsL plonasI ~,
10 ~ s.''he \: maui py ue oao'1I,noou y. rh;n
reaus III % ri nieeus ~ se"ko
!aiual 10 NY luo'eu nona sae
;eSt oi .ne 800 s.a'el,,en. na; = pdsssse ,, ssg
,n,;i "s ~ H.. a dos;san o ns "u ,hn ~ s,nr.,. anv
court had Been handed down ii con-
nection with the eight-hour law"
| w. G. Lee, president OF the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen. was
asked about this statement after the
brotherloods' meeting had recessed
with All announcement that no action
had been taken at the forenoon ses-
sion, but that the meeting would be
resumed this afternoon. Mr.. Lee said
he would not discuss anybody's inter-
probation of the Chicago statement.
ut was right then and It is right
now" he declared, "and | am not
going to say anything about it."
He was asked if the present confer
ences looking toward a strike might
CL;c,oo statsn,on,