New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Walkers Win S-Hour Day
Announcement Is Made
Early This Morning
railroads Give In
For Country's Sake
President Had Plan to
Avert Nationwide Tie
Up, Set for Tonight

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,.s of Railroad Managers announced
:, I2:i5 this morning that the rail-
.,,d strike vas of.
hi. bulletin was given out while the
..,,rers we're in private conference
..,h, Grand Central Terminal. A few
-i,u,es later they returned 10 the
Fillmore. where tho mediaUors were IN
a,cutive session, on the way to the
r.e,ing room they refused 10 make any
asr;,e statement. 1t was said, how
o,r. that Franklin X. Lane, Secretary
Z the Interior, would make a formal
,n,Ouncement little later.
Lane Makes Announcement
n2:sc o'clock Secretary Lane issued
this statement;
Regardless of the decision Of the
suDrme Court on the Adamson law
ne basic eieht-hour day will go into
eject"
aTbe details are being worked upon
row By a Joint committee, which will
have its negotiations concluded by
boon."
Secretary Lane also gave out let
Ter, showing that the railway managers
isd abandoned their stand against the
krotherhoods' demands for the sake Of
lAs country's defence. In the crisis
bsught about BY the sinking Of three
An.hean ships they threw everything
w,rbOard By their loyalty to the
United States. The letter, which they
addressed to Messrs. Lane. Wilson,
Willard and Gompers, of the Presi-
dsnfs Committee on National Defence,
fellows:
Gentlemen: In the national crisis
ueeipitated by the event of which we
Earned this afternoon, the national
conference committee Of the railways
eins With you in the conviction that
neither at home nor abroad should
there be fear or hope that the efficiency
Of the railways Of the country Will
be hsmpered or impaired.
Therefore, yc- s-e authorized to
assure the nation that there Will be
10 strike. As the basis for such as
ssranee. we hereby authorize the
Connittee on, National Defence to
.rant TO the8 employees who are about
% strike whatever adjustments your
committee deems necessary TO guar
sntee the united and efficient opera
ton Of the railways as an indispen-
abe ary Of the national defenees'
fOurS very truly.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMIT
ZEE or THE RAILWAYS"
1hs managers reached the hotel at
h;l5 For half hour they waited
rhils the brotherhood chiefs. who had
gone 70 bed. were awakened. and
dressed themselves. - LAS the labor
men joined the managers and media
.oss, who a, once went into conference.
The managers left the conference
;som at . o'clock, but the brotherhood
thiefs remained in conference with the
neciators. Il was learned that Daniel
Willard, one o. the mediators, had IN
''rned the hotel management that ne
vsuld give up MS rooms this morning
Secretary Lane and his colleagues
william B. Wilson, Secretary Of Labor
and Daniel willard, president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, fought all
Cay % achieve some ground for com
l'omise without early result. The
''otherhood chiefs and the railway
nansgers appeared 70 have split per
nanently upon what should be done II
ne Adamson law were declared uncon-
ritu,ionsl
When the Presidents mediators met
yesterday morning they called the man
ayers into conference.
The Managers discussed what action
msy would take 20 mollify the brother
'seos II The Adamson law were de-
aafed UNCONVENTIONAL, and read
'aheed their proposal 70 submit, in the
vent Of the laws rejection, 70 'he
''sihals E.ght-HOyr Commission.
Tells Of Crisis
seeTetary Lane told the leaders that
irss American vessels had been sunk
s'd begged the brotherhood men 70 do
''thing 20 embarrass the nation a. this
ilne.
William &. Lee. head Of the Brother
1000 Of Trainmen. replied % this with
e'sitiye Nothing doing" The unions
ten.
Washington. March 1S.~ President
7ilton. IN view % the added serious
t,s gwen the foreign situation by the
ehslng % three American ships By
,s,sfmsn submarines. determined to-daJ
Nss ns threatened nationwide rail
~ strks nov must be prevented ai