The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-15
President Summons Chiefs
of BrOtherhOOds to Meet
Him Nov. %.
HE PLANS SHOWDOWN
Action Follows Unions Re-
fuSal to Arbitrate Their
Demands.
RAILWAYS HAD AGREED
Executive Prepares Steps to
Draft Men to Run
Roads.
RAILWAYS HAD AGREED
Special Despatch to TIE SrS.

pPo''"t De'p"tf ~ A"H St>
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-President
Wilson is determined that there shall
be no railroad strike growing out Of the
new wage demands now being formu-
lated by the railroad brotherhoods.
Negotiations with tho brotherhoods
and the railroad heads. conducted in
directly by the President through the
medium Of Judge William L. Chambers.
head OF the Federal Board Of Media
tion and Cancellation, have resulted in
Q fiat rejection by the brotherhoods Of
the Presidents proposal that they enter
into an agreement to aroitrate any con-
troversy they may have with the rail-
roads which mediation has failed to
settle.
The railroad heads have already in
formed the President through Judge
Chambers OF their acceptance Of this
proposal and so have the order of Rail-
way Switchnen and the Order Of Rail-
way Telegraphers. The refusal Of the
Nrotherhoods to act and therefore re-
move for the duration Of the war all
possibility Of a railroad strike that
would paralyze the nations industries
has brought matters now to a head and
wa ~''~ '>S'NS''N N'SSs 49,
terpostion.
"" Os
In consequence the President to-day
summoned the Big Four chiefs to a
meeting with him at the White House
Thursday. Nov. %. at p. NJ. At the
meeting the President will renew his
demand that the four brotherhoods--
the Engineers. Ftremer. Conductors and
IT. Iii
tration and falling to secure this he
will make II known to the brotherhood
chiefs that the Federal Government II
necessary will take possession Of the
railroads and draft their EMPLOYEES TO
operate them. ..tsst,t...
Legislation may have 10 be passed 70
permit of the latter stem. but there /. lit
lie doubt that Congress in this cher
dent to compel the railroad employees
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PRESIDENTS leter oetore tne u"'un y. "
.'la!s al conference he'u last '''''
IN Cleveland.
Big Four's Rejection.
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y, ~ III s,r,harmore that the
emesHn'ea 10 'uus 49,. Dns,an,, ~,
while the President might seize the raj
roads no power existed under preseI
laws by which the men could be con
PEELED to operate the railroads after Il
latter were In the Governments posse
sion IN other words the Governme
while 1t might have the power to cor
handler any plant II had not yet Il
right to commander labor.
u was this word which judi
Chambers brought back with him to tn
city Yesterday and led to the Presiden,
summons to the brotherhood chiefs
confer with him next week at the Viii
House.
he forelock and will force a showdoy