Show STRIKE SITUATION CONGRESS PRESIDENT ADDRESSES JOINT SESSION IN ENDEAVOR TO PREVENT WALKOUT favor favors an eight hour day for the men man and the appointment of a body of men to observe the actual results washinton president wilson ad dressed a joint cession of congress on august 29 in an effort to get lel gisla lion that would prevent the threat ened railroad strike called for 7 a m september 4 la in his address the president admit be he bad had failed to brine bring about an ami amt able solution of the controversy president wilson consumed just twenty one minutes in delivering hie his address lie ile recommended enlargement and administrative re organization of tie tits interstate corn merce commission an eight hour do for all railroad employees engaged in operating trains in n interstate raffle traffic A congressional committee to study results of the application of the eight hour day to rell railroad road operation alike tor for the men and for the road roads an instruction from congress to the interstate commerce commission to consider juat just what increase in freight rates the railroads would be entitled to if any due to the eight hour day an amendment of the federal media ton tion conciliation and additional laws to u provide for a full public tion before a strike or lockout may be lawfully attempted granting the president power in came a of military necessity to seize and operate uch such portions of the railway as may be required for military uses to draft into the villi military tary such train crews and administrative boffl dais as circumstances may require at his conference with ith leaders of the house at the capitol tuesday night president wilson was urged by ills his party lieuten lieutenants ans to abandon all but his brit first two propositions to congress and lit lot the others go over until the next session representatives kitchin and adam son appeared to think that it the president got one halt half of his program within a few days hr would obtain very satisfactory results with the enlargement of the commission and the establishment ot of an eight hour day bouie house leaders believe belleve the strike will mill be averted the impression the president had concerning the ability and willingness ot of the senate to rush through his program the democratic house leaders who tol fol lowing the president presidents address gave voice to their opinion that there would lie be weeks ot of debate in the senate it the he whole program pro grata were pushed although negotiations between the employers and nd men were broken off tuesday by tho rejection ot of the u way presidents latest pro proposal posa for arbitration president U 16 con tinning his efforts to bring the two idea aides together on acae sc ae form of agreement whoa when the brotherhood leaders on tuesday rejected the latest proposal to the railroads and definitely bet tet the strike for labor day wit without hoit further notice president Preil dent wilson decided to sy ay the whole situation before con great after the president bad delly tret bis recommendations con tress set about to see e how they might be enact I 1 into law I 1 president wilson ex expressed presed his ear ast hope that the brotherhoods would yield to his request that pend ing as action by congress on gress they rescind their itrice order tie ile asked the lead era ers to do so 0 o at their conterino con fereno mon day night but thy they declined saying they had not the power president IN itson takes the position that la in diew ot of his recommendation to con gress the brotherto brotherhoods ds lave nothing to gala kin and much to loii lose if it they carry out their strike order because he believes under such circumstances rub pub he lic opinion will stand against them |