Show J Is Feared To ARK IS PINIO PINIO N If MEN s Feeling o of f Is Gone an anh and d h Outcome I Is s If by EmployeE S ft I E BIN IN CONFERENCE 1 Ige 1 g a Ch Chambers am b ers 0 of f M Meation Me Me- e- e Lion tion gLion Board Called I 1 President After Hour vo-Hour Discussion Aug 15 A After 15 After ter the lent fent and th the representatives of empl yes had been In ranee rence for more than two hours William Wllliam L L. L Chambers of the fed fed- board was sent for by lent dent Wilson and joined the dis- dis in n th the heads of the railroad brother brother brother- Assembled at the white house at ock this afternoon for their sec- sec with President Wilson w were were r expressions of doubt among ils lis close to the situation over ier ler th the men would accept the thesal thesal sal of the railroads made to the lent earlier in the day by the I lers' lers ers committee effect affect the railroads proposed it to grant the basic hour day and leave the question application to be decided by commission heads of the brotherhoods said to the presidents president's confer confer- that they themselves could not such a proposition but have have to refer It back to the gen- gen of union heads In New they entered the presidents president's however the union leaders gave rd evidence of pessimism us pray was the cryptic re- re of of A. A B. B Garretson head of the tors when asked what heit he heit it of the outcome ope ape to the Lord this conference favorable favorable said Lee of the con- con s. s s. s as apparent that the feeling of sm em which prevailed when yes's yes's yes yes- s 's conference closed had been 1 Aug the he committee of railroad railroaders d gers ers had another conference e resident president Wilson early today ame known that a proposal l icier lIer consideration by which th the would accept the principle o oc of 01 L c hour day and leave the work work- f its application to the inter inter- amerce commission or some som e ormed for the purpose ran an hour and a half of con- con with the president the man- man Committee left the White House Hous e d door hoping to evade ques- ques Elisha Lee the chairman a f entirely in the presidents president's i 1 I. I have agreed with him that make lake any statement t. t tary tary issued the folt fol- fol t president spent an hour and a Continued on page naga a 3 STRIKE IS FEARED Continued from page 1 1 L half halt this morning with the es of the railway raHway manage manage- ment After Aitu the conference he said sale that It was impossible as yet to report on the results all that he could say was that a a. very candid and honest discussion discussion discussion dis dis- was in progress about a practicable rC- rC basis of settlement Whether hether this plan can be worked out will not be bo known until President I Wilson presents it to the brotherhood i leaders The railroads are understood to be ready to concede the principle of the hour eight-hour day dar providing pro concessions conces conces- I ions t be e made by the so too I heavy a burden will not be placed op on the railroads v I The men take the stand that they principally want the hour eight davon day dav dayon I Ion on condition that it shall be enforced whenever possible The railroads are said to believe it impossible to accept the hour eight-hour day unless a workable system of application can be built up Members of the managers' managers committee said the they had no plans for the future and did not know whether they would be called to the White hite House again kIhe The he managers took the position that thai the hour eight-hour da day and the collateral issues are Inseparable and that it would not be practicable to accept the hour eight-hour day and submit the other question to arbitration Proposal Not New Representatives of the brotherhoods heard of the proposal with willi Interest but insisted however that the proposition proposition proposition was not a new one None of the brotherhood officials would commit himself on what the at attitude attitude attitude at- at of the would be to toward toward toward to- to ward such a proposal but the they did not appear optimistic over the likelihood of it proving acceptable It was pointed out by the representatives however that if It such sucha a proposition were tendered in concrete concrete concrete con con- crete form to them they could only re refer refer re- re fer let it to the general board composed of committee chairman now in New York While the managers were at the White House the brotherhood leaders conferred among themselves and awaited the call for their conference The general opinion among them was that the president was putting the burden of averting a strike up to the railroads and that the prospects for a settlement were good Having agreed practically to the principle of arbitration tion lion the brotherhood leaders inclined to the view that the controversy could be settled by the railroads granting the basic hour eight-hour day and arbitrating the demands for time and a half for overtime or by eliminating eliminating- the double compensation features and having the railroads make a flat agreement to put in the hour eight-hour day The attitude of ot the managers as they went to the White House was said to tobe be one of yielding something |