Show t LiA a AN Of ot at t of f Is in vor r of the Proposal by Chief Is Notified I MEET if f ar or r Arbitration and It 11 Not Yield to the rite ute lite House Plan for forE fort forEr Er E t Pt II f HINGTON Aug 18 Thirty Thirty roro abroad d presidents today told nt i Wilson they hey stood by the th their lr manager managers managers' committee hour eight day was id dent ident nt Wilson refused to take taker or r an answer to his proposal l icy ley y accept the eight hour eight hour day ked them to return to the House tomorrow with their csor another conference f the- the railroad presidents j iWhite ty House it became known I II I a ally iy that the had I tot tol Lo accept President resident Wilsons Wilson's and that some of the le lead lead lead- d- d tg e to the the White House to ton 11 TIA n SO vote tote of the on delivered to ison's ilson's plan was by the chiefs of the A. A B B. B Garretson E said id it would be beUt Jut Ut dt by the president and added the had reno re- re rno no invitation to return to the here hereit House they would tarry it tea Ita a possible summons Jour four our brotherhood leaders were rence with the president thirty and said no modification of ft n had been presented to them stilt cult of President Wilsons Wilson's con- con the railroad presidents attitude of the railroad to Indicate little chance plan Ilan proposed by the president Several declared thee the thele le Ie e of arbitration in industrial industrials s 's s s. s was at stake and must be bened ined ned even at the cost of a aj j President Wilson pointed out aster ester which would attend the thet t wide ide strike but the officials they were ready to toe tote tote te e the questions at issue Dure Durs Dur- Dur e s conference with President det details ils Wre not taken up nt Holden the Burlington as ss s spokesman pointed out that ie e committee of f managers was zed ed to reach a definite deas deas deis de de- as is it represented all the roads rt HINGTON Aug is ft the e representatives of assembled ret et session this morning to ton 1 n acceptance of Presidents President 5 s plan for averting a nation rike Ike the railroad presidents amIl and amI l held a final conference going to the White House Honse were were re indications that the em- em would vote ote to accept President basic eight hour hout hourI proposal of ot a l I settlement of ot side Issues by byi i commission but the hope fOll for fOl forent l ent nt nt was endangered by evl- evl l at the railroad presidents ip p their managers committee Inclined to grant an eight iv unless it be decided by arbi- arbi and nd in any event might ask nt Wilson for tor a little time h In hi th think over his proposition K ones apes Meeting KM dent ent Wilson abandoned today's today meeting so he could devote aUto all aU to the c crucial cial railroad situa- situa b time for tor President Wilsons Wilson's rice ge with the railroad presidents wi m set t for 11 1130 30 this m morning railroad r road d men found it Continued on page 9 liMEN UMEN ACCEPT i 11 d from front page 1 vs rr pared with their state state- and nd the time was walS 12 clock o'clock this afternoon o presidents want Newlands act with two tor r. r the roads r two for the the public of many of them was WM Ito to be to insist upon action ter and not yield to Wilson's Wilsons plan for tor an eight illson's It comes conies from an arfi Some of the pres- pres paid ld to feel that the publio PUbU Ct rt t their offer after to arbitrate Ln dispute Some So others ere ere- of the opinion that If ch o eli to exercise and refuse tuse to press the men tio it it will be difficult for ld to op- op Kils lall l G Good 00 d I I i I If meeting ha had been f ran fan hour one of the tha lead lead- lead lead-j i out an and sl i said sentiment for I rits nt's proposal was by no n us but no organized othe plan lan had appeared lem tern thought the proposition main le but a a. number ob- ob lr IT about men In there f to said a for gr gra a chance speak came out ami and if they the are heard as many many of them them i will vill be there is is' is no no telling when we will get a vote W W. 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L Chambers of the federal medi went to the mens men's han hall at the re request request request re- re quest of the brotherhood officials to explain some of the features of the tho situation He went Into executive session with tho the heads of the four brotherhoods on the subject of over over- time In the mens men's meeting the leading objection objection ob ob- ob- ob to President Wilsons Wilson's plan was that If it were accepted without extra I pay for overtime the men nen demanded the railroads would contend that the i isole sole purpose of the men was to obtain more money and not to get the eight hour day May See Financiers President nt Wilson Vilson was considering going over the heads even of the railway railway railway rail rail- way presidents it wa was Intimated it they should refuse the concessions he h. suggested and appeal direct to the financiers who control the railroads The presidents president's proposal was that the railroads establish the tho eight hour day principle and grant pay at usual rates for overtime instead of the pa pay and a half demanded by the men All AH other issues then might be referred to toa toa a commission of or probably three mem members members bers one of whom would be named by the president or some other public I representative and the other two by bythe bythe bythe the employers and respectively lively During the morning President Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son prepared a statement reviewing the negotiations and explaining why he chose tho plan of settlement based on the el eight ht hour day The statement probably will be given out later Among the railroad executives who arrived this morning from Chicago were R R. H. H Aishton Chicago Northwestern Northwestern North North- western C C. H H. Illinois Central Central Central Cen Cen- H H. R R. Kurrie rie Monon W W. J J. J Jacks Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- s son n Chicago Eastern Illinois M. M J. J Carpenter Chicago Terre Haute Hauto Southeastern M M. W. W Potter Carolina Clinchfield Ohio Several other railroad executives are art expected to arrive from St. St Louis this afternoon |