Show P PRESIDENT TO HAlT RAIL All AllT T I I White Whit House H use However Is Told That No Authority Authority Authority Au Au- to Call Walkout Walkout Walkout Walk Walk- out Is in Chiefs' Chiefs Hands By International News Service WASHINGTON March 14 The The White House Houge was informed informed informed in in- formed today through members members mem mem- bers of the railway brotherhoods brotherhoods brother brother- hoods that no authority to toI I I call a nation wide strike is i inow Inow now how possessed by the chiefs of their organizations These Thes e men meri say that the authority extended last summer has expired expired ex ex- ex and that a new vote would have to be taken b before before be be- e fore a walkout could be ordered ordered ordered or or- dered and that this has no not notI t I been done despite assertions assertion to the contrary I By International News Service I ASHINGTON March 14 I WASHINGTON i V Pressure to prevent the tile I threatened nation wide vide strike I I commencing commencing- as threatened on next Saturday night if the conferences con con- conferences planned for tor tom tomorrow o In i I New York arc aro unsuccessful alread already y I is being exerted by President Wilson Officials privately admit that the theare they y are extremely apprehensive e over the outlook The heads of or the railroad brotherhoods say that tho the controversy contro contro- controversy versy is back where it orl originally nally y I stood tood when congress enacted th the e I Adamson eI hour eight ht hour law The railroads railroads rail roads can either other grant the Ute demands of or the men they say sar or the strike I will come There will be no further r compromise the they sa say Railroad officials who have been In touch with the thc White House and the department fo to labor say that the roads will not meet the tho demands of or tho the men pending a n decision b by the supreme court of or the United States ou on the constitutionality of or tho the Adamson Adam Adam- son law Jaw It is agreed here that tho the I dt delay lay in reaching an nn a agreement D jon on n this law indicates that the tho court is divided on almost equal lines A five to four decision either ether way would be in no wn way surprising althou although h tho the majority of or attorneys and om- om here hero who have havo been watching the situation sa say that It likely will be in in favor faor of the constitutionality of or the law Tb The decision may come down next Monday but of or course cours It r Is formation Impossible about to it Jet get any a an y definite information Information In In- it appeared today that the tho strike would be in progress by will that h have time e- e to One side or the tho other back hack down to prevent It IL And although tho the Im president will appeal to the tho brotherhood chiefs and to the railroad executives to meet the tho situation in a 11 patriotic way orn elate are arc none nono too that this can be done At tho the conference to to- tomorrow morrow the tat brotherhood chiefs will announce that 99 per cent teat of or their to-I to Continued on pace 5 S I SEIZURE OF Continued from page pac panel L 1 every cery means at its Us al nI to keep China Chinn out of ot tho the war var fearing that Japan would gain a n dominating position in tho orient should China throw Jt its iti lot with the allies Tho The fear rear is that tho the allies will designate nate Japanese ne e army officers to lead the celestial kingdoms kingdom's armies and appoint Japanese engineers to operate Chinas China's rich ore mines This would RUe give Japan a grip tn-ip upon China that It would be bo difficult to break brenk after tho the war The state department cars that Japans Japan a first move once in control of or Chinese affairs would be to close tho the open door and bo be Inimical to American and European commercial Interests In Japan Tho The Chinese se embassy had received no notification from of ot the break this afternoon |