Show Brotherhood I Chiefs 19 V Confident That Their j i j Fight Has B Been en Won By United Pre Press Pre s. s X EW SW r YORK TORK March 17 The The Tho rail Wa way brotherhood Ch rN their fight 1 Is I won They Th T. T look Jo k for ortho tho BU- BU u preme court to decide the law Jaw con constitutional tit t th tit pi Pt ent truce ends or the conference has lias de decided tIe tIe- the question In n advance of or th the nations nation's highest tribunal nal With all of ot their other demands granted in the Adamson law they th Y would get an ei hour eight day with ten hours hours' pay and time timer and one ono for tor all overtime o This Thin it f In is known Is In tho the thoon on only plan the tho brotherhoods brotherhOod ar are aro re ready to accept as ns a definite end to tho the situation Tonight ll by camps amp brotherhood hood loath lea ers ertl ar are arc burning oil all late discussing tho the proposition Secretary Lane Lana and Secretary Secre tar tary Wilson lI on and Daniel Willard Villard brought from Washington in the tho n mime name me of or tho the president The Tue outcome of or these conferences conferences- which were not attended by the tho be told toll to the thc th three m men ri who hop opt to 10 finally settle tho the question that would throttle throttle- the nations nation's rail transportation Optimism ruled all ull three to- to nl night ht and clouds that had d darkened parted p at t least t tem temporarily Ira J- J Jen en It If these theBA meetings s fall fail to effect efred efreda a p permanent Hg jre ment a supreme court decision lon on tile Hie con constitutionality of ot the Adamson law on Monday maclear may ma clear r away all the threatening dangers of the situation The brotherhoods brotherhood not fly ny In tin face facA of or th the the- presidents president's advice W. W S. S Stone Slone president of tho the engineers engineer said And President Wilson has his given hiven theo the mediators mediators' full powers to go co great reat len lengths to prevent tnt a a. r railroad paralysis We Ye cannot say that the tho ment merit portends s a definite Stono Steno told tho the United Press Tomorrow tho mediators will take tal un the fIght where they left off this ocr this time UmA Inspired b by the victory of a postponement postpone postpone- ment mont to spur ur them en n The Tue brotherhoods brotherhoods brother brother- hoods will meet tho mediators at 10 o'clock Immediately after this conference confer confer- ence Is concluded the managers will ru go u WILSON MAK MAKES ES MYSTERY M RAIL STRIKE OFFER QUICK ACTION HOPED FOR ON or HOUR 8 LA LAW LAWIN LAWIN W IN RAILROAD CRISIS Into lato sc session slon with ho he mediators and and and- unless tho the mediators Judg d d wrong Tong Another joint meeting will Wilt bo held field MEETING MAY BE LONG ONE I Tho The mediators will go o to great lengths t-nE t tbs to settle tho the strike at this Hint me meeting It If necessary sar th they arc aro ready to carr carry caro It the tho night and pos pos- possibly sibly tho morning a again ln It was learned tonight that brotherhood brotherhood brother rother- hood 1000 heads In explaining to their general general gen Jen- eral chairmen n their reasons for tor postponing post post- polUn tho the strike order declared thc they are alt rend ready to go o ahead with tho the strike If It the tho court hands down Iown a n de decision de- de m tho tiro Adamson law Their fight In that event c would bo based baled on on an n hour eight-hour day with ten hours hours' pa pay and pro rata pay SY for tor over ocr time It was learned It-amel on tho highest u au au- au thoI t This was not only onh made modo perfectly per per- fec ly clear nt at today's conference but was discussed ed at some somo length bod of ot The Tire president has sent eDt a n. body representatives with tho the request that wc un c 11 nit n them m to tn work ork OUt plans Plana f to clear up th the tho situation continued Stone I We e are reasonable men tit Wo o 0 don don't dont t tj j Intend to fly In tho the taco faco of at tho the presidents president's presidents president's 1 dents dent's Unless however hoover something some some- thing moro more d definite n Is agreed upon tho the situation lt on Monday londA at 6 p p. p m. m will revert back to where hero It would have e I l en at that hour tonight hero It not notor for or those conte conferences CORDIAL RELATIONS R Relations II however howe are moro more cordial tonight between tween tho the broth brotherhoods and employers m than since the chiefs delivered I ered their first ultimatum months ago 1 Wa Waiting newspaper men hardly l needed to bo ba told that the strike would not be- be conio conlo effective tonight Smiles and clubb clubby remarks exchanged between I employer and employs and the tho walk In Ina a a. bod body from tram the room gave sn the secret away Tho rho rhe situation I Is very veIT very uy hope hope- ful tul H Secretary Wilson Ilson announced Tho The brotherhoods and managers aro are on better better bet bet- ter terms than the they h have ho o b been m for tor months The brotherhood chiefs hurried from Crom the tha conference room to the tho nearest rest telegraph graph stations to flash across the tho country tho the signal that gave o tho the United Unit Unit- United ed States two more moro days daS of ot Internal la labor Ii- Ii bar bor peace This 81 signal nl has hns been n either r telephoned or telegraphed to every railroad railroad rail rail- road raid division In the country countr Tho The d decision was tho result result- of ot a aJo Jo joint nt meeting of at brotherhoods and managers rs Since Sinco 10 o'clock last night I th the mediators had been dashing denning Cramone from Cram fromon on one gamy camp to another to bring order out of chao chaos Th The Tho mediators opened their conference conference confer confer- ence promptly at nt 10 o'clock last hUit night with the broth brotherhood chiefs Three hours' hours later r the managers were called and remained In session until 45 3 this morning At 9 o'clock the tho I leaders were back tho the presidents president's mediation mediation mediation media media- tion board and from then until after 1 o'clock this afternoon they did not stop top even een for tor lunch PEACE HUNT The m mediators had bad little time lime to lp spire spare rc for tor the managers A great ma ma- of or their limo was alii spent too today with the th brotherhoods brotherhood First signs of ot otreal real peace between en tho the two camps came when Daniel Willard hurried down do to tho managers managers' meeting meeting Just just a t i floor below the chiefs chiefs and and brought a R. subcommittee of at six back for tor a Joint session Half an hour later tater It ft was announced 1 that thit the strike had been postponed ost T The o following brief statement signed b by hy Secretary Lane Irene and the tho other mediators me mo- was issued At MAt Our bur request and out of ot an of ot tho the national situation tho the brotherhoods and the railway managers mana man man- a agers ers have resumed n negotiations and in th the hope that some nomo adjustment may be had that will avoid tho the I of at a strike the brotherhoods have havo wired or telephoned their general I chairmen asking that all action be oat 1 for tor tort forty eight el ht hour And I unless prior to that time advised of ot a settlement the tho men will 1 the tho service ser sor- vice under tho the authority already nY given ghon Tho The mediators Immediately retired to absolute seclusion The They Thoy havo had havo-had had nd no sleep since tho they left lert Washington at nt i o'clock Friday afternoon and were tin do- ter mined to make up their need need cd ed rest relit Neither would th the tho managers ha have havi anything to say say n Elisha G. G I Lee Loo chairman sent sont out regarding tho the definite word that anything nite nito proposition submitted b by tho the mediators mediators me mo- must come collie from that boll body OFFER IS SECRET i President Wilsons Wilson's or off offer r. r conveyed b by bythe bytho I the tho 1 mediators Is a I carefully guarded l ret cret Not even oven an n Inkling of ot what It t took was WM announced d. d Queso Ques- Ques which Noris o 8 which took every shape p and form torm from an nn open ultimatum from tram the tho president to a patriotic J appeal appeal- nl- nl answered with the tho were ready reply Absolutely h nothing to M say ay I I During dull periods tho the con conferees Cl I Inquired anxiously of ot news from rom the tho tho country When hen Informed of at the tho news new carried In ht press dispatches dispatcher the they lo lost t no time In communicating Un the tho reports ports to their respective camps It WWI was a 1 da day of ot tension doubt ouM and md finally unsound hop hope Tho The strain toldon told toldon toldon on f C every O man nail and despite their hopes hopf of at ending th the danger of at a strike nil all eyes turned toward the tho supreme mo court In Washington Unless somo some d decision Is 18 forthcoming from that tribunal before 8 6 o'clock Monday night railway mann managers nI feared today's work ork might be he upset An adverse decision would loose loon n a storm of oC protest which It Is 15 feared the mediators might not be he Able to stem APPLICATION OF LAW Ono One of ot the questions brou brought ht up at nl today's meeting was WM application of ot this law In th the tho wont event of at the supreme court handing down a n decision llon tonight tho the mediators will ur undoubtedly bo ho called upon to do this work It Is understood on high authority that the tho brotherhood chiefs would at nt least ho bo willing to submit submit sub sub- mit mil the thc question to this board The Tho brotherhood chiefs are aro open openly I I pleased with the mann manner r In which the mediators hl have handled the situation Thc They are arc willing to stretch a n point for tor Lane Wilson and Willard Ono One member of ot the board a Il as named b by the council of or national defense In Washington and approved b by President nt Wilson has hu b been en absent Ho no 1 II Is Samuel Rompers Gompers president of oC the American m Federation of ot Labor L. Q Gompers In lit said ald to be In Atlantic CIl City Ills Iris telegram requesting him to attend the confer confer- once as M a l lm m mediator was 1 addressed to Now cw York |