Show CHIEFS PUT ISSUE UP TO TRAINMEN BROTHERHOODS ADVISED RAILROADS RAILROADS RAILROADS RAIL RAIL- ROADS ENDEAVOR TO DEFEAT PROVISIONS OF ADAMSON ACT Leaders Refuse to Say Whether Their Action Conveys Veiled Threat of Another Strike Vote by bythe bythe the Workers New York York Special Special circulars putting putting put- put ting ing up to the members responsibility for the next step to be taken by y the railroad brotherhoods in their controversy with the railroads over the he application and interpretation of ot the he Adamson act were sent broadcast by y telegraph after a conference of the four brotherhood our chiefs here Friday Announcement of the action taken was vas made by William WilHam G. G Lee president of f the Brotherhood of ot Railway Trainmen Trainmen Trainmen Train Train- men prior to his departure for tho the west vest He was accompanied by the theother theother other ther brotherhood leaders whose conference conference con- con ference with the railway managers Thursday resulted in a disagreement Earlier In the day the four chiefs Issued Issued is- is sued a somewhat cryptic statement over ver their signatures declaring that the attitude of the railroads threatened to wipe out the benefits that should accrue accrue ac- ac crue rue to the men from the passage of the lie Adamson act and asserting that for or that reason the entire situations situation is s to be Ibe placed before the member- member ship hip Prompt consideration in congress of President Resident Wilsons Wilson's proposed railway legislation was predicted at Washington Washing- Washing ton on after announcement of the termination nation of conferences between railway and nd brotherhood heads in an unsuccessful unsuccessful attempt to settle their differ differ- The view was taken that representatives representatives rep- rep of employers and employees employ employ- ees es had thrown their entire controversy controversy contro- contro versy ersy Into the lap of congress for settlement set- set lement |