| Show CHIEs PUT I 1 ISSUE SU UP TO ea 1 15 aen brotherhoods ADVISED RAIL ROADS ENDEAVOR TO DEFEAT provisions OF ADAMSON ACT leaders refuse to say whether their action conveys ve led threat of ano her strike vote by the workers new york special cir circulars put ting up to the members cespon sivility lity for the next step to be taken by the railroad brotherhoods in their controversy with the railroads over the application and interpretation of the adamson act vere ere sent broadcast by telegraph after a conference of the tour four brotherhood chiefs here friday announcement of the action taken was made by william G lee president of the brotherhood of railway train nen wen prior to his departure tor for the west he was accompanied by the other brotherhood leaders whose con ference with the railway managers thursday resulted in a disagreement earlier in the day the four chiefs is buei suck a somewhat cryptic statement over their signatures declaring that the attitude of the railroads threatened to wipe out the benefits that should ac crue orue to the men from the passage of the adamson act and asserting that for that reason the entire situation Is to be placed before the member ship sh p prompt consideration in congress of president wilson s proposed railway legislation was predicted at washing ton after announcement of the term nation of conferences between railway and brotherhood heads in an hunsuc attempt to settle their differ ances the view was taken that rep of employers and employ ees had thrown their entire contro versy into the lap of congress tor for set |
