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Show GREAT STRIKE OF BROTHERHOODS I STILL HAW THE BALANCE I Mediators Fail to Settle Differences Between Railroad Opera-tors Opera-tors and Union Representatives Employes to Give An swer Tomorrow Morning Little Prospect of Men -Agreeing to Arbitration Proposals United States-Board in Secret Conference With Railroad Managers. Q.R.T. PRESIDENT CALLED TO WHITE HOUSE ; I President Wilson Sends Message Asking for Conference With Both Sides Before Final Break Is Made Petitions Signed by Thousands Sent to Chief Executive. New York, Aug. 12. No decision was reached today by the representatives representa-tives of the brotherhoods of railway employes on the question of accepting accept-ing a proposal of arbitration. They will give their answer to the "United States board of mediation and conciliation con-ciliation tomorrow morning. It was reported this afternoon that there was little prospect of the railroad rail-road managers informing the mediators media-tors upon what terms they are ready to arbitrate as demanded by tho railway rail-way brotherhoods and the belief prevails pre-vails that only the offices of President Presi-dent Wilson could prevent a strike. The mediators went .into secret conference this afternoon with the railroad managers. President Gnrretson, of tlie Order of Railway Conductors, said this afternoon that he had received a personal per-sonal Invitation from President Wilson Wil-son to go Immediately to Washington Washing-ton for the purpose of discussing the strike situation. Mr. Garretson said he should respond re-spond to the invitation but declined to say when he would go. New York, Aug. 12. Whether a nation-wide railroad strike is to be called or prevented still hung in the balance today after the United States board of mediation and conciliation announced that mediation had Tailed, made an. effort to induce the railroad brotherhoods to arbitrate their difficulties diffi-culties with the railroad managers. The brotherhoods, after discussing an arbitration proposal, made to them by the board under the Newlauds' act, adjourned without reaching a decision deci-sion They announced that an answer would be given tomorrow morning at another meeting of the chiefs and delegates of the brotherhoods. A. B. Garretson, head of the conductors' con-ductors' brotherhood, said after the meeting that after proposing arbitration arbitra-tion the members of the mediation board had not Informed the men whether the railroad managers had any specific questions to arbitrate and that they would propose that the mediators obtain from the managers a more definite proposition. He Indicated In-dicated that the arbitration proposal was a general one and that the men were withholding final decision to learn if the railroads cared to be specific. "We arrived at no decision today, said Mr. Garretson. "The men will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with the mediators and unless we find that the mediators are In a position to state definitely what the railroads will agree to arbitrate there can be no further progress In the matter. President Sends Message. Washington, Aug. 12. President Wilson sent word today to the mediators media-tors attempting to settle the threatened threat-ened railroad strike that he would like to consult with representatives of both sides before there is a break. The president was in communication communica-tion by telephone with the federal mediators and asKea tuat ne do informed in-formed if a strike became imminent. Up to nine o'clock he had npt received word that the situation was hopeless. The president Informed the mediators media-tors that a strike must bo avoided and that if a deadlock was reached he would like an opportunity to talk to the representatives of the railroad managers and employes. Petition to President. Washington, Aug. 12. A petition by 6,000 employes of the Nashville, Chattanooga and SL Louis railway, not members of the great brotherhoods, brother-hoods, was presented to the president today asking congress to pass legislation legis-lation protecting unorganized employes em-ployes against a tie-up which would result from a striko of the brotherhood brother-hood members. R T. Frazlcr of Nashville, who took-the took-the petition to tho White House, said more additional petitions from, unorganized unor-ganized employes of many more railroads rail-roads would be sent to the president In the near future. on |