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Show RAILROAD CHIEFS ASKED TO WAIT Men Are Informed Mediators Are on Way to New York City. WASHINGTON, March 16 President Presi-dent Wilson late today sent a person- .ii nyycai n iih- 1 ei rfin t-'s ui ine two sides in the railroad controversy urging that they do everything possible pos-sible to co-operate with the mediation ! committee. J NEW YORK, March 16 The National Na-tional conference committee of the railways announced .hat n was ready to co operate with the president's mediation med-iation committee in efforts to prevent a strike Several of the managers were about lo leave for their headquarters head-quarters in the wnst when the news of the coming of the mediation committee com-mittee was received. NEW VoUK. March 16- L pon be-ing be-ing informed thai medialnr cumpo.-ed cumpo.-ed of cabinet officers and members of the Council of National Defense were Coming her.- from Wachin?ton. W (', Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced that he had re-Ceived re-Ceived a message requesting the brotherhood chiefs to remain in the City uhtil their arrival He said he did not know what proposition the mediators were bringing. CHICAGO. March 16. The division chairmen of the four brotherhood - ra1 ified the strike order at their meeting meet-ing here toda and adjourned. Cots For Strikebreakers. NEW YORK. March 16 The sixth floor of the Grand Central terminal was beinc fitted up b the New York ( entral this afternoon with cots and other facilities for si rikt-breakers and men who do not go on strike it was learned that other eastern roads were niakinu similar preparation- WASHINGTON, March 16 After the cabinet had been in session 1" minutes Secretary Wilson left, saying that Secretary Baker would issue a statement shortly on the strike situa tion. Hope was expressed that a strike paralyzing the commerce of the country could be averted. Secretary Wilson said that the action decided upon met with his entire approval. The action decided upon was to have Secretaries Lane and iN-nn and Danie VYillard and Samuel Gomp-ers, Gomp-ers, members of the advisory committee com-mittee of the Council of National Defense, De-fense, confer at once with representa-nve representa-nve of both sides This attion was expected by the president and hi- ad irisers to avert the strike. Secretary Baker announced after the cabinet meetinc. that the Council of National Defense, with the approval of President Wilson, had decided upon up-on this step. Arrangements for conferences con-ferences with the representatives of the two sides will be made at once. The mediators. speaKing ror President Presi-dent Wilson, will ask the brotherhoods and the railroads to postpone the strike, if they cannot avert one, on th ground of national emergency |