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Show WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. Aroused & I by the plans of the railway men's HK brotherhood to demand wage in- m I creases, President Wilson has set the OK r machinery of the federal government m I in motion to avert if possible the gfl threat of a paralysis of the country's m I : transportation systems so vital to the a If war- At 51 conference with the heads f of the "big four" brotherhoods at the rmlv White House, November 22, President 3 H Wilson will, appeal to the labor lead- m ers to defer any strugglo until after g the country has passed through the 9 period where its transportation sys- m terns are so vital to the conduct of B the war. With the announcement of this con- j ' . ference. it wns disclosed that Presi-dent Presi-dent Wilson, while entertaining every : hope for a complete agreement, does not intend to permit the country's, transportation systems to be tied up ! by a strike at this critical time in the I "iiJ nation's history, even if it becomes ! im necessary fdr the government to op-1 liSf erato the roads. SSM Judge Chambers Holdng Conferences. -Jffi It was disclosed today that Judge William L. Chambers, head of the w r leuerai board ot mediation and cou-ciliation. cou-ciliation. already has been holding jjjtf ' conferences with the heads of the rni "big four" brotherhoods. The status 3jfl of the procedings so far shovs a dls- inclination of the brotherhood heads wl to commit themselv.es to a plaa of ar- j II bitrating their differences and the-1 II hope of the government negotiators la i i for an agreement which will postpone f any. disruption of the transportation systems until after the war. The following letter from President ,. Wilson to Judge Chambers expresses 1 the president's attitude toward the j situation: li President Wilson's Letter. iT "My dear Judge Chambers' : "May I not express my very deep ' and serious interest In your efforts to bring tho railroad executives and j the brotherhoods engaged In train op , J, oration to an agreement that there j shall be no Interruption in the rela-1 1 tions on either side until ample op 1 II porlunity shall have been affordd the I ' 1 nited. States board of mediation ana I ; conciliation to bring about, if pos it sible, an amicable agreement and that tir : ; in the event of a failure to bring about such an agreement any controversy that may have arisen will be submit, ted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of tho Newlands law. "I take it for granted that yoirr efforts ef-forts will succeed because it is jncon. ywlvable to me that patriotic men ' should now for a moment contemplate the interruption of the transportation, which is so absolutely necessary to the safety of tho nation and as to its success in arms as well as lo its whole indutrial life, but I wanted nevertheless neverthe-less lo express my deep personal in- j terest in the matter and to wish you God speed. ,. "The last thing I should wish to I contemplate would be the possibility of being obliged to take any unusual measures to operate the railways and I have so much confidence that the men you are dealing with will appreciate ap-preciate the patriotic motives under lying your efforts that I shall look for-vfard for-vfard with assurance to your success. "Cordially and sincerely yours. ' "WOODROW WILSON." Chairman Chambers of the federal board and conciliation returned today from Cleveland where ho conferred with the brotherhood chiefs regarding regard-ing the wage increases demanded by tho men. The new demands, the railway rail-way managements say, will amount to $109,000,000 a year and are more serious than the eight hour deniarjd ot a year ago which threatened to tie up the country's railway systems. The White House conference will consider tho arbitration features of an agreement proposed in Cleveland Thursday by Judge Chambers. It is ! understood that the Jabor executives , are unwilling. lo commit their organ- izations lo arbitration, but an adjust-' j ment is hoped for which, for at least I the duration of the war, prevent my I interruption of railroad transportation, j A letter from President Wilson to I Judge Chambers, made public today, ! said: I I The last thing I should wish to con- I template would be the possibility of j being obliged to take any unusual I measures to operate the railways and I I have so much care that the men you are dealing with will appreciate the patriotic motives underlying your ef-l forls that I shall look forward -with I assurance to jour success." j WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Arrangements Arrange-ments have been made for the chiefs of the four railway brotherhoods to see President Wilson on Monday, November Novem-ber 2C in connection with the workers' work-ers' proposals for wage increases for conductors and brakemen on all the railroads of the country. LEE DECLINES TO TALK. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 14. W. G.J Lee. president of tho Brotherhood of! Railway Trainmen, when asked what position the trainmen would take in reference to agree lo arbitrate all questions ques-tions of controversy during the war, de-i clined to discuss this subject until aft ' or the meeting with President Wilson,, but did intimate strongly that his or-jganization or-jganization was unqualifiedly- opposed I to the plan of arbitration provided for' i in the Newland's law. i .nn |