Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1916 — Danger of Big Railroad Strike Is Waning. [ARTICLE]

Danger of Big Railroad Strike Is Waning.

Washington, August 15. —President Wilson’s effort to bring the railroad managers and the brotherhood leaders together in some form of a settlement of the differences which threaten a nation-wide railway strike has, after two days of conferences, progressed only to a point where a ground work for further negotiations has been laid.

Hope of arbitration of all issues waned today, but the siauation was brightened by the possibility of a settlement being reached by the railroads conceding the principle of the eight-hour day and both sides settling collateral issues by some form of negotiations as yet undertermined. After communicating with President Wilson tonight, the employes’ sub-committce sent word to New York for the 640 members of the general committee to come to Washington in order to facilitate matters. They are expected Thursday and probably will see the president Friday. The managers’ committee will confer with him again tomorrow. Two official statements issued from the white house during the day merely stated that the discussions still were in progress and that no report could be made on the results. The first statement, issued by Secretary Tumulty after the president had met the railroad managers during the forenoon, follows: “The president spent an hour and a half this morning with the representatives of the ■ railway management. After the conference he said it was impossible as yet to report on the results; all that he could say was that a very candid and honest discussion was in grogress about a practica basis of settement.” «