. Review of reviews and world's work. remen and tnginemen.) eral expressions of relief and approv al whenthe Presidents move became known, and apopular conviction that his vigorous actionin the matter, backed up by the enormous,prestige and power his office gives in anysuch situation, \\()uld save the public fromthe unthinkable calamity of a countrywidestoppage of railroad traffic. The task of set-tling the controversy, eventemporarily, proved, how-ever, most difficult. It was^commonly understood thatthe general line of the Presi-dents proposal was that theeight-hour day should be putintf) act
. Review of reviews and world's work. remen and tnginemen.) eral expressions of relief and approv al whenthe Presidents move became known, and apopular conviction that his vigorous actionin the matter, backed up by the enormous,prestige and power his office gives in anysuch situation, \\()uld save the public fromthe unthinkable calamity of a countrywidestoppage of railroad traffic. The task of set-tling the controversy, eventemporarily, proved, how-ever, most difficult. It was^commonly understood thatthe general line of the Presi-dents proposal was that theeight-hour day should be putintf) actual practise at once,its workings to be the railroads to l)a\e ;u»op|M)rtunity to claim a n-tuinto ten hours if the slKUtrrday were foufid luijust ;while the overtime pay askedfor was to be the subject ofinvestigation. This wfiulildearly have been a victory,if only a partial one, for thelabor represrntativcs. i/;AKUf4 MrjJIATION ANTJ CONCILIATION js jt likely that the conunit- W Uiifrt, tee ot railroad nian;ii;rr». 258 TllK JMKRIC I\ OI RKJIFUS felt they had the power to make such anagreement. Their counter proposal, whichimpressed the country as extremely fair,was that the whole matter should be arbi-trated, the President to appoint the arbi-
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