The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-13
/ JyE FOR THE Union
,.,.hur Fayors Federation OF
~ Trainmen.
: AFFECTED NUMBER 100000.

u,,. orders Meet at Peoria to
t'd' ., a Basis for Union-The Idea
,ss promoters of the scheme Is 10 m
'" ,ns Power of the roiiers In I'm
frea'' ,,,,tration of Disputes
(',,on Expected to Carry
0,r,a Ills, oct. 1S.-The grand cmeis
feU' .Se railway brotherhoods assem-
q" aro Tuesday morning to begin
w soro,ses to be the most moment
.1otinr in their history, its object
~ 70 effect a,,Sreat internat'ona'
,as.tion of all tie brotherhoods Tor
aa, cooperation and assistance
L. chief Arthur of the Locomotive
aors did not arrive, although wort
soo,ved that he had left Cleveland,
ending his arrival no formal ac-
ros taken. The chiefs of all other
LIMITATIONS are here. however, ana
aovoted the morning to canvass
.So situation informally. There is
.v indication that the proposition
N NJ % through. as it has been approved
10 conventions of the firemen. the
letters the railway telegraphers
! the trainmen, and would probably
heen by the engineers had they
"a convention since the proposition
as preached.
.r,hur Is Believed to Favor 1t.
!. 10 understood that Chief Arthur,
- he comes. will be found strongly
tovor of federation. In the discus
- tuesday morning it developed hat
Grand officers are very anxious u
i've II clearly understood that the OBJ
Lsot is not to encourage strikes, but
thor 10 discourage them by substitute
10 arbitration and by making 1t sure
hst all the railway men will stand to-
Lother in a common cause II necessary.
Ill., delegates who are here or expected
,be present during the sessions are:
order of Railway Conductors-F. E.
sark grand chief; c. II. Williams, as
Instant grand chief; A. Il. Garretson,
brand senior conductor.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen-
Frank P. Sargent, grand master; I. V.
Eenner, Jersey City; James Burke,
ktratford, Ont; Asa Dillon, Atchison,
Kan.
DOrder of Railway Telegraphers-W.
d Powell. grand chief; Charles Daniel,
atlanta, Ga; chairman grand executive
committee; VI. B. Perham, grand secre-
|tary and treasurer.
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen-
|P H. Morrissey, grand master; John
Harvey, Salamanca, N. Y; FRANK
Eenn Pueblo, Colo.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
|sers-P Nj. Arthur.
In the Matter of Strikes.
In relation to strikes a paragraph fol
the proposed constitution reads:
Should a strike be inaugurated the
chief executive of the organization shall
be the recognized leader and shall have
hover to declare the strike off with the
consent of the general federation com
|mittee, together with the approval OF
THE chief executive Of the organizations
embraced in the federation"
When a chief executive deems &
strike necessary he will call the heads
|Of the federations together, and a strike
shall be authorized only on a twO-thirds
vote. The movement for an interna-
fional federation was inaugurated 10y
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemer
and proposed constitution issued. The
adoption Of the proposed international
agreement affects 1000 men. The
movement is a part of the general plar
for the Capitalization Of all railroad
rotherhoods in Peoria. The firemen
lFainmen and telegraphers already have
3ftlces in one building.