Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
Carmen Unwilling To Place Con-
troyersy In Hands Of Board
For Adjustment
OFFER TO REMOVE GREEN
Official. So Far Withdraw From
Their Former Positions Az TO Offer
to Remove Foreman Questionable
to Men But Proffer Was Not Ac.
cepted - Settlement Of Strike Still
Up in the Air-Little Possibility Of
Acceptance Later.
Acceptance Later.

The end Of the Iowa Central car
mems strike seems to be almost as far
off today, despite efforts TO bring
about settlement, as it was week
ago. Altho the company has so far
withdrawn from its former position as
to offer to remove John Green, the
foreman Objectionable to the carmen.
pending the outcome of the arbitra
ton. the offer has not been accepted.
by the strikers. This offer was re-
fused this morning A similar, altho
less yielding offer was made to the
strikers committee Thursday after
noon. which was also refused.
Whether the latest proposal of the
company will be accepted lare this af-
ternoon or Saturday. after ii has been
discussed by the strikers is not
known, but company OFFICIALS conf
IDENTIFY believe 1t will not be. AT tn.
conference, both this morning and yes
terday afternoon, the Representatives
OF the local union and E. J. McGighe,
an organizer for the National Associa-
ton Of Car Workers. who is here. held
unyieldingly to the strikers' original
demand, that nothing short Of the
permanent removal OF Foreman Green
would satisfy the men.
Offer Authorized by Noonan.
GeSeral Superintendent ID. c. Moo
nan was in the city again this morn
ing. He passed thru on his way from
Oskaloosa to Minneapolis, and, hav-
Ing been advised last night OF the fail
ure Of the strikers committee to sub
NIT the controversy to arbitration, he
authorized Mr.. Feeley to notify the
strikers that Foreman Green would be
removed temporarily until the board
of arbitration should return its find
ing. Mr.. Feeley presented this offer
to Mr.. McGighe and part Of the CONF
mittees this morning. but it was not
accepted, and there was nc intimation
given that it would be later, altho It'll
will be undoubtedly taken up by the
union as g. whole. Mr.. McGighe could
promise nothing, however, and even
intimated that 1t would not be ac-
copied.
Why Offer Was Refused.
For the hrst time since the strike
was called members Of Garments COM
nittee, when approached this morn
Ing refused to give out statement
Of why they would not accept the
offer Of arbitration. From
other sources 1t was learned that they
deem the new move on the part of the
as being rather tardy. and
that had its officials suggested arbi-
tration week or ten DAYS ago it
would have been accepted. The sem
timent that the removal Of the fore
man alone will satisfy Is controlling
the union. which believes that it will
eventually be able to force the COM
pany to remove him. These, it is be-
lieved, are the forces behind the re-
fusal Of yesterday and today to arbi-
trate.
comp.ny's Contention.
The company officials contend that
In offering to arbitrate 1t was but ac-
cepting the signed offer Of the men,
who first suggested that they were
WlllluS 10 allow d. UlSllllcTCSL0o tUOdIu
to settle the controversy. This Of
fer, the company claims, bore no time
limit, and was open to acceptance at
any time the company saw fit to do so.
General Superintendent Noonan says
the company would have been willing
to arbitrate long ago. had he but
known of the Garments offer. In refus-
ing to stand back Of their offer the
company now claims that the carmen
are violating proposition which their
authorized committee made.
What Is Next Move7
What the next move Is to be can
not be foretold. 1t is not known
whether the company will make furth-
or efforts to arbitrate or not, but prob
ably will not. Officers today expressed
the belief that should the last offer
Of the company be refused, prospects
IF a settlement by that means would
be unlikely. 1t may be that the strike
will again settle down to waiting
game, with neither side making any
move, but 1t is not thought such q con-
1ition would be allowed to last long by
,ther divisions of labor in the Centrars
shops. 1t may be that the company
Will, to settle the strike, eventually re-
move Green, but such a. belief has not !
sven been intimated by Master Me-
IN a ,to Eealav ar Suneripfandenf Moo.