Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-06
TRAINMEN
ARBITRATE
WILLING TO CONTINUE
IN CONFERENCE.
RAlLRoADERS HOLD MORE MEET.
lNGs IN CHICAGO TO SETTLE
TROUBLE.

Chicago, April Martin A. Knapp.
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission, and Charles P. Neill, com.
missioner of labor, who came to Chi.
cago to try to settle the controversy
between the conductors, held a series
of conferences Sunday.
Mr.. Knapp said after the conferences
that progress was being made, but
nothing had been accomplished def.
nitely. 1t was said that the labor con.
ferees had intimated to the commits
sloners that they were willing to con.
cede something from their original de.
mands, but the nature of the proposed
concessions was not disclosed.
Railroad managers, on the other
hand, are said to have declared they
would grant no more than had already
been offered. They declare most of
the passenger conductors were willing
to accept the advance offered and
voted to reject the terms against their
Letter judgment. Grand Chiefs Nor
rissey and Garretson of the trainmen's
organizations denied that any influ-
cree was exercised among the men IN
order to secure a vote favorable to a
strike.
A conference of the managers and
union leaders may be held tomorrow
A Continuous Performance.
The labor chiefs went into confer
ence with the government officials at
10 o'clock this morning at the Auditor
ium annex. The session lasted four
hours and after it adjourned the rail-
road managers met Mr.. Knapp and Mr..
NELL. That session lasted all after
noon, when the managers again gave
way tc the labor committee. 1t was an
almost continuous session throughout
the day and evening for the govern
ment officials, fist with one side and
then with the other, and tonight Mr..
Knapp said they were progressing,
but that nothing had been accomplish
eG thus far. Intimation from the labor
men that they might concede some
thing was considered a strategic move
to secure public sympathy in event of
a strike being called.
A joint conference between the man
ayers and labor cOnferees may be held
tomorrow, although it is said that it
will depend upon the attitude Of the
managers. If they refuse absolutely
to make any further concessions or
listen to the pleas of Commissioners
Knapp and .Seill it is said the labor
conferees will not again meet them in
conference as they consider it would
be waste of time. Neither side is
anxious to precipitate a strike, and la.
hor men believe that by changing
their position as they did they have
placed the responsibility on the man.
ayers.
The railway employees in the train
service of the western railroads have
reduced their demands to nine hour
work day, and the government officials
who came to the meeting are working
hard to overcome that obstacle.
THURSDAY settlement of the
controversy DeWteen the western rail-
roads and their conductors and train
men seems nearer than at any time
since Commissioners Knapp and Neill
interceded in behalf of peace. After
delivering the ultimatum of the gener-
ri managers TO the representatives of
the men, long conference was held
and the final result was that the labor
leaders came to an agreement which
they requested the two government
officials to deliver to the managers
While it is not known officially what
the exact nature of the basis of the
settlement agreed upon is, it is stated
by man in authority that the pros
poets OF peaceful settlement Of the
difficulty were bright.