Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-30
.KNAPP'S EFFORTS
SO FAR FRuITLESS
First Meeting With Representa-.
tiyes of Conductors and Train
men Brings M Results.
ALL ANXIOUS TO AVOID STRIKE
Not at All LIKELY That Amy Agreement
Or settlement WIN he Reached
For Several Days.

Chicago. March &c. Nothing tangible
from the first meeting OF Chairman
Knapp and Commissioner Nell with the
parties to the railroad wage dlspuse
Later meetings viii be held today hui
i, il not believed that any agreement
OF settlement will be reached for sew
eral days.
Chairman Knapp Of the Interstate
commerce commission, and Charles p
NELL. u. " labor commissioner. arrived
here today from Washington to proffar
their good Offices in settling tho wage
dispute between the western railroads
and the members OF the Brotherhood of
Railway -rrainmen and OF the Order Of
Conductors The meeting which openes
late in the morning did mot begin under
highly favorable auspices The repre-
se1tatives of the men, Grand Chief
NJ ortissey Of the tratnmen and Chief
Conductor tsarretson OF the conductors
were positive in their assertions be.
fore the conference commenced that the
men would not absre anything OF their
demands They declared that Ii was
rot in their power to accept less than
the men had asked for the rea son that
the membership OF both organizations
had voted Ola the propositions to be con-
sidered III The meeting and the vote
was overwhelmingly In favor of a strike
unless the demands of the men were
granted. G. z. Brown, chairman of The
board of manag ers OF the railroads
as pni nj nit tn,
that the railroads could not go further
than they have already gone and thai
greater concessions than had already
been offered.
Before entering the meeting, Chair
man Knapp said:
] cannot say just novS what win he
done. Ny understanding is thai bot1,
SIDES are anxious 10 avoid strike and
such n disposition is a. promise that
everything viii come out happily. OF
course, can tell more about the situa-
ton When We have once heard the
statement From both sides We shall do
all in our power while acting with
strict justice for all concerned. TO bring
about peaceabIe adjustment of the
Chairman Knapp and Commissioned
Nelll We're first In conference with the
members OF the board OF general mama
gers who outlined their case and ex-
planned the situation as IL appeared
from their point of view.
They were with the chairman less
than an hour and the representatives OF
the trainmen and conductors were th en-
called in.
Following the conference with the
general managers, Chairman knapp
and Commissioner Neill listened to the
statements made In behalf of the train
men and conductors. At the close of
the latter meeting Chairman knapp
said
There is absolutely nothing that I
can say at this time. Both sides have
outlined their posi- ton and that Is about
all that could be expected at the first
meeting. We are to meet the trainmen
and conductors later today.
When asked II he came TO Chicago at
the request of President Roosevelt,
Chairman Knapp said he bad not The
trip, he said. was imposed on him by
the duties OF his office and he came on
that account
Neither the general mama gers nor the
representatives OF tho two organiza.
tons OF employees would make a state.
mcnt at the conclusion Of their meet.
sug. II is positively known however
that In today's conference no con.
cessicns were made ON either side.