The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-29
THEIR HOPE NOT ABANDONED
Trainmen and Conductors do not FaV
or Arbitration which the Rail
road Managers will Demand.
Bitter Fight.
Es MAY GO ON STRIKE.

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$4,000 men OF the western railroads
seem nearer strike tonight than At
any time since the negotiation
were begun two months ago with the
general managers for an Increase in
wages and a shorter workday.
The conference to-day between the
representatives of the men and the
railroad officials lasted four hours, but
were a failure so far as bringing
about a solution Of the trouble is
concerned. The railroads offered in
creascs Of Z per cent to passenger
conductors and 10 per cent to minor
omploycs. The latter include brake
mon. nrcmon. bargagcmen and allied
workers. The mon had demanded
AN Increase OF l2 per cent and nine
hour workday, and whom the railroad
officials declared their offer was the
best that could be made the confer
once came to an on q. as the trainmcn
AT a conference this week, had de
cided not to accept anything but what
their demands call for
Immediately after the joint confer.
oncc broke up. the representatives Of
the men got together to consider the
advisability Of calling strike in or.
der To bring the railroads to terms.
Just what decision was reached Is not
known tonight. as the union men de-
cline to discuss what has taken place
at the meeting They were a unit,
however In declaring a peaccablc set.
tlemcnt Of the controversy can only be
reached by the general managers OF.
fering concessions. Another meeting
OF the union men has been scheduled
for tomorrow morning and the goner'
al belief tonight Is that strike will
be called within the next forty-elgnt
hours unless the railroad officials re-
quest another conference TO try and
settle the matter without rcsorting ~
fight
r. II. Morissey chief OF the train
mems organization, said tonight:
Eve have been instructed by the
men we represent to call strike un
oss the offers of the roads are salts
factory to Us. The vote by when
this attitude was reached carried the
strike proposition by tremendous
majority. They are not satisfied with
the men and the men are not salts
fed. We are going to ask for no more
conferences with the managers. IL Il
up to these gentlemen now to prevent
the men quitting work, and the only
way thcy can DO this is to acccdc tc
our demands
\. B Garrettson. chief of the con
ductors, also declared that no further
conference would be held with the
general managers.
The railroad officials are not quite
so pcssimistic over the situation as
the representatives Of the men. After
the failure Of the opposing interests tc
reach a settlement and when the mor
were declaring a strike was ineyitahl.
Secretary Thompson OF the General
Managers association, said:
We have not given up hope as yet
Of poaccable adjustment Of the din
Guilty. We have conceded ~ great deaI
10 the men already. and II would seen
to be but matter of short time
until the union officials will see thcil
way clear TO accepting the genera
managers proposition. | am Of the
opinion that the conference whicl
ended In nothing today, will be- re
sumrd again within the next few
days and that some sort ct an agree
mont will be reached
The United States government vii
be asked to intorcyclc - prevent {
strike OF the tralnmen and conductor
on the western railroads aal IL IN
olans of the General managers do no
l,a thu whole udesjipn viii b. sub
mitted 10 arbitration 'or settlement.
Tonight the general managers an
nounccd that they will demand arhi
tmtiou under the Erdman act
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