The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-28
ASK GOVERNMENT
TO PREVENT BIG
RAILROAD STRIKE
CONFERENCE BETWEEN RAIL.
ROAD MEN AND GENERAL
MANAGERS FAIL.
CALL OUT is EXPECTED
soon Unless Officials Of AZ Western
Roads Make Further Concessions
Another Meeting Is
Probable.


Chicago. March 81 The SO 600
trainmen 81 che western railroads
seem nearer strike, tonight than at
any time sine the negotiations were
begun, two months agse. with the gen
3 eral managers for an increase In
wages and d She Ter work day. The
conference today between representa-
tvs of the men and the railroad
officials lasted four hours but was
without final result.
Immediately after the conferences
hroke mp, lhe representatives Of the
m n got together TO consider the adj
visibility Of calling strike in order
10 bring the railroads 10 terms.
Just what decision was reached IS
moi known tonight as the union men
decl ned to discuss what had taken
place at the meeting,
They are unit. however, In de-
claring thai possible settlement of
the controversy can only be reached
by the general managers offering con-
cessions.
Law to Prevent Strike?
The thing that stands in the way
o! a general strike, seems to be the
Intervention OF the United States
government. This is the plan of the
railroad offScials and was kept quiet
until late tonight when the general
managers gave out statement IN
which they declare they will demand
arbitration under the Erdman act.
AS a strike Of the men would inter
fere with Interstate commerce tho
railroad officials believe they can
prevent a strike by asking the gov
ernment to take command OF the
situation. The Erdman act. passed in
1898, provides fer arbitration of lahos
difficnlties, where Interstate com.
merce is involved, by the chairman
az the Interstate commerce comm.s-
sion and the commissioner of labor.
Strike Order Expected.
Another meeting of the unicn men
has been scheduled for tomorrow
morning and the general belief to-
night Is that strike will BE- called
Within the ne,y 4S hours unless the
railroad OF cials request another con-
ference to try TO settle the matter
without resortirg to fight
p. II. Morrisey, chief of the train
mems organizm ion said tonight:
Tn tod No
men we repreeent to call strike un'
less the offer of the roads was salts
factory to us The vote by which this
attitude was reached carried the
strike proposition by a tremendous
majority. W. are not satisfied and
the men are not satisfied.
WE are not going TO ask for any
more conferences with the general
managers. /, is up TO these gentle
men now to prev. mt the men OUR ting
work and the only way they can do
this is TO accede to our demands.
MANAGERS Expect Compromise.
A. b. Garrettson, chief OF the con
duetors. also declared that no further
G nifFentts VIII pS h~iu "'n
general managers.
Railroad officials are not tonight so
pessimistic over the situation as the
representatives of the men. After the
faihrs of the opposing interests to
reach settlement and when the men
were declaring hat strike was in
evitable, Secretary Slason Thompson.
of the General Managers Association
said they had not given up hope as yet
.f a peaceable adjustment of the diff
Guilty. that the railroads had conceded
q great deal already and expressed the
belief that the mon officials will see
their way clear TO accepting the gen
eral managers proposition. and that
anothar conference would be held.