Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
TRUCE DECLARED IN
BOILERMAKER STRIKE
BOTH SIDES TO REST UNTIL
MONDAY
Superintendent Ingram and H. j. Small
Tell Southern PacifIc's Side Of
story-Generai Strike May
Follow UItimatum

The Southern Pacific has withdrawn
it's ultimatum requiring the men to re-
turn to work Monday under penalty OF
dismissal. In return for this conces-
sion Presiden Payne OF the boilermak-
ers will wait until Monday before send
ing a telegram to President Dpnne OF
the organization requesting MIN 10 cali
out all boilermakers on the Hartman
lines.
The company has declared that on
Monday it will either give another an
swer to the boilermakers or renew the
ultimatum to return to work.
r. H. Ingram, general superintendent,
and H. ]. Small general superintendent
of motive power, stated the Southern
Pacific's side of the case yesterday.
What Small Says
H. J. Small, general superintendent
of motive power of the Southern Pa
cific. said: IT came down here from san
Francisco to investigate the charges
made against Mr.. Carter. the foreman
whose discharge is demanded by the
boilermakers. 1 have questioned all
the men employed under Mr.. Carter:
There are between twenty-six and
thirty-two of them.
"In every case they failed to give
any complaint against Carter that
would warrant us in discharging him
or even in censuring him. In fact the
more have seen of Carter since came
down here the more admire him
"The worst charge brought against
him Is by one man who alleges tnat
Carter tried to make him hurry with
his work
we can find absolutely no ground
for the attitude assumed by the union
against Carter and I can find no cases
of abuse which would justify us In
taking any action. The committee OF
boilermakers admit that my decision
is correct and proper.S
1--WE have offered to arbitrate with
the boilermakers or to leave the matter
to impartial judges to decide but they
refuse an offer of arbitration and de-
mand the unqualified d1smlssal Oh
Carter
Three Hundred Men Are Out
There are about 800 men out on our
lines. All the boilermakers have been
called out in San Francisco, Los An
geles and Sacramento. The men are
also out at Sparks and Pocatello, but
these do not directly affect our lines
P. Sheedy, superintendent of motive
power for the Southern Pacific. district
said: "There are about fifty boilermak-
ers and as many helpers out in my dis
trict."
Mr.. Ingram said: 1--WE have investi-
gated the charges made against Carter
and find that there is absolutely no
ground for the complaints against MIN.
We have taken the statement OF the
men who work under him as evidence
We have offered to arbitrate the mat
ter under the Erdman act, under wnlch
the telegraphers' strike of San Fran
cisco was arbitrated, but the strikers
| have refused.
! "The demands of the strikers If con-
ceded would practically mean that they
| would havc at all times the privilege OF
naming or changing the foreman under
| whom they work This power we are
not willing to concede.
"W.e want to state to the public that
we will take the steps necessary to pro-
tect the traffic. Some delays of course
will be unavoidable. but we will do
everything in our power to see that
trains go through on schedule time
We will not submit to- the unreason-
able humiliation which the unions
wish to impose upon us"
The following letters concerning ar
bitration passed between Mr.. Small and
the boilermakers:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. s, 1907.
Mr.. E. Payne, Chairman of Com
mittee of Boilermakers S. p. Co.
(Pacific system), Los Angeles, Cal.
Dear Sir: Referring to our discus
sion this afternoon respecting the
action taken by you in calling out
the boilermakers on this system,
and my proposition that the mat
ter be referred to arbitration.
Inasmuch as your committee ad-
init that my decision, as result of
investigation made respecting your
charges against w. H. Carter,
foreman Los Angeles boiler shop, is
proper, as adduced from the evil
dence OF all the boilermakers In
Los Angeles under the jurisdiction
of Mr. Carter, 1 certainly cannot
recede from the decision I have
made, and as you do not appear
willing to recede from your posi-
tion the only remedy left Is arbi-
tration, which 1 herewith propose,
such arbitration to be arranged by
method of ordinary selection OF
arbitrators or under the provision
of the Erdman act. The award of
either such arbitration board shall
be final and binding upon both par
ties the same as decision in court,
it being understood that the men
will return to work pending such
arbitration.
Notwiths tanding the hasty action
taken by you, which we feel is
wholly unwarranted under the cir
cumSLdnccS, IHe CoHipahy 10 SNiiA
willing to adopt the method sug-
gested in the interest of public
service, which cannot but be
greatly Inconvenience as result
of the strike of your organization.
Yours truly,
II. ]. SMALL.
Gen. Supt. Motive Power.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 10.
19O7.-Mr. H. ]. Small, General
Superintendent Motive Power,
Southern Pacific. Dear Sir: In re-
ply to yours of August relative to
submitting our grievances to arbi-
tration taking the evidence which
was given by us in conference
held in Los Angeles August 3, 1907.
we, the undersigned, do object ana
give as our reasons that the facts
concerning the conditions that
really exist in the shops at Los
Angeles were not brought out
in the investigation. The ques-
tions asked us did not give us
chance to tell what we know or
have seen of Mr.. Carter's abusive
habits and unreasonable demands.
w., ,J;5 not allow VOur representa-