The Detroit times., 1909-05-18
TO TRY TO SETTLE
MARINE STRIKE
Boards of Arbitration and Mediation
of States Bordering on Great
Lakes Opens Session Here.

In an effort to settle the marine
strike, tho heads of boards OF arbitra
ton and mediation OF six states bord
ering on the lakes are meeting In
the Hotel Cadillac. Victor Olander
general secretary OF the seamen's
union, arrived In the city Tuesday
morning, from Cleveland. In response
to an invitation to attend the confer
ence. With him came President J. M
Secord, OF the Marine Cooks union
VIM. F. Yates. president OF the Marine
Engineers Benevolent association, IL
also In the city on invitation, and
made statement 20 the conference a,
Its opening session. Tuesday morning
An invitation was also extended &c
President William Livingstone. of the
Lake Carriers association, but the lat
ter stands by his declaration that the
association has nothing TO arbitrate
and declares he Will moi attend volurr
tarily. However, the members of the
Michigan board may try to force his
attendance by issuing subpoena iol
him. as they have the power To do.
The following are IN attendance:
Michlgan-The Rev. Frederick
Klump. OF Detroit; Charles l.. Carpen
ter. Grand Rapids.
lllinois-B. F. Shadley, Galesbure
Harry NJ. Powell. Peoria: G. j. Doyle
Greenfield.
Ohio-Joseph Bishop, Columbus.
Indiana-C. F. Woerner and Harry
Slough. indianapolis.
New York-John Lundrigan. AL
bany.
Wisconsin-John Humphrey. Mil
waukee.
Beyond perfecting an organization
and hearing the statement OF Presi
dent Yates, little was accomplished by
the board at Tuesday mornings ses
sion. which was practically a contin
uation of the conference held In Chi
cago last week The meeting was
strictly executive, but the board may
decide later TO admit the public or, al
least, the press. A press committee
of three was appointed for the pres
emit. The members are John Lundri
gan, c. J. Doyle and Joseph Bishop.
The conference will convene again
Tuesday evening at o'clock, when
statements will be made by Messrs
Olander and Secord.
The purpose OF the conference Is
July III TIC oOi's
TO President Livingstone and the labor
leaders, which is in part as follows:
"The representatives OF the state
boards of mediation and arbitration
of the states Indiana. Illinois, Michi
gan, Wisconsin, Ohio and New York
have been IT. session In Chicago for
her purpose OF affecting Cancellation IN
the existing dispute between the Lake
Carriers association and the Lake
Seamen's union. We have made such
inquiry and secured sucn Information
as was possible with the facilities a,
hand in Chicago. We have adjourned
to meet in Detroit. Tuesday, May Is
for the purpose OF simplifying our ef
forts. 1t is our express desire that a
conference between the several boards
and the executive representatives OF
your organization be had at that time
and place 1t is to be distinctly uu
derstood that such proposed confer
ence will be held separately between
the combined boards Of arbitration
and the representatives of the employ
ers' interests on the one hand and the
union representatives on the other
You are not only invited. but urged
TO meet with u.s.
General Secretary Olander, OF the
seamen, declared. Tuesday morning
that his organization was prepared to
stay out for long period, II neces
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