The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
CONFERENCE DOES
NOT END STRIKE
Only One Point in Dispute, but
Each Side Refuses TO
Yield More.
HAWLEY THREATENS TO
CALL OUT OTHER UNIONS
Demand That All the Men Be
Taken Back at Once Is Re-
fused by Officials.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 27.-Contrary to eX-
pectations developments today in the
controversy between the railroads OF the
northwest and the striking swItchmen,
instead of resulting In nm amicahlc set
tlement Of the strike. resulted In a wider
breach than has heretofore existed.
Not only have the swltchmen declared
all negotiations with the railroads Off.
but labor leaders say there Is n strong
possibility of n general strike by all al
lied orders belonging TO the railway
branch OF the American Federation of
Labor.
II. B. Perham. acting as chairman OF
the Railway council In session here, lef Y
tonight for Washington to seek advice.
There may be general strike. said
Mr.. Perham.
President Hawley of the switchmen's 5
union asserted. Several other members
Of the Railway council, besides Mr. Per-
ham. left for their headquarters tonight
TO make preparations for strike Of their
respective orders"
Everything Of,
Mr., Perham. in speaking Of today's de-
Velopmcnts. said:
FRIDAY we were on the verge OF n
settlement. and we thought the matter
would be fixed UP today, But this morn
ing the railroads presented a mysterious
change OF front and assumed such arro-
gance that we decided AT once To have
nothing more. TO do with them.
Il am leaving tonight for Washington
/ have business in Chicago and Cincin-
natl first. but will arrive at the capital
on Thursday AS the intervention of
state authorities has failed, shall seek
aid of the United States In putting an
end 10 controversy that Is causing
bankruptcy and suffering among innocent
people who have no voice In the matter"
Mr.. Perham would not state as to which
department at Washington he would ap-
peal. He said he may seek TO interest
the Interstate commerce commission and
he may take the matter up directly with
President Taft.
The Point Of Difference
In the conference between railroads and
labor leaders today. railroad officials re-
fused to take back all the switchmen
at once, but agreed TO re-employ all
those they have places for They gave
the switchmcn until II O'Clock Wednes-
day to accept this offer. The offer was
Immediately rejected by the labor lead
ers.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Hawley and
Mr.. Pcrham called on Governor Eber-
hart and asked him to invite the inter
state commerce commission TO Intercede.
The governor replied he did not care 10
act on this request until he had con-
suited the attorney general. who is out
of the city and will not return until to-
morrow
call out general strike If such action
Is decided upon. Mr.. Perham said:
Some of the orders can be called out
Immediately. There would be some de-
lay In calling out others because of
difference IN the method of procedure In
such cases"
After Messrs. Slade and Gruber left
the governors office the federation com
mittee had a conference with the gov
ernor. during which they explained more
fully their position and made the asser-
tion that II was fight throughout the
country by the American Railway asso-
citation on the railway organizations en-
braced In the American Federation OF
Labor.