Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-15

..., March b-The date ana
''''' .,mrr the strife Of the hfe-
. an ,hs western railroads was Nv
l,- mon By the union officials t l,.',
cl'. = .,,on.ttee adjourned until TINS
p ..' u. without announcing the TIME
hi'-'''- ,,rta- az the union, said he
g,,.5 ma, committee would order the
-, .'.. -eardlsss of Che mediation pro-
p.sal ...-s,. h,tveen
~.s,err railroads and the local
,.r and sneuemon would medial.
= mo rrdman act came as sur
=. q, che officials of the employees
'..o, while they were in session en-
1-syor.re TO decide on the hour when
N. strike should be called
p,rroad officials without hesitation
s.rsrsd that mediation under the Erd-
man act would put stop for the pres
en- At least TO the proposed waikouI
r,5s- The alt the questions upon
,bIes the employers and the men dis
1000 will be submitted 20 Chairman
voapp OF The Interstate commerce COM
ri.slon and Commissioner Nell
This afternoon the committee Of un-
l,1 officials will assemble and II a tele-
cram from Chairman Knapp is re-
.ei,ed VIII give it their attention. II no
,.l.grsn lsreceived Il is the expressed
accumulation Of the union com
witee TO conclude IFS business, decide
whether 30 make public the date OF
calling the strike. which they nave
aread, fixed on. and In the words OF
President Carter fold their tents
and depart
Tbe altimatum Of the union commit
h. vas sent last night 90 Chairman
W G. Nixon, OF the general managers
committee. 70 reads as follows
COMMITTEES ULT1MATUM.
Your letter OF March A. wherein
y0l Soy that the managers committee
saflrms its former refusal 90 arbitrate
3D. matters ln controversy has been
received and has been given serious
.0nsderatIon The refusal OF the man
igers committee to arbitrate Articles
two and three on the plea that another
1rFanzations interest are involved
ril not b. accepted hy our committee
f1r the reason that We are only requlr-
ms the restoration Of "a rule and prac-
'se which our members have always
enjoyed until recently when railroad
Managers advocated the notification Of
such rules thereby depriving certain
'ngnemen of rights which are accord
ID % every other employe I'm the serv-
Tee Of railroads represented by the
managers committee
"Our committee authorizes me 10 eX-
Ness % the managers committee re-
get that our conferences are thus
brought % close without having
reached a solution OF the matters in
dispute and 90 advise YOU that our
0mmittee has authorized the men ar
tcted To withdraw from the service.
BY order OF the committee
"W S. CARTER.
President Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers and Firemen,"
Il was estimated that the date for
ai.ng out the men would give them
4me before receiving the notice for
mem 90 quit work Others may be
u'en a hint not 90 start on long runs.
Aany " the hreWen are ON such runs
ind some of them could not get back
70 thef starting point under ordinary
circumstances boz less than four days
lnose who have watched the course of
me negotiations since their inception
Ne OF NE opinion that several days
least viii elapse before the strike
vi, 90 into effect iu any event
MleA also depends on the action
gAen oy the union officials in the
Nent mat they receive direct COM
nuh'ea'lon from Chairman Knapp.
MANAGERS STATEMENT.
o L. Dickson. assistant 10 tho
PRESIDENT of the Chicago. Burlington
VNnceN Railroad. ON behalf of the
HaNaeeY committee gave out the
0ue"inE statement today.
lu order that the public and un-
presented commercial interests OF
' country may not DE embarrassed
INJURED hy the $40 effects of a COM
80 "stn Oh" nrcmcn propose. the
T,ueas nave invoked the aid Of the
Iu''ah act and Chairman Knapp. of
,,s Interstate commerce commission
,sg. oInnlissioner Of Labor Neul
XVI. u''n communicated with and
~ '.''" enlisted as media
Mo-. In'I me government law i'm an
,l,, peacefully adjust the dial-
'p.l' Messrs Knapp and Noiu have
accepted Hud we 40 NOT See ~ ~.
Isinen eau sven refuse tho pronosi-
,,.r .oi @ peaceful adjustment
ne railroads feel that after bav-
"Her'd arbitration of the wage
, ,'',,o.h and 7s last resort enlisted
'v ,t, To- the difficulties throupb
'.., '',lLu party they have used every
ma, ,1l'aole effort 10 avert the anal
resident Carter Of the Rremens'
It.s.a.nll,ation, stated This afternoon
t' lho telegram from chairman
,.,pp ana Commissioner Neiu In
.sU.s lne union official that the
,r5., nag asked FOR mediation
tslrs5 ~. hfdman act had been rc-
NN"N ana D.