The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
AWAITING MEDIATION.
Z ntsn Leaders Held Dsck strike order
knnpp and Netll 20 Act.

CHICAGO. March iS-Prompt iutervrt-
ton by the Government authorities nc
Washington to-day caused the strike
order 20 the locomotive hremsn on forty
nine Western railroads 10 h. witlhsl1
temporarily.
Martin A. Knapp. chairman v me
Interstate Commerce Commission. and
Charlie. =. Neil, Commissioner Of Labor
are coming to Chicago to make q anal
Effort to avert a strike which would
parAlyns the transportation service OF the
wHen M railroad managers realignE.
that a strike was imminent they mad
their representatives in Washington CON-
municate at once with Mr.. Knapp and
Mr.. Neill aud seek their intervention.
They. acting under the ErdmAn lav-.
sent a telegram 10 President W :. Carter
~ the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire.
men and Engnemen offering their ser-
vices as mediasors.
Mr.. Garter az once called his COMMITTEES
90 conference in the Lexington Hotel
and the following telegram was addressed
90 the Washington authorities
Matters in controversy Involve conditions
II employment and increase In wages.
D =
assurance - gwen that mediation hegt1
| Immediately and In tho city % chicago
authority FOR men 10 lsave service ~ the
COMPANIES will be temporarily Withheld.
III. fac, that We have proposed arbi'ra-
I ton 81 on matters m controversy AMI tn
7 fat that The managers committee has re-
. ecttsl our proposition dos nor lead our
men 20 cNp.y' a settlement through MEDIA
] ton. buf ~ an ~ idenCe oi our fairness VIII
! accept your friendly Offices under tho con-
ditions nhmed herein.
/ Though IN. railroad managers profess
I 20 believe that all danger ~ a strike has
| passed the union leaders DO not take
such a hopeful view of the situation.
Both sides assert that they will not yield
/ ON the disputed points. which really in
I volve question Of jurisdiction between
the fir.4nen and the engineers. and Il they
adhere TO their positions the meilations
/ 81 Mr. knapp and Mr. Neill may prove
futile In any event there ~ no i'm
mediate. danger 81 the strike order being
issued while negotiations are under way.
4 Formal communications were sx-
| changed to-day betwes.n the managers
and tn. hremeu. the former notifying
the men that they had invoked the aid
Of the Erclmsn Law 10 avert conflict
\
ter used tho followinR language:
our committees again insists that aside
from tho Interests Of the public there are
/ NO other parties concerned ia this dispute
except the railways represented nv the
ruanaRrrs' committee and the employees
represented 10y our committee
The paragraph was intended 10 inrc~rn
the managers that a plea ~ CON-
tracts made with the locomotive engineers
would have no weight with the iiremsn
The. managers have insisted that to grant
ih. demands Of the fremen would he q
breach II contract with the enginesrs
which they are anxious 90 avoid.
Mr.. Carter said that the date for the
strike TO tAke effect had been @st AZ a
conference early this morning. but that
IL would not be made public in view of
the Federal intervention He said 10 IN,
not more than four days ahead. but ths
time would be extended 70 necessary
He addedG
We have shown = disposition 20 be fair
and reasonable In this controversy from ths
first and We could not refuse the mediation
sought by the managers We do not wish
10 inronvsnien~e the public ana would
. prefer 80 -ee an amiCable agreement. bu
! from the present attitude 81 the genera
managers ] believe the striEe mss Deei
postponed rather than avert@d
Said o. T.. Dickson ~ the Burlington
speaking for IN" general managers
There - no reason 10 anticipate n strike
We have Eel, confident from the nrs
that matters would work out all nght "
the end aud have made no preparation
Cor A strike because We feel that none oil
be called
/. WARRINGTON. March rs. Chairman
. Knapp Of the Interstate Commerce Com
: mission and Commissioner % Iabo
NELL. the mediation board under tn
ErimAn mediation and arbitration at
will leave for Chicago tomorrow a. r0oI
q 70 act a. rnsdiators In tho contrO-e-s
bsEwepn the railways Out Of Chioae