Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-03
UNION LEADERS
TALK TO CALVIN
Vice President of Southern Pacific
and Shopmen's Representatives
Have Another Conference.
FACTS ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED
Neither Side VIII Disclose the Nature
of the PrOceedinEs-KIine Talks
with Kruttschnitt over
the Telephone.
HIS DAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-The pros
poets for peaceable settlement OF troubles
between the shopmen and the officials Of
the Hartman lines took more favorable
turn today, when It was learned that the
union leaders had again got into touch
with the railroad men. A brief conference
between some OF the international union
officers and f. c. Calvin, general manager
and vice president of the Southern Pacific,
was secretly held and 1t was also learned
that another brief meeting was held with
Mr.. Kruttschnitt, prior to his departure for
the east.
The fact that the opposing interests had
resumed negotiations was carefully
guarded and neither side would disclose
the nature OF the proceedings. Not all the
men composing the committee were present
at either conference and the meeting with
Mr.. Calvin and that with Mr.. Kruttschnitt
were held at different times. 1t was after
Mr.. Kruttschnitt's departure that two or
three of the labor leaders saw Mr.. Calvin.
At the Southern Pacific headquarters it
said that ]. w. Kline. spokesman of the
labor men, yesterday had spoken to Mr..
Kruttschnitt early in the day over the
telephone. Nothing was given out as to
the nature of the call or what had taken
place. Mr.. Calvin had told the men that
he would be glad to meet them any time
before they left in a friendly way as
individuals. He had known the men for
long time, and has been on friendly
terms with them personally.
There seemed to be a general feeling
that the situation had cleared little,
though neither side would disclose the
reason therefore.
as1Nt.g.,
today said Kline, but he declined TO
further explain himself.
AS a result of today's meeting of the
international presidents the executive COM
mittees of the various unions have been
summoned by telegraph to San Francisco,
and a general conference will follow. AL
though the international officers have re-
ceived vote of confidence from the men
and are fully empowered to act for them
In regard to their demands, they wish
again to canvass the situation before talk
ing further decisive seteps. This will be
done at the general meeting here next
week
Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president of the
Hartman system, left for the east at 9
o'clock this morning over the Santa Fe.
No Farther Notice TO Central.
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made today by officers Of the Illinois Cen
tral shopmen unions that a thirty-day
notice had been given the railroad to
abrogate the existing wage agreements.
At a meeting OF the labor chiefs today il
was decided that no such notice is neces-
sary
After passing on this point the labor
meetings adjourned and the delegates left
for their homes II may be that no other
conferences will be held as the grand lodge
officers, who remained in Chicago, arc
authorized to deal with every phase OF the
situation, even to the calling of a strike
II necessary.
President McCreery of the federation EN-
ployes Of the Illinois Central railroad, said
! today:
'"rhe report that the grand lodge officers
recommended that thrty-day notice be
given the railroad of a desire to confer
with in regard TO our demands is abso-
lutely untrue. We consider we have given
the railroad sixty days notice as 70 our
letter OF June 10 fully set forth these facts
and would be considered ample notice to
any fair minded person.
"The situation is this:
I'VE have met President Markham and
he has declined TO recognize our federated
body. This is the only question involved
at present. cannot say what the next
move will be. Il has not been decided
whether we viii act Independently in the
Illinois Central case or follow the action
TO be taken by the shop men on the Harr-
man lines.
'In the meantime we expect to do every
thing we can to avoid strike. We may
have number OF conferences with Presi-
dent Markham before We are through, but
we have not arranged for any yet"