Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-08
STRIKE SEEMS IMMINENT
ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Vice President kruttSchnitt'S
Attitude Toward Federation
May Cause Action

:. CHICAGO. Sept. 6-The arrival here
I. 4oday OF Julius Kruttschnitt, vice pres
I. tdent and director OF maintenance OF
way OF the Hartman lines. was ex-
: pected 70 develop a bearing on the I'LL
: nols Central labor differences
= The Harrfman executive. who rejected
the demands OF the railroad shopmen
made at San Francisco last week. was
believed TO have held conference with
president Markham. OF the Illinois Gem
-tral. on his program for today.
Mr.. Markham on Monday declined to
meet agents OF the new Federation OF
Illinois Central Shop Workers. just as
-Kruttschnftt did at San Francisco.
The letter made public by the shop
is informed that he win be responsible
should = strike develop. was received BY
-the Illinois Central bead.
- CHICAGO. Sept 6-Kruttschnitt went
direct 10 his ofiices. where he was in
conference with his assistants for several
hours
Representatives Of the nine crafts OF
the Illinois Central shopmen and Of
Ulcers OF the federated body resumed
shortly before II O'Clock today TO dis
-cuss the advisability Of calling a strike
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
There Is said TO be a difference Of
opinion among the labor chiefs regard
Ing what action shall be taken which
the 1s-hour meeting held yesterday was
unable 70 remove
The leaders appear to be divided into
three factions regarding a plan OF &C
ton for the future. 1t is said that rep
resentatives Of the federated body favor
the calling OF an immediate strike re-
gardless OF what action is taken by the
shopmen on the Hartman lines.
A few Of the international union Of
fleers are said TO favor delaying action
OF any kind until the outcome Of the
dispute on the Hartman lines Is settled.
while another element is in favor OF sub
uniting plan OF arbitration to the rail-
road. II Is said that the inability OF the
different elements 10 agree on what shall
be done is prolonging the conference.
Chairman W. F. Cramer. who Is pre-
siding at the conference OF labor chiefs.
said today:
We are just where we were at this
time yesterday. We have reached no de-
cision and / do not know when we win.
I do not expect reply to our last let
ter TO President Markham. of the Illi-
nois Central"
KRATTSCHNITT TALKS.
When seen shortly before noon. Julius
Eraffschnitr said:
3 Il am not interested in any ofieial
way in the Illinois Central railroad tr0u-
bic and know nothing about il except
what I have read in the newspapers The
Hartman lines and the Illinois Central
are entirely independent and 1 do not see
how 1 could be called in conference with
President Markham In regard to the
situation on the Hartman lines. there
have been no new developments since
I left San Francisco last Saturday. I
have had no communication with the
railroad men and they have had none
with me We were compelled TO deny
the demands OF the men because of their
unreasonableness."
President McCreary. OF the Federation
of Illinois Central shop Employees, said:
The men want to strike and are
growing very restless at the delay. I
received word today that a few shop
men employed at the Burnside shop took
their tools with them when they went
home from work last night and win not
return until some definite action Is taken.
I do not know how many men followed
this course / think it Is due the men
that some decision be reached today.
President Markham said he had re-
ceived the letter sent By the labor IN
ions. but had not decided whether he
would answer H. He said that the CON-
rany had no statement to make