The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-01
IS BUT ONE WAY ID AVOID LABOR WAR Railroad Company Must
 Recognize Federation HOLD MEETING TODAY Kruttschnitt Will Confer With Labor Representative Regarding Rec
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San Francisco, August 31.-One possible avenue to an agreement appeared here tonight following an all day conference between officials of the five unions ol shopworkers who are preparing to ask Julius Kruttschnitt. vice president and director of maintenance and operation of the Hartman lines, for recognition of the federation of shop employees.
 Following the announcement that a meeting with MT. Kruttschnitt had been arranged for Il o'clock tomorrow, it was given out that the general officers of the union had agreed the demands Of the men must be insisted upon.
 Does that mean recognition of the federation?" President J. w. Kline of the Blacksmiths' International union was asked.
 1t amounts to that he replied. What we shall insist upon. according to our agreement today, is recognition of a joint committee representing the various unions"
 MT. Kruttschnitt has declared recogni- tion of the federation impossible.
 Chicago, August 31.-C. H. Markham president of the Illinois Central railroad union representatives, In which the men seek to induce the road to recognize the newly organized federation. He apparent ly was unwilling to recede from the road s previous stand for treating only with the representatives of the unions involved. At the conclusion of the conference he issued the following statement
 We had a conference with three of the representatives of the international brotferhoods with which we have con tracts, and they were told that the off cers Of the Illinois Central railroad could not and would not discuss a new agree ment while such contracts are in exist ence. and that if cancelled, it might be done in the usual formal manner that has heretofore prevailed and for which the
 iT-tra rts- 5fruS s1s-- etli -'.,Sinh H's1 si dU- lates that 30 days notice shall be given by either party of desire to change the terms of the same. Their attention was called to the fact that the Illinois Cen tral had always lived up to both the let ter and spirit of these contracts and that it expected it's employees as parties to same to do likewise.
 The railroad was represented at the conference by President Markham, Vice President w. l.. Park, ASSlStant GeHei al Manager T. J. Foley and Superintend- ent of Motive Power M. Barnum The unions were represented by P. J. Conlon. vice president of the Machnists' union; F. Paquin, vice president of the Car mems union, and A. Heinnemann vice president of the Boilermi.kers' union.
 None of the union officials would dis cuss the situation. From MT. Markham s office they went to the office the Black smiths and Helpers International union, where they held secret conference. Tel egrams were dispatched at the end of this conference to presidents of the in ternational unions involved. who are in San Francisco for a meeting with Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president of the South ern Pacific railroad which is involved in a similar controversy.
 The labor men here let it be known that their future action will depend upon the instructions they receive from their presidents and that those instructions will depend upon the outcome of the con- ference with Mr Kruttschnit
 Another secret conference Was held this evening hy the delegation representing the federated shop employees, headed by President McCreery and officials of the nine unions. None of the delegates would say what was discussed