Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-06
RAILROAD LABOR
SITUATION
Union Officials Declare That
Illinois Central Men
Want to Strike
KRUTTSCHN|TT IS At CHICAGO
1t Is Believed That He Will
Have Conference With Pres.
ident Markham.

SuiCaSO, ILL.,, otpt. D. Ht dIIlNal
| here today of julius Kruttschnitt, vice
president and director of maintenance
OF way OF the Hartman lines, was ex-
pected to develop :, bearing on the II.
linois Central labor differences. The
Hartman executive, who rejected the
demands of the railroad shopmen
made at San Francisco last week, was
believed to have conference with
President Markham O. the Illinois Sen.
tral .on his program today. Mr.. Mark
ham on Monday declined to meet
agents of the new federation of Illinois
Central Shop Workers, just as did
Kruttschnitt at San Francisco.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt went direct to his
offices where he was in conference
with his assistants for several hours.
He declined to discuss the labor dis
pute on the Hartman lines but said
he might have something to say later
in the day.
Not interested in Illinois Central.
Representatives o. the nine crafts
or the Illinois Central shopmen and
officers of the federated body, resum-
ed their conference behind closed
doors. When seen shortly before
noon, julius kruttschnitt said: Il am
not interested in any official way in
the Illinois Central railroad labor
trouble and know nothing about it ex
cept what | have read in the newspa-
pers. The Hartman lines and the II.
linois Central re entirely independ.
ent and | do not see how l could ue
called in conference with President
Markham. In re"ard to the situation
on the Hartman lines there have been
no new developments since left San
Francisco last Saturday"
Men Want to Strike.
President McCreary of the Fedora.
ton of Illinois Central Shop EN-
ployes said "The men want to strike
and are growing very restless at the
delay. think it is due the men that
some decision be reached today"
Conference Breaks UP.
Chicago, H.. Sept. 6.-Just before
g p. m., the conference broke up. The
members declined to say whether they
were to reassemble.
Will Not Affect Hartman Roads.
San Francisco. Calf. Sept. 6.-Re-
fusal of the officials of the Illinois
Central railroad to recognize the Fed.
GRAFTON of Shop Men of that system,
will not affect the situation on the
Hartman system, according to the
statement made by J. w. Kline, pres.
ident of the Blacksmiths' Union, who
IS chairman of the shopmens commit,
tee now in this city.
No Message Received.
When asked whether there was any
truth in the rumor that the shopmen
Of the Illinois Central were only wait.
ing for the sanction of the interna.
tional officers in San Francisco before
declaring strike, Kline replied that
the officers in Chicago were author
lied to handle the situation there as
they saw best. When pressed for a
more definite answer he said: NAT
urally the officers there being subordi.
nate officials would apply to their su.
periors for advice" No message had
been received from the East today he
added, with the assurance that none
had been sent out from here.
Members of the general committee
will arrive today but 1t is not certain
that sufficient number will be here
by night for conference tomorrow.
Conference at Capital.
San Francisco, Calf, Sept. 6.-The
international officers Of the railroad
shop crafts in conference here, will
leave late today for Sacramento to
attend a conference at Sacramento to-
night, bearing directly on the present
disagreement with the employers.
J. W. Kiln, president Of the Inter.
national Blacksmiths' Union, said he
was not at liberty to give out the purk
pose Of the conference although 1t
was sufficient importance to cause a
hurried trip to the capital city.