The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
LABOR DISPUTE
 MORE SERIOUS Peaceful Settlement of the Illinois Central Trouble
 Seems Doubtful

Chicago. August S0-Peaceful settlement of the labor disputes involving 5000 shop men employed by the Illinois Central road who are demanding recognition for their federation seemed further away tonight, after representatives Of the nine
 individual unions had conferred with w. l.. Park, vice president of the road. Neither Park nor representatives of the unions would reveal the result of the conference. but 1t was generally report ed among union. men that Park had re- iterated the former determination of the
 railroad to treat with the men only through the individual unions.
 It is believed the union officials have decided to await the outcome of the conference to be held tomorrow in San Francisco between the presidents of the international unions and Julius krutt- schnitt, vice president of the Southern Pacific railroad which is involved in a similar controversy
 Following the conference in the office of MT. Park the international union of ficials held meeting with the dele sation representing the federated shop employees headed by President McCreery. 1 This meeting was once adjourned and re-
 opened again during the evening. Neith- CT the international union officials nor President McCreery would make known
 what was discussed.
 1 Another conference with the railroad officials ts tn be sought tornorrow by 1 the union ofdfciais at. wien tltenlps ! are to be made to bring about a meet
 ing between President BcCreery of the
 Federated Shop Employees and Vice Pres
 ident Park of the railroad. William F GrAmer, international sec retary of ths- Blacksmlths union. is-
 sued a statement today replying to Vice President Julius kruttsch nit s recent interview on the labor dispute on the Hartman lines. His statement is as follows:
 We are not asking for anything mere than has already been granted by the railroads involved to the engineers. fire men, switchmen, conductors and other members of the brotherhood. The real purpose of the federation is to avert strikes and to act an arbitration com mission and an intermediary for the get clement of disputes involving separate crafts.
 For illustration, if the blacksmiths fail to settle a grievance with their employers we want them to put the matter up to the federation for adjustment. If we find thav the grievance is an illegal or an unjust ore the federation would refuse to consider it and would rule against the craft.
 "As for apprentices, our constitution up holds them and we want them. We arc seeking a reduction in the number of ap- prentices. As for the matter of increases in wages we feel we are entitled to an in- crease just as well as the brotherhoods of engineers, firemen and conductors. It ID true we are opposed to piece work and the bonus system as 1t encourages the sweat shop system. We object to the per sonal record system only so far as to eliminate the danger of a black list.
 The present agreement of .he indi- vidual trades provides for a seniority class and 1t is only in this respect that we could be charged with desire to dictate who shall be laid off. We only ask for just and sufficient cause In the case of discharge of an employe."
 San Francisco, August 3O-Cseneral of. ficcrs of International organizations of railroad shopmens craft arrived here late today to take up as representatives of their individual unions. the question of recognition by the Hartman lines of the Federation of Shop Employees. They ex- pect to meet Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president and director of maintenance of the Hartman roads either tomorrow or Friday, according to MT. Kruttschntt.s convenience and the time it takes the leaders themselves to outline their limo of campaign.
 Officers of four unions were on the ground tonight. They arc. J. w. Kline, president of the Blacksmiths union, who came from Chicago; R. M. Ryan. presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Carmen, and F. M. Franklin, president of the machin- ists of Kansas City; J. D. Buckalaw, vice president of the International Asso- ciation of Machinists. from Washington. Michael OSulfivan of Kansas City, gen. eral president of the Sheet Metal Work CTS union, is not here, but represent tative of the union is expected to arrive either late tonight or tomorrow
 With a vote already taken among the crafts strongly urging the general offi- cers to call a strike unless the federa- tion Is recognized. the union representa- lives will go into conference intending to avert one if 1t possibly can be done.