The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-10
SROPMEN SEEKING
TO SETTLE STRIKE
System Federation Presents
Claim to Arbitration Com
n1ittee of Commercial Club.
POINTS OF CONTENTION
Another Conference for Fur
tller Discussion to Be
Held Nov. II.
POINTS OF CONTENTION

llClu 4NON. Ne
With a view toward enishtcning the
public a. TO tho position taken oy INC
strikers on the Hartman lines and orine
ing about peace through securing recos
milton by the Hartman interests OF "hd'
is known as the System federation.
committee representing local shopnen oi
thc federation met last night WIN mem
hers Of the Commercial club arbitration
committee. entering into length discus
sion OF the presen, controversy ana ASK =
Ing the club TO lend its moral assist
anCc I'm enectiug just settlement
While the move has been starlcn spte-
L. bN. local members OF the federation.
they expressed tho hope that throuen ,nt
c,operation Of the club, the fcdeidtion
might secure recognition and enter ny" ~,
an agreement satisfactory TO both 3trlK
rrs arid railroads. i the arbitration
committee decides to take up tho mat.
ter. its dealings will probably he local
and confined To the Oregon Snort Llns
company as the only railroad concerned
With local headquarters. Howepcr. an
other conference with the tcdcihIloii
delegation VIII be held Friday evening.
November A.. 10 further discuss the
proposition, and also 10 decide WhethoI
The clubs committee deems it Wise ana
feasible 10 act.
Extended Discussion.
No decision Was reached last night
after The reports OF the shopmcn dele
cation had been heard and numerous
phases OF the system federation. It's pur-
poses and the reasons why federation and
railroads coul6 not agree had been d,s-
cusse,l for nearly three hours. While
the outcome hangs decidedly in the bal
anco as to what the conmittee VIII do,
u Is not improbable that = plan OF pro
cedure may ultimately be drawn up TO
lion 10 the normal conditions formerly
existing between the Hartman lines and
It's employees OF tho federation
The federatlons local committee con-
sisted or J. +. Cameron. chairman. j, IL.
Crouch, vice presiden, OF the system
federation. and r. Robert Anderson.
Frank Ps7uin. general hrst vice prcsi-
dent OF tho Brothc rhood OF Carmen. was
tho delegation. The Commercial club
arbitration committee was represented by
Judge Orlando W. Powers. chairman;
former Governor John 6. Cutler, vice
chairman: Eugene Giles. Judge e. G..
Goodwin Col William Nelson, G. 6 Par
sons. William f. Wallace. L. y. Ncos-
wood and Secretary Joseph y. Caine
The three vital points at issnc which
appear. according To Mr.. Cameron's as
ser,ions as wcIl as general opinion, 10 be
the stumbling block in the way OF get
ting the Hartman interests Ia sign
blanke, agreement with the. craftsmen in
ts employ arc the clauses demanding
fun recognition OF the system fedora
,ion, equal representation on tie hospital
fund board and Ake closed shop
s:sSSS::sssions Dem Demanded; Ms Cameron
reaSi@r asi@s from from 'Gfs ihe IsrNes% sr eSh
mentioned such provisions asaIcs gov
hour day. the siN day week, rInLouSst
and overtime. leave of absence. tralis-
pcrtatior OF employees, the determining
oi the competency OF employees witnlh
thirty days. the Joining Of the ttdfra-
lion OF prospective and engaged cnt-
ployees. proper sanitary cohoitlons IN
shops, seniority AS governing WaSe
ductlon and accomplishment. investigation
Of discharges. hospital fund fees, piece
work systems, and many other points.
However. II WAS admitted by Mr.. cam
cron and his associates ma, ia Wshy aircody g
been granted through The efforts oi lhe
separate crafts unions and were being al
lowed today. While exception were taken
stress of the controversy which resulted
In the strike seemed To lie on the three
vital points Of federation recognition;
equal representation on the hospital board
and tho ''cosod shop.
Union Turned Down.
Mr.. Cameron. Mr. Crouch and Mr..
Psquin all set forth that the railroad Of
ficials had been willing to meet the single
crafts unions 10 adjust controversies. hut
that when IL came 10 recognizing them
all In one body the system federation.
ali attempts al conferences had proved
futile. II was declared that the Officials
would not listen 90 the plans or diib;uss
the purposes OF The federation.
.'rhc federation WAS formed for the
purpose ot facilitating the reaching OF
agreements between crafts and railroads
regarding wages hours and other points
that might rise 10 issue. said Mr. Cam
cron. Much money has been spent by
both railroads and crafts In conferences
purposely extended over so long period
that II took months TO adjust affairs deal
ing with q single union. AZ such a rate
Il would mean years before thc last union
federation plan IL would take a few days.
II Il. ". Hartman were alive 1T would
be different, because he suggested tho
federation when hc settled the strike on
the Union Pacific about fivo years ago.
In relation tu the hospital fund and
board Of directors. il MAS said that en-
ployecs were entitled 10 "a fair repre-
sentation on board that directed the
handling of funds contributed by the
shopmsn from their salaries 10 protect
them and their families In times of sick
ness or accident. The delegation act
forth that employees we're not being
treated right I'm this respect and could see
no reasonable argument why the railroads
should object 20 the proposal or demand.
EACH employee contributes % cents
nonthlg, on an average. TO the hospital
fund OF the railroads.
ODJectS 10 hospital system.
Mr.. paluin spoke of tho DISADVANTAGES
10 employees through the present sys-
tenn NJ operating tho hospital service OF
The Hartman lines. showing how chronic
sickness among some s. per cent of the
men ultimately meant their dismissal. al
though they were able TO wtSk for many
more years faithfully and effiCicntlv
The delegation admitted unon a oues-
ton put by Mr.. Wallace that recognition
Of The system federation would supposed
ly he followed by demand for better
wages. When asked rs To- whether tho
federation would accept compromise II
the comnnittee were able TO secure q con :
Terence here between the warning factions
II was said that although nothing good
mad been found in compromised the
closed shop and hospital representation
questions could bc discussed but that tile
federation would stand absolutely solid
on the s1ihlect OF federation recognition.
both Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. Pnquin wen
on record ~ saying that although tic
companies claimed 10 have even NOR
inen employed than before. tho in
efficiency and public dangers arising from
their services wcrc only too plainly pyi
dent In the number OF dead engines
unserNiceablc cars. beiatcd trains. mishs rs
and other signs recorded OF late IL was
ssid that ;ne present employees had
brcn shipped In from outside places. au0
that tle communities were foslng thc
financial support and patronage OF the old