Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-01
BOTH SIDES
STAND PAT
Demands of $4,000 Work
men Being Threshed Out
in San Francisco
KRUTTSCHNITT MEETS LEADERS
Railroad Will Not Recognize
Federation But Labor
Unions Insist.

man system and other Hartman line
officials in this city on the one side
and by James w. Kline, J. A. Frank
lin, ]. D. Buckalew, NJ. F. Ryan, and
J. D. Crane, representing the five shop
crafts involved, the formal demands
of $4,000 railroad shopmen employed
on the Hartman system are being
threshed out in this city today.
Both sides announced that they
went into the conference determined
not to recede from their positions,
that of the railroad being that it
would not recognize the Federation
of Employees and that of the Interna-
tional union leaders that its recogni-
ton must be conceded. In setting
the hour for the meeting Vice Presi-
dent Kruttschnitt let it be understood
distinctly that he was meeting the
labor leaders as individual representa-
tives of their respective unions and
not as a joint committee represent
ing the federation.
w nllC lbClC dlC OoIAC ouo-
jects that labor leaders desire to have
the real point at issue is
the question of recognition of the fed
GRAFTON and the labor leaders went in.
to the conference firm in the deter
mination to induce Kruttschnitt to
consent to a meeting between the rep
of the federation and the
general managers of the Hartman
system. A direct conference with
Kruttschnitt will not be demanded.
In case no agreement is reached to-
day or if the decision is against the
desires of the labor leaders, there
can be no appeal. Kline received a
telegram from President Lovett, OF
the Hartman system, saying that any
action resolved upon by the officials
now in this city would be ratified by
the railroad company.
More Men Let Out.
The Southern Pacific Company con,
tinues to lay off men, between Is and
100 men from its auditing staff having
been let out yesterday. Most of these
men have been employed as train au'
ditors and this work will be done by
conductors from now Oh.
Labor Leaders Have Late Breakfast.
San Francisco, Calf, Sept. 1.-The
labor leaders were late in breakfast
ing this morning and spent the time
before II o'clock the time set for their
conference with Mr.. Kruttschnitt, in
informal conference. They declined
to discuss their plans. President
Kline, who has acted as spokeman for
the committee, said they had decided
to make no fourther statements until
after their talk with the railway Off
cials.
Shortly before II o'clock, the men
left their hotel and went to the South
ern Pacific headquarters, where Mr..
Krattschnitt and other officials were
awaiting the audience.
Vacation Orders Cancelled.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. IA genera
order was issued from Union Pacific
headquarters today cancelling all va
cation orders for the balance of the
year. No reason was assigned for the
action, but it Is understood to be
part of the general retrenchmen'
scheme of the company.
A large portion of the employees o.
the road are effected.
Conferences at Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. Following the
refusal of President c. H. Markham
OF the Illinois Central Railroad to rec
ognize the Federation Of Shopnen, the
twenty-seven delegates representing
the nine crafts today held several con
ferences and kept in close touch with
the situation in San Francisco where
Vice President julius Kruttschnitt oi
the Hartman lines was to meet with
union labor leaders.
Three Alternative Courses.
Three courses are said to be opeI
to the LEADERS Of the 5000 shop mel
employed by the Illinois Central R. R.:
1. To call out the shopmen employ
ed by the Illinois Central at once,
either in separate strike or in con
nection with q general strike of al
shopmen on the Hartman lines.
Q. To serve thirty days notice
abrogating existing wage agreements
withholding the strike order lntil the
expiration Of that period and in the
meantime make an effort to resume
negotiations for peace with the rail
road officials.
8. To recede from their demand
that the railroad recognize the FEEDER
ated Organization Of Shop Employees.
Playing for Time.
It is believed that one Of these al
ternatives will soon be decided upon
Several OF the delegates have, it Il
said, expressed themselves in favor o
giving the railroad company thirt.
days noticssot the abrogation OF wag'
contracts. Il this action is decide.
on the question Of calling q strik'
will be indefinitely delayed.
Situation Carefully Considered.
Local heads OF the shopmen hav'
wired their Representatives at Sal
Tranoisco for 4avice and it ID expecte'
they will be gnided to q certain ez
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