New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
|. c. TAKES A FIRM STAND
Won't Discuss New Agreement,
Tells Union Representatives.
LABOR OFFICIALS SILENT
Future Action Will Depend Upon
Result of Negotiations with
Hartman Lines.

Chicago, Aug &c. II. Markham. presi
dent OF the Illinois Central Railroad 10
| day took hand in the conferences Win
| union representatives. I'm which the men
| seek to induce the road TO recognize the
newly organized shop Workers Fedora
ton. He apparently was unwilling to re-
| cede from the roads previous stanh py
treating only with the representatives oil
the unions involved. At the conclusion OF
the conference he issued the following
statement:
We had conference with three OF the
representatives OF the interna''cI,n sana con-.
tracts. and they were told that the Oil OH
GERS OF the Illinois Central Railroad coulu
not and would not discuss new asiise sis,
| ment while such contracts are u, IN ho
| ence and that IL cancelled II might ps
done In the usual formal manner that nse se
heretofore prevailed. and for whlcn tne
contracts provide, and which also Supp,
late that thirty days notice snail pe
given by either party of desire to change se
the terms OF the same Their attentio,
was called 10 the fact that the iilIh0,s
Central had always lived up to ooth tnss s
that It expected its employees, as parties
to same. to do likewise.
The railroad was represented at the con
ference by President Markham. Vice-Presi
dent w. l.. Park, Assistant General Man
ager T. NJ. Foley and Superintendent o'
Motive Power NJ. Barnum. The unions
were represented by p. ]. Conlon, vice
president Of the Machnists' Union; r
Paauin, vce-president of the Carmen
Union, and A. Heinnemann, vice-presiden'
of the Boilermakers Union.
None of the union officials you'd dis
cuss the situation. From Mr.. Markham
office they went to the Office Of the Black
smiths and Helpers Union, where they
held secret conference.
At the end OF this conference kilograms
were sent TO the presidents of the nine
international unions involved. who are tr
Kruttschnitt, vice-president Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad, which is involved In
similar controversy
The labor men here let il be known that
their future action will depend upon the In
structions they receive from their pres
idents and that those instructions will de
pend upon the outcome Of the conference
with Mr.. Kruttschntt
Another secret conference was held this
evening by the delegation representing the
federated shop employees, headed by Presi
dent McCreery and officials Of the nine
unions. None OF the delegates would say
what was discussed at the meeting.
San Francisco, Aug. 3l.-One possible ave
nue. to an agreement appeared here TO-
night, following an all-day conference
Of officials OF the unions Of shopwork'
ers. who are preparing to ask Julius
Kruttschntt vice-president of the Harr'
man lines f6r recognition of the federation
Of shop employees.
Following the announcement that meet
ing with Mr.. Kruttschnitt had been ar
ranged FOR II o'clock tomorrow morning.
IL was given out that the general officers
OF the union in consultation with their
advisory board had agreed that the de-
mands OF the men must be insisted upon.
Does that mean recognition of the fed
eration?" President j. w. Kline Of the
RIacksmiths' International Union was
| asked.
1T amounts to that" he replied, but
the word federation seems to scare good
many persons What We shall insist upon,
according TO our agreement to-day, is
recognition Of a joint committee represent
ing the various unions"
Mr.. Kruttschnitt has declared recognition
| Of the federation impossible. and a day or
two ago gave a list Of reasons for his atti-
tude.