New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
MEN ON VERGE Of STRIKE
Employees Of S. P. and U. P. Lines
Await Lovett's Action.
$4,000 MEN MAY WALK or
Railroaders Are Boiling Hot and
Want to Quit at Once, Says
International President.

Chicago. Aug 81 ". Kline. in,.-r,.
tional president Of the Blacksmiths rnIo,
to-day sent a telegram 70 r. g Iov.,,
president OF the Union Pacihc and sop,,'
ern Pacific railroads. in New York. asx,n,
for an immediate conferences with a v,.,.
OF bringing about a settlement Of the I,h..
dispute which threatens a strike % N.
q 90 shopmen employed by the Hsrrin,,
lines.
The message sent by President KIN.
read as follows:
r s. Lovett, president Of the Union Paclsc
and Southern Pacific railroads. No. ID
Broadway, New York
AS Mr. Kruttschnitt has left for N.
West, thereby making II impossible 10 rnes,
him. and as the conditions are extremely
serious in the mechanical department, and
Hartman lines, which We are irving N
avoid. ! therefore request that YOU rn.s,
the international officers Of the craft, N.
volved in an effort TO bring about an ami.
cable adjustment Of the trouble plsas.
wire y ". Kline. international presidest.
Chicago
Everything now depends on Mr Lovetto
said President Kline. Mr. KruttschnI,,
has ssid that he receives MS orders from,
the board of directors in New York 50
am through with Mr.. Kruttschntt The
whole matter is now up 10 President Ioye,,
and the board ~ directors.
Meanwhile our men out West are boil.
ing hot and want 10 walk ont at once. I
have wired them 10 wait until see what
President Lovett intends n do. The in
ternational presidents Of the various crafts
involved are scheduled 10 meet in Kansas
city next Monday 10 consider the situation,
but I am trying TO have the meeting place
changed TO Chicago"
Kansas city. Mo. Aug. 25.-J. 4. Frank
lin, international president 81 the Boiler
makers, in charge OF the Federated Union
headquarters here, ssid tonight. after
long distance telephone talk with J. "
Kline, who Is In Chicago, that Kline was
arranging a conference between Julius
Kruttschnitt. vice president OF the Harri-
man lines. and the five international pre.i-
dents
Earlier i'm the day, according TO reports
from Chicago Kline declared he would no.
meet Mr.. Kruttschnitt, and wired President
r. S. Loyett of the Hartman lines, asking
him TO meet the International Officers on
Monday. and should they fail TO negotiate
federation officers here declare the strike
viii be- ordered Tuesday.
Plans are now for a gradual tis-up Of
the system with a renewal Of efforts az
negotiation, after each union is called out
Federation officers here say they do no,
want to call the men out and will make
every effort 10 amicably have the road rec.
ognize the federation.
Paducah Ky. Aug 25.-The result %
the strike vote taken by tie Federation
of Illinois Central Railway Employees. as
counted up 10 late hour, shows 81 per
cent of the votes cast in favor Of back
ing up the officers OF the federation In
their demands upon the Illinois Central for
recognition. only 1876 OF the 5000 mem
bers failed 70 vote
The demands Of the organization. backed
by this vote. will be laid before Illinois
Central officials in Chicago asking them
personally TO meet the FIVE union pres!-
dents.
Calvin Wyatt. general organizer OF tbs
American Federation OF Labor. said yes-
terday that the men working in the me
chanical department OF the railroad. who
threaten 10 strike on the Hartman system
because OF alleged discrimination against
members Of a federation of railroad crafts
which has been formed, belong 10 local
district OF the Railroad Employees Depart
ment Of the American Federation OF Labor.
formed year or two ago. The principal
unions in the department are the Interns-
tionaI Brotherhood OF Boilermakers. the
International Association OF Machinists
the International Brotherhood OF Black
smiths. the Brotherhood OF Railroad Car
Men. the Order OF Railroad Telegraphers
and the International Sheet Metal Work
ers. The president OF the department -
II. B. Perham. president OF the order o.
Railroad Telegraphers. the latter being the
only one OF the railroad brotherhoods IN
the operating department affiliated with
the American Federation OF Labor
The Railroad Employees Department OF
the American Federation OF Labor" said
Mr.. Wyatt, is divided into districts, the
Hartman lines being in one OF the dis
tricts The department officers could not
take part In negotiations with officials Of
but the officers OF its local d.
visions or declarations can take part in con-
ferences with the employers. The fedora
ten idea has taken root. and possibly on
account Of the big strike in England tns
officials OF the Hartman system or in fact
any railroad system would oppose any
closer federation among the unions than
they hsvel been accustomed 10. and THIS
IS the first time the federation. which is the
l. cal district of the Railroad Employees De-
pertinent of the American Federation OF
Labor, came prominently into any dispute.
The federated system. however u
bound to make Roadway among the unions
)n account OF the concentration or interests
among the railroad corporations Presi-
lent Perhsm OF the Railroad Employees DE,
pGrtment Of the American Federation OF
Labor IS known as a conservative man
ard his advice may go long way IN orius'
ing about an amicable adjustment Of az
fairs though he probably would not seek
10 take a personal part in any OF the neso'
iiations"