The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-29
TROUBLE MAY BEGIN
SOME TIME MONDAY
Climax in Dispute Reached
When KruttSchnitt Finally
Refused to Recognize
Federation.
~ HICAGo. Sept. os.-At midnight

50. 1000 shop employees on the
Hartman lines and the Illinois
Central railroad had not been issued.
Despite persistent reports that the
strike would be called al 10 o clock 10.
morrow morning, reliable information
indicates that the deliberations of labor
officials NAV be continued over sunday.
The presidents of four or five inter
national labor unions involved are re-
ported to have agreed late tonight 10
issue the strike order tomorrow morn
ing. Then, it is said, President James
O'Connell of the machinists baked
O 'Counel. who is attending A conven'
tIou at Davenport, Ia, is reported to
have urged delay until Monday.
Following o 'Connell's s decision, IT
was suggested that the strike might be
called on the Hartman lines first, and
later be extended 10 the Illinois Cen.
tral railroad.
This point had not been settled,
The shopmcu Will strike. they say.
not simply because of dissatisfaction
with wages or conditions of labor, al
though some twenty demands have
been made covering these points, but
mainly TO establish the newly
organized Federation of Shop
| gotiating disputes between employ
ers and employees, The railroads re-
| fuse to recognize the federation be-
canse officials say, il would mean p|ac-
| ing All operating affairs in the hands of
! the federation and would turn railroad
management into chaos
Climax Reached.
The dispute reached a climax today
| when julius Kruttschnitt, vice presi-
dent Of the Hartman lines, reiterated
| the determination of the roads not 10
meeet with the federation. J. w. Kline,
president OF the international Black
| smiths and Helpers union. commuul-
| Gated this decision TO other union
heads and then authorized statement
! that Il strike would be called as soon
! as The day and hour could be agreed
upon Later. it was said that three
of the union heads had agreed 10 call a
strike Saturday, not later than noon.
Together with talk of an immediate
strike came the news from New York
| of the reorganization of the Hartman
| lines, moving Mr.. kruttschnitt to New
York. making him a member of the
board of directors, and apparently eX'
tending his power.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt, in refusing to treat
with the men, said that they. had no
grievance and intimated that the unions
had sought to end harmonious relations
| He said:
Kruttschnitt's Reply,
James OConnelI and others, Davenport
hotel. Davenport Ia;
Replying TO Your telegram of Septem
ber 20, MY presence here. OF course.
in Chicago Thursday noon, If the essen
| ,Ials Of admittedly fair and coDsidcrate
| treatment. the payment OF the highest
wages OF any railroads IN the territories
| served by our lines. and the guarantee OF
| hospital and generous pension benefits
have not been sufficient to deter our
sbopmen from terminating agreements in
| suring these conditions, made from time
! 10 time In conference with their labor
! unions. end from spending four or FIVE
| months In devising now issues and means
| to destroy existing harmonious relations.
and, moreover. are not sufficient to In
duce them to remain in employ and
to make them realize their duty 10 the
| public, I do not see that We can do any
| thing more To- convince them that they
! have no good reason 10 stop work or 10
prevent your giving approval and per-
IslSn sgnedS o. '"e KRTrTscHS1TT sTs Tsf asSTSr
The roads, il is snid, arc in good
shape to withstand prolonged strike.
Unionists say the roads have been en-
IpIoying men in all the ceuters of popu-
latiou for months and have long list
of men ready TO take the strikers
iplaces.
Dispatches from California state that
most of the big railroad shops are en-
closed by stockades.
May Apply to Courts.
Possible action Of the railroads is
said to be indicated by the Illinois
central s action at Memphis, Tenn.
Yesterday in obtaining n fedora in
junction restraining striking clerks
from interfering with interstate com
merce, through picketing or other
means.
Five unions will be affected directly
bv strike order--the machinists, the
blacksmiths end helpers. the boiler
makers, the sheet metal workers aDu
the carmen. In addition, four allied
trades, the steamfitters. painters. col
rer and brass workers and clerks, may
60 out. All of these unions hnvo voted
in favor OF strike as an alternative
10 the refusal of the railroads 10 rcc"g-
n;7e the federation.
The strike vote was taken some
months ago. but action was Delayed be-
cause of the refusal of the m3chinists
to countenance the strike. This obJec-