New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-30
'BIDS Up STANDARD OIL |. C. AGAINST FEDERATION
ViCe-PreSident Indicates ROAD
Won't Deal with 1t.
TO FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION
Question of Calling Strike Lett
to International Presidents
May Mean Peace.

chicago Aug. 29-W l.. Park. vice-pres-
iaent Of the Illinois Central Rsilroap' 10
rigbt indicated that the officials OF tne
road have determined not 10 deal WIN tne
Federated Shop Employees, representatives
of whom now are here from the Soutn' :"
an official statement Mr.. Park said:
We received communication from me
international union officials ashIhs ne
conference. and have said 10 them tnat w
will meet accredited representatives on -.
LIMITATIONS with whom We have contracts
10 discuss matters connected therewith.
Mr. Park refused to amplfy this state
ment. but representatives OF the Iaoor
unions said the statement Indicated re-
fusal 70 recognize the federation
President McCreery OF the federation
who spent most Of the day comforting with
representatives OF the international UNIONS
said that Mr.. Parks statement was re-
iteration Of former expressions, ana aduen'
We have known that the company was
willing 10 meet with the international OFT
GERS OF the nine unions Some OF me OH,
Gals. upon whom power 10 ayt nas
conferred by the international pI,ue 70
have not reached here | expect them 10
morrow. and by the following .day 49,
negotiations will have reached SIas
where we can make public the detalIs Vi
our conferences.
REPRESENTATIVES of the unions spent the
dav in secret conferences with federation
oTicials. but so far none of the organiza-
tions has met with sny railroad officials.
A conference between the railroad and the
union officials will be arranged as soon d.
all the labor representatives reach here. AT
that meeting an effort will be made 10 ar
range a conference between the road ana
the federation delegation headed by Nc
Crecrv. and the actual fight 70 gain recoG-
milton of the federation will be begun.
After a day of secret conferences the
executive board of the Illinois Central Fed
Grated Workmen. representing nine trades.
have decided to leave the question Of call
ing a strike to the international presidents
of the different unions. This action is
taken by some TO mean a step in the drec-
ton of a peaceful settlement Of the dis
pute.
letter has been forwarded to Vice-Pres-
ident W. l.. Park and General Manager
Foley OF the Illinois Central asking that
conference be arranged, and number of
meetings was held by the labor men while
awaiting a reply to this communication.
No conference between the joint commit
tee of shopmen and Illinois Central Rail-
way officials took place to-day, although
the labor men held several secret confer
ences Both the railroad officials and labor
leaders declined to discuss the proposed
conference. One report was to the effect
that the workmen had embodied their de-
mands in formal letter which had been
sent to Assistant General Manager Foley
of the Illinois Central
Secretary Bowen of the Federated En-
ployes of the Illinois Central allied lines
said:
The public must not get the impression
that we are idle, because we have been
busy ever minute since We arrived in the
city. The machinery is grinding, and no
body can tell what the results Will be. We
are not prepared to say just now what We
may have accomplished.