Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-02
Illinois Central Officials and
Men Deadlocked Awaiting
Result Of Conference in
San Francisco.
FEDERATIONS ASK
TO BE RECOGNIZED
Rail Magnates in Both Cases
Willing to Deal With Indi-
vidual Unions, but Not
Federated Body.

Chicago, Sept. Following the re-
fusal Of President C. II. Markham OF
1.-THE Illinois Central railroad to recog-
|nize the federation of shopmen, the
|twenty-seven delegates representing
the nine crafts today held several
conferences and kept in close touch
with the situation in San Francisco
where Vice President Julius Krut-
schnitt of the Hartman lines was to
meet with union labor leaders.
Three courses are said to be open
to the leaders of the 5000 shopmen
employed by the Illinois Central rail-
road.
To call out the shopmen en-
ployed by the Illinois Central at once
either in separate strike or In con-
nection with a general strike OF all
shopmen on the Hartman lines.
To serve a thirty days notice
abrogating existing wage agreements
Withholding the strike order until the
expiration of that period, in the mean
time to make an effort to resume ne
gotiations for peace with the railroad
officials.
To recede from their demands that
the railroad recognize the federated
organization OF shop employees.
It ia believed that one Of these al
ternatiyes will be decided upon In the
near future. Several Of the delegates
have. It is said, expressed themselves
In favor of giving the railroad com
pany thirty days notice OF the abro'
xation Of the wage contracts. II this
action Is decided upon the question
of calling a strike will be indefinitely
delayed.
Local heads of the shopmen have
wired their International presidents
at San Francisco for advice and 1T is
said they will be guided to certain
extent by the answer received to this
message. The labor chiefs declined to
discuss their probable action today
although several important confer
ences were held at which the entire
situation was carefully considered.
Conference In West.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 1.--At q
conference attended by julius krutt
schnitt, vice president of the Harri
man system and other Hartman line
officials here on the one side, and by
lanes w. Kline j. A. Franklin, J. D
Buckalew, M. F. Ryan and j. D. Crane
representing the five shop crafts In
volved, the formal demands OF 25,OOC
railroad shopmen employed IN the
Hartman system are being threshed
out in this city today. Both sides an
nounced they went into the conference
determined not to recede from then
positions, that of the railroad being
that it would not recognize the fedora
tion of employees and that Of the inter
national union leaders that this recog
milton must be conceded. In settling
the hour of the meeting Vice Presl
dent Kruttschnitt let it be understood
distinctly that he was meeting the
labor leaders as individual representa-
tiyes of their respective unions ano
mot as a joint committee representing
the federation.
In case no agreement is reached to
day, or If the decision is against the
labor leaders, there can be no appeal
Mr.. Kline received a telegram yester
day from President Loyett of the Har
riman system saying that any actor
resolved upon by the officials now
here would be ratified by the com
Ipany.
The Southern Pacific continued t.
Hay Oft men, between IS and 100 me1
from It's. auditing staff having beer
let out yesterday.
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