El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-15

z CUSTOM, TEX, Nov. 15--One Of
two peace proposals aimed to
settle the Southern Pacific rail-
road strike was refused by labor lead
ers here today They rejected julius
kruttschnitt's offer to confer with the
Federated Unions board, asserting that
Il was an evasion President Wilson'S
move for mediation remained as the
only apparent hope for speedy settle
ment
Declare Plan an Evasion
The statement by the federated
board on AR Kruttschnitts offer read
once more the Southern Pacific Of
ficials are eVading the issue M
KTuttschnitt proposes the formulation
OF some plan TO adjust future grew
ances. without any regard to those ex-
listing Such being the case, we can,
az matters stand, have no reply"
Mr.. KrUttschnitts offer was to dis
Cuss with a representative committee
OF the four labor ORGANIZATIONS on
strike. the question of inaugurat1ng
system of dealing with controversies
through a joint committee represent
ing all four organizations
Sunset Central Tied Up.
Meanwhile except for a few paSsen-
ger trains. the entire sunset Central
violence had been repOrted anywhere
on the 2400 miles OF idle track between
El Paso and New Orleans
The Southern Pacific railroad eX-
daily. manning them mostly with its
own officials Among these are the
eaet and west bound daily transcouti-
mental expresses recurring eight trains
for each way, to maintain their sched-
ule
7Eed'0to-s Ordered to New Orleans.
President Wilson has sent word to
judge W Lea Chambers. commissioner
Of mediation and Cancellation, now in
New York. to get in touch with the
strike situation on the Southern Pacific
lires as quickly as possible
The president had already called to
the attention Of assistant secretary
Han~ar Of the board Of mediation and
concilia+5on. the serious embarrassment
70 traffic resulting from the strike or
trainmen and enginemen and urged
for mediation. If possible
No Disorder at Houston.
At Houston the first day of the strike
Of engineers and trainmeE on the At
iantic division Of the Southern Pacific
railroad ended without disorder
President W 3. Scott OF the Sunset
Central announced that besides two
trams-cO continental passenger trains cp-
Grated between FL Paso and New Or
leans. that passenger service was main
fafned between Dallas and Beaumont,
and Victo-ia- Texas No attempt was
node to move freight and no perish
able commodities viii be received.
scott Saya aBoO- Is Oren-7
the strikers announcing that the door
was still omen" If they cared to return
70 work Strike leaders said they had
information that only four trains had
been oneraJed on the lines involved
since the strike began
Hone was expressed IN many quar-
tors that the federal board OF media
tfrr will intervene. to which railroad
officials have consented. Union officials
however have refused to say whether
they will sanction such an agreement
Statement Received Without Comment
Information that julius KTuttschn1tt
chairman Of the executive committee
OF the Southern Pacific board. stated
in New York that the road was Wiling
70 discuss with representative Of the
different unions the questions Of in
aueuratins a system OF dealing with
the controversies through a joint com
rnittee. was received at the strikers
headquarters without comment
Statement by TErutfschnitt.
Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman OF the
executive committee Of the southern
Pacific. has announced at New Hork
that the railroad is wiling to discuss
With 2 conservative committee OF the
for7r unions now on strike, the question
Of inaugurating a system for dealing
With controversies through a lolnU
''ard IF no aEreement can be arrived
at. TO have the controversy adjusted IN
the manner provided by the recent act
OF congress"
"The demand which the railroad
C07,-,ar71- refused was that the companv
r7aet q 7ofnt or r0O0erat tive committee
fo- considering discussing and settling
certafu Snecifed cases Of grievances 81
IN r-r1-7hp-. some already settled. some
IN course Of settlement and some pTe-
sen+ed for the first time. but all COW
cred hv thu existing contracts with
each o.--~-a -77za ten
VIII Not Refuse Conference.
ssThe connanv has never been asked
n take IN and discuss with its en-
nTover the question of meeting a CO
o0eratfva committee renresentinE the
four orCanizat iOrr and discussing with
T. fhe question Of making changes in
existing agreements OF making a new
Increment involving giving such a
committee Jurisdiction over cases OF