The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-08-01
Railway Telegraphers, Loco
motive Engineers and Fire
men May Join Forces
Conference to Decide
Five Organizations Cover
Country-Walkout Would
Tie Up Whole S. P. System
NEW FEDERAL BOARD
OFFERS TO MEDIATE
Prompt Responses by Com
mission to Company-B.
r. T. and o. r. c. Accept
Hearing Within Week
Commissioner Cham
bers Coming Senator
/ Newlands Is New Here

Although the government board OF
mediation and Cancellation viii be
third party in the attempt to settle
differences between the Southern Pa
ciic company and its conductors. brake
men and switchmen. it is highly prob
Die that the added strength of three
other unions of the Big Five" which
cover the railroad field in this country,
viii be the deciding factor.
The grand officers and general com
.,i.teemen OF the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and the Brotherhood
ST Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
win arrive in San Francisco tomorrow
morning for conference with the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the Order of Railway Conductors. A
committee of the Order of Railway
photographers has been here for two
months. and a strike on their part has
been threatening.
1t is believed that by Monday these
I've unions will be ready to stand to-
gether and perhaps to issue united de-
plsnds for concessions to each. The
refusal of the Southern Pacific may
II can a disastrous strike, which would
stop every train and telegraph instru-
1laent on the entire system
MEDIATION Is ACCEPTED
Through irony of fate Francis G.
NewIands. United States senator from
Nevada, who is the father of the bill
which created the mediation commits
sion, is here in San Francisco now. and
may witness either the triumph of his
idea or its failure as means of set
ding industrial disputes. He is stop
Sing at the Fairmont hotel
4 Prompt response was given by the
federal commission to the request of
the Southern Pacific company that it
offer its services in the present case.
The petition of the railroad was tele-
graphed Sast Wednesday and yesterday
the board Nfred to the officials Of the
p. r. T. and u r. c. its willingness to
act as a mediation body. The unions
promptly accepted the commissions
offer and dispatched request for
definite date on which the hearing will
b held
HEARING TO BE SOON
This date will hardly be more than
four or five days away. believe" said
P Mcintyre, vice president of the
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen.
commissioner Cha nbers said he would
be engaged for a time in the mediation
Of trouble brewing between the en-
ployes and the management Of the Chi
csgo Belt railway and the Chicago and
Western Indiana railway, but would
come to San Francisco as soon as he
disposed OF these cases and a minor one
in ST Louis. I don't think that these
will take very long"
The telegraph operators have been
in session in San Francisco under E. j.
Manion, fifth vice president of the or
der, for two months. but so far their
conference with railroad officials has
been only wit the general superin-
tendents end not with the general man
ager
I'VE have been hoping for better con-
dluons FOR q long Whiles anu nave ueeh
trying Ito secure them by peaceable
means.si said Mr.. Manion yesterday
But It is hard to tell whether we will
ind Ourselves forced to strike. The
arrival of these grand officers of the
otheF unions may bring about a gen.
eraq change In the industrial situa-
tio8. r
sTyoSE HEADS COMMITTEE
fwarren S. Stone. grand chief of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
Ind W. s. Carter. president Of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
Aand Engineers. will head the delega
ssion CT union men who VIII arrive here
Tomorrow The conference is expected
= takesplace in the morning.