The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
STRIKE s|TUAT ION
BECOMES ACUTE
Committees Of Brotherhood
Hold Executive Session
in This City
Situation to Remain Tn
changed Until Mediation
Commissioner Arrives

With the arrival yesterday morning
OF 80 members OF the general commit
tees OF the powerful brotherhoods Of
1remen and enginemen the strike sit
time since the conductors and train
men voted to walk out unless the
Southern Pacific company acceded to
their demands
Early in the morning Is members of
the locomotive engineers went into ex-
ecutive session IN their headquarters
in the Pacific building. The conference
lasted greater part of the day and
after adjournment tho members said
they had no statement to make.
L l. Sanford OF San Francisco. chair
man. presided. He refused to discuss
what took place. Whether the engi-
neers and hremen will launch them
selves in the strike movement remains
a matter of conjecture, although union
men say their grievance is as clear as
that OF the conductors and trainmen,
who have taken the initiative In the
threatened tfeup-
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
The general committee of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen held short executive session
at the Argonaut hotel O. w. Karn,
the COMMITTEES chairman, also refused
to confirm the rumor that his organiza-
tion would probably join in the strike
movement.
In the afternoon tho joint committees
OF the Order OF Railway Conductors.
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
lneers and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen held a
private meeting In the Argonaut. T. a.
Gregg, vice president Of the first named
order, said nothing OF consequence was
discussed He said the situation would
Iremain unchanged until w. w. Hangar,
assistant commissioner OF mediation
| and conciliation. arrived in San Fran
| cisco August IL to endeayor to bring
| the employees and the Southern Pacific-
company together In peaceable set
tlement of their differences. Mr.. Han
gar will act alone In the mediation
proceedings.
MAY PROPOSE ARBITRATION
IF the mediator falls to bring about
a settlement through mediation, it is
HE duty to propose arbitration. al
| though neither side is compelled to
accept arbitration as Anal means of
! adjusting the differences between
them," said Mr.. Gregg.
In case mediation falls. the men
have perfect legal right to Withdraw
from the service" he added.
Members of the general committee
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers who are at the Argonaut are
as follows:
| W. D. Anderson. secretary FL Paso: o.
Kearns. Roseville; w. r.. Kings. Oakland ]. o.
Hand. Sacramento; ]. J. Norton, Los Angeles;
w B. Van Horn. Dunsmuir; F. J. Connolly.
Portland; w. L. Mcdonald Roeeburg Ore; H.
F.. Lttlejohn Tracy; W. $. g. Harris. San
Luis Obispo; r. Trewick. San Francisco: G. +.
Keith. Bakersfield; w. III. Skinner Tucson; T.
r. Davis, Ogden, and ]. B. Cunningham. Sparks.
New.
| The general committee or the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
| and< Enginemen is composed Of:
| n T. Cole, Sparks. New; j. Austad, Ogden.
Utah; W. A. Fleck. San Francisco; r. +. stapp.
Tucson, Ariz.; ]. O. Langknecht, Los Angeles;
R.sasaea,n E.: u. Murray Koseyilie; Rowland
Portland: R. II. Bishop, Sacramento: G: f.
/ Irvine. Dunsmuir; J. w. Robertson. Roseburg;
Tracy.