The San Francisco call., 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 Cornpany-B.
R. T. and O. r. C. Accept
Hearing Within Week
commissioner Cham
bers Coming Senator
Newlands Is Now Here

Although the government board of
mediation and conciliation viii be
third party in the attempt to settle
differences between the Southern Pa
cific company and its conductors, brake
men and switchmen. it is highly prot-
able that the added strength of three
other unions of the Big Five" which
cover the railroad field in this country
will be the deciding factor.
The grand officers and general com
mitteemen of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Fireman ard Engineers
will arrive in San Francisco tomorrow
morning for a conference with the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the order OF Railway Conductors. A
committee of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers has been here for two
months, and strike on their part has
been threatening.
It is believed that by Monday these
FIVE unions will be ready to stand to-
gether and perhaps to issue united de-
mands for concessions to each The
refusal of the Southern Pacific may
II can disastrous strike, which would
stop every train and telegraph instru-
ment on the entire system.
MEDIATION Is ACCEPTED
Through irony of fate. Francis G.
Newlands, 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
Aav witness either the triumph of his
ides or its failure means of set
tling Industrial disputes. He is stop
ping at the Fairmont hotel
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 east Wednesday and yesterday
the board wired to the officials of the
b. r T and 0. r. c. its willingness to
act as mediation body. The unions
promptly accepted the commissions
offer and dispatched a request for a
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. l believe" said
R Mcintyre, vice president of the
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
Commissioner Chambers said he would
be engaged for time In the mediation
or trouble brewing between the en-
ployes and the management of the Chi
cago Belt railway and the Chicago and
Western Indiana railway, but would
come to San Francisco as soon as he
disposed Of these cases and 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 with the general superin-
tendents and not with the general man.
ager.
we have been hoping for better con-
ditions for a long while, and have been
trying to secure them by peaceable
means said Mr.. Manion yesterday.
find ourselves forced to strike. The
arrival OF these grand officers of the
other unions may bring about a gen
eral change in the industrial situa-
ton"
STONE HEADS COMMITTEE
Warren s. stone. grand chief of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
and W. S Carter, president of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers, will head the delega
tion of union men who will arrive here
tomorrow. The conference is expected
10 take place in the morning
Senator NewIands was Inclined to be
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