Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-03
GRIEVANCE MEN
ARE CONFIDENT
OF settlement.
General Chairman Of En-
gineerS and Firemea'S UNI
ion Organizations in AIbu-
QuerQue on Way Home

ON their way home from Chicago /
whore they attended the conferences I
between the railway managers, the
government mediators, and reprcScu-
tativcs of the union cnginemen, g. T..
Hin of Los Angeles, general chair
man. ut the grievance committee
for the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers on the coast lines. aud J
II. O'Bren, Of bakersfield, general
chairman of the brotherhood of lo-
connective Firemen and EnEinemon in
the same jurisdiction, We're Ia Alhu-
queruuc for several hours last night
aud attended big meeting OF ongi-
neers and hremcn held in local
union hall.
A number Of local chairmen nl-'
tended the meeting, among them N
q. Green, OF Albuquerque for the
firemcn. q. l.. Fox. OF Albuquerque.
for the engineers Engineer Proctor.
Of Winslow and Fireman Her of
Wnslow.
The meeting last night was for the
purpose OF explaining to the cnei-
neers aud fremen of the Alhupuer-
que division of the Santa Zee coast
lines Just how the situation stands
with reference to possible strike OF
enginemen on the railways running
west Of Chicago. Mr.. nm and Mr.
| O Brien attended all the meetings
between the railway managers. gov
eminent representatives aud union
men IN Chicago and left for /hume
only when the conference ended In
naught and the leading confcrccs
were called 10 Washington TO meet
! with President Wilson
Confident of solution.
Mr.. Hin. Of the engineers with
the consent of Mr. O'Rrien, of the
! fircmen. last night shortly after his
larrival. made brief statement for
publication, in which he declared
that he and his associates felt conf
dent that the conference with Prcsi-
dent Wilson will have definite and
satisfactory results
1--WE do not wish a strike" de-
clarcd Mr.. Hill last night we real
ize that the public viii be Che great
est sufferers if general strike Of
enginemen Is called Because OF ouf
reluctance to create condition which
lwill be extremely disastrous To tn,
country at large. we have gone tn,
| limit in the mediation proceedings
Conceded Important Point
Because We are for peace and 8
satisfactory adjustment of the pend
ing differences we conceded an i'm
lportant nont to the railway manae
ers at Chicago This concession caus
ed us to go a step further than W.
had ever intended TO 20 in settlinl
the various questions up for decision
We made this concession, however
land IL had the approval of the gov
ornment nIcdiators, The mediator
had practically secured tho promis'
of the railway managers that the,
would endorse a certain agreement
provided we made such concession
Later, however. the railway manag
ers repudiated their tentative agree
mcnt and this Is when the brcal
came.
Look 10 Wilson.
we look to President Wilson I,
exert his Influence to prevent n stril<'
and are confident that he Will SCI
that fair and square adjustment /
made. While there has been no Off
cial announcement, we have reasoi
to believe that the president has ap
proved the plan proposed by the me
diation board for the settlement o
the differences, to which the engine
men agreed but which was reiectct
by the railway company