Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14
eReoINeMEN OF NINETY.EoA1
LINES PRESENT uITiaaATuM
70 ROADS.
LINES WEST OF CHICAGO
EAchN0 IMMENSE STRIKE
Rsyspsien May Mean Strike Tisins Up
$4,000 Miles of Railway in Crop
Areas Of Wsst-Demand Wage In
orosss Of so Per cent-centroversy
Might Be Submitted to Arbitration.

ChicaSo, July 1.-THE engineynen or
ninety-eisht railroads operating ives,
of Chicago will present their ultima
tum, backed by strike vote, to the
conference of western railway manag-
ers this morning.
Rejection may mean strike tylns
up approximately l4S,ooo miles TO rail
way In the great crop areas OF the
west and northwest
The wage schedule issue involves
practically all the lines in the United
States west OF Lake Michigan and the
Illinois Central as well as all lines IN
Canada west Of Fort William, except
the Grand Trunk Pacific.
The employees Will have the option OF
arbitrating under the ETdraan act or
going out on q strike in case their de-
mands are not granted by the railroads
Arbitration cannot oe forced upon the
men II they believe they can WIN their
requests better thru strike tactics.
There is no compulsory arbitration
in the United States" said Warren
Stone, grand chief engineer. Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. last
night. IL we feel justified in going on
strike In this matter we shall do so.
Three Make Up Arbitration Board.
Under the provisions o. the Erdnan
act three men would serve on the arbi-
tration board-one chosen by each side
and one imparttally elected.
The number Of engtnemen and fire.
men involved ts about $4,000, and they
are represented by committee Of 100
headed by Mr.. Stone ard ". S. Carter
president of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Ffrenent and Engireers. A w
Trenholm, general manager OF the Chi
cago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha,
and chairman of the managers com
znittee Of western railroads. arrived
.n Chicago rom ST. Paul yesterday
and Will remain until the controversy
is settled
I'VE shall do al we can 20 avert a
strike" said MI Trenholm yesterday
"as neither the railroads nor the coun-
try at large can afford 70 be tied VI
at this time, especially with business
IN the conditicn it Is and with bumper
crops to be moved
Men Reject Postponement.
Just before the negotiations were
broken of SIX weeks ago. the rail-
roads made the proposal that the en-
tire matter be postponed for one year
but The labor men rejected this and re-
newed their demand for immediate set
ment- The railroads contend they
could not afford TO grant the demand:
of the engineers and hremen now ever
af the employees believed them to b.
just
Since June strike vote has beer
taken by the engineers and fremen in
volved. the result OF which will be an
nounced TO the committee Of managers
tomorrow It is understood that vel
over 30 per cent of the employees have
voted to strike if their demands are
not acceded to.
TT appears We must either submit;
TO low wages or go on a strike" de-
clared Mr.. Stone.
Fifty Per Cent Increase Asked.
The wage now paid 70 the 5000 en-
giners and fremen involved approx
imates ss7.75o,000 annually. The re-
Guested concessions would increase the
pay rolls of the -aiiroa is represented
more than s3s, 1000. 600 year, or ap-
proxirately so per cent.
The original requests Of the engin-
eers and hremen were presented on
Oct. 10. 1913.