The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
ENG|NEMEN WILL
STRIKE AUG. I
Fifty-five Thousand Will Quit Un-
less Roads Yield.
LAST EFFORT BY PRESIDENT
He VIII Endeavor to Persuade the
Western Railways &c Accept Fed
eral Mediation Boards Plan
OF Settlement.

Chicago, Aug. "a strike OF $4,000
engineers and fremen on 81 western
railroads has been called for Friday,
August Z, 1t was announced here by
union Off cials, unless the railroads
accept plan OF settlement proposed by
the federal board of mediation.
Washington, Aug. 3.-President VIII
son will today make one final effort to
bring about a peaceful settlement or
the wage controversy between locomo-
tive engineers and fremen and SO rail-
roads west of Chicago. The efforts
of the United States board Of medi-
alton and Cancellation have failed. For
ten days the members have labored
10 bring employers and employees to
an agreement TO arbitrate their differ
ences, and for the first time in the his
tory OF the board their efforts have
come to naught
On Wednesday the federal media
tors, abandoning further hope. tele-
graphed to the president informing
him OF the seriousness Of The situa-
tion. The president wired back in
vting representatives Of both sides
10 meet him today at the White House,
when a last attempt will be made TO
bring about an agreement to arbi-
trate
If the attempt fails union officials de-
clare that strike will be called on
Wednesday or Thursday OF next week
which will man the walkout OF $4,000
engineers and fremen. affecting l6O.-
900 railroad employees, and paralysis
of central and western transportation
In the United States and Canada.
William l.. Chambers, commissioner
of mediation, and Judge Martin A.
Knapp, chairman OF the board. left
Chicago for Washington, and will lay
before the president the Developments
and facts Of the meetings. G.. w. w.
Hanger the other member OF the fed
eral board, remains In Chicago to keep
in touch with the situation at that
end.
The representatives Of employers
and employees are on the way for the
capital. A. w. Trenholm, general man
ager Of the Chicago, st. Paul. Mime
apolis & Omaha railroad, and chair
man of the conference managers com
mittee, heads the railroads represent
atives. Warren S. Stone grand chief
engineers Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers. and w. S. Carter,
president OF the Brotherhood OF Lo-
connective Firemen and Enginemen. go
to represent the men.
Ninety-eight railroads are involved,
including practically every line in the
country west OF the Illinois Central
north and south line, and lines In Can
ada west OF Fort William.
Paris. Aug. 3.-The International
Socialist congress-, representing 49,
600. 900 workers. may call an interna-
tional strike Of the mining and trans
portation industries on account OF the
European war, according to state
ment made here.
The congress, which Is bitterly OPP
posed to war, feels that such threat
may cool the ardor OF those who want
war. as strike OF this kind would tie
up practically every railroad system on
the continent and would force the clos
ing OF every Industrial plant In a
short time because of the lack Of coal
and steel.
Further than this. the tying up OF
the railroad systems would mean star
walton for millions living inland who
depend upon railroads to bring to
them the largest portions of their food
supplies.