Arizona republican., 1919-11-27
UN|ON LEADERS IGNORE RUMOR5
 IT RAIL STRIKE
Concern Themselves with Attempt to Settle Present Wage Controversy-Mo- tion Adopted to Vote on Hines Offer for Time and a Half for Overtime
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 26.-Possi biiity of railroad strike by the four railroad brotherhoods was ignored at todays meeting of the 800 general cna1rmen called to act on the offer of Director Genueral Hines for time and one-half for slow freight service.
 No vote was taken on MT. Hines proposition, although a motion to vote on 1t was adopted. The conference will resume tomorrow. The afternoon session was occupied with discussion Of the proposition and the request Of frremen and trainmen for a general wage increase.
 The morning session adjourned at noon for luncheon, and one of the brotherhood chiefs announced that a vote on the overtime proposition had been taken, but 1t later developed that this was an error and that only mo- tion to vote on it was adopted
 Opposition Is Strong
 When the conference reassembled this afternoon, the director generals offer was again taken up. Many amendments were offered by the dele gates and further requests were sent to Washington for explanation of it's workings in connection with the elm- ination of arbitraries and allowances, is stipulated by the director general
 It was learned from an authorita- tive source tonight that the delegates are opposed to accepting the proposi- ton if all the arbitraries and allow ances existing in many schedules at present are eliminated, figuring that the loss of these arbitraries and allow ances is nearly equal to the amount gained by the overtime offer.
 Many delegates claim the members of the four brotherhoods have been discriminated against, it was said, ir the recent granting of increased wages to other railroad employees.
 l The general chairman and chief ex- ecutives of the firemen. conductors and trainmen were in session tonight work | ing on figures to show how the timt and one-half for overtime in slow freight service, with the elimination oi arbitrariss and special allowances, vii affect their members. Although the conference was called to discuss tho overtime offer of the director general 1t was learned tonight the whole ques. ton of the relation of railroaders wages to the cost of living and to tn. ] wages Od otner yauWay workers hai been thoroughly debated during tn. two days meetings.
 All Want Wages Adjusted
 Many of the delegates take the stant that the government ought to adjus the pay of ali railroad employees S, that the same differentials will b. preserved which were in effect at tn time the railroads were taken over D, the government.
 Thousands of railroad workers wh were getting lower wages than certai classes of employees in the operatin service at the beginning of the war ar now getting more, it is claimed, an speakers at the meetings are said { be insisting that the old differentials restored before the railroads are re turned to private ownership.
 The demand for a general wage in crease by the brotheriaoods of fireme and .trainmen, which, it is understood is approved by the conductors organi zation. were under discussion todd. The firemen are asking an increase ( approximately 50 per cent and tn ; trainmen 40 per cent. The engineer have not made any request for an in 1 crease.