Show APPEALS TO MEN MENTO MENTo TO REMAIN FIRM Vice Grand Master Dodge Talks to Trainmen on the Strike Situation T It R Dodge first vice Iee president pr of ot th tile the Brotherhood of y Trainmen was In If Ogden yesterday and lat last evening ad addressed dressed a secret eret gathering of ot trainmen In m A L O 0 U t W V hall ball While hill It was wa stat stated stated ed ad that Mr 11 Dodge lid did not come eom to Og Ogen lIen nen en to address tha 1111 Ii men mn on the matter of ot the Ue tit Impending trouble between the train won lien and ami conductors and the railroads of Wi st It Is II understood d that he l lupon upon that subject and urged the men mell to tu remain firm but conservative Mr III Dodge was fit at tie the Healy lIeal yester yesterday estr day ay y and talked concerning the lie possibilities ties tle tI of a Hr lIe said We V 8 are hoping for a u p ad d of the trouble t I have hav had h d no nor H r f rett advices II direct from Chicago o and bai been watching pretty closely the th re rf in the thi papers s I 1 know however that the men are firm in their demands aad d from what I know of the contro centre controversy versy I J would say any that the general man igers gers must back baek down if they thoy th are arf sin idil sincere vera cere re in their desire to avoid a strike What strikes me Itie as UK most peculiar is III the theet et thet th t the lie companies affected mr ve mall made no nu move InOV toward preparing for fort forI t L strike us as to is il usual In such mch eases rases It eem leem therefore that Uey tIey have trump card yet or Hint tb tM ar r v not nd taking hiking the matter at all ally s y believing that we are putting up l t bluff The trainmen have made all nfl the eon con onH O H that they will make nn am and It would r t that the whole matter is I now HOW up tI tIto to the general Jeneral managers I 1 can Fay sav lI r this d say sa it truthfully that if a strike itoM come como the American Railway strike of nf 94 It 4 will not 1 11 be a si circumstance to It It out for fr yours lf forty two u o 0 railroads railroad tied up and trainmen atal ml conductors conduto on strike As a R mat mut mater mater er r of oC fact both brotherhood affected bave nave not nM left a stone unturned in their preparation Uon for the worst Notwithstanding ing li th tilt newspaper reports to the con contrary tracy trill I know that the tho men will go out outI If tt I more than 98 IS per c cent nt of the themen men lIMn fl n In our organization on th the lines hines in having haling previously voted In favor faor of or a z 1 strike unless un 1 the demands were cre ranted rant an agreement is III reached soon I 1 expect exp t to sc see the negotiations broken buken off f before the end nIJ of nf the week It ht is a cold old business proposition with the men and it will be handled as all such to the Uio end The railroads of tho coun country country try 11 are at tho tue present time lime unable to handle the business over oer their lines What then would ouM they the do llo with a strike on their hands They The have admitted and their own published statements prove proe that they th are arf well able to grant trant the Increase should they so desire Air Mr Dodge leaves today toda for or Evanston whore where here he lie will address the trainmen this evening Tomorrow evening he h is ached sched scheduled to appear before the tho trainmen at a and nd then he h will go direct to o which he expects to reach Fri Friday FrIday day morning Ho lie said that there are aree e i members in the order and nd during luring th the past pt year e r they thc had Imd out through their mutual benefit de department department more than thau Mr 11 Dodge also said that his main mission on his I nt trip is to examine claims for fo benefits made by ly b members of the order It is his hl opinion that a strike if It one re resulted resulted suited would be Je settled eUl d ono ems on way 1 or the theother theother other In three weeks time and he In Insisted that both the and con eon conductors dusters organizations are financially able to wage a struggle |