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Show FREIGHT-HANDLERS MAY GO ON STRIKE CHICAGO, Sept. ll.-Pnless some sort of compromise is reached within the next two days between the freight-handlers of Chicago and vicinity and the railroads entering en-tering Chicago, there will In all probability probab-ility be a general strike of the men. Ever since last June, when the working contracts con-tracts of the freight-handlers with thp railroads expired, the men have been trying to get the roads to sign a new agreement, hut have been unsuccessful. Today a mass meeting of the members of the union was held for the purpose of considering imeans of bringing the general manners of the railroads to terms. By a unanimous vote of the members mem-bers of the union it was decided to allow the employers but forty-eight hours longer long-er in which to come to sorae sort of an agreement. Tomorrow all the railroads interested will be notified by the union that unless they agree to arbitrate the difficulty, agree to meet with representatives represen-tatives of the union or concede part of the demands of the men, a referendum vote to call a general strike will be taken. Ever since the expiration of last year's contract In June, the railroad managers have refused to enter into negotiations with the union regarding a new wage schedule, and today's mass meeting was called to force the issue. |