Show OR OF RAILWAY AILS AY RIKE RIBE IS DENIED BY LEADER Brotherhood Chairmen in Session at at Cleveland r ELAND Nov The The five 1 general chairmen of the four brotherhoods called In Innee Innee nee here by the four chief exi ex- ex i tto to consider the offer of Dl- Dl General of Railroads limes time Ume and one half for over- over I. I slow islow slow freight service and a aIT al l- l IT sixteen hour rule for crews P y from home terminals voted pt the away from home rule ruleph ph hot ot reach a vote on the over- over told of the Chicago story rera re- re tra ra possible strike by the four tour brotherhoods William G. G of the brotherhood of I Trainmen n last night issued owing statement STATEMENT notion or resolution pertaining Ick strike has come before the ice of general chairmen of the brotherhoods in session r- r r action and I do not know any such motion or II Il be presented messages toda today from City saying that trainmen and andi andt i t had decided to strike unless able reply to their request for ford d pay to o overcome overcame me the high h living Is granted vo va said to all of them in ret ret re re- t If they think they are big big- n the United States States' govern govern govern- Is operating the roads at atI atI atI I have no advice to give slon of the overtime pr pled most of yesterdays yesterday's two many delegates bitterly op op- the overtime proposition o. o an nn authoritative source it that In a all l probability gates will reject the offer of id td one half for tor overtime In InIght inIght Ight service IDS DISCUSSED hector generals general's offer Is In Into Into to the brotherhoods' brotherhoods request wage Increase of ap- ap tely BO fiO per cent and grants time and one-half one for overtime in to slow freight service provided arbitrary arbitrary arbitrary arbi arbi- allowances now given in many of the schedules In effect which create create create cre cre- ate double or more payment for the same hours are eliminated It was said that the pending de demands demands demands de- de mands of the firemen and trainmen for a wage increase were informally discussed Outside of ot the overtime o offer the request for a general increase in wages made by the Brotherhood of Firemen and and the Brotherhood of Trainmen several months ago to meet the high cost of living has not been answered b by the director general The Brotherhood of Engineers has no wage demand before the the director general 1 |