Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-27 | Page 1 | Efforts to End Strike of Switchmen Fail

EFFORTS TO END STRIKE OF SWITCHMEN FAIL I St Paul Dec Dee 27 All the efforts of oC Got Gov GO Eberhart to lo end tho strike have haa I apparently failed ailed because of or a refusal reCusal of or the time railroad officials to agree at nt once to reinstate the tIme strikers I Tho The final nal disagreement came caine today Third Vice President Slade e of or tho time Northern 1 Pacific and J 1 M Gruber general manager of oC tho the Great North Northern Northera ern era handed the governor a II tion again declaring their willingness to submit the dispute to the time Chicago conference but that they time could not agree to reinstate the men omen to their old positions at itt once but would take tako them back bacle when there were vacancies The Tho railways have given the men until Wednesday to accept their offer ortel President hawley of the tho union has said ald all along that he would Insist on tho the men amen being taken talen back b lek at once After Atter Shade Slade and Gruber left eft the time governors the federation committee hud had a conference c with time the governor tl otI during which I they explained 0 l I 3 I ImOre more fully their position and amid made tho time assertion that It was WM a fight through throughout throughout out tho tIme country by br the time American Am Rail Railway Railway way wu association on tho time railway organizations embraced in imm the American Fed Foil Federation Federation of or Labor Labom