Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-04 | Page 1 | Declines to Discuss Question of General Strike

DECLINES TO DISCUSS QUESTION OF GEN L STRIKE Chicago Dec 4 iW W G 0 Lee Lec of ot tho the Brotherhood of or Railway Trainmen V V V who Is Iii here today conducting negotiations with Chicago railroad officials declined to discuss In detail the pub published reports that the roads lods of oC the time i country arc aro on omi 01 the verge of a great labor war var warI 1 It I Is s misleading to say sa that tho the trainmen organizations have made male I demands for increased wages from the I roads he ho said today toda The proposition tion lon tOt lot an Increase of 01 wages wage on the lines east of Chicago has been re referred referred referred by bv time tile officials of oC the time organizations V themselves There Thero to the tIme men m n are tOIS at least interested and each man must mU l consider the time proposition oC of ot tho the demand for more wages and Ind vote voto on It before any such demand can I Ibe be made It I will wl take some somo time for the de decision d cl lol of tho timo men to be registered and until then titan the tIme situation cannot bo be regarded aa as a acute V