Show THE fHE WESTERN REGION UNION PACIFIC They Meet at t Cheyenne to Confer Conter About Wages Vage and nd a General Federation An n important convention of the representatives representatives rep rep- of the various organizations tons of Union Pacific was held leM in Cheyenne on the says the Denver Republican Delegates from the local organizations throughout the theto r i Omaha to Portland in n were u ved the work of the convention will resu result in ill a solid amalgamation of the em cm- t yes of every department President Debs of the American Hailway Union explained the purpose of that organization and urged the necessity of united action The delegates dele gates representing the tIle local organizations organizations of or railway trainmen engineers switchmen and others voted unanimously to affiliate with the Railway Hailway Rail nail way Union in all matters pertaining to the interests of the in every department ile the respective organizations organizations or or- are arc to remain intact as before before be be- fore ore it is proposed that they shall work in unionism through t tlc the medium of the union In n this way each organization organization will have the assurance that it will fill receive the assistance of all other when it is determined that there is just cause for grievance The matter of the tho conference with the Union Pacific receivers in reference reference refer refer- ence to a new schedule of wages was discussed in all its phases A committee committee com corn of five one from each division of the time system was appointed to represent sent fent the Union at the conference called to meet at Omaha on the of March Grievance committees representing representing representing rep rep- resenting each of the organizations of will also be in attendance It is tho genera general opi opinion on of the delegates dele dee gates ates that an amicable adjustment of all nil matters will be made without the intervention of the courts They say however they arc are prepared to maintain main main- lain tain their rights and will again appe appeal to Judge Caldwell before submitting to a reduction such as w s proposed by thc he e order of Judge Dundy |