| Show UNIONS ARRAYED i H IN STUBBORN FIGHT I Officials of am and 1 1 Reading Roads Fear I Trouble SEEK OFFICIAL RECOGNITION i Firemen Trainmen mid orld an I Other Make Dc- Dc ilium mauds for fOl Philadelphia Dee Dec 12 lZ i tile the lIt L tune lime since the time unrest among the time cin- cin m of the tue railroads s having having- terminals i- i al alit als In Itt this J ell city commenced tho time officials official Is Iso o of the tho Pennsylvania railroad an and thi thc tho to Pl Philadelphia and amid Reading Reading- railroad tc to- to day showed evidences e of at grave gra concern concer fl aw th Lh the outcome It Is now that If Ie n 11 strike n-strike strike c I la Is to be bo averted a among V tho thur of ono no or ur of or both of or the utmos care will have to tobo be bb pd In t tho the situation 4 V rh r Is talk tonight of or having Influential financial interests call upon i President Geor George c F. F Bacr Bael of or time the Heading Head Head- I log ing and urge O him partly to alJan abandon on his official expressed determination not nol loIn to lo In lii nn Tiny wa way recognize the un union ton or organizations or- or g of tho Ito of ot tint the rail rall- road Th The rime Pennsylvania Pennsyl has already y hoisted tho the white flag nag and has lias made Important concessions to Its men but bul Ilhas It Il has not yet et met all their demands s ant an and the time trouble on that road rand Is by no means V Conferences Conference Arc rc Held Several long hong conferences have ha been hel held In ha the time Broad Street station be be- tween General Manager 1 Atterbury of or the Pennsylvania and antI representatives of oC the tIme national organizations of railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road men an and during the these c conferences tho Ito general manager was given s-Iven to un un- t tUat at J if he lie did not nol make more concessions there hero would woul bo be a n strike 0 upon his hits road The labor Jabor leaders arc are most anxious lo to win this fight as it Il means much to lo time PIl tI O of th the organization The Time grunting granting lJ by the time 1 of or a 10 per pel cent increase to most niost of Its without ul ah any alty demand b by tho the union was wasa a si hard hal blow at nl the the- supremacy of oC the time organization for fr it fl created an Impression sion Ion HJ sonic sume of the men lien that much could be bc gained from tho tIme of tho timo road without the time union Officials oro- oro daIs of or the railroad have taken every elY opportunity to strengthen this sion lon Sought liy hy Summarized briefly rl the of oC the time Pennsylvania railroad wan want t an nn adjustment adjust adJust- moat ment of th their lr hours tho conductors heLter better hours and Increased pay the trainmen desire that their wages ages be bo increased so as to lo be more in prop pro pro- p Jl pOi lion to the salaries salaries' or of conductors und jund the time yard wish to ha have havo their helm wages more on an equal with thy the scale accorded other Un Un- he less these things are done clone serious re results result's re- re suIts sult's according to lu tire tIme labur labor leaders will follow Upon time the Heading system time the light Is Teall really for 01 some seine recognition of time tilt up union lun us dg u a union and 1 It is upon this point that lint time the national officers of or the time ur organ organ- an- an mime arc making making- their theil biggest pia play If thc they can calm win the their II light with willi time tho management of the he Pennsylvania alla they will receive even cn stronger cl support front from the lie employer eH of or tho tue Reading and aud tho tue of ff a u strike o on that lIral system lo V Vet very I probable us as the lie stubbornness stubborn stubborn- ness of President on this point is w well Jl known |
