| Show I MAY HAY fA Y CALL GALL STRIKE ALL OVER NATION I Representatives of Trainmen Switchmen Engineers and Firemen Meet in Chicago i I THEY MAKE MANY DEMANDS Unions n and 01 Oilier hr COlI Concessions lonc 1 Union V Men 11 May Iu Lens e Posts Chicago Jan 4 Unless the railroads railroads rail rail- rO roads accede to their demands for more mor pay par shorter hours hours- nn and 1 better working conditions 1 OOOO trainmen In the United Slat States Slates s. s Ca Canada and Mexico will strike an l fast Cn t n as present ent contracts expire This decision wan wn as reached as tho the result of oC a meeting here her today between be he- lC- lC tween Leen Grand Chief t Garrettson Gara-ettson of or the time conductors Grand Gran 1 Chief of oC the Grand Master raster Hanna Hanna- hon han of oC them thu men firemen and representatives tives of the engineers and switchmen Hanna V Malco Many Demand The mons mon's demands follow CoHo Salary Increase Se from 5 to 25 5 per cent universal nfl uni versal ersal S-hour S day n better working conditions Including safety appliances and more mOIo switchmen watchmen and firemen where helo service Is dangerous b by the of hJ the forces force h t rn u f li tt oA r 13 4 on or of 1 0 and anil v advances In all lines of or work on many other othor Ioa roads throughout the country Railroad managers maintain that I the th hour 8 day I ia is Impossible Tho The union leaders leaden however alen deny that a shorter day Ilay cannot be granted The They accuse e the employers of delay which today's toda s alliance n is l expected to t ter r- r mu minate Stop at End of 01 Contracts Though various contracts do not nol expire expire ex ex- pire simultaneously all nil aro are now nos' near their close As they terminate brotherhoods brotherhoods broth broth- will submit their demands Cornew for Cor new conditions and after arLer waiting 30 days for tor compliance will vilI call roll strikes Grand Grant Master l Hannahan of or time the firemen is here ber not only to attend nd the big meeting but to conduct the Southern Southern South South- em ern strike He lle says NaS there are arc areno areno no signs of weakening shown by hy the timo railroad J company compan and nn 1 expects a 0 spread of the strike to the rest of the harriman lines hourly t Engineers on t twenty three railroads west from frum Chica Chicago o have failed to come cometo cometo to terms with It h I the tho h ma concernIng concernIng concern concern- Ing an N-houi N day dar |
