Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-03-29 | Page 1 | Will Make Effort to Avert Strike

WILL MAKE tAKE EFFORT I ITO TO AVERT STRIKE Railway Postpone Action Until Government Officials Arrive March larch 28 S. Chairman Knapp of the Interstate I Commerce Commission om mIssion and Labor Labo ONeill O'Neill O III will arrive arrivo in Chicago Chicag g tomorrow tomor row to use their good i el-i in an attempt attempt at at- i t tempt h to a. a avert t a a. great stoat Int oud strike I They will come cume in Ie espouse i-espouse pon-e pon e to 11 a r rc- rc taUf- taUf ouest l of or th the general l of the tho railroads raHns They will m tt mt t thoth both hoth I sides separately and ami do tin all Ih they can cnn to u-i effect peacE p II nc IThe I The hl following statements indicate the situation tonight r May Ia Vote oh for fm a Tho ThoIS OO trainmen conductor nn and mn on W western load voted to shiRe If ir r a- satisfactory I tettie- tettie meat ment cannot t be lie reached tl Tilt The em em- c committee has has directed that thai this course M be bC adopted The Tue general mana managers managers' ers ers' hn has Invoked olice Er man arbitration act While hiie the 8 committee In Sn charge C of th tue lIl matter will hear and and anel consider suggestions sug sug- ge from go governmental or other friendly sources still strike action will vill not be delayed awaiting their tir Intervention We- We Weare are arc nut nul unmindful un un- mindful ful of the lie publics public's rights rightlY In th the matter nor have o we be bet ben It et-It n hast hasty busty In out oui conclusion c A. A. A B. B Garretson and P P. II hi II Mon orrl l' l grand chiefs of or the lie em- em plo s s 's Involved We e made matle greater r concessions conce lon to the than luau w conductors and trainmen could coul afford arror They were rejected and I now w nr are arC doing t everything possible to 10 have tho Iho controversy e left len to 10 an unbiased un tin- biased tribunal The rite rh railroads are a 11 unit for or the first nr t time lime They rhey are standing to together not nut to 10 he be stubborn but because O they thoy cannot do tie anything strike after re refusing refusing re- re else elfe If H the fusing arbitration public opinion will sell willI I eru crush them thetis within forty eight hours hours hours' Railroad Fin