Show 1 STRIKE IMMINENT IM ON GOULD SYSTEM f i Machinist Unions Take Vote o on S Whether to Stand on i Union Policy OTHER WILL JOlt JOIN Issue of Open Shop Policy of Railway After March 14 is Raised 5 Denver r March arch 1 l. A As A a result rosult of or th tho shop open policy announced announce 1 b by b tho hi Denver Den Rio Grande railroad mani man man- 3 i a n strike of or 2000 machinists machinist employed h by the Could Gould systems ma maj s. s take on March arch 14 That the 30 machinists now non In the service of or th thc the Denver Rio rul- Grande will walk walle ont oui on that date tate unless some change is an- an anS I S no In the company's compans plan now I S seems certain A strike ballot has ha been heen prepared and I being circulated S. all allover over the Denver Rio Hlo Grande As tern tem em By fly R Thursday It Jl Is I expected all nil ballots will h have hc c been returned to Dent Denvel Den Den- t ver vel The result of ot the theote vote ote will be made S known k to the officials official of oC the thc railroad t and If IC It Is as expected 1 the tho company compan will bo o e asked to rc recede edo from Crom Its policy A meeting of oC representatives of oC Vi t every ery lodge of ot machinists on the Gould n t will be held in Kansas City within 10 days the date dato depending upon the result r of or the strike ballot on tho the Rio Grande Crande and the ho final answer of ot that company There Thero I is no doubt expressed cd as a to what the latter will willbo willbe willbe be bo an and 1 the tho final meeting It I l' l saul said will willbo willbo bo ho only formal The railroad officials havo have sal said 1 that they are through dealing with union committees of ot machinists boilermakers mak boiler ers carmen blacksmiths an and 1 the helper helpers helpers help help- er ers in these trades tradeR and their notices stating that after March 11 lt all al contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts with these the e organizations would I be ne abrogated are still standing On All J Gould James Tames OConnell O'Connell president of the International Association of or I ts will be a at t Kansas City as well as members of rho tho grand lodge executive exe exe- board to confer with the tho rep rep- of or tha tho different nt from the Gould systems M Machinists ot he X c nl S r l Jn i tir 11 tjI ii A 1 hI e il GS 1 b n ptY Q I i P b- b wAt Ml ii At At At Atthe the meeting with General Manager Man dan ager nger A. A C. C of or the nio Grande d on Friday the official i told lol the representatives of oC the machinists that he intended to bo ho fair with tho the men and to treat them aa os Individuals hereafter He Be refused to state whether the company company com corn pany would reduce wages after arter March 1 14 The men assert that thal such Is the intention pf ot or the tho road roat Others Win Will ill Join C 1 If It tho machinists strike the boilermakers boll boiler boiler- r- r makers mahers carmen black blacksmiths and nil all shop men It is i said sad will go go- out in sympathy with them The They will wIH fi first t ask Ml the company for tor a conference hut but buton on atho the tho Issues are the same sarno as with the machinists tho they expect that same Fame an an- an They Thc will not h be represented fl at u the Kansas City conference j A meeting of or the tho representatives of or the shop all-shop organizations was held he l today to- to tolay eta lay day and the tho stick together policy f was adopted The machinists have offers otters of assistance a from received ed many man Colorado labor organization The Rio Grande Grando officials have ha notified noti noti- fled fied 1 the telegraph operators that their wages will wm be cut 6 5 5 and 10 10 a month commencing March 14 They Thc wilt will al also o send committees to Denver and ma nay i-nay join tho the general movement |