Show STRIKERS APPEAL TO BUSINESS MEN Rio Grande Shop men Ask Commercial lJ l Bodies to Act as Mediators MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS Local Men Organize Executive Committee to te Conduct Strike I The striking or of tho the Rio Grande railway system will vill appeal to lo io r bu business nes men mem i along alouS' tho line to use their influence with the tho railroad o officials In in in f favor o l of mediation between cn tho Gou i line and its Hs men To 10 that end a a- triko 0 executive or or- or yesterday a a afternoon l. e-l. will n meet t this morning morningto to discuss tho the situation locally It is probable that at that tIme the they will determine to ask for fora a 0 conference with the officials of or the theS S Salt lt Lako Lake Commercial club Similar action has already been tal taken m in Denver and th the tho president of the Chamber of Commerce there has promised to do what he lie In the Wa Way ot of seeing the railway officials and trIng tryIng tryIng try try- Ing to arrangE arrange sonic some basis for tor tion Moves Moes of or a like nature are fire talked talked talked talk talk- ed of ot at other points on the tho road r-oad where shop mc mechanics J arc out in great numbers nu Until tho proposal Rl is made to them the tho Commercial club officials of or course SO can not say ray Just what action will be bo taken It is probable however cr that thai the matter will III be bc placed In the lie hands of ot the tha strike committee of or the club wh Which ch has for Ol its Hs object the l settle settle- merit ment of or labor Jabor difficulties if It possible b by negotiation or arbitration Men hope For Little No very elY great hop hope is expressed In any quarter any quarter that th the move mO will amount to much on account of or tho the pi attitude dc tho ho system has tak- tak cn en ill in In tho time present instance The strikers ers at Denver are aro reported to have made some concessions to the railroad If Jt the Ute latter will consent to enter cater Into further negotiations And the belief Is here that tho the men will t virtually agree to the conditions im im- im puce paea in the new rules of or the time company l iz It the tho latter laUer will but change its attitude atti attl- tude tudo on on the tho one bone of ot contention ind md allow dul duly authorized d to as representatives cs of or their fellows n 12 with the company It If the railroad will wilt consent to enter ito further n negotiation the tO men hope lat a settlement may bo be effected Sa Say the tho Strike Is Ig 0 O Over er r. r Meanwhile the railroad officials takee take e e stand estand that so 80 far tar as the they arc nrc con- con ned med the tho strike Is over o T They py sa say o a old men could not get back on e C railroad If It th they y applied and furT fur fur- T r that the tho Rio Grande will soon lul 1 ru i 10 i. i lC The strikers ers however will not concede concede concede con con- cede that th the railroad Is so fortunate They claimed to be bo Informed Informed- yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day on unquestionable authoritY that the strikebreakers at Helper havo have all walked out ut and that the tho shop force entirely depleted Tho The there Is again Information of ot the strikers Is to to the effect that the new had been their duties at atH asked to continue time lime straight H Helper Sunday on the thc This It is asserted precipitated Monday morning In the local shops It t. t Is Is claimed the thomen tho men ero hired lUred under the new rules had to be made to but but concessions much get to assume tho the duties in the less hess desirable de de- de- de more arduous location at Helper Th striking workmen yesterday I organized a n. local executive committee commit commit- tee to tal take ake e charge of the lie situation hero Alfred AUred Smith 1 who wont went to toT toni T T vr an ni R r Drese Ya a. of or the lo local lol l boilermakers a t r ri- ri is s ch cli nan J and I aA m Jo Hugh L other othel member members 1 E. E er cJ and Richmond an per J Iste sw D. D A. A C bo rs i 1 tor torand William n. n and V. V ll Ii and Johr JOhL r S I F cr 9 4 I eo May Ia o Coq I. I Q aror- aror ch chi 24 A A conference this morning IS ig hours was held President E E. L. L S h ll o of the th-e ber of or Commerce gad and M. M J. J representing representing- District No 20 o ot the machinists William M. M t. t Han Han- jion vice president of or the International Machinists Machinists' organization George Georgo H. H tho the Blacksmiths Blacksmith's Blacksmiths Blacksmith's Black Black- Kuykendal representing smiths smith's council and H. H C. C Klein In tl Ii ivr v of nr and ji rs The Tho object of the tho meeting canvass the time situation thorough thorough- rid ld to see soo if Ie thero there were any ny ds Js s upon which a settlement of ot aver nver Rio Grande strike could l eted ted representatives of tile the unions ed cd to Mr Ml time the terms 1 tho the men would return to lo 1 These showed several conces- conces I conces-I rom tho the contract which was d d lent ilent will these officials with tho lie hope can n b bo be reached upon arbitrate the differences May ln Join I Union of North may become involved In In the therlo theIa L Ie Ia strike and g Agent ot of tho ho machinists machinists' invited to attend a a. meeting night He TIe explained to the tho V of or the he strike and awL the assured him him that the they were willing villing to 0 l f aid Ud the strikers as far as possible After Artel left the meeting went Into executive session to consider consider consider con con- sider what it would do It Is understood understood under under- stood that the switchmen have a grievance ance- ance of or their own own and that lint a n committee committee com corn was appointed to Investigate and amid report back to the he meeting It Is said ald that the Rio Hlo Grande Grando discharged discharged dis dis- charged somo of ot the switchmen at Pueblo for fOl engaging in a fight with I strikebreakers Tho Time altercation Is de declared de- de e- e dared to have taken place out outside of or ortho tho the railroad premises es when tho the men were elo not on duty and the thc switchmen have c taken the stand that the time railroad company compan had had- no rl right ht to attempt to discipline the time men b by discharging the time ones engaged in the trouble and that L the discharged men should bo ho rein stated Firemen in Line Linc Too roo Vice President Hannon attended a meeting of the tho Rio Gran Grande e firemen ost night find and It Is ls understood that they also volunteered their support to o time tho thomen men in tho time present fi light fight ht rime Tho railroad officials intimate that as far as the they are concerned tho timo strike Is la over Thc They say that at several al points Joints on the lie system thc they now have more men at work than previous to the thc strike Time The strikers claim tIme the victory vie vic lc tor tory up to this date dato for fOI themselves I and amid say that the tho road is In bad shape The Tho records at tho the Union donot denot show that lint passenger trains are running run run- ning between Denver and Pueblo on about as favorable schedules as pre pre- ions to the tho strike but this is con con- a favored section of tho tue road where tho time best showing Is made The Time mel men claim that through trains are not making anything like customary time and frequent chan changes es of engines between stations Is necessary to get them through at all NC Quarrel Dissensions DIssenSions- are arc said to have bro broken broJen en out among tho the strikebreakers h the shops at Burnham and several I P t m f 1 iut but none non rm of a serious nature h The reported secret meeting or all road mana managers ers in iii Chicago last week ck to discuss the abrogation of contract with the labor unions and the tho reduction lion tion ot or wages on alt all Western rn railroads is being comme commented on freely by r local cal railroad people in connection with wilh the tIle Denver Rio Grande strike c. c C. C II vice president of for the Rio Grande went to Chicago at the time limo this secret meeting was called and amid returned to Denv DenvIr l Imme immediately lately after anal he states he lewent went It adjourned hut but h r. r matters maners anu iu East on traffic attend tIme the conference Concerted Acl Action tou Time The report Is given local mai ma- ma i tion lion however that all li of or the Ye Western roads were consi considering mig the advisability of abrogating their contracts with the unions There Thero are some who believe that there thero was a concerted movement to tako such a n. step p by the he Western roads and that thal the theRlo JIb Rio GIan Grande too matter reby re- re have time the m Lie t-Lie lea lead only to h the tho Western managers by eQi rIke ha had actually been LOOI call call- FO ulo lo Grande GrandC I rs ot h ng certain laborthe labor laborthe the V to to understand that hal an not t contemplate abrogation of con f c wages or for tho assurance W t LO reason I hoped to lo keep the rc re u sai u t wa was knowledge o of or the I the he time the unfavorable criticism o methods of or railroad financing n that c L 1 K T T-ol T Jl 1 Cork 11 U wan VUIS e B 6 4 warranted wan a re reduction im that such action would not wages but lut be bo tolerated so so long as the railroads their paying or man many of or them arc stockholders large returns and are arc constantly in tho the market as large largo bor bor- rowers |