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Show i I H LESS TALK I Both Sides of Railroad ffl Controversy Await 1 fl Conference H Kansas City, Aug. 28. The five in- rl tornational presidents of the railway i '( H unions Involved in the difficulties J I H with the Harrlman linos will meet ,H Julius Kruttschnltt Jn San Francisco, HH Friday, and endeavor to reach a peace H agreement There will be no confer 1 'H ence In Kansas City. i "H J. A. Franklin, president of the boil' il .ermakers, and M. T. Ryan, president oj '. jH the carmen, will leave tor the wast H tonight. They will bo joined by tha 'H other pesidents while enroute. H Mr Kruttschnitt will be requested to 'jH instruct the officers of the various r -IH Harriniah lines to treat with a fed H erated cr-mmittee from each line. The - 'H demands will oe the "same as those al- H ready granted by many of the blgv H eastern roads. H LESS TALK OF STRIKE (Continued from Page One.) President McCloary Is accompanied by thirty representatives of the crafts Involved in the labor controversy? Tho labor men opened headquarters in a hotel and spent the morning In conferences at which the demands of the shopmen were discussed at length and arrangements completed to submit sub-mit their side of- the dispute- to tho railroad officials. General 'Manager Foley, of tho Illinois Il-linois Central railroad, when seen at noon today," said "I havo not heard from the representatives repre-sentatives of the shopmen, but I am informed they are in the city and will B(ww "?(B!MfrsapMigfcfifiaHiiWIBSMBiB call on the officials of the railroad later. There are no new developments develop-ments in the situation thua far, and I do not oxpect any until after we have conforred with the representa-ties representa-ties of the union." No Strike Sentiment Laramie, Wyo., Aug 28 Machinists and others deny that any vote has been taken in the Union Pacific shops here to go out, or that there has been serious talk of a strike. Only a part of the force of machinists, machin-ists, bollermakers and car men here are union men, and none is found to be In favor of a strike unless It Is absolutely ab-solutely necossary. oo |