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Show Chicago labor Lead9 H ers Talk of Concili H atory Tactics IH . San Francisco, Sept. 2. The pros-' J j pects for peaceable settlement of troubles between the shopmen and , M the officials of the Harrlmau lines took a moio favorable turn today I when It' was learned that the union ij fl -leaders had again got into touch with j the railroad "men. A Jjrict confer ' ence between some of the Interna- tional union officers and E. E. Cal- 'iH vin, general manager and rice pre si- iJ ' dent of th" Southern Pacific, was , secretly helu and it also .was learned ! that another brief meeting was held jH with Mr. Kruftschnltt prior to his IH departure to the cast. H The fact that tho opposing inter- Jj ests had resumed negotiations was t carefully guarded and neither "side ( ' would disclose tho nature of the pro- ! ceedings. Not all of the men com- H posing the committee were present at H , either conference, and the meeting with Mr. Calvin and tliat wun Mr. jm Kruttschnitt were hel dat different' jH times. It was after Mr. Kruttschnitt'3 departure that two or three of the labor leaders saw Mr. Calvin. ; jH At the Southern Pacific headquar- 'H tcrs, it is said that J. "W. Kline, .H spokesman of the labor men yestei- day, had spoken to Mr. Kruttschnitt early in the day over the telephone. Nothing was given out as to the na- t lj ture of the al lor what had taken ' place. Mr. Calvin had told the men " that he would be glad to meet them 1 any time before they left, In a friend- H ly way as IndrviSualj. He had known JH the men for a long time and ha? , H been on friendly terms with them 'H personally. jH There seemed to be a general feel- ing that the situation had cleared ;u s little, though neighter side-would dis- ;i close the reason therefor. "Things have taken a more hope jH ful tarn-teday7'sa'ldJniae;jroJ:Jne2at?- i clined to further explain himself . nl As a result of today's meeting of & iH the international presidents, the exe- ril cutlve committees of the various in- l ;H ternatlonal unions have been sum- H moned by telegraph to San Francisco . and a general conference will follow. !! Although the International officers J liave received a vote of confidence ;f from the men and are fully empower- 1 ed to act for them in regard to t'aelr H demands, they wish again to canvass i the situation before taking further jH decisive steps This will be done at B tho general meeting here next week. M San Francisco. Sept. 2. Julius H Kruttschnitt, vice president of the H Harrlmen system, left for the east at M 9 o'clock this morning over the Santa H Fe railroad. He had no further con- M ference with tho presidents of tho M respective unions of the company's B shopmen before he left, and, so far , iH ns tho railroad Is concerned, the situ- jH ation is just as it was yesterday at j ' the clos of a three-hour debate which i H ended in positive refusal of Krutt- ( H schnitt to recognize the Federation , H Shop Emploves of the Harriman lines. iH The labor leaders made no attempt H toda to re-open the subject with the H companv "The meeting yesterday was final j so far as we are concomed," sjild jH J. W. Kline, president of the Blnck- ,H smith's union, and spokesman of tho H la"bor leaders during yesterday's con- jH ference M Mr. Kline intimated that a call prob- H ably would be sent out at once for M a general conference of the executive r committees of the unions Included ) in the federation. i Apparently it Is planned to hold jH that meeting in this city. A joint l meeting of the craft unions In this jH cit,v will h held today, it is expected, ' and the call for the general confor- i ence will be discussed. San Francisco. Sopt. 2. It will ha iH a week at least, it is stated, before the next move is made In the contest . H now on between the officials of the H Harriman system and the leaders rep- H resenting the five shop crafts who 1 failed yesterday to Induce Julius - M Kruttschnitt, vice president and dlrec- M tor of maintenance and operation of M tho Harriman system, to recognize B tho shop employes' federation. Kiutt- t schnitt's departure for the east was i V scheduled tor today but tho labo- i fl leaders planned to remain here for a M sovoral days and decide upon the next j T stop to be taken. .! The labor leaders had hoped that ! they might have another conference with Mr. Kruttschnitt in this city. It 1 was their purpose to summon mem- jH 'bcrs of the general committees from -VH Houston, San Antonio and El Paso, H Texas, Tucqon, Ariz., Algiers, Ia., Og- H den, Choyeene, Denver, Sacramento, , H (Continued on Pago Seven.) H STRIKE FADING (Continued from Page One.) r Los Anceles, Sparks. Nov.. Omaha, North Platte. Pocatello, Kansas City and Portland, Ore., hut Kruttschnltt's departtire mav make it advisable to caM this meeting in some other city. Tho lobor leaders are holdimr another an-other conference todaj J W Klino, acting sDokesman for the International Internation-al presidents of tthe shop crafts, said today that he felt positive that the general committee wo'tld not recede from the determination lo have the Federation recognized or to strike. CONCIL.IATO.RY IN CHICAGO. Chicago, Sept .Notwithstanding refusals by railroad, officials to deal with any general federation of shop employes, labor leaders in Chicago were inclined to Relieve, that no strlko Is imminent. For tho employes, sentiment was voiced by Secretary Kramer, of tho International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Black-smiths and Helpers. lie said: "It can be truthfully stated that negotiations ne-gotiations are still pending. Until peace efforts have ceased. I soe no reason for forecasting results.' Roferrlng particularly to the situation situa-tion on the Illinois Central, Mr. Kramer Kra-mer addod" j' "Wo believe that we. shall be successful suc-cessful In maintaining peace. In asking ask-ing President Markham for another conference, It is ,our purpose to present pre-sent to him additional reasons why it would be advisable for the company to deal with a federation of Its mechanics, me-chanics, "While tho international officers now In Chicago havo full authority to direct matters aa they sec fit. It is tho intention to continue to use conciliatory con-ciliatory tactiCB." Thirty days'- notice of a desire to change the nature of the shopmen' " contracts on the Illinois Central will, it Is expected, afford time for bringing bring-ing about less strained rolations bo tween the employes and 'tho railroad officials. There', is also a hope that the example thus set may have a pow-erful pow-erful effect indirectly as to the situation situa-tion on other roads. In addition to the"8,000 shopmen in-vohed in-vohed on the Illinois Central, there are 25,000 affected on the Southern Pacific and allied lines, and the issues have been mado nearly, If not quite, as ncute on the Northwestern and the Hock Islaud and tho Chicago, Milwaukee Mil-waukee '& St. Paul. NO THIRTY-DAY NOTICE. Chicago, Sept. 2 Emphatc denial was made today by officers of the Illinois Il-linois Contral shopmen's unions that I a thirty-day notice had been given tho railroad to abrogate the existing wage agreements. At n meeting of the labor la-bor chiefs II was decided that no such notice was necessary. President McCreary of the federa-tlon federa-tlon of employes of the Illinois Central Cen-tral railroad, said: "The report that the grand lodge officers recommended that a thirty-day thirty-day notice be given the railroad of a . desire to confer in regard to our demands de-mands Is tint me. Wo considered we have given the railroad Blxty days' notice, no-tice, as our letter of June 10 fullv sets forth these facts and would be considered con-sidered ample notice to any fair-minded fair-minded person. At our conference with President Markham yesterday the question was askotf If a thlrtv-day thlrtv-day notice was given, if ho would then agree to meet the officers of the fe.l oration in conference, and he renliod he would not. In view of this, there would be no use of giving any further notfee. "The situation is this: We have met President- Markham.'who appears toj.be the only oCflcfil of the road with authority to.aetjj'n 'the matter, and He 'has declined to rocognfzo our federated feder-ated body This Is the only question Involved at present The meetings of our officer and committee which have - "Jjeeii In progress all wepk while negotiations nego-tiations for peace wore bolng planned, havo been adjourned and the men -,haA0 gone honc, "I -cannot say whon another meeting meet-ing will be called. Tho offlcnrs of Llio .federated body nnJ representatives of tho graud lodge will "remain on- the ground, and arc, prepared to deal with arty question thajtf may arise. I ,cannot say what the nfixt- move will bo. It bus not been decided whether we will act independents in the Illinois Cen- ' tral caso or follow the action to be taken by the shopmen on the HarrH man lines. In. the meantime we expect ex-pect to do overythng we 'can to avoid a strike. We may have a number or conforoncos -nlth President Markham before wo are through, but wo havo not arranged for any yet." |