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Show - H Young Men For Strike, H But Men of Family M Oppose Walkout S'an Francisco, Sept. 9. Men, high. H in the councils of tho shop omplo7s IH on tho Harrlman system aro striving )"H today to prevent tho 25,000 individuals H nhcta they represent from going on jH strike. Other men, 'also high in tho I H same councils, aro urging drastic- ( jH measures as the-resqlt of the railroad H officials' refusal to recognize the Fed- JH oration of Shopmen. j The momentuous question is being fought at a meeting here today be- ' H tween the four intdrnational prcfl- IH dents and the general committeemen from various sections of the United States, all forming an advisory board of tho federation. H The meeting began yesterday, but H no specific action was taken and' prob- ably none will bo taken today. Discus- sing the situation, J. W. Kline, inter- ' H national president of the Blacksmiths' jH union, said: "Tho younger men aro eager to call jH a strike at once, but calm cousldera- IH tion is being counselled by the older men. For a young man living at fl home, receiving $7 a week strike bone- fit, a strlko has no particular ter- rors, but it is a different question H for a man with a family. Various IH unions invitea nave voted to stnico aam unless recognition of tho Federation ' Is accorded by the railroad officials, 1 l but on the face of refusal of this rcc- ognitlon, tho advisory board hopes far H a. peace adjustment of tho dispute" From statements mado by several H of tho leaders beforo going into con- H ference today their meetings prob- ' ably will last well into next weok. j They said that tho situation would be , thoroughly discussed before, a de- j clslon would be reached. , H Tho officers of tho internationals I IH left tho meeting .beforo its end and went into a conference of their own. ) They declined to make any statement , jJ excopt that the general meeting would continue through, tomorrow. I J Men Are Divided. , lH Chicago, Sept 9. Whether the 1111- JH nois Central railroad shopmen will 1 strike bocause of tho refusal of Fres ldont Markham to recognize their re "J cently formed federation, will, it Is H said, be decided tomorrow afternoon H at a meeting of the executtre hoard N , H of the international trade associations L' ,m involved. Of flcors of the federated as- ' 1 jl sociation have "been In favor of a 'ffij1 'strike ever Blnce tho railroad refused .' I to grant their demands, but a num- s I ber of othor interested labor chiefs, , ' I including influential mombers from ,1 the international unions, are counsel- 'I Ing peace at this time and, it Ib said, II .1 will do everything In their 'power to 1' l prevent a walkout. L - Socrotary "W. E. Kramer, of tho In- ternntlonal association of Machinists, ' vfl Secretary "William H. Davis, o the 'I International Stoamfltters, and Phil- lip Moran of the executive board of 1"sHH the Federation of Illinois Central em- I ployes, aro said to be among those I .H who are using their influence to pro- I I vent radical action. J. F McCreery, president of the JM federated body, Is one of theso load- - ing the movomont for a strike and em j . H phatlcally declares that a walkout 4?H cannot bo averted In view of the attl- - tffl hide of the railroad officials. He la 11 supported by several members of the j'l executive board ot tho fodoratlo'n who -iLk insist that definite action be taken at yl tomorrow's meeting. It was learned L today that, despito tho statement ot 'mW President McCreery, of Mxa federation, I M that all unions havo not voted In favor M of a strike. M President Melloan. of tho Burnsido 1 M machinists' union declares his men 1 jH have not voted to strlko and are noj J M likely to do bo in the near future. r- ;H (Continued on Pago Eight.) J H 00 1 H B SHOPMEN DIVIDED H (Continued from Page One.) HBfl Rcchecking Strike Voto. BVJ Chicago, Sept 9. International HBV union officials will neither sanction HBV nor disapprove a strike of Illinois HBV Central shopmen before next Tuesday BSH at the earliest, according to a state- HBV ment made today by Wv F. Kramer, HBV chairman of the board .that has tho HBV situation under consideration. Hi 'It is the desire of the lntcrnation- HBW al officials to complete the rc-chcck B. now being taken on the strike vote BSj before they take any .definito action. BW The re-check began last Wednesday. BW. and it is thought the official report HBV on the vote .will not. be in b'efore Mon- BSB day night. , "Rnilroad officrals," said Mr. Kra- H mor today, "haye averred that' the Hi first strike vote was not thorough and Hl that many of the men voted,- Dlindly. H It Is our purpose, therefore, In taking BV this second canvass .of the vote, to Bw satisfy ourselves7 that every man 'in- HBS derstood tho situation before he cast BV his ballot." HBV Word was received that members BB of the executive beard of (the machin- BB lets' union will arrive In Chicago from BV San Francisco this evening. |