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Show OUFSTION Has Been Referred Back to Union Leaders For Action Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 2C The International In-ternational Association of Machinists, at a joint session today of the heads of all allied trades, voted to leave action ac-tion on the proposed strike on tho HarrJman lines to the executive officers, of-ficers, with full power to acL Whether the Federation of Shop Employes on tho lines strike for recognition, rec-ognition, therefore, is up to President O'Connell, and his fellow officers. This action Is taken as a victory for O Connoll, who referred the matter to tho convention, rofuslng to act until un-til authorized to do so A faction of the association, dominated, it Is snld, by tho Socialists, has been trying to take action In the matter from the hands of ho Prcsiden. |