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Show DAVENPORT, In., SepL 2G. Resolutions Reso-lutions declaring for a strike of machinists ma-chinists on thp Harriman railways unless un-less demands of tho federated employes em-ployes are granted, wero ndopted by the International Association of Machinists Ma-chinists In convention hero lnte today The action was taken over tho protest pro-test of President James McConnoll or the International association, who presented pre-sented a minority report to tho convention. con-vention. Tho majority report favoring a strike was signed by ProsldentFrank-Hn ProsldentFrank-Hn of the bollermakors, President Ry-nn Ry-nn of the carmen, President Kline of tho blacksmiths and President Sullivan Sulli-van of the sheet metnl workers. Tho failure of the machinists' convention con-vention to reach a decision ou the question of declaring for a strike during dur-ing provlous sessions caused tho conference con-ference of intornntlonul officers to bo held. It was agreed that the action tho International pre8idents docided upon would be adopted. The officers failed to agree nnd after a session lasting until Into Monday night majority ma-jority and minority reports were drawn up. Immediately aftor the conference con-ference President Kllno of the blacksmiths black-smiths and helpers' international union, un-ion, left for Chicago. |