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Show But There Will Be No H Walkout Without Fur- ther Conference H Chicago, Sept. 5. Tho represcnta- H tlves of the Illinois Central employes H were in conference for two hours this H morning and adjourned for luncheon H i without taking any action. Secretary H I W. F. Kramer of the International JH I Blacksmiths' and Helpers' Union, pre- H , sided. After the adjournment, he ,l "We spent the morning discussing H the letter of President Markham of H the Illinois Central and reached no vM decision. Nothing will be done until l j every phase of the question has been H fully discussed and the consequences H of our action carefully considered. We will continue our sessions until M somo decision is reached." President McCreery of the Federa- IH tlon of Illinois Central Railroad Em- IH ployes, received an Important tele- gram from the officers of the inter- H national unions of the Harriman lines M In session in San Francisco, wh-.ch was said to sanction a strike if the Chicago conference decided to order a walkout on the Illinois Central. H The formal notices calling on the H shopmen to strike, which were signed H by the officers of the n.nc interna- H tlonal unions involved Monday, are M still locked in the desk of Secretary Kramer and it was announced they will fl not be sent out until definite action is M : taken by tho labor representatives in conference. M Chicago, Sept. 5. The question of H whether a strike will be called or M whether another effort will be mado H , to adjust the controversy between the H I Federated Shop Employes of the UU- H I nois Central ajid. the raljroad js to be H 1 settled at a conference of the officers M : of the international unions involved, H 1 to be held at 10:30 o'clock today H j The apparent crisis was brought about by a communication sent last H ! night to W. F. Kramer., secretarj- of H the Blacksmiths' and Helpers' Union H 'by President C. H-ijMarkh.arnof the IH road, refusing to grant an audience H ito ' the , 'federation representatives. H President Markham also made it pla'n H jymte,ojUdlrej)gnIe:the fed- j. H eratlon ""Despite tno act that tho jH 'letter apparently Jeft4 the. union men . H f the alternative of calling, a, strike ot- . H , receding from their demands, both H ( President J. F McCreery of the fed- H eratlon, and Secretary Kramer assert- H cd that thoy still had' hopes that an H i amicable adjustment might he H I reached. H . Though the union men would not H . say what their plans. were, they mad H It known that arbitration as a last H resort had been discussed. Tho inter- H national officers said that a strike H ; would not be called until all possible IH mean; to settle tho differences have H been exhausted H ( "Wo don't know ourselves what will jH i be done." said Kramer. "Tho decis- H ion will be reached during the morn- H HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT. H San Francisco, Sept 5. The prcsl- jH dents of the International railroad H shop unions, who came to this city lart IH .week to meet Vice President Julius iH Kruttsclmitt of the Harr'man lines. H expect that b', tomorrow the advisory jH board of the Federation of Shop Em- H ployes of the Harriman system will re H In the city. The meeting was called H for Friday, but J. W. Kline, spol-es- M man for the international presidents. H said todav that there may be a meet- H ing tomorrow afternoon. The inter- H national presidents were in consulta- H tion today, H Kb'ne said there would be no decis- H Ive action in connection with the shop- H man's demands until the advisory H ' board arrived. Mine said be had H even- hope tliat the differences would H be settled peaceably. H i (Continued on Page Eight.) H oo STRIKE IS SANCTIONED. : (Continued from Page One ) in regard to the report that the demands de-mands of tho men may be arbitrated, Kline said that no proposals of arbitration ar-bitration hal been made, to the union by tho railway officials nor have any such proposals been made by tho union. The fact Is, he said, that the feeling of the men is a?alnst arbitration arbitra-tion at this time. The other International Interna-tional officers concurred in Kline's statement nn |