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Show ULTIMATUM SUBMITTED Firemen and Enginemen Will Strike If Roads Do Not Compromise New York. Feb. 11. With a strike vote authorized by an overwhelming majority the Brotherhood of Locomotive Loco-motive Firemen and Enginemen aub-mitted aub-mitted an ultimatum today to the representatives rep-resentatives of the 54 eastern railroads, rail-roads, and, neither side yielding, the conference adjourned Officers of the brotherhood are now authorized to call a strike at once, but its president. W S Caraer, will, as a last resort, submit to the railroads rail-roads late today a written statement of the union s attitude. If a compromise on the question of wages and working conditions Is uot reached mor? than 20,000 men may leave their engines within 4$ hours. "We presume you intend to withdraw with-draw your men from the service." said Chairman Elisha Lee. for the railroads, rail-roads, as the conference broke up "hi thai event you will be taking a grave responsibility " |