New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-26
LOCAL LABOR TROUBLES.

RIMCRS OF SlitIhb VIZ
EMPLOYEES " TIL ELEVATED ROADS Bald ~ Do
DISSATISFIED WITH THE DISCHARGE OF ONE VI
THEIR NUMBER-A srRIKE NOT PROBABLE.
Ii was rumored yesterday that there was aD"u'
20 he General strike Of the engineers employed on
the elevated rail ways IN account OF the oschalHo
Of one Of their number. On Thursday Daniel w.
wocco an engineer. was discharged, ostensbv be-
conse he acted as the spokesman of committee
-bicb asked General Manager Hahn TO increase tho
WAGES of the engineers but according 10 the
statements Of the employees Of the ROADS, ms
discharge wa the result OF his c1nAec'lon WIN
professional labor aCltatOrS Had Magee D'en IN
ordinary mechanic il IL doubtful II any sDrclh' H
forest in the matter would have been manifested
But he il well-known among ral'r al men as capa
blc man. whose record rs an engInc-lrlVcr on iiou
trans contains many incidents IN when MS h'INo
and good judgment nave created for nm IN eAcc.-
lent rpm aon 1t is said that he can commlnn a.,
excellent position OF almost any rairnau III
the country. Once, when he was running Oh
the Irhgh Valley road the engine anu lrs'n Il
wee thrown down an embankment on account u, /"
colIisIon few days aftcrward lac was ~, u To-
snons;bIc nositon on the New-YOrk New,liaFeh
and Hartford Railroad This IS regarded Nv III H.,
road men rs being the highest recommenIaIoh ';lae
could be given TO IN engineer Besides , W n - "
nrominent member of the brotherhood oi LocoM'-
tive Engineers, and president OF the pr'unoi'' -
this city. ,,,;.;oo on,ong Gle
waited railway officers and employees yeSteruaN Va
ren I'd to tho matte. ~ was Se',ou 80, -
while there might possibly be tr"unie I9ro
fom the action of Colonel nam, tns i,'o' and W
oAiriais do not expect any, and both Magee am,
other eno-necrs positively asserted Vhat no pPoass
had been made TO the Grand t;d noueo with H
Wsn,oar Ham 10 secure Magees rcinstate-
mrnt. Some interesting facts were c1nL dai
however II seems that on account OF ING dIlcn J
unavoidable business done on some ol Uo luuu9i
10 1rcr hours of work have been requireu
Of the men for the purpose OF reuuc-
ing expenees. But al the request OF 'mo moI
for shorter hours Manager Hahn has so aITanged
The runs" that the enploycs are satlshed
both with the number of hours they have to work.
ard with the rate of wage which is 50 30 Gay.
None Of them now have , WORK more than nine
hours a day, aud some of them only i've or SIX.
IL is alleged that President Mage.
wi hout the sanction of ne mporlty
of the men, headed q committee or men
which asked Manager Hair to increase their wages
10 - dav Mr. Hahn refused TO do this ara on
Thursday Vagee discharged. lhe Word was
pass ID quietly that there was hVeiy .,ne Couilns
Tor he railroad as tie engineers would strike IN a
BODY if the discharged man was not rcllstStel'
Magee was found at his home in Eat hlghtetth D.
ST. bat at irst decu ed to epeak OF the natt T. 10
answer TO tho INJURY If meeting OF Inc engineers
was 10 be held, he sai that he had lust returned
from one lie added " This is private matter
between Colonel BAN and myself, and we VIII
settle If onrselveS | will say this, however l
have not asked the Brotherhood To interfere
in my behalf at all. uor DO intehu TO,
II is not my purpose olther 10 hihke
any trouble among the men. The NEE ing was hei'i
today fcr entirely another purpose OF cour%r' lhe
hns,uo, which was transacted Is OF prVa'e ma
iurc as all affairs Of the brotherhood are so con-
duclcd.7 ,. -, A. r,,,or, -
probable trouble III consequence mentioned at the
This QUESTION elected no positive denial: -,
Thomas Peoples. the master mech tnic OF inc
roads said that Engineer Magee had been MS
cbsrg d because the company cld not care 70 en-
Is 1t because he is said to be connected with pro-
fessionaI labor agi tators" was asked
"WeIl. we don't wan. any such man on our
roads and SO he was discharged that's all"
The rcporter talked with several intelligent en-
ciheers. who gave 'me reasons why a stflke oI tne
engineers on the elevated rol ads could no, be sue,
ccssful under primary circumstances. on see,
sait a SecOnd-aVe. engineer the DfOtncf-
hood of Locomotive Engineers is the
strongest trade union IN the UnIte1 states. II
i gaIus the principles OF The mem rers 10 strike.
INT wben tncv do stilKe they always win. Bui the
ONLY way III which they could WIN Siru@c on 'ieSe
roads yOud be 10 have the cooperation OF the nre-
men. as well as that OF the nof-unlon men. not
over half the men here are members OF Tie society,"
The conditions OF melnDership are very
strict: one OF them il That an en-
lace road for a certain length OF time good many
o. chr meu have served tnelr time aS hfemen ana
are now engineers. out they have never been on "a
sur ace ROAD. BESIDE, this eighi out ol te OF the
Gremcn Oh these roads nave Deeh on theif engines
so long that they run them as well as the engl-
" inst hold on" exclaimed a loud-voiccd engineer
ON the Six Il. ave. line If Dan Mdgco or any
one ESQ intends to STIR up strike among MS be IS
mistaken. Why, the Brotherhood wouldn't listen
10 IT, BESIDES the only way 90 have Strike here Is
10 form AN amaicainated union OF All the engineers
and iIemeD. Bat We are all right, aud we don I
want 70 strike; we are getting as much as anybody
else ahd are satisfied"