New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

,oMPANY-cHIFF ARTHUES STONY
OF THE DIFFICULTY.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 IHE IhiBVSf-l
>,o,-, I,yen n, orhe disagreement between the
motherhood OF Locomotive Engineers ana 'ne uiT'"
Of The Consolidated Railroad is rapidly "ppro"''''H
crisis The two conferences between ."e ,.
directors and Brotherhood officials seem 10 h''c o'on
t;e matter no nearer settlement imam oclore' Wv
The chance, for arbitration at present seem 10 DC en-
,in,,y .p,u The next move OF the Brotherhood
eiol will he a general meeting Of all the members
NJ the order in the employ Of the Consolidated ROAD
LA be,d borc al 10 A. nj. tomorrow. Cmet T. W.
Arthur said to-day: .,,
al WAS summoned to this city in accordance wa"
the bylaws Of the order, which provide tiau WIG" wv
Executive Committee Of branch OF the oruer nv
exhausted their ability to adjust grievances Det"o7
workmen and employers they snail sate the I"oVo W
the case TO the General Committee Of Adjustment
Who Il they see 1T, shall Gull upon US to pocce" "
t,e place OF the difficulty and do all within our po"o'
IN object a specdv settlement. This was done III the
present instance. Previous To our arrival
toint committee from the Brotherhood OF Engineers
and the brotherhood of Frcmen had Deeh
appointed and had laid before tho railroad directors
n new schedule OF wages, which the directors refused
to adopt claiming tho existence OF an agechio"V
entered into by the GTemen and engineers several years
ago I'm accordance with the terms OF when they "7cu
IN abide I-pon our arrival substituted for THIS
the adoption upon all the branches OF the rules IN vogue
mon the New-YorI line. requesting Slight specned
increase I'm the fremen's pay. the appointment 81 mum
Der OF hostlcr to take charge OF the engines III
the engine-ho after runs and designating the pCh'S
at which the hostlers should DO placed We also asked
for pay overtime for both the engineers and brcmcn
This proposition was rejected by the railroad
officials The counter proposition submitted by the
railroad management agreed to treat the iremen ana
engineers OF the branch roads in general like those OF
the New York line, but refused I" dcccdc to our
specific demands. We regard their proposition
"a Ambiguous, IL not contradictory ana VIII
not accept il. We consider the case OF the az
grevcd parties OF sufficient importance to demand the
full expression OF all men on the road We nave
therefore called meeting OF all members OF the
Brotherhood employed on the Consolidated Road NJ
tho Of the order in this city. tomorrow mori"s
Mt 10 go o'clock Delegations from Hartford, spring
field AID York 10 the number OF 200 are eHPgc a
chance TO express his honest CONVICTIONS on M ~
subject The meeting Wll Ge StrctH p'i nnon ' What
We will make issue The rroad management,
20 think that only few men are Vel hone ~.
to convince them Of their error. Both Mr. SaIschV
and myself will take part I'm the morning meclinH; ME,
Again let me repeat, we look upon strike only
rs q last resort but the Brotherhood a. n whole VIA
support to the last degree tho branches Of the order
financially and morally. in the present Instance We
seriousness. The needing tomorrow will aim aim
Of tho order, and II reasonable, we are willing 70
sustain them 20 the extent OF a strlk" on an
branches Of the road. We shall. think, before lons
succeed In proving n the railroad officials ana I'm"
public I'm general that IN earnest IN this matter
though wa are always ready - meet the railroad
company hallway and make concessions which we are
assn - w r.'ult for the common good OF the
BroihcihOod.'
President Clark and General superintendent
hat l%' +, '0'h fair ier their r'''S men, and
said TINT the CHECKERS" are not numerous. Those
who ar, instlcatlug the trouble hope force the
pnny 10 terms and il Is doubtful II chief Arthur Will
sanction their Ideas, \ cDmpromiSn i confidently eS
pec,cd although some prd Ct general strike.
Notwithstanding tho alarming reports from New
Haven it {, not likely that there will be strike "
engineers on the Ncw- York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. An official Of the road said 10 Tribune
reporter Yesterday: We have had mn agreement with
tho engineers OF orr road for several years. Tho
trouble now ~ with the engineers and f~men OF tho
branch lines. ! have no doubt that we VIII com" -
al amcnhlc settlement ~ the dispute In dny or Two
The officers his road willing 10 do anything
rsa sonablc 10 effect settlement