The sun., 1892-12-13
DEPEW AND THE ENGINEERS.
NO NEW AGREEMENT MADE ON THE
T4NDERBILT RO4D&

NO NEW AGREEMENT MADE ON THE
Vanderbilt RO1D&
President Dcpew and Chief Arthur 10th
Say That u Satisfactory Understanding
nns Been Rcached-Dr. Depew Tells nm
1ncident OF tho Strike OF 1900.
Chief p NJ Arthur OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers came back to this city
yesterday morning to mako q final effort to
adjust the differences between the committee
OF Brotherhood engineers OF the Vanderbilt
roais and the company. Mr.. Arthur. with
about fifteen OF tho engineers. went to the
office OF William buchanan. superintendent
OF motive power. When they left him they
profeased the highest good will for the New
York Central. but they said that thcv had not
finished the business which brought them to
this city.
Mr.. Buchanan told Sun reporter that there
would be no further conference: that the COM
pany would not recede from the stand it had
taken from the first. and that the men knew 1t.
He also said that the men appeared to be con-
vinced that the stand the company had taken
was Just
All is now serene said Mr.. Depsw later.
Tho whole trouble has been satisfactorily
arranged. Mr.. Arthur saw Mr.. Buchanan and
they came to an amicable agreement 1t was
through Mr.. Arthur that this was brought
about. The men held that the new agreement
proposed by them was in accordance with tho
rules agreed upon Mt their last convention.
6u 6us dia not think m SO; and do not think SO
Then Mr.. Delew said he would for the first
s,rks on the New York % CENTRAL 1s" eo'0 '"'
Mr.. lowderly." he said. "in his testimony
Strike testied that was GSf responstee ser for ths
strike. and that i went to Europe to avoid tho
en- h4Ne takSn the
that there % could n cs no r"ssitie trouble. sup
Ssa He ovs oM %s%y sa tSSo hav{ VENT
to Europe q knight VI Labor committee camo
T. me with a number OF demands These
freight engineers and some OF the passenger
engineers. and the ilremsn, brakemen. con
mards presented were in the form OF iormi.
dahle document SO high"
Mr. Depew pointed to a pile OF stock certin-
Gates which he was signing and went on:
said would GO over the several d-nnnds
quickly. one, by one. i took the first and said.
granting nearly ali and refusing only a few.
until found further down in the document
that they made demands for the engineers.
=, Gentlemsn.,,, / said. when It comes to tho
that the freight engineers and, some Of the
PASSENGER engineers were ,knish's; and told
with the brotherhood only. The, men said
then that they would strike. and l said they
could 0 ahead II they wished. They admitted
that tho rest Of the agreement pleased them,
We can do better Tor you than the Broth.
80, 20 Pc YOU mean work for less wages said
Then ., yPur purposss said, iIs 70 break
was. and said they would break it Mp in ten
days knew they could not do it. That very
night l caused to he posted on oil the round
houses a notice that the engineers wages
than the knights demanded. and next day the
committee came back again crestiacn. They
told me had made the mistake OF my life:
They said however. thai they were satisfied
rartments. and then said: Gentle
men II you arc satisfied then l am going
to Europe and the committee went away. 1t
70 ks ~ sonr
the time would be hack was publ shed in all
the newspapers. ;, heard Of tho strike with
intense SURPRISE
Chief Arthur was asked by a Sun reporter II
been reached. He said:
If Mr.. Depew says it. 1t must be So"
" But do you consider 1t satisfactory" he
After little fencing he said:
Yes. ! say. too. that the agreement was
satisfactory"
A number Of committeeman who were with
him did not look as IL they echoed his sen,i-
ments. Last night it was rumored that Mr..
Arthur thought the committee should have
come away ut once after receiving Mr.. De-
pew answer last Tuesday, Instead Of remain.
| ing. at great expense to the organization.
The more hot. headed among the COMMITTEE,
are dissatisfied with the state OF affairs. and
are inclined to grnmble at Mr.. Arthur coming
here to bring about tho present sett euent.
| 1t is exr.ctcd that the committee will leave
| town to-day,