New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-12
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with It's employees to arbitration There were
present at the conference on behalf OF the Pull:
man Company Vice President Wickes, General
Manager Brown and John S. Runnels, its chief
counsel Mayor Pingree presented the telegrame
and urged the Pullman Company TO submit All
matters In dispute between the company ana lts
employees to arbitration.
The officials OF the company denied its re-
sponsibil!ty, and repeated the statement that
there was nothing to arbitrate. They declared
that the works had for long time before the
strike been run at a loss, acd II they were again
put in operation 1t could only be at still further
loss. They said. In conclusion that the ques-
ton al issue which was simply that or reopening
the works and carrying on the business at
ruinous loss. was not proper subject FOR aroi-
tration."
The conference then ended and Mayor Pingree
and his colleagues withdrew. Mayor Pingree said
after the conference:
I believed there were good grounds for arbtra-
ton before l sent out my telegram Of inquiry TO
the Mayors, and have seen reason to change
my mind in that matter in all that has been said
today am myself manufacsrer ,,b qnI s employ sn
but have always been able to adjust them, ana
still believe this whole matter might be settled
were the proper spirit manifested
Mayor Hopkins was discouraged, though he
had not expected a different result. THE matter
stands just where it did before-the Pullman
Company will not arbitrate" he said. There IL
nothing more 70 be said concerning this confer
ence and there is nothing to BE- looked for In
this direction from the Pullman Company.
1t is now conceded that any attack on the
town Of Pullman must come from the outside.
The strikers there have been senced. For the
last twenty-four hours Colonel Turner has had
his own telegraph instrument and his own
operator in his headquarters on the second story
Of the Hotel Florence. The Colonel was sur
prsed yesterday to find that the strikers were In
possession of every message which he sent or
which he received the public wire. he
kept his own counsel, however and went quietly
10 investigate the leak. He found II, had the
man through whom the messages Uttered re-
moved. and a wire run into his own room IN
the hotel Now he telegraphs and receives
messages with the assurance at least that tne
strikers do not get them before he does.
RAILROADS HAVE ALL THE MEN THEY
WANT.
A meeting Of the General Managers Associa-
ton was held to-day. kilograms and bulletins
from the general superintendents Of the roads
Interested showed that each road was moving
through passenger and freight trains on schedule
time and that the condition Of affairs every.
where was Improving The railroads have moro
men Offering to work than there are places Tor.
and the agencies 10 hire men were closed this
morning for good. The opinion Of the meeting
was that the labor strike would not interfere
with the operating Of traffic, and that SUBURBAN
service would be restored by Saturday. Said Mr..
Egan to-day:
The backbone OF the strike Is smashed-tnats
the right word-and all | can add Is tnat is
smashed so small can't find the pieces
All the managers were outspoken in their berer
that the end of the week and the end OF the con-
eestIon of traffic were equally near at hand, ana
declared that instead Of needing men, they were
overrun with applications for places